Industry Experience

Maynards is the largest automotive auctioneer and liquidator in the world, with more than $250 million in gross automotive sales since 2005. The company currently has over 65-million square feet of automotive manufacturing facilities and more than 25 automotive plants under exclusive contract. Maynards is the sole General Motors asset recovery specialist in North America and Europe, and was recently awarded the same position for Chrysler North America. The company has also handled significant projects for Toyota, Ford, Nissan, Bosch, Visteon, Catalyst Paper, Domtar, Ernst & Young, KPMG, GE, Bank of America, HSBC, and most major financial institutions in North America.

Maynards is the largest forestry industry auctioneer and liquidator in North America, specializing in appraisals, auctions and liquidation sales of pulp and paper mills and equipment, particleboard, OSB, plywood plants and sawmills.

Serving the pulp & paper industry for over 40 years, Maynards has grown into a leading worldwide source and supplier of used pulp and paper equipment and complete mills. We are headquartered in Vancouver and conduct pulp and paper, sawmill, OSB and plywood sales from seven permanent global offices ideally located to serve our clients.

Maynards has over 60 years of experience managing projects ranging in size from entire production facilities to surplus equipment inventories. We specialize in the appraisal and sale of idle pulp and paper machines, related sawmill machinery and equipment, and entire forestry facilities (including transportation, support and power generation), to buyers and clients in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. As a result of our experience, Maynards has developed an extensive customer industry database with significant depth to which we are able to market assets.

Please search our website inventory of surplus and used pulp and paper and mill equipment to get an idea of the equipment we have available. If you do not find the machinery or equipment you need, please call a project manager to discuss your requirements as we are constantly appraising, viewing, and selling equipment that may meet your needs.

• Since 2000, Maynards has completed more than 50 forestry industry auctions and liquidations (often complete plant, mill or facility closures).
• Maynards has successfully completed projects for clients including Catalyst Paper, Domtar, Weyerhauser, International Forest Products, Kimberley Clark, Abitibi Bowater, Plum Creek, States Industries, Canfor, West Fraser Timber Co, Western Forest Products, Louisiana Pacific, Georgia Pacific, and many of the industry Fortune 1000. We are currently under contract with Catalyst Paper to liquidate their Paper Mill and Kraft Mill in Campbell River, BC.
• Along with expert project management, Maynards’ professional appraisal services provide owners, receivers and financial institutions with a broad range of valuation, advisory and asset management solutions that empower them to make confident business decisions.

Maynards’ auction and liquidation sales offer a wide range of new and used equipment and machinery for sale to buyers around the world. Equipment regularly offered at these events includes: