ROCKWOOL has agreed a deal to buy 114 acres of land at Peddimore, north east of Birmingham, with a view to building a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility on the site.
The site, which is designated specifically for manufacturing use, is included in Birmingham City Council’s development plan and has outline planning permission for a manufacturing facility. Key infrastructure, including a new access road and roundabout into the site, is already in place, servicing an adjacent facility built in 2023.
ROCKWOOL will begin consulting with the local community about its plans in the coming weeks and will subsequently submit applications to Birmingham City Council to adapt the existing planning permissions to its specific proposal.
Nick Wilson, managing director of ROCKWOOL UK and Ireland, said: “We’re very excited at the opportunity to expand the business into the West Midlands that would enable us to boost our production capacity in the UK and to create quality jobs and business opportunities in the local community. During the past 45 years, we have built a strong foundation at our site in South Wales where we will continue to manufacture and invest for the long-term, and are now looking to build on that success with a second manufacturing plant at the Peddimore site.
“The West Midlands has a skilled, local workforce, a strong manufacturing tradition, and excellent transport links, so it is an ideal location for us to expand our business in the UK and bolster our service to customers in the Midlands and across the north of England and Scotland. We’re looking forward to sharing our plans with the local community and are fully committed to being a good neighbour and partner for the Minworth and wider West Midlands community.”
