Within the 12 months Caterham turns 50, the corporate will transfer to a model new house. Positioned in Dartford, Kent, the constructing will home Caterham’s all manufacturing, engineering, motorsport, and industrial workers beneath one roof. The brand new industrial park is known as Dartford X and is positioned near the agency’s current manufacturing facility.
The ability isn’t fully completed but however Caterham expects to have all of the operations accomplished in the direction of the top of this 12 months. The transfer to a brand new headquarters is a part of the producer’s greater plan to extend its manufacturing capability by 50 % to roughly 750 vehicles per 12 months. After all, the method will proceed to be carried out by hand. Along with boosting manufacturing capability, the brand new facility will even supply manufacturing facility excursions, particular occasions, and automobile handovers.
“It’s becoming that, in our fiftieth anniversary 12 months, we are able to spend money on new premises to facilitate our ambitions, for the way forward for the Seven and the model as an entire. The positioning not solely will increase our manufacturing capability however permits us to advance our manufacturing capabilities in a contemporary setting. Will probably be a incredible new house for the model, our workers, and our prospects previous, current and future to go to,” Bob Laishley, CEO of Caterham, feedback.
The 54,000-square-foot facility is constructed after Caterham’s homeowners, VT Holdings – one in every of Japan’s largest retailer teams – invested a number of million {dollars} into the corporate. Caterham has been constructing vehicles within the South East of England since its authentic launch in 1973. Initially, the agency was based mostly within the metropolis of Caterham however moved to Kennet Highway in Dartford in 1987.
A few of Caterham’s most up-to-date merchandise embody the Seven 340 with obtainable street and observe packages, in addition to the Tremendous Seven 600 and 2000 mixing retro styling with fashionable know-how. There are additionally rumors of an all-electric automobile from the model’ however nothing is official but.
