Location - Crest Packaging, Gillingham
Date Visited - January 2008
Present Status - Demolition in progress
Future Plans - Proposed Distribution Centre
Site History
Crest packaging was origenally known as Bowaters packaging. The origenal factory and admin block were built in the late 50's/early 60's, the factories primary purpose was the manufacture of flexible packaging primerily for the food industry. Bowaters packaging was brought out by the Crest group in 1985, and the factory traded as Crest packaging from then until it closed in 2003 following the collapse of the Crest group, leaving opver 200 people out of work.
The Future
The site has now been demolished and rhumor has it a large distribution centre is due to be built there.
There's not a great deal to show what the place did, as all assets were sold off when the company collapsed, however it was still a good explore and there were lots of interesting bits in the admin block.
Enjoy the photos, and I apologise for the quality as they were taken on a very old fujifilm camera.
Factory Floor, Completely stripped bare
Bridge linking factory to Admin block. Apologies for poor photo, handheld shot on an old camera.
Folders
Missing government data
Comms Wiring
Obligatory phone shot
Stair way
The admin block is set out over 4 floors, mostly empty boring offices, until you get to the basement levels.
Electric panels
Amazing walk in safe
Safe within the walk in safe. You could say it was a safe safe.
Store room, I think they stored samples of all their packaging in the woodern draws, as there was some still in them
Really old franking machine. I wish I'd saved this, it was an amazing piece of engineering.
Up in the roof space. Lift motor.
1950's origenal lift controller
I'm the king of the world!!
Kinda had to be done
One last one, looking at the factory from thr roof of the admin block.
Unfortunitely this place is now rubble, but it was a pretty decent explore while it was standing.
Thanks for looking
Maniac.
Date Visited - January 2008
Present Status - Demolition in progress
Future Plans - Proposed Distribution Centre
Site History
Crest packaging was origenally known as Bowaters packaging. The origenal factory and admin block were built in the late 50's/early 60's, the factories primary purpose was the manufacture of flexible packaging primerily for the food industry. Bowaters packaging was brought out by the Crest group in 1985, and the factory traded as Crest packaging from then until it closed in 2003 following the collapse of the Crest group, leaving opver 200 people out of work.
The Future
The site has now been demolished and rhumor has it a large distribution centre is due to be built there.
There's not a great deal to show what the place did, as all assets were sold off when the company collapsed, however it was still a good explore and there were lots of interesting bits in the admin block.
Enjoy the photos, and I apologise for the quality as they were taken on a very old fujifilm camera.
Factory Floor, Completely stripped bare
Bridge linking factory to Admin block. Apologies for poor photo, handheld shot on an old camera.
Folders
Missing government data
Comms Wiring
Obligatory phone shot
Stair way
The admin block is set out over 4 floors, mostly empty boring offices, until you get to the basement levels.
Electric panels
Amazing walk in safe
Safe within the walk in safe. You could say it was a safe safe.
Store room, I think they stored samples of all their packaging in the woodern draws, as there was some still in them
Really old franking machine. I wish I'd saved this, it was an amazing piece of engineering.
Up in the roof space. Lift motor.
1950's origenal lift controller
I'm the king of the world!!
Kinda had to be done
One last one, looking at the factory from thr roof of the admin block.
Unfortunitely this place is now rubble, but it was a pretty decent explore while it was standing.
Thanks for looking
Maniac.
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