Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Africa (MHPS Africa) have mandated GoIndustry DoveBid S.A to dispose of their surplus welding machinery and tower cranes. In 2007, MHPS Africa were awarded two contracts by Eskom for the Medupi and Kusile Power Stations in Limpopo and Mpumalanga respectively, and these contracts are now reaching completion. The assets to be disposed of were used in the build of six 800MW boilers for each of the power stations. Four of these boilers have already been systematically synchronised to the main electricity grid, with the remainder to be linked over the next few years. This is all according to John Taylor, Operations Director at GoIndustry DoveBid SA (Pty) Ltd.
“GoIndustry DoveBid S.A is a subsidiary of Liquidity Services, who is listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange and who operate a network of global e-commerce marketplaces offering over 500 product categories,” Taylor continues. “We thus have networks worldwide and are able to expose any type of asset to the appropriate marketplace on both a national and global scale, with these particular assets being no exception.”
Taylor continues that MHPS Africa’s surplus assets will be made available by way of Private Treaty/Negotiated Sale and will include Wolffkran Luffing Jib Tower Cranes, a Pema Membrane Panel Welding production line and a Schwarze Robitec Membrane Tube wall bender, which compliments the membrane welder. “Wolffkran cranes are specialist models ideally suited to very large construction projects and have global appeal. Two of the rail mounted 355B model, the more common sized model, will be on offer, as well as four of the much larger 1250B models. The aforementioned Pema welder and Schwarze Robitec wall bender are integral in the manufacture of the boiler tube assembly associated with large power station boilers.”
MHPS have further instructed GoIndustry to sell various types of smaller movables from both the Medupi and Kusile sites, which will be auctioned off on their online auction platform. “The first auction will be held in November this year and will include welding machines, containers, workshop equipment, vehicles, tractors, trailers, and specialist SPMT (Self Propelled Modular Trailer),” says Taylor. “These movable auctions will continue into 2018 and promise to hold an even wider range of assets. Medupi will start releasing a high number of assets early in the new year, with Kusile following suit shortly thereafter.”
For more information, please contact John Taylor on +27 21 702 3206 / +27 82 416 3883 / john.taylor@liquidityservices.com, or visit the event page at www.go-dove.co.za/mhps/