Basic Site Details

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
	Name	Current name?	Notes
	British Motor Corporation (BMC) Plant

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
	Classification	Original classification?	Notes
	Factory

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
	From	To	Event type	Notes
	5 February 1960		Proposed	per Builder p296
	June 1960	1962	Build/construction
	June 1960		Proposed	£5m 3 single-storey integrated factories (tenders invited shortly); £200,000 site clearance work begun by Robert M Douglas (Contractors) per Builder 17 Jun 1960 p1168
	19 August 1960		Contract offered	£500,000 contract for second stage of new factory awarded to Robert M. Douglas Ltd., George Road, Birmingham per Builder p348
	26 August 1960		Proposed	approx. 12 English and Scottish contractors invited to submit tenders for £300-400K construction of roadways contract; the closing date is 6 Sept and work is expected to commence in mid-Sept per Builder p399
	30 September 1960		Contract offered	£350,000 contract to covert a mile of the A8 to dual carriageway and construct a new subsidiary road with a flyover junction, sliproads and under-passes by April 1961 awarded to John Laing & Son Ltd. per Builder p636
	28 October 1960		Contract offered	£2 mil. contract for three factories, including BMC factory at Bathgate, awarded to Melville Dundas and Whitson of Glasgow; work expected to finish in 12 months' time; work under other contracts on the site includes £708,000 by Robert M Douglas Ltd and £350,000 in road works by John Liang and Son Ltd per Builder p810

People

Design and Construction

The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column.
	Name	Role	Partnership Group	From	To	Notes
	Harry W Weedon & Partners			17 June 1960		architect for factory per Builder p1168
	(Sir) Alexander Gibb & Partners			26 August 1960		consulting engineers per Builder p399

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
	Name	Notes
	British Motor Corporation

Related Buildings, Structures and Designs

Child Structures

This structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details):
	Building Name	Notes
	Worker Housing, British Motor Corporation Tractor and Industrial Vehicle Plant

References

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
	Periodical Name	Date	Edition	Publisher	Notes
	Builder	5 February 1960			p296
	Builder	19 February 1960			p388
	Builder	17 June 1960			'BMC Factory' p1168
	Builder	19 August 1960			p348
	Builder	26 August 1960			'Tenders for BMC Factory' p399
	Builder	30 September 1960			'BMC Road Contract' p636
	Builder	28 October 1960			'Tender for BMC Factory' p810