Gordon Brothers, a global asset expert, has announced a major online sale of heavy fabrication and forming machinery to be held on June 11.

The sale comes at a strategically important time for regional industry as governments and private sector operators continue to prioritise localisation, industrial resilience and supply chain security across critical infrastructure, energy, petrochemical and defence sectors, the company said.

This is a rare market opportunity for GCC-based manufacturers, metal fabricators, EPC contractors and defence sector companies to rapidly expand in-country manufacturing and repair capabilities, it said.

The high-quality assets, formerly owned by Indra Sistemas and Duro Felguera, include some of Europe’s largest and most specialised heavy steel fabrication equipment. The offering provides companies across the Gulf region with an opportunity to acquire advanced manufacturing capability at significantly reduced secondary market pricing without long OEM lead times.

“We do not see equipment of this scale and quality come to market often. This can genuinely be described as a once-in-a-generation opportunity for manufacturers and heavy engineering organisations looking to accelerate growth and rapidly expand fabrication capability at a fraction of replacement cost,” said Nicholas Schofield, Senior Director, Commercial & Industrial at Gordon Brothers. 

“With no OEM production delays and assets available immediately, this sale presents an exceptional opportunity for companies across the UAE and wider GCC to strengthen in-country manufacturing capability, undertake large-scale repair work and support regional industrial resilience.”

Highlights of the sale include:

* Over 200 individual lots of heavy fabrication and forming machinery, including assets with individual replacement values exceeding $2.86 million

* A 4,000-ton hydraulic bending press suitable for forming the “petals” of large propane and gas spheres

* Some of the largest hydraulic plate bending rolls, manufactured by leading Swiss specialists and capable of rolling heavy steel plate for wind turbine towers, oil and gas columns and high-pressure process vessels

* Large rotators capable of handling vessels and structures weighing up to 2,000 tonnes, together with additional smaller rotator systems for repair and fabrication applications

* Specialist narrow gap welding, submerged arc welding and heavy steel welding equipment capable of securely welding steel thicknesses up to 300 mm.  -TradeArabia News Service