 By 1905, the company was expanding production rapidly, and a new site at Alexandria, outside the city, was identified.Plans were drawn up by architect Charles James Halley, and the building was officially opened by John Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 2nd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu, on 26 June 1906.The factory covered , and was served by its own railway line and several streets of houses for the factory workers.