Duke of Cambridge’s visit to Leicestershire is a real Triumph
The Duke of Cambridge completed a visit to Triumph Motorcycles’ factory in the East Midlands as part of a tour of Midlands automotive businesses.
The Duke toured the factory in Hinckley where he was shown around the brand new, £6m paint shop facility. He was even invited to try out the firm’s latest Tiger 1200 for himself (see below).
The paint shop, a major new investment at the factory, will be pressed into operation in the spring.
Elsewhere on his tour, the Duke was shown around the Triumph Factory Visitor Experience (FVE), which was recently opened to the public.
Later, he unveiled a commemorative fuel tank emblazoned with a Union Jack design in Triumph’s striking colours, which was hand painted on site by one of the firm’s official tank painters to mark the visit and the opening of the FVE.
Triumph employs 900 people in the UK and, supported by further plants in Thailand, builds around 67,000 bikes every year.
Triumph CEO, Nick Bloor, said: “It was a delight to welcome His Royal Highness to Hinckley.
“Thanks to the dedication and hard work of everyone at Triumph, our export business continues to grow and our outstanding design engineering team, in which we have invested heavily in recent years, is producing a stream of exciting motorcycles that captures the imagination of riders all over the world.”
During the visit, the Duke fixed a Triumph badge to the engine of a Triumph Tiger 1200 adventure motorcycle, one of the most recent new Triumph models launched.
Elsewhere on his visit to the region, the Duke also visited the MIRA Technology Park at Nuneaton.
The Duke of Cambridge with a Triumph Tiger 1200 made at the factory
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