Plans have been lodged for a 400,000 sq ft factory that Wigan council is calling the “biggest ever” building to be built in the borough.
Manufacturer Nice-Pak wants to build the facility on the Westwood development site, a remediated former power station and of the borough’s key sites.
Nice-Pak, which produces wet wipes for markets around the world, launched a search in 2013 to expand from its base in Hindley, greater Manchester.
Wigan has also this month announced a £60m redevelopment scheme in the city’s and a 10-year transformation plan for Wigan Pier.
Wigan council leader David Molyneux said: “This is hugely exciting news and yet another vote of confidence in the economy of Wigan borough.
“That a business already based here is keen to expand here in such an ambitious way shows that Wigan is an attractive place to build and expand a business. Creating the conditions for economic growth and supporting the private sector is a key priority for the council.”
