Intier Automotive - Bristol
August 2015
Located in Bitton, Bristol, This site has been a part of Bittons industrial history since Golden Valley Mill was developed as a brass works in the early 18th Century. The original buildings were destroyed by fire in the 19th Century but the site was re-developed as a paper mill. Paper products were produced here until the 1960s, and from 1963 the Canadian owned company, Intier, produced wood fibre moulded components for Ford, Jaguar, Rover, and Saab for use in their cars. Apparently they pulped over 20 tons of logs every day until the factory closed in 2006.
Some parts of the structure are Grade 2 Listed. One side of the site runs parallel to the River Boyd and is actually bellow the river level. There are engineered flood defences along this stretch of the river, but the site is still considered to be at risk of flooding.
After the factory closed, the site owners proposals for non-industrial development were not approved, but in June 2012 South Gloucestershire Council issued a "Draft Concept Statement And Interim Policy" for future social development.
It currently stands derelict but luckily not too badly vandalised.
Located in Bitton, Bristol, This site has been a part of Bittons industrial history since Golden Valley Mill was developed as a brass works in the early 18th Century. The original buildings were destroyed by fire in the 19th Century but the site was re-developed as a paper mill. Paper products were produced here until the 1960s, and from 1963 the Canadian owned company, Intier, produced wood fibre moulded components for Ford, Jaguar, Rover, and Saab for use in their cars. Apparently they pulped over 20 tons of logs every day until the factory closed in 2006.
Some parts of the structure are Grade 2 Listed. One side of the site runs parallel to the River Boyd and is actually bellow the river level. There are engineered flood defences along this stretch of the river, but the site is still considered to be at risk of flooding.
After the factory closed, the site owners proposals for non-industrial development were not approved, but in June 2012 South Gloucestershire Council issued a "Draft Concept Statement And Interim Policy" for future social development.
It currently stands derelict but luckily not too badly vandalised.
