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About Government Auctions UK Paul was originally born in the UK and went to school, college and then polytechnic, finally graduating with a HND in Art Direction and Advertising. However, after then moving to London, where at the time was where the agencies were located, he soon realised that this was not where he was going to spend the rest of his life. He left the UK at the tender age of 20 and after various non-advertising related jobs in the Canary Islands ended up in Greece where he was introduced to sailing. This was to become a lifelong passion as Paul accumulated many thousands of sea miles cruising, racing and delivering yachts as a freelance skipper ... and that would have been that, spending his years sailing the seven seas but he became, well, basically bored! Looking for a 'goal' in life he discovered the web, which was still in it's infancy. Government Auctions UK was set up at the end of 1999 as an experiment and something to occupy Paul. Originally it began life as an ebook that was sold for under a tenner. It gave purchasers a starting point from where they could enter the 'secretive' world of Government Auctions. It was pretty basic, yet contained everything someone would need to get started. However, the book proved to be an overwhelming success and Government Auctions UK took on a life of its own, growing organically by word of mouth and search engine exposure. Every day support was getting requests for more and more information. People wanted something grander than just a directory of auction houses that dealt with the various government agencies.. It was this demand that persuaded Paul to develop the site into something much more comprehensive. The original site was rebranded as plain old 'gauk' (to gauk it simply means to find it cheaper), and is now growing and expanding as fast as programming allows. After spending a number of years based in Cyprus, Paul now lives with his family in New Zealand where he is developing a strong team to manage the growth and expansion of the gauk brand worldwide. Mission Statement "We know we don't always get it right; we know we can always find ways to improve, which we do tirelessly. Providing the best information and user experience is what drives us and currently were proud to serve:
And that's all thanks to our visitors, each and every one of them." We have had many imitators come and go in our time, but we are confident none can come close to the quality and quantity of information we provide! We
now have in place a team of dedicated staff who constantly
scour the internet for any snippets of information
that could lead to a bargain. Furthermore, organisations are
able to upload their own information. Although originally the
listings were dedicated to government auctions we have gone a
lot further in recent years. We now list virtually every auction
in the UK, USA, parts of Europe and Australasia with the goal
of 100% coverage. We are also are extending our wholesale, surplus
stock, Liquidated companies and bargains coverage.
As a developing and forward thinking company we welcome any suggestions you may have as to improvements that can be made and can assure you that any comments will be given full attention. We have had an extraordinary few years in development and look forward to growing exponentially with you on board as a valued client. So if there's anything we can help with please Contact Us Kind Regards | |||
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