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A CONTROLLED DEMOLITION IS PLANNED FOR A FORMER PRINTING HALL IN SPEKE NEXT MONTH 19:07, 28 May 2025Updated 19:13, 28 May 2025 Explosions and alarms will be heard across south Liverpool next
weekend as a major demolition project goes ahead. Almost two years after a former printing hall in Speke closed, details have been revealed about plans to raze it to the ground. When
Prinovis closed its factory in June 2023, around 250 jobs were lost as a result. Its closure was first announced in 2022, citing a downturn in the market. Now in a bid to make way for a new
88,000m logistics warehouse, the existing facilities are to be knocked down in a controlled explosion. Letters have been issued to households around Speke and Garston ahead of planned
activity on June 8. Road closures are to be put in place to protect people from “high speed explosives.” It was confirmed in October last year GB Europe Holdings Limited had submitted a
detailed planning application to Liverpool Council for the former Prinovis site on Dakota Drive. If planning approval is granted by the local authority later this year, the logistics
facility will be operated by Uniserve, part of the GB Europe Holdings group of companies. Once fully operational, it is hoped that more than 500 new jobs would be created within the area,
generating around £35m for the local economy. This is in addition to up to approximately 680 jobs supported during construction. The existing outdated buildings would be replaced with a
purpose built facility providing office space, HGV loading and staff parking. The site has not been subject to any previous applications in the last five years and is surrounded by the
B&M storage and distribution facility. The city council approved demolition of the existing buildings in December last year. Letters have been issued around L19 to residents by
demolition firm Divestitute. They said: “As part of the planned demolition works, a section of the demolition will be undertaken with the use of high speed explosives. "This is to
ensure the safety of the demolition team and is deemed the safest method available for the undertaking of the demolition of the print hall. “As part of the demolition works, an exclusion
zone will be established on the day of the demolition. There will be a 15-minute closure of Blackburne Street prior to the demolition for both vehicles and pedestrians. “Advanced signage
will be in place warning of the closure.” The firm advised a siren will sound for 30 seconds around five minutes before the demolition is due to begin. Article continues below The letter
added: “We realise that this will mean some inconvenience for a number of residents, for which we apologise, but we would ask for your patience during this time.”