Scottish Hyundai plant and equipment ready for auction house 23 December 2010

The former Hyundai factory in Dunfermline, Scotland, known locally as the Hyundai White Elephant, is set to be transformed into a centre for renewable energy – with all plant set to go under the hammer.

Hyundai's original plan to open a semiconductor facility never came to fruition, despite £80 million spent on installing top of the range plant utilities.

Shepherd Offshore Group acquired the site in November and is now selling all unused plant and equipment, and preparing to demolish the buildings to make way for the new centre, which will span 150 acres.

International plant and machinery auctioneer Troostwijk Auctions has been instructed to sell the equipment, and its president Wim Dieker says the range and quality is unprecedented.

"There are four huge 6,000kW boilers, three 1,800kVA diesel alternators, 10 750kW chilled water plants, a massive 600kW air compressor, and three 315kW centrifugal vacuum compressors, three 820lt/hr pure steam generators, UV water purifiers, plus the biggest clean room in Europe," he says.

"At over 14,750sqm, it is the size of two football pitches," he adds.

Troostwijk Auctions will be conducting a live, webcast auction on 27 January and anticipates strong interest from engineering companies across the world.

Dieker believes the sale represents "an ideal opportunity" for electrical engineering companies, HVAC specialists and clean room installers to acquire high quality, unused machinery at very competitive prices.

Brian Tinham

Related Companies
Troostwijk Auctions Ltd

This material is protected by MA Business copyright
See Terms and Conditions.
One-off usage is permitted but bulk copying is not.
For multiple copies contact the sales team.