The former Penman Engineering site at Locharbriggs has been put up for sale.
The substantial industrial property was originally constructed as part of a wider WWII airbase and subsequently operated as a manufacturing factory.
Shepherd Chartered Surveyors in Dumfries is marketing the 14-acre site as being in “a prominent and accessible position on the eastern side of the A701 trunk road connecting Dumfries to the M74 motorway”.
Fraser Carson, associate in Shepherd’s Dumfries, said: “We are delighted to have been instructed to assist with the disposal of this rare opportunity and expect strong levels of enquiries from those considering both residential and mixed-use projects.
“The site has played an important employment role over the years, and it will be good to see it redeveloped to once again serve the local community. Alternatively, the property is capable of continued commercial operation and is suited to a variety of uses, subject to local authority consent.”
In February 2020, Penman Engineering was bought out of administration by the same firm that rescued the company three years earlier.
The move secured the future of 16 workers.
Forty-four employees were made redundant in January that year with the remaining 17 kept on to assist with the administration process.
Cash problems left the owners with “no other choice” but to plunge the company into administration.
It was a repeat of 2016, when directors were forced to call in administrators after admitting defeat in attempts to keep the company afloat.
At the time, 140 employees and supply firms were affected.
Now known as MW Scotland Ltd, the company relocated to smaller premises in Locharbriggs.
