Duke of Cambridge to visit manufacturing sites

The Duke of Cambridge will visit the Midlands’ today to meet manufacturing students and open a new facility at one of the region’s best-known businesses.

The Duke will first visit Triumph Motorcycles in Hinckley where he will tour the factory and walk the assembly line, meeting technicians and apprentices working on-site.

He will then officially open the Triumph Motorcycles Factory Visitor Experience, which showcases a collection of Triumph’s historic and modern achievements in motorcycle design, engineering, and racing.

First established in 1902, Triumph Motorcycles celebrated 115 years of motorcycle manufacturing in 2017, and builds around 67,000 iconic bikes per year, which are sold in 57 countries across the world.

From Triumph, he will travel the short distance to MIRA Technology Park in Nuneaton to see how the facility is pioneering engineering, research and test services to the transport industry.

The Duke will view a selection of vehicles and equipment that have been developed at the technology park, which provides expansive research and development services – especially in autonomous vehicles.

He will be invited to experience the new technology developed on the site, including driverless vehicles, as well as the high speed and wet weather handling test tracks.

Finally, he will attend a reception to meet apprentices and PhD students at various stages of their training. Since its launch in 2013, the MIRA Academy has been providing fundamental support to young people and apprentices.

Currently, HORIBA MIRA employs 18 apprentices through its MIRA academy programme, which offers salaried employment for each apprentice from day one, with a structured programme of both academic and on-the-job training.

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