Following the postponement of the auction to consider offers for the whole business, the Administrators, O'Brien Palmer, were unable to rescue the company by a sale of the business as going concern and the assets will be sold by online auction, run by Neil Schiller's Liquid Asset Management.
Under the hammer - the entire impressive plant inside Craftech's Seven Hills, Sydney factory |
The postponed Craftech auction is now back on, with a week extension on the closing date to noon on Wednesday September 23rd. As a gesture of goodwill, the Buyer's Premium, typically +15-20% on top of final bid price for equipment auctions, is only 10%.
Craftech's large factory at Unit 18/167 Prospect Hwy, Seven Hills |
Craftech's equipment list is impressive and includes a rare 2014 Zund (Oce) Procut G3 2XL oversize flatbed cutter with a table size of 2740mm x 3200mm. Two other Zund cutters are also up for bids, both 2500mm models.
The flatbed UV printers are all Oce (now Canon) Arizonas, including two 6170XTS 7-colour models with maximum bed size of 2500mm x 3005mm. There is also an earlier, 2011 model, Arizona 550XT 5-colour with white, with same bed size but a little slower. All equipment was in production up until recently. An HP Latex 360 7-colour roll printer is also in the sale.
Apart from the sign print production equipment there are print consumables, numerous office and mechanical support items, tools, storage, pallet racking, pallet trucks, a forklift and Toyota Ute.
Bidders must register to place bids online and all winning bids must be settled by 4pm Friday 25th September. Goods won must be collected by winning bidder or their carriers, no freight is included and paid for equipment must be picked up between 9am and 4pm on Thursday 24th and Friday 25th September only.
The list of around 390 lots includes:
2014 Oce Zund ProCut 2XL-3200 G3 CNC Flatbed Cutter
2 x Oce Zund ProCut 2500L G3 CNC Flatbed Cutter (one Router)
2016 Oce Arizona 6170XTS UV 7 Colour Flatbed Printer
2014 Oce Arizona 6170XTS UV 7 Colour Flatbed Printer
2011 Oce Arizona 550XT + W10 UV 5 Colour Flatbed Printer
2018 Trotec Speedy 400 Laser Engraver Machine
2017 Pro-Pac Packaging EXP-108 Pre-Stretch Pallet Wrapper
2012 Mistral M1650 Vertical Flow Single Sided Laminator
MISC: Pre-Press & Post Press Equipment, HP Latex 360 64”
Printer, Forklift, Heat Shrink Wrapper, Dust Filter, Pallet Racking
Key dates and times:
Auction open: Now!
Inspection days: Tuesday 15th September onsite between 10am and 12noon and also on
Tuesday 22nd September between 10am and 12 noon
Auction Closes: 12 noon on Wednesday 23rd September 2020
Some of the equipment up for auction at Craftech's factory - bidding online now |