This was the site of Octel’s engine laboratory which carried out tests on the Antiknock compounds ( AKC) and assisted in design of petrol and diesel engines. The laboratory started work on 3rd June 1953. A range of engine sensers would be fitted to production vehicles and the effects of antiknock compounds studied.
As Octel diversified away from AKC the laboratory diversified into a more general fuel technology study centre.
