LONDON: The Gordon Murray Group has revealed plans for an all-new global headquarters at Windlesham, Surrey.
The new technology campus, located 40km south-west of here, will be built on a 21.8-hectare site providing state-of-the-art facilities for world-leading automotive design, engineering and advanced vehicle development and manufacturing. This announcement closely follows the launch of the T.50 supercar.
The 130,000 sq ft development, comprising three buildings, will also see the group create more than 100 skilled jobs within the next three years. Phase one is expected to start construction soon and will house a vehicle manufacturing centre, customer sales and the Gordon Murray Group heritage collection.
The whole site is due to be completed by the end of 2024 with a total investment of £50 million (RM270mil).
The picturesque parkland on the existing site will be retained, preserving and enhancing its natural beauty and making it a welcoming setting for employees and visitors.
“Our innovative new technology campus is a fantastic new home and will give us world-class facilities that have been designed with a lot of attention to communication, workflow and social interaction – which will bring new levels of productivity to our already very efficient team," said Gordon Murray who is chairman of the group named after him.
"Over 90 per cent of the content of the new T.50 comes from UK supplies, which is something that we specified from the start."
The new headquarters incorporate a new layout in the design and prototyping area of the main engineering facility. Individual build bays for prototype vehicles are sited next to their respective design team with common access areas to ensure engineering teams communicate and work together efficiently.
Elsewhere on the technology campus, the new headquarters will house office and presentation facilities as well as an R&D facility.
In addition to the new Windlesham facility, the group will retain its existing facilities. The site at Dunsfold Park, Surrey will be used to make the T.50 supercar and T50s track-focused version, as well as continuing research and development in the iStream manufacturing system. The original Shalford site will be occupied until the technology campus is finished.
