Asset Sales

Conventional large capacity

• The demand for larger capacity conventional machine tools
  continues to increase as international purchasers become
  comfortable with purchasing online.The continuing development of
  online sales should result in steady demand within the sector.

CNC machining centres

• Demand for larger capacity (1m plus) remains steady.
• Noticeable reduction in demand for lower capacity machines,
  with values also starting to go down.

CNC lathes

• Large capacity and well-equipped lathes continue to sell
  well.
• As with machining centres, demand for lower capacity standard
  machines is reducing as they become less attractive to European
  purchasers.
• Recent sales of older lower capacity machines show strongest
  demand appears to be in India.

Tool room equipment

• Steady decline in demand over the past 12 months due to the
  large number of closures within the UK tool-making sector.
• Recent sales suggest most equipment is being sold on the
  international marketplace, either direct to end-users or through
  the UK dealer network.

Electrical discharge machines

• The demand for EDMs has always been limited when compared with
  other areas of the machine tool sector. 
• Limited demand in the UK for late model machines with lower
  priced equipment generally being sold for export.

Conventional gear machinery

• Demand increased steadily over the past 12 months with the
  ongoing development of online sales. Traditionally, the only route
  to the end-user market was through the limited specialist trader
  network.
• Strongest demand for conventional machines from developing
  economies.

CNC gear machinery

• Demand for late CNC machinery remains steady with purchasers
  being sourced within the UK and European markets.
• Trend expected to continue as companies take opportunity to
  modernise existing facilities.