Lease signed for St Helens medical glass factory site

The SINA manufacturing facility has taken a huge step closer to becoming a reality.

A 15-year lease has been agreed on an industrial building to the rear of Glass Futures, which St Helens Council owns.

Law firm Wright Hassall helped SINA Medical Glass with the deal, which will enable the conversion of the warehouse into a medical glass manufacturing centre.

The manufacturer wants to produce around 300 million medical glass vials and cartridges per year to meet the UK’s domestic annual requirement, Once this has been achieved, excess vials and cartridges will be exported to meet global demand.

Andrew Jones, a partner in the commercial real estate team at Wright Hassall, said: “We are extremely pleased to help SINA Medical Glass secure a lease for its new site.

“There were a number of complexities in relation to the site which we were able to navigate on behalf of the client.

“This included working closely with St Helens Borough Council which was purchasing the site as part of its investment into the glass industry in the area, and advising on change of use planning permission ahead of the lease being agreed.

“St Helens has a long history in glass manufacturing, so it is fantastic to support such an exciting business as it looks to boost investment in this area, create local employment opportunities and grow the economy in the North West.

“As a team, we are very pleased to be supporting the manufacturing sector right across the UK.”

Spawforths, Broadway Malyan, Hoare Lee, and Curtins feature on the project team for the development.

To view the plans for the development, search for application reference number P/2023/0544/FUL on St Helens Council’s planning portal.