Swiss metal firm lodges proposal for £15m Longbridge hub
Plans for a £15m R&D hub have been submitted on the former West Works factory site in Longbridge.
Metalor Technologies have lodged proposals for 22,000 sq ft of offices and laboratories for analysis and R&D which will see the creation of more than 40 jobs at Longbridge Business Park.
Swiss-headquartered Metalor processes and refines precious metals and will use the Longbridge facilities to focus on decorative and technical applications serving industries such as automotive, aerospace and medical.
St. Modwen’s West Works factory site is being redeveloped into a specialist centre for science, technology, medicine and precision engineering.
Businesses such as IVC Evidensia, Waters Corporation and recently Allsee Technologies and Sterling Pharmaceutical’s have all moved into the business park.
Subject to planning permission being granted, construction work is due to start in the Winter 2024.
Rob Flavell, director at St. Modwen, said: “We are very pleased to welcome Metalor to Longbridge. Metalor is a world leading precious metals company supporting multiple sectors from jewellery through to research and development and it is exciting to see yet another global leader join the Longbridge Business Park. It’s good news for the local and regional economies and will ensure that the work undertaken by St. Modwen in recent years will benefit the area for many years to come.”
Upon completion, Longbridge Business Park will create up to 5,000 jobs and forms part of the £1bn Longbridge masterplan. In addition to the business park, the investment will see a residential neighbourhood of 350 homes created.
