Key Wirral site put up for sale
12 June 2008
Buyer needed for 49 acre complex on business park in Bromborough
King Sturge has been instructed by D1 Oils plc to dispose of their former biodiesel complex on Wirral International Business Park, Bromborough. The 20 hectare (49 acre) site on Dock Road South is available on a part freehold/part long leasehold basis and has 158,000 ft² of useable built accommodation, including production facilities, warehousing, laboratories, and office and staff amenities. The site also boasts a significant amount of good quality in-situ plant and equipment, which can be adapted for a number of related manufacturing purposes.
Since being built in the 1950s, the complex was a former Lubrizol 'heavy lubes' site, which was later acquired by D1 Oils in January 2007 for production of biodiesel. Market factors, including rising production costs and pressure from cheap imports, now mean it is uneconomic to produce biofuel in the UK. D1 Oils are currently decommissioning the processing plant and equipment and will now concentrate on developing the industry in other parts of the world.
Located three miles from junction 5 of the M53, the complex provides an exceptional opportunity for a related manufacturing company to operate the site and utilise the significant amount process plant and equipment. Helen Moss of King Sturge, said “Since the closure announcement, the site has attracted a good level of interest from both potential operators and from developers, who see the site as a good opportunity to further develop the popular and well established, Wirral International Business Park. Whether the site is bought by an operator or a property developer, the sale provides an excellent opportunity to recreate employment in the area”.
