The Meadow Industrial Estate in Stockport suffered significant damage from New Year's Day floods, leaving businesses heartbroken and considering closure. This is the second time the area has flooded in three years, making insurance impossible for many.
Business owners say they are heartbroken after their premises were wrecked in the New Year's Day floods causing damage estimated to be more than a million pounds. Some tradespeople based at the Meadow Industrial Estate in Stockport say they are now considering giving up after being flooded for the second time in three years. The business park is situated next to the River Tame, just behind Meadow Mill.
More than 400 people who live in apartments in the converted mill had to be evacuated by the emergency services after its car park and lower floors were flooded, cutting off water and power supplies and leaving residents stranded. The roughly 20 units on the industrial estate were also deluged by water which, according to its owners, reached a height of more than six feet. Yesterday (Thursday), those working out of the units returned to find, in some cases, their life's work washed away. Stock and equipment worth tens of thousands of pounds has been destroyed with bosses saying the total cost is likely to top £1 million. As they count the cost, business owners told the Manchester Evening News that the area previously flooded in February 2022, again causing significant damage, and as a result they were not able to get insurance. Chris Fawley, 57, who runs Meadow Mill Wood Finishing, said: 'I'm done. Last time it cost me £20,000-£30,000 to get myself back on my feet. But that time the water only came up a a foot or so. This time was much worse and you could probably double that figure and more. 'And what's the point when it could just happen again. I would just be flogging a dead horse. It's the customers I feel sorry for. I had about about half a dozen things I was working on. If it would have been a few weeks ago there would have £300,000 worth of furniture in here.' Chris was on holiday in Spain but cut it short and jetted back late on New Year's Da
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