Shropshire Star

Car hire firm plans to expand into Shrewsbury factory that closed earlier this year

A car hire firm is set to expand its footprint in Shrewsbury after it filed an application to take over land at an historic industrial site vacated by an aerospace firm earlier this year.

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Radius Aerospace UK Ltd revealed last year that it had taken the 'difficult decision' to close its factory, due to declining performance with the reduction in the overall order book. The business finally closed its doors in April and is to vacate the site next month.

They had been based on the site of the former Sentinel Works on Whitchurch Road, which produced steam-powered wagons from 1915 onwards.

Staff at the Sentinel Works in Shrewsbury on its final day of operation in April. Photo: Christopher Jones