A clean air technology company is moving its headquarters to a flagship north west development to meet growing demand and its future expansion plans.
Howorth Air Technology is relocating its HQ from Victoria Works on Lorne Street, Farnworth, Bolton, where it has had a base for almost 150 years.
The company is moving to a 33,000sq ft two-storey detached unit at Logistics North on Lomax Way, Bolton.
The site has extensive shopfloor space which will accommodate Howorth鈥檚 pharma assembly operations, plus offices housing medical and pharmaceutical operations alongside the finance, HR, IT, technical, purchasing, marketing and health and safety teams.
Howorth is retaining its presence at Raven Locks in Little Hulton, Salford, which will be home to its medical fabrication operations and its service and aftersales team.
The relocation to Logistics North is due to be completed by the end of November, with Howorth making an initial investment of 拢500,000.
Its Lorne Street site has been acquired by Bolton-based Handrail Creations and will remain as a manufacturing facility.
Howorth designs, manufactures and assembles ultra clean air equipment for use in operating theatres, and for the pharma, biotechnology and life science industries. The group turns over more than 拢20m a year and employs over 130 staff across its operations in the UK and the United States.
Logistics North is a high-profile scheme next to junction four of the M61, comprising four million sq ft of space across 250 acres. Occupiers include MBDA, Aldi, Whistl, Amazon, Green King and Lidl. The site has a BREAAM rating of 鈥榲ery good鈥�.
Howorth鈥檚 chief operating officer Adam Ainslie said Logistics North stood out as the ideal choice for the group鈥檚 new HQ.
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鈥淲hen looking at potential options, we had some specific criteria we wished to meet,鈥� he said. 鈥淲e wanted to remain within the Bolton area to minimise disruption to our loyal workforce.
鈥淚n addition, the premises needed to be built to the highest efficiency standards to meet our net zero ambitions, give us enough floor space and flexibility to satisfy our current and future needs as we look to expand, provide sufficient office space to house a growing workforce and have good transport links.
鈥淭he site at Logistics North fulfils all of these requirements and will provide a modern facility at a superb location, making it a great place to work for our team.
鈥淎s the business continues to expand in the UK and overseas, the need for additional space has become more of a priority. Pharma projects are increasing in number and size, and with that comes the requirement for additional assembly areas.
鈥淥ur move to Logistics North comes at an exciting time for Howorth as we start to complete another large-scale containment project for a Tier 1 pharmaceutical client. Our new facility will enable us to deliver larger and more complex containment suites in line with client demand.
鈥淎s well as expanding in the UK, we continue to grow our operations in the United States from our base in Charlotte, North Carolina, and we are looking to further develop our pharma operations in Europe.鈥�
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