Portals Paper, Overton Mill

Sale Type:

Private Treaty Sale

Available For Inspection Immediately

Location:

Overton, Hampshire, RG25 3JG. United Kingdom

Downloadable Asset Register

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By Order of the Owners due to the Orderly Wind Down and Closure of the Overton Mill

Portals opened Overton Mill, near to Laverstoke, in 1922. Paper making ceased at Laverstoke Mill in 1963, having transferred to the nearby and more modern Overton Mill.  In 1995, Portals were themselves acquired by De La Rue, the banknote printers, and the name ceased to be used. In 2018, De La Rue divested itself of its paper making activities, and the name Portals was again used for the newly independent business. There has been £50m+ investment within the mill over the last 10 years and £25m over the last 4 years and holds specialist machinery associated with banknote manufacturing.

The principal assets on site are for sale to include support parts and equipment and are available now for immediate inspection and sale.

 

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Please Click the Below Titles For Downloadable Documents: 

• Asset Register
• Laboratories
• Critical Spares
• Mould Cylinders
• CHP Equipment
• Effluent Treatment Plant
• Vault & Safe Assets
• Paper Machines

Please note these asset schedules are offered subject to availability and will be periodically updated to reflect sales already negotiated.   

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Selection of Assets
Pulp Mill:

• a) Full cotton comber preparation plant including cotton cleaning, bleaching and Bivis. Capacity 1.5t/hr. Last upgraded with £2m investment in 2012.
• b) New £4m Andritz refiner line including 4 papillon refiners + all
  auxiliary equipment including high speed pulping line. Capacity 2t per hour.

Papermaking:

• c) PM1: full banknote papermachine with £15m upgrade in 2020. Complete new wet end, wire section and press section, ABB drives and control system, vision system.
  Capacity 15t per day.
• d) PM2: full banknote papermachine. Capacity 20t per day.
• e) PM3: full banknote papermachine. Capacity 25t per day.
  £1m ABB drives upgrade in 2018
• f) PM8: full banknote papermachine. Capacity 10t per day.

Surface Applications:

• g) Foiler 1: Kurz Euro / Secure window foiler. Two foil units, screen printing, secure window, ISRA system. Installed in 2017 with £8m investment.
• h) Foiler 2 Kurz Foiler installed in 2003 with upgrade for MD registration in 2014
  at cost of £1m and £1m ISRA system.
  One foil unit, screen printing, ISRA system.
• i) Gravure coater 1: application of Platinum ™ coating. Newly installed in 2017
  at cost of £3m.
• j) Gravure coater 2: application of Platinum ™ coating. Installed in 2003 and
  upgraded in 2017 with £0.5m.

Finishing:

• k) Rewinder line. Speed 1200m/min reel to reel. Investment of £2.5m in 2009
• l) Bielomatik paper converting line 1: full converting line and auxiliary systems,
  ISRA inspection, counting, wrapping, semi auto palletiser. Speed 350m/min
• m) Bielomatik paper converting line 2: full converting line and auxiliary systems,
  ISRA inspection, counting, wrapping, semi auto palletiser. £1.5m Bielomatik controls upgrade in 2019. Speed 350m/min
• n) Strekker 6
• o) Packing lines

Other equipment:

• p) PVOH / Additives plant including anti soil treatment. Autonomous plant. Investment of £2m in 2012
• q) 2 x Algas disc filter system for white water cleaning on papermachine and DAF unit. Investment of £4m in 2018
• r) Laboratory: £2m investment in new laboratory and equipment in 2012.
  Over 100 pieces of lab equipment available
• s) Valmet Pulp Expert and Metso MAP system for fibre analysis
• t) Power station with Siemens gas turbine for 6MW power generation.
  £1m control system upgrade in 2017
• u) Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning plant, £3m investment in 2014
• v) Expanding Mould cylinders
• w) Vaults x 2