There isn't a whole lot to this place, and as far as industrial stuff goes it's pretty meh however it's not been posted on here before so at least this might save you the hassle of going. This was a random maps spot however which I do like to check out as you simply don't know if something might be a gem or not (this one wasn't).
IAE was started by an ex-Polish army serviceman by the name of Frank Klucznik Snr. in 1969 after settling in Leek when he left the refugee camp at Blackshaw Moor. The company quickly gained a reputation for constructing high quality gates and equipment for livestock on farms and as word spread he began to market his products to the wider country rather than just the local area. Over the ensuing decades the company expanded, firstly by renting additional space in their original yard in 1970, plus a 2500sqm mill site known as Star Mill. The company nearly trebled in size when a site was purchased on Macclesfield Road in Leek in 1982, and this additional manpower allowed it to produce more specialist products particularly for cattle markets. It continuously expanded through the 1980s and 1990s, and in 1994 the site which became IAE Cheadle was purchased, and this became home to their fencing division, so that all fencing products could be manufactured under one roof. In 1998 a large 26 acre brownfield site was purchased with the intention of moving all the spread out business units into one plot, and in 2007 this process began with construction starting on the huge Mossfield Road site. In 2014 more land was purchased at the rear of the new factory to allow for further expansion and in 2019 they celebrated their 50th anniversary as a family-run business.
The site in Cheadle closed as part of the amalgamation of all the sites a few years back, and in 2022 an application was submitted to build an Aldi on the land however nothing has happened.
It was a pretty simple one this, honestly the best part for me was the smell of the old oil and heavy industry that obviously used to be inside but was all removed to their new site. I didn't bother with any externals as it wasn't inspiring or interesting at all, although the main entrance gates were rather nice (that I forgot to get a photo of).
That's all she wrote.
Thanks for looking as always.
IAE was started by an ex-Polish army serviceman by the name of Frank Klucznik Snr. in 1969 after settling in Leek when he left the refugee camp at Blackshaw Moor. The company quickly gained a reputation for constructing high quality gates and equipment for livestock on farms and as word spread he began to market his products to the wider country rather than just the local area. Over the ensuing decades the company expanded, firstly by renting additional space in their original yard in 1970, plus a 2500sqm mill site known as Star Mill. The company nearly trebled in size when a site was purchased on Macclesfield Road in Leek in 1982, and this additional manpower allowed it to produce more specialist products particularly for cattle markets. It continuously expanded through the 1980s and 1990s, and in 1994 the site which became IAE Cheadle was purchased, and this became home to their fencing division, so that all fencing products could be manufactured under one roof. In 1998 a large 26 acre brownfield site was purchased with the intention of moving all the spread out business units into one plot, and in 2007 this process began with construction starting on the huge Mossfield Road site. In 2014 more land was purchased at the rear of the new factory to allow for further expansion and in 2019 they celebrated their 50th anniversary as a family-run business.
The site in Cheadle closed as part of the amalgamation of all the sites a few years back, and in 2022 an application was submitted to build an Aldi on the land however nothing has happened.
It was a pretty simple one this, honestly the best part for me was the smell of the old oil and heavy industry that obviously used to be inside but was all removed to their new site. I didn't bother with any externals as it wasn't inspiring or interesting at all, although the main entrance gates were rather nice (that I forgot to get a photo of).
That's all she wrote.
Thanks for looking as always.
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