# GIC acquires Cotswold Mechanical's IP and assets after liquidation

GIC, a packaging machinery manufacturer, purchased the intellectual property, stock, and spare parts inventory of Cotswold Mechanical Ltd after it went into liquidation. GIC will move manufacturing to its Lincolnshire factory and retain the Cotswold brand.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2025-09-10
- Where: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
- Status: completed
- Products: linear weighers, counting machines, conveyors, product handling systems
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [GIC](https://endata.com/companies/7738.md) (acquirer)
- [Cotswold Mechanical Ltd](https://endata.com/companies/87170.md) (target)

## Sources

- [gic.uk.net](https://gic.uk.net/gic-secures-the-future-manufacture-of-cotswold-mechanical-weighers/), 2025-09-10: "GIC has pledged to retain the brand name as it moves the manufacturing of Cotswold linear weighers from Gloucester to its Lincolnshire factory."

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