Dorel to auction the entire contents of its shuttered Ohio plant

The complete contents of Dorel Home Furnishings former Ameriwood production plant in Tiffin, Ohio, is being auctioned off.

Dorel announced the closure of the Ohio plant in January 2025 as part of the restructuring of its struggling Home segment. The plan eventually led to the June 2025 announcement that it was closing its Cornwall, Ontario, RTA plant, and end all Home manufacturing operations in North America.

Auction firm, MachineryMax, is presenting a massive 4-day online auction event of all content from Dorel Home Furnishing's Tiffin plant. The auction features the complete liquidation of the 550,000-square-foot facility and includes more than 1,000 lots of woodworking, packaging, material handling, and facility equipment that range from CNC routers and beam saws to robotic packaging lines and forklifts.

Interested parties can inspect the equipment, in person, at the Tiffin factory on September 16 (8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET) and September 17 (7:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. ET).

Auctions will close daily, over a period of days, from September 23-26. On the first day of the auction, September 23, MachineryMax will auction off woodworking machines and plant equipment. Day 1 features a large selection of woodworking machines, including: a Weinig Unit 23E moulder, Holzma HPP350 beam saw, Harlan Creative Automation Laminating Line, 6 forklifts, 200HP Torit dust collector, edgebanders, CNC routers, Creative Automation angular beam saw, and roller conveyors.

Day 1: Woodworking Machines & Plant Equipment
Closing Date: September 23, 2025 – View Auction & Bid Here

Day 2: Metalworking, Packaging & Automation
Closing Date: September 24, 2025 – View Auction & Bid Here

A sample of the items that up for auction. The complete list is available online. 

Day 3: Multi-Category Equipment Liquidation
Closing Date: September 25, 2025 – View Auction & Bid Here

Day 4: Lumber & Sheet Goods Inventory
Closing Date: September 26, 2025 – View Auction & Bid Here

 

 

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