Facilities / Premises

Petrie Technologies Limited occupies a 600m2 building and is based on the same site as our sister company, NIS Limited, at Chorley in the North of England. The two premises are separated for confidential trial work. The majority of floor space at Petrie is dedicated to research and development, where ample utility resources are available for test work. The facility also includes office space as well as meeting and conference rooms for client visits.

NIS has been located at Chorley for over 25 years and developed its premises over time to accommodate the markets continuously changing requirements. The premises are situated between two major motorways the M6 and M61 which provide easy access from North and South.

The NIS premises provide a 3500m2 production workshop for the manufacturing, testing and development of special purpose plant and equipment for high technology industries. The expertise for the machining and fabrication of complex structures, vessels and assemblies resides in-house and segregated working between stainless steel and carbon steel materials is maintained. There are three overhead cranes that span the workshop floor with a SWL of 10 tonne each, and a hoist height of 5.4 meters.

A separate 750m2, 17m tall high bay, serviced by a 10 tonne crane with an under the hook height of 14.5 meters was constructed in 1997 adjoining the main workshop. This allows the construction, testing and development of large projects away from the main workshop.

In addition to the high bay we have a 65m2, 20m tall test tower, with a 5 tonne crane and an under the hook height of 17m.

Within the main workshop we have a 250m2 clean room, allowing the assembly, test or development of products in a clean environment. This facility has been used for medical production equipment testing, clean assembly of integrated glovebox systems incorporating complex instrumentation with associated electronics packages and a number of other applications.

NIS has professional Engineers and designers alongside highly skilled manufacturing engineers and technicians which enhances the supply of the special purpose plant and equipment we provide for our clients.

In support of our own in-house manufacturing capability, a dedicated procurement team provides a UK and International supply chain, thereby ensuring optimum value for money whilst maintaining high levels of quality assurance through an ongoing process of supply chain evaluation and management. To further enhance our supply capability NIS (China) Ltd has recently opened for the import and export of goods and services from China.

Combined premises include:

  • Dedicated test centre with various pilot kit

  • Break out room for brain storming

  • Workshops - 6,000 sq. metres

  • High Bay - 18 metres high and 800 sq. metres

  • Test Tower - 20 metres high

  • Craneage - 3 x 10 tonnes

  • Clean Room - 2,000 sq. metres

  • Design Office - Over 80 seats