Violet
Phase Two

Violet Phase Two is the next stage of development of our national science and innovation campus.

Ideally suited for well-established and growing science and technology companies.

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Violet Phase Two is supported by the Liverpool City Region Life Sciences Innovation Zone and Freeport programmes which offer financial incentives to new businesses locating into the development.

Building on the success of the Combined Authority-backed Phase 1, which is fully occupied, the flagship Phase Two development will enable occupiers to tap into one of the UK’s most dynamic innovation campuses, surrounded by cutting-edge businesses, in a City Region at the forefront of place-based innovation with world-leading R&D capabilities in infection prevention & control, materials chemistry, and AI solutions & emerging technologies.

It will involve the delivery of a total of 80,000 sq ft of Grade A office space and CL1/CL2 laboratory space with the potential to accommodate pilot plant facilities and low volume/high value manufacture and assembly.

This will be across two buildings V5 and V4.

V5 scalable wet lab and office building Circa 60,000 sq ft

V4 dry lab and office building Circa 22,000 sq ft Goes Here

V5 building overview

V5 scalable wet lab/pilot plant building with office space.

V5 provides high quality facilities for science and technology companies developing or upscaling their business. The 3-storey multi-let building provides a combination of circa 60,000 sq ft gross of CL2 wet and instrumentation laboratory space, grade A office accommodation, meeting hubs and break out areas.

V5 is ideally suited for well-established, growing companies requiring scalable CL2 lab and/or pilot plant space. Suitable for companies involved in life sciences, materials development, environmental technologies/testing, and instrumentation. The ground floor laboratories will meet the requirements of companies needing to accommodate large pieces of equipment or instrumentation.

Lab space

On ground and 1st floors – unit sizes of circa 5,000 sq ft to up to 14,000 sq ft for full floorplate

Office Space

On 2nd floor: Unit sizes of 
circa 1,600 – 6,000 sq ft

Second Floor Balcony
Direct access from office space

Fully managed

Large spacious entrance lobby

Cat 6 cabling available in offices

High speed internet

Packages available

On-site parking

24/7 access

V5 ground floor laboratory key features

  • 3-phase power
  • Fume extraction, ductwork to above roof level

  • Supply and extract general ventilation

  • Access to materials storage area and gas bottle storage area

  • Solid flooring

  • Floor to soffit height – 4.1m
  • Access to water and chemically robust drainage

  • Access to gas supplies – compressed air & nitrogen

  • BREEAM Excellent
  • External door access – 2.1m wide x 2.4m high

V5 first floor laboratory key features

  • 3-phase power
  • Fume extraction, ductwork to above roof level

  • Supply and extract general ventilation

  • Access to materials storage area and gas bottle storage area

  • Floor to soffit height – 2.7m

  • Access to water and chemically robust drainage

  • Access to gas supplies – compressed air & nitrogen

V5 second floor office key features

  • Office space

  • Feature exposed mechanical and electrical services creating a contemporary aesthetic

  • Clear ceiling height – 2.7m

  • Raised access flooring providing enhanced flexibility for power and data infrastructure

Innovation Zone occupier incentives

Violet Phase Two is a tax site in the Liverpool City Region Innovation Zone, one of the UK’s Industrial Strategy Zones. Occupiers relocating into Violet Phase Two are eligible for the following incentives:

5 years’ business rates relief

3 years National Insurance
contribution holidays

(worth up to £6582 per employee)

Enhanced capital allowances

V4 building overview

V4 provides high quality facilities for science and technology companies developing or upscaling their business.

The 3-storey multi-let building provides a combination of circa 22,000 sq ft gross of dry laboratory space (with the potential to retrofit to CL2 lab space) and grade A office accommodation.

V4 is ideally suited for growing science and technology companies in life sciences, digital and digital health, advanced engineering and environmental technologies and testing. It includes access to CL1 lab space.

Lab space

On ground and 1st floors –
circa 6,000 sq ft per floor 
(with potential to split into 
3,000 sq ft units)

Office Space

On 2nd floor – circa 6,000 sq ft per floor (with potential to split into 3,000 sq ft units)

Cat 6 cabling available in offices

High speed internet

Packages available

On-site parking

24/7 access

V4 ground floor laboratory key features

  • Suitable as engineering/instrumentation lab

  • 3-phase power

  • External access doors – 2.1m wide x 2.4m high

  • Solid flooring

  • Access to water and UPVC drainage

  • Floor to soffit – circa 3.2m

  • Supply and extract general ventilation

V4 first floor laboratory key features

  • Suitable as CL1 lab space

  • Access to water and UPVC drainage
  • Supply and extract general ventilation

  • 3-phase power

  • Floor to soffit – circa 2.9m

  • Access to gas bottle 
storage area

V4 second floor office key features

  • Office space

  • Floor to soffit – circa 2.9m

Discover opportunities and find your home for life at Violet Phase two

Sci-Tech Daresbury is the home of pioneering science, technology, 
and business. It creates the conditions for ambitious businesses to accelerate growth and deliver real-world impact by solving the challenges of tomorrow.

Located in the Liverpool City Region, the campus combines world-class science infrastructure – including particle accelerators and supercomputers – a collaborative community, tailored business support and state-of -the-art office and laboratory space. Its “Home for Life” offering provides the perfect business location for technology companies to scale their business with over 150 companies on-campus.

Home to the impressive Daresbury Laboratory which is renowned for its world leading scientific research in fields such as computational science, physics, chemistry, materials, accelerator technology and engineering. Daresbury Laboratory is part of the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), the laboratory supports scientists, researchers and industry by providing a collaborative environment to perform cutting-edge research and innovation.

Enquire today and start building your forever home for your business with Violet Phase Two office and Lab spaces at Sci-Tech Daresbury.

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Phase Two brochure

Make an enquiry today

or call on 01925 239 215