MELTON MOWBRAY, UK. January 24th, 2025 – Saint-Gobain PAM UK has appointed NCM Auctions to manage the complete clearance of its Holwell Works foundry in Melton Mowbray. The Yorkshire-based auction and asset management specialists will also oversee the asset recovery across the entire site.

 

The Holwell foundry was established in the 1870s and has been a significant part of Melton Mowbray’s industrial heritage for over 150 years thanks to its success in manufacturing access covers and gully gratings for the road, water and utility industries. Despite its achievements, the site’s closure follows a production transfer to their Saint-Gobain PAM sister facility at Blénod, France – a move that will halve PAM UK’s road ironwork carbon emissions and help their customers reach their net zero ambitions.

 

Under this significant contract, NCM will execute a comprehensive site clearance program at Holwell Works. The program will combine careful decommissioning with optimised asset value recovery through an auction and private treaty sales. The project showcases Saint-Gobain PAM’s commitment to responsible site management, with NCM ensuring full compliance with environmental and safety standards compliance throughout the clearance process.

 

The exclusive online auction covers the processing, manufacturing lines and machinery across the entire nine-acre site, including melting and moulding plants, finishing and assembly lines, workshops and scrap metal recovery.

 

The online catalogue features a wide array of specialist foundry equipment, including induction furnaces, dip ovens, manipulators and overhead magnet cranes, along with robotic welders, lathes, milling machines, compressors, conveyors, hoppers and much more.

 

While some companies may wish to dispose of only several high-value assets, PAM is committed to a sustainable approach by repurposing and recycling equipment and machinery across the site. This approach benefits the local community, small businesses, and charities and prevents these items from ending up in landfill.

 

Amy Rutherford, Partnership Lead at NCM, said: “This contract award from Saint-Gobain PAM represents a significant milestone for NCM Auctions and reinforces our position as a trusted and leading partner for specialised industrial site clearances like the Holwell Works site.

 

“Saint-Gobain PAM’s commitment to sustainability aligns with our approach, where valuable resources are repurposed, recycled and reintegrated into the circular economy.

 

“Due to the size and scale of this site, the auction includes hundreds of assets, from specialist foundry and steelmaking lines to industrial machinery that will be suitable for a wide variety of manufacturing applications. We’ve already had a lot of interest from overseas buyers.”

 

The catalogue is online now and bidding ends from 1pm on Thursday, 20 February.

Private Treaty offers are also being considered. Interested parties or those wanting to arrange viewings can contact NCM on 01302 898260 or email for more information.

 

View the online auction and register to bid here

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PaperTale was invited by Science Park Borås to showcase their technology in a limited edition collection created by Gina Tricot. 

 

The range features PaperTale’s blockchain-based technology, making it possible to track each garment individually back to the cotton farms in Australia. The CO2 emissions and amount of water used to produce that particular product are automatically calculated and shown to the consumers through a mobile app and NFC tag. The technology also connects each product with the craftsmen & farmers involved in its manufacture, bringing a new level of human connection.   

 

PaperTale’s solution is based on Blockchain, so each process is automatically given a unique ID in their network as it occurs. Scanning the garment with PaperTale’s app, consumers can access the verified supply chain, unique to that item. Other features include calculating exact CO2 and water impacts on an individual garment level, meaning this solution has become even more relevant regarding the onset of carbon tax laws.

 

Today, clothing brands invest incredible sums in sustainability and the importance of this market is still growing. Brands tend to communicate this to their consumers by certificates, but the problem is that the trust in these labels is diminishing over time. 
 Consumers do not want to pay for an investment which they neither easily comprehend, nor fully trust. This is where PaperTale makes the difference.

 

“By zooming in on the production stages connected to each individual product and verifying each transaction, the consumers have all the evidence they need to be assured that the item has been made corruption and slavery free” – Bilal Bhatti, Founder and CEO 

 

 

Johan Öljemark, Head of marketing 

Email : johan.oljemark@papertale.org 

 

Izzy Spinley, UK representative 

Email : izzy.spinley@papertale.org

  

Website : www.papertale.org 

PaperTale is also represented on LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook 

 

Headquartered in Malmö, Sweden, PaperTale AB (publ) is building a public blockchain based technology solution; while this platform is currently just being offered to fashion brands, it will be available to other consumer goods industries as it develops. The aim of the technology is to bring radical transparency to the consumer and develop incentive based innovative solutions for brands and factories. Since its inception in 2019, PaperTale’s concept has received widespread recognition from the academics, media and the industry. Today it is en route to fixing a fractured supply chain model, (once thought to be impossible) and building a more honest future.