Northern Ireland-based Carryduff Auction Group, one of Northern Ireland's leading auction companies, has appointed Michael Tomalin as new managing director.

Tomalin has 23 years experience in the auction sector, including working for BCA, and recently returned to the province from his role as corporate sales director at SMA,

He said: “This is a dream role for me. There is a great vehicle infrastructure here already and our plans are to add quickly to that with some key corporate vendors.

“We are planning a total overhaul of the site and its infrastructure in the coming months, with new branding for the entire group, a new website and dedicated marketing that will position us as the leading auction centre in Northern Ireland.”

Carryduff Auction Group holds 10 car auctions per month with vehicles from leading corporations and dealerships across Britain.