Formally known as 'Universal Ceramic Materials', Unitec produced zirconia powders, which are commonly used for high temperature thermal coatings. Production was transferred to Germany earlier this year due to rising costs in the UK and as a result, 34 jobs were lost.

Express & Star

Visited this afternoon with Indy, on what would be another afternoon of rain rain rain...

Although we found the place to be quite stripped out (Machinery was shipped to the new plant in Germany), there was still quite a lot to be seen - big cranes, stacks of paperwork, various bottles of acid and HUGE holes in the ground!

Some photos;

Wet padlock


Indy raiding someone's locker














Defiant


Furnace control


Paperwork and polaroids, which taught me how NOT to stack minerals


<3 Corrosives


(Apologies for the lack of externals. Did I mention it was raining lots?)

Indy should be along shortly with another batch of photos and some better research no doubt

Thanks!