The entire portfolio of a building company\u2019s modular assets has been put up for auction.<\/p>\n
More than 500 lots including a 2021 Stour Twin Column Welding Cell and 2020 ABB IRB 8700 Foundry Plus articulated robotic handling arm are available to buy.<\/p>\n
Asset disposal company BPI said the items represented the \u201ccomplete asset portfolio of a major modular building manufacturer\u201d which was being sold following \u201ca business restructure\u201d.<\/p>\n
Other items available include a 2021 Street 25t Twin Crab Steel Gantry Crane which has a reserve price of \u00a35,000 and a 2020 Gudel FP6 Precision Placement Gantry Crane, which has a starting price of \u00a310,000.<\/p>\n
The items are on sale in Kent, and the auction is set to close on 10 March.<\/p>\n
BPI key account director James Mellars said the auction was a \u201crare opportunity\u201d to obtain modular building equipment at exceptional value.<\/p>\n
BPI did not respond to a question from Construction News<\/em> about which company the assets previously belonged to before this article went live.<\/p>\n The offsite sector has seen a large contraction in recent years, with the likes of Ilke Homes<\/a>,\u00a0Mid Group<\/a>,\u00a0Eco Modular Buildings<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Caledonian Modular<\/a> collapsing.<\/p>\n Berkeley Homes, whose modular factory operations were previously based in Northfleet, Kent,<\/a> pulled back from the sector in 2023.<\/p>\n