From Floor to Ceiling. From Receiving Bay to Shipping Dock.
Complete Plant Auctions and Industrial Facility Liquidations
Closing, consolidating, relocating, or reconfiguring an industrial facility is a complex undertaking. Equipment must be identified, valued, cataloged, marketed, sold, and removed—often within a demanding operational or real-estate timeline.
M Davis Group provides complete plant auction and facility-liquidation solutions for manufacturers, corporations, lenders, legal professionals, and restructuring advisors. With more than 60 years of industrial auction experience and a particular focus on consumer packaged goods and related manufacturing markets, our team understands both the value of specialized equipment and the practical demands of managing a large facility project.
When companies need to sell an entire operation, they rely on M Davis Group to build the strategy, reach qualified buyers, manage the auction, and coordinate the project from beginning to end.
One Coordinated Strategy for an Entire Facility
A complete plant auction may include much more than primary production machinery. Valuable assets can be found throughout the operation—from raw-material receiving and processing to packaging, utilities, maintenance, warehousing, laboratories, offices, and material handling.
M Davis Group develops a comprehensive asset-disposition plan designed around the facility, equipment, timeline, buyer market, and client’s financial and operational goals.
Depending on the project, the sale may include:
- Office, support, and facility assets
- Complete production and packaging lines
- Processing equipment
- Tanks, mixers, blenders, and fillers
- Bakery, confectionery, meat, dairy, beverage, or produce equipment
- Pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and laboratory assets
- Refrigeration, boiler, compressor, and utility systems
- Electrical equipment and motor-control centers
- Material-handling and warehouse equipment
- Maintenance equipment, tools, and MRO inventory
Complete Project Management
Asset Review and Strategy
M Davis Group evaluates the facility, equipment categories, timing, operational considerations, and client objectives before recommending a sales approach.
Detailed Cataloging
Assets are identified, organized, photographed, described, and prepared for presentation to the market.
Industry-Specific Marketing
Equipment is marketed to qualified buyers based on industry, application, equipment type, location, and potential reuse.
Competitive Auction Process
An online, live, or combined auction strategy is utilized based on the needs of the project and the assets involved.
Buyer and Inspection Coordination
Our team manages bidder questions, equipment/site inspections, buyer registrations, and auction coordination.
Project Completion
The process is managed with the client’s deadlines, facility requirements, and overall disposition goals in mind.
Removal Planning
M Davis Group works with trusted rigging partners to ensure that work is completed in a safe and efficient manner satisfactory to both the buyers and sellers expectations. This includes establishing clear removal protocols, and facilitating communication between buyers, sellers and riggers. To ensure a seamless process, M Davis Group only works with qualified personnel that are familiar with our unique auction process through years of experience.
Benefits of a Complete Plant Auction
1. One Point of Coordination
A single experienced auction team manages the disposition strategy across the entire facility.
2. Broad Industrial Buyer Reach
M Davis Group markets assets to manufacturers, dealers, and specialized equipment buyers throughout North America and internationally.
3. Competitive Market Exposure
A well-marketed auction is attended by a larger volume of potential buyers who are pre-qualified by M Davis Group prior to being approved to bid. This extensive qualified buying audience drives competitive bidding and ultimately results in better returns for our clients.
4. Industry Knowledge
Our experience selling processing, packaging, production, utility, laboratory, and industrial assets uniquely qualifies M Davis Group to market and sell machinery and equipment to the best possible buyer for the greatest possible outcome for our clients.
5. Flexible Solutions
Every plant project is different. The auction structure, timing, marketing, and removal strategy are tailored to the facility and the client’s needs.
6. Hands-On Execution
M Davis Group remains actively involved from the initial facility review through cataloging, marketing, bidding, buyer coordination, and project completion.
When Is a Complete Plant Auction the Right Fit?
A complete plant auction may be appropriate for:
- Permanent plant closures
- Corporate consolidations
- Facility relocations
- Bankruptcy or restructuring matters
- Production-line shutdowns
- Major equipment upgrades
- Real-estate turnover deadlines
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Portfolio-wide asset-recovery initiatives
- Surplus equipment resulting from operational changes
Who We Work With
M Davis Group supports:
- Corporate asset owners
- Food and beverage manufacturers
- Consumer packaged goods companies
- Processing and packaging operations
- Plant managers and operations teams
- Financial institutions and secured lenders
- Attorneys and legal advisors
- Turnaround and restructuring professionals
- Private-equity firms
- Fiduciaries and trustees
- Real-estate and facility-transition teams
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How early should M Davis Group become involved?
A: Early involvement gives the team more time to review assets, understand operational deadlines, develop a strategy, and coordinate cataloging, marketing, inspections, and removal. However, M Davis Group can also evaluate projects with accelerated timelines.
Q: Does the plant need to stop operating before the auction begins?
A: Not necessarily. The sale strategy and cataloging process can be coordinated around facility operations when practical. The project plan will reflect access, safety, confidentiality, and production requirements.
Q: Can MDG sell an entire facility or only the major machinery?
A: A complete plant auction can include primary production equipment as well as packaging, utilities, electrical systems, maintenance assets, material handling, warehouse inventory, laboratory equipment, and facility support items.
Q: How is the auction marketed?
A: Marketing is developed around the industries, applications, equipment categories, geographic markets, and likely buyers for the assets. This may include MDG’s buyer network, digital campaigns, direct outreach, industry-specific promotion, and auction-platform exposure.
Q: Can international buyers participate?
A: Yes. M Davis Group’s auctions attract domestic and international buyers. Participation, payment, removal, and shipping requirements are governed by the terms established for each sale.
Q: How are rigging and removals handled?
A: Removal requirements are developed based on the facility, equipment, safety considerations, schedule, and seller requirements. Buyers receive applicable instructions before bidding, and M Davis Group coordinates communication among the involved parties.
Q: Are complete plant auctions only for distressed situations?
A: No. Complete plant auctions can support planned closures, consolidations, relocations, mergers, production changes, equipment upgrades, and other strategic facility transitions.
We’ll Handle the Sale. You Focus on Your Business.
A plant closing or major facility transition involves more than selling machinery. It requires a coordinated strategy, experienced project management, targeted buyer outreach, and a clear path from the first asset review to final removal.
Contact M Davis Group to discuss your plant, production line, or large-scale industrial asset-disposition project.
