ICI Works - Nobel's Explosive Factory-Ardeer

Ardeer on the west coast of Scotland in Ayrshire was the site of the first Dynamite factory in the UK. It was set up by Alfred B. Nobel and came to be the largest explosives factory in the World. It also formed an important part of ICI from 1926 . At its peak, the site employed almost 13,000 workers in a fairly remote location. The Ardeer site was its own community with enough employees on site that a bank, a travel agency, and a dentist were located on the site. The site closed in the early 90's.