Luxury car maker moves headquarters to Silverstone Park
David Brown Automotive has moved its headquarters and production of its niche luxury vehicles – the Speedback GT and Mini Remastered – into new 18,000 sq ft premises at Silverstone Park.
It becomes the third company using high-tech processes to move into industrial units that are part of a 125,000 sq ft speculative development at the estate with Enterprise Zone status.
Others include telecoms specialist MLL and low carbon vehicles expert Twintec-Baumot.
David Browne Automotive manufactures the Speedback GT and Mini Remastered.
Company founder, David Brown said: “It had to be somewhere that gave us the right kind of customer-focused ability and a pedigree of low-volume, niche automotive manufacture, plus Silverstone Park quite simply had the best sized premises for what we needed.
“Getting here is straightforward, particularly from London and abroad and the Silverstone name also influences a great deal; it’s just a great place to be.”
The “brilliant” skill set of companies in the surrounding Silverstone Technology Cluster also had a bearing. He continued: “These are very rural surroundings and it amazes me that hidden down a country lane you can find a company with ten five-axis CNC machines capable of making of anything you need.
“I am guessing a lot of that is borne out of companies and individuals being originally connected to motorsport. The region is clearly full of highly-skilled technicians and companies with great manufacturing abilities.”
