QC Polymer: £25k offered for return of stolen assets

The assets are said to have been stolen from the PET recycling plant in October after the recycler went into administration.  

When auctioneer GJ Wisdom & Co attended the site ahead of the auction, it found the factory unit empty and all manufacturing equipment “stolen”. It is believed that the theft happened between 18 October to 4 November 2024. 

The insolvency service said that it believes it would have taken approximately 10 articulated lorries and two cranes four to five days to remove the equipment. 

Garry Wisdom, managing director at GJ Wisdom & Co, said: “We have good CCTV coverage of the removal of the assets as the theft progressed and the police have tracked the lorries used to haul the plant away, so that is a positive advancement. Given the value and seriousness of this crime there has been widespread national and international media coverage which, in addition to our efforts in distributing reward leaflets and our own enquires in the trade, is having a positive effect. We aim to make this equipment and machinery as toxic as we possibly can, ensuring that it is too hot to handle.

“We are now attempting to sell the remaining equipment held under the administration from site, because this is only a few remaining items, which are now out of context with what was originally being offered. And finally, I do believe that ultimately, we will locate the equipment for recovery and sale or prosecute and obtain financial compensation for the theft. 

“When the administration happened, we were refused entry by the landlord and the building was locked without any means of access to the QC Polymer production plant. Finally, the factory building showed no signs of forced entry.” 

What was stolen from the QC Polymer recycling plant? 

The missing assets include: 

• Tomra Op5cal Flake Sorter
• The Missing Plant Consists of:
• Tomra Op5cal Flake Sorter
• Tomra Autosort Bo>le Sorter with EM3 Metal Sensor
• Ken Mills Aries Horizontal Bailer
• Eddy Current Separator
• Boge Air Compressor
• 1000L Tank & Dryer with Amstar Machinery Equipment to Include a Bail Break
• Trommel Separator
• Cap & Label Separator
• Label Remover
• Pre Washer
• 3 x Granulators
• Floa5ng Tanks
• Centrifugal Dryers
• Hot Air Drying System
• Blow Down Vessel
• Discharge Silo & Twin Bagging Stand
• Plus, assorted conveyors
• Ken Mills Aries Horizontal Bailer
• Eddy Current Separator
• Boge Air Compressor
• 1000L Tank & Dryer with Amstar Machinery Equipment to Include a Bail Break
• Trommel Separator
• Cap & Label Separator
• Label Remover
• Pre Washer
• 3 x Granulators
• Floa5ng Tanks
• Centrifugal Dryers
• Hot Air Drying System
• Blow Down Vessel
• Discharge Silo & Twin Bagging Stand
• Plus, assorted conveyors