Projects

History

The 44 acre site was originally the home and birth place of ICI, and has been used predominantly as a manufacturing base for dyes and the vulcanization of rubber since 1890. Following the break-up of the ICI business, the site came under the ownership of Astra Zeneca. Astra Zeneca ceased manufacturing on the site in the early 1990s at which point the remaining buildings were demolished

The site had a history of dye manufacture from the early 1900s and was known to be contaminated

Having been left vacant/redundant for 25 years, moves were made by Manchester City Council to encourage regeneration of the site and to improve the area and amenities

Astra Zeneca commenced a series of interviews with eligible companies with the necessary skills to optimise the land value while also safely transferring all environmental liabilities.

Approach

Consultation with the Local Authority and existing community was conducted to determine the best re-use of the site

Detailed investigations and baseline assessments commenced in relation to both environmental and flood risk assessment in conjunction with detailed discussions with regard to the master planning of this mixed use site.

Status

Following the successful completion of the reclamation works, work has now been completed to establish a new entrance junction to the site from Waterloo Street.

During the course of 2007 upon satisfactory completion of the remediation, the flood mitigation scheme and the success of a satisfactory planning approval, the site was sold in three parcels. Wimpey Homes, Bryant Homes and Barratt Homes acquired the residential parcels and the industrial/commercial element was acquired by Cantt Pak who are currently in negotiation with the Local Authority with regard to their detailed development proposals.

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