Bristol Myers Squibb plots Wirral expansion
The pharmaceutical company has submitted a planning application to build a 37,000 sq ft R&D facility at its 11-acre Moreton complex.
Bristol Myers Squibb has identified the need to increase capacity and improve efficiency at the site. The new-build facility is the first part of a plan to upgrade the campus over the next 10 years.
The new laboratory “will enable the disentanglement of operations, which has been generated through historic organic growth”, according to planning documents.
Designed by ADP Architecture, Bristol Myers Squibb’s Building 6 is targeting an ‘outstanding’ BREEAM accreditation.
The building, which features both lab and office space, aims to provide “an attractive, engaging and enjoyable place to work” in a bid to promote wellbeing and attract and retain staff, according to the architect.
As well as the new building, the existing 106-space car park will be replaced by a 140-space facility.
The project team also features Barton Willmore, now Stantec as planning consultant, as well as AECOM and Hurstwood Environmental Consulting.
Nearby, Wirral Groth Company is drawing up plans for dozens of homes, a Lidl supermarket and an extra care facility on a 7.4-acre site off Pasture Road.
This is an excellent announcement for Moreton and the Liverpool City Region, with a number of recent good news stories in this jobs sector, the campus here is in a great location near the M53 and Leasowe train station, if only Merseyrail could get those sleak , new trains running.
By Anonymous
This is great news, let’s hope it leads to further expansion
By GetItBuilt
As a former employee who worked at the Moreton R&D facility for 40 years, I am delighted to read of this new investment. This will ensure activities at the site will continue well into the future and will see the site continue to be a key contributor to the overall BMS R&D activities.
By Graham T Jones