Operations Director
Mike Higgins
Mike Joined the Wellers team in June 2018 and has an experienced background and CV. Having previously spent 25 years in the retail industry as a project manager, he decided it was time for a new challenge and got himself a job at Wellers on an interim basis, and as they say the rest is history. Mike, like many of us had been bitten by the auction bug and couldn’t see himself anywhere else as this was the new challenge he had been looking for.
After a limited time with the business Mike took to auctioneering like a duck to water and is a regular auctioneer at our weekly retail auctions, selling everything from children’s toys to laptops, homeware and fureniture items. Mike is Head of Operations and is responsible for overseeing the construction of our weekly auctions, taking charge of the warehouse team on a day to day basis, making sure the sale is setup for the auction day which has seen Mike draw on his previous experiences to make the processing as efficient as possible. One of Mike’s favourite places to auction is at our off-site agricultural farm auctions at West Meon, stating that he likes to “get back to the grass routes of auctioneering“.
Due to a large family of youngsters, much of Mike’s spare time is taken up being a Dad, but when the opportunity arises he does like to get out on the course and play some golf and always has a keen eye on what the 19th hole has to offer. With an interest in various ale’s of which he is a member of the local Hogs Back Brewery and through his love for ale’s Mike does like to look after his team every now and again, trying to impart some of his knowledge of ales on the team.