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Jaguar Land Rover Automotive Plc., said work has begun on its £200 million new design and engineering centre at Gaydon in Warwickshire.
The expansion, according to the U.K’s largest car manufacturer, represents the first major construction project at one of the company’s non-manufacturing sites in over a decade. The development, it added, is intended to become one of the world’s foremost automotive product, engineering and design sites – fitting for a company with ambitious plans for continued global growth.
Property Programmes Director for Jaguar Land Rover,Chris Elliott, said: “The new design and engineering centre is a testament both to Jaguar Land Rover’s British heritage of innovation and its compelling vision for future vehicle technology. The new space will centralise our design, product engineering and purchasing functions in an original and modern environment, as well as creating additional capacity for the future.”
Jaguar Land Rover said it worked with leading architectural practice, Bennetts Associates, to design the scheme and has engaged Laing O’Rourke as its construction partner, stressing that Laing O’Rourke will develop the site to create a unique landscaped campus comprising new offices and Jaguar and Land Rover design centres.
It must be noted that in recent years, Jaguar Land Rover has invested heavily in its UK vehicle manufacturing facilities at Castle Bromwich, Halewood and Solihull to support the introduction of all-new vehicles such as the Jaguar XE, XF and F-PACE, Range Rover Evoque Convertible and Land Rover Discovery Sport. It has also made significant progress in building its international manufacturing presence over the last year, with a new manufacturing facility under construction in Slovakia and the opening of its plant in Brazil.
Also, Jaguar Land Rover has, over the past five years, employed more than 20,000 people, taking its workforce to more than 40,000 with the luxury car maker investing more than £11 billion in new product creation and capital expenditure.
