Trouw Nutrition Belfast production equipment goes to auction following plant closure

Among the major assets available are a complete packaging line incorporating Concetti bagging equipment, robotic palletising and wrapping, an entire bulk dosing system, a Fragelo mini dosing plant and complete mixing lines featuring Van Mourik twin screw mixers.

​The catalogue also includes 35-tonne bulk dosing silos, bulk bag silos, Guttridge conveyors, weighing and ingredient handling equipment, Robopac pallet wrapping equipment and a range of supporting production and factory assets.

​Many of the larger systems are being offered both as complete lines and through their individual component lots, opening the sale to businesses looking for a complete production setup as well as those adding or upgrading individual pieces of equipment.

​Amy Rutherford, Partnerships Lead at NCM, said: “This is a significant collection of production equipment and there are some substantial complete systems within the sale.

​"We’re not talking about individual conveyors or silos. These are complete dosing, mixing, bagging and palletising lines which could be relevant to feed manufacturers, premix and powdered nutrition producers, fertiliser businesses and other bulk material handling operations.

​"With machinery of this scale, finding the right buyer is particularly important. Our Surplus Strategy™ is about identifying the markets where equipment can genuinely be put back into productive use and getting it in front of those businesses before disposal ever becomes the default option.

​"The Belfast location also makes this particularly relevant to manufacturers across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, and we’re actively speaking to businesses across the wider UK and European feed and bulk processing industries too.”

​The sale follows Trouw Nutrition’s decision to cease manufacturing at the Belfast plant while maintaining its wider presence and customer-facing operations in the Northern Ireland and Irish markets.

​Interested bidders can view the complete catalogue and register to bid online now, the auction ends 4 November from 1pm.

​A viewing day will take place by appointment only for registered bidders on 3 November. For more information, please contact NCM on +44 (0)1302 898260.