Tiger Group and New Mill Capital will conduct an online-only sale on March 8th and 9th for approximately1,200 lots of flexo and roto packaging lines, slitters, forklifts and other equipment located at a global flexible packaging company’s former printing and thin film label-making plant in Hazelwood, MO that was no longer needed for the business’s continuing operations. Separately, the two companies are also accepting purchase or lease offers for the 260,000-square-foot building on approximately 30 acres of land.
In late 2016, a joint venture of Tiger Group (www.tigergroup.com) and New Mill Capital Holdings (www.newmillcapital.com) acquired the former plant in Hazelwood, which was previously used for light manufacturing and distribution. Built in 1961 and expanded in 1975, the site is rail-served and strategically located near the Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, minutes from I-70, I-270 and I-170.
Online bidding for the equipment is now underway at www.bidspotter.com. Bidding for the first group of lots will close in rapid succession, live auction style, on March 8 at 10:00 a.m. (CST). Bids on the balance of the lots will close on March 9 at 10:00 a.m. (CST). All bidders are required to register prior to the sale at www.bidspotter.com. Previews of the assets being offered in the auction will be held at the Hazelwood facility onMarch 6 and 7 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (CT), or by appointment by emailing tracym@newmillcapital.com.
“This auction represents a fantastic opportunity for flexible packaging companies and high-volume commercial printers to purchase rarely available equipment on the secondary market,” said Jeff Tanenbaum, President of Tiger’s Commercial & Industrial division. Press equipment being offered includes two W&H Starflex 8-color, 64-inch central impression (CI) units, as new as 1995; a W&H Olympia 726 6-Color CI; a Ceruttii 8-Color Roto; and a PCMC 6138 6-Color.
Twelve slitters by names like Dusenberry, Kampf, Atlas, Cameron, Stanford and CZ will be available. Extruders up for bid include an Er-We-Pa tandem monolayer and an Egan single head. Two JM Heaford Ltd. proofing machines will also be available.
Plant support equipment offered for sale includes three Carrier Chillers, seven LPG and electric forklifts, an Ingersoll Rand 300-HP air compressor, a pallet wrapper, pallet racking, hoists, batteries, maintenance and other equipment.
Discussing the real estate offering, New Mill Capital Principal Tom Murray said: “The plant could work excellently for a variety of manufacturers, especially those in need of a rail-served site. The site is large and flexible enough to accommodate a variety of different industries, and the local workforce is very strong. In addition, an attractive municipal incentive package is available for employers at this site."