I B L Bulk Liquids

IBL was formed in 1947 to operate a bulk liquids storage facility from a riverside location on the east coast of England in the Yorkshire city of Kingston-Upon-Hull. From humble beginnings with a few small tanks on the river Hull to facilitate the importation of latex from the Far East, the company expanded by growth and acquisition into a number of allied activities. In Hull the addition of further capacity at various locations within the town and the development of ancillary services such as steam cleaning and a public weighbridge saw the company achieve a significant presence in the city.

The company consolidated its position by acquisition into other specialised areas of the storage industry. To this end the IBL Cold Stores division was formed in Knowsley, near Liverpool. The cold storage operation was created and grew by the progressive construction of temperature controlled chambers capable of operating at a flexible range of temperatures from deep cold to chilled conditions.