Tetrosyl Headquarters
This Victorian property was formerly Walmersley Dye Works before it was taken over by Tetrosyl in the 1960s. The company was founded within Bury and Rochdale, and the CEO shows passion to keep a part of the now international brand where it started. Tetrosyl is the biggest manufacturer and supplier of car care products in Europe and the UK's largest oil blender, reaching out to over 100 countries. 80 jobs were moved to Rochdale town centre around 2014, as the complex that mainly boasted a Victorian mill did not meet the requirements anymore for the company to stay. Planning permission had already been granted on the site before the move, which would go on to fund the construction of the new headquarters.
We visited this site a couple days prior to lockdown arrangements across the country. It was simple to access the site and everything was wide open all over, despite there being demolition ongoing at the front. First we entered a building that seemed to be much older than the rest, and had clearly been vacant for some time before the rest of the site was too. The floors in here were squishy so we didn't stay for long, before moving onto the main building.
A few more externals.
A warehouse that was long stripped. I returned by myself a couple weeks ago to film some drone footage of the property for the video, and this building had gone.
The older building we got into first.
Some last bits of stock at the end of this hall in the main manufacturing building.
I believe this room was more related to the oil blending sector of the company but I might be wrong. The black, smelly liquid across the floor was my reasoning.
Storage.
Parts seemed to be way more stripped than others. The next section we entered contained the canteen, laboratories, a few offices and first aid.
The signage was quite nice in the canteen.
From here, we moved into the technical centre, but asbestos removal was ongoing on the first three floors with the top floor being stripped anyway. The building did contain a nice marble staircase, and some offices towards the front with quite a lot inside, but I didn't take any pictures. The laboratory caravan going back on ourselves was pretty interesting though and full of chemicals and equipment, all made by Tetrosyl.
They had totally blocked the next room with these cabinets, which sucked because there was a retro computer in there.
That's all for the photographs. We left the site with it dark and headed home. Plans have been made to build 268 homes on Bevis Green Works which would involve the demolition of every building on site.
Here's the link to our video filmed at this site. We cover the building's past, present and future through cinematics and narration:
https://youtu.be/CnWA7Q9z9Xw
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This Victorian property was formerly Walmersley Dye Works before it was taken over by Tetrosyl in the 1960s. The company was founded within Bury and Rochdale, and the CEO shows passion to keep a part of the now international brand where it started. Tetrosyl is the biggest manufacturer and supplier of car care products in Europe and the UK's largest oil blender, reaching out to over 100 countries. 80 jobs were moved to Rochdale town centre around 2014, as the complex that mainly boasted a Victorian mill did not meet the requirements anymore for the company to stay. Planning permission had already been granted on the site before the move, which would go on to fund the construction of the new headquarters.
![50071055358_c112acec4f_b.jpg 50071055358_c112acec4f_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/261/261068-50071055358-c112acec4f-b.jpg)
We visited this site a couple days prior to lockdown arrangements across the country. It was simple to access the site and everything was wide open all over, despite there being demolition ongoing at the front. First we entered a building that seemed to be much older than the rest, and had clearly been vacant for some time before the rest of the site was too. The floors in here were squishy so we didn't stay for long, before moving onto the main building.
![50071617691_59995a6544_b.jpg 50071617691_59995a6544_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/261/261069-50071617691-59995a6544-b.jpg)
![50071055718_36e6705b68_b.jpg 50071055718_36e6705b68_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/261/261070-50071055718-36e6705b68-b.jpg)
A few more externals.
![50071870262_dd2c7df247_b.jpg 50071870262_dd2c7df247_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/261/261071-50071870262-dd2c7df247-b.jpg)
A warehouse that was long stripped. I returned by myself a couple weeks ago to film some drone footage of the property for the video, and this building had gone.
![50071057668_a3f4ce643e_b.jpg 50071057668_a3f4ce643e_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/261/261072-50071057668-a3f4ce643e-b.jpg)
The older building we got into first.
![50071872447_ec87edd21d_b.jpg 50071872447_ec87edd21d_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/261/261073-50071872447-ec87edd21d-b.jpg)
Some last bits of stock at the end of this hall in the main manufacturing building.
![50071872282_8071d7a9e3_b.jpg 50071872282_8071d7a9e3_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/261/261074-50071872282-8071d7a9e3-b.jpg)
![50071619306_871c1dacb9_b.jpg 50071619306_871c1dacb9_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/261/261075-50071619306-871c1dacb9-b.jpg)
I believe this room was more related to the oil blending sector of the company but I might be wrong. The black, smelly liquid across the floor was my reasoning.
![50071872142_0320bd1fa0_b.jpg 50071872142_0320bd1fa0_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/261/261076-50071872142-0320bd1fa0-b.jpg)
![50071871907_62fbfea6a3_b.jpg 50071871907_62fbfea6a3_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/261/261077-50071871907-62fbfea6a3-b.jpg)
![50071871787_12d4273b95_b.jpg 50071871787_12d4273b95_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/261/261078-50071871787-12d4273b95-b.jpg)
Storage.
![50071871657_a1a9c4dcdf_b.jpg 50071871657_a1a9c4dcdf_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/261/261079-50071871657-a1a9c4dcdf-b.jpg)
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![50071871367_2482a2700e_b.jpg 50071871367_2482a2700e_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/261/261081-50071871367-2482a2700e-b.jpg)
Parts seemed to be way more stripped than others. The next section we entered contained the canteen, laboratories, a few offices and first aid.
![50071871162_307ec94b26_b.jpg 50071871162_307ec94b26_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/261/261082-50071871162-307ec94b26-b.jpg)
The signage was quite nice in the canteen.
![50071871047_f8b6d5b06a_b.jpg 50071871047_f8b6d5b06a_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/261/261083-50071871047-f8b6d5b06a-b.jpg)
![50071618556_184a62c44a_b.jpg 50071618556_184a62c44a_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/261/261084-50071618556-184a62c44a-b.jpg)
From here, we moved into the technical centre, but asbestos removal was ongoing on the first three floors with the top floor being stripped anyway. The building did contain a nice marble staircase, and some offices towards the front with quite a lot inside, but I didn't take any pictures. The laboratory caravan going back on ourselves was pretty interesting though and full of chemicals and equipment, all made by Tetrosyl.
![50071618266_6cca79e25a_b.jpg 50071618266_6cca79e25a_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/261/261085-50071618266-6cca79e25a-b.jpg)
![50071870632_52e9cb33f3_b.jpg 50071870632_52e9cb33f3_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/261/261086-50071870632-52e9cb33f3-b.jpg)
![50071617986_77d036a879_b.jpg 50071617986_77d036a879_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/261/261087-50071617986-77d036a879-b.jpg)
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They had totally blocked the next room with these cabinets, which sucked because there was a retro computer in there.
![50071618026_bfce42571d_b.jpg 50071618026_bfce42571d_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/261/261089-50071618026-bfce42571d-b.jpg)
![50071617836_e47cf60910_b.jpg 50071617836_e47cf60910_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/261/261090-50071617836-e47cf60910-b.jpg)
That's all for the photographs. We left the site with it dark and headed home. Plans have been made to build 268 homes on Bevis Green Works which would involve the demolition of every building on site.
Here's the link to our video filmed at this site. We cover the building's past, present and future through cinematics and narration:
https://youtu.be/CnWA7Q9z9Xw
Thanks for reading