Aston Martin opens new multi-million pound facility in Warwickshire
LUXURY sports car manufacturer Aston Martin has opened its brand new warehouse and logistics facility following a multi-million pound investment.
The new facility, located in Wellesbourne, close to its existing headquarters at Gaydon, is intended to support the expansion of the business.
The new development, which has created 40 new jobs, is the largest storage and distribution base in the company’s 102-year history.
Keith Stanton, Aston Martin Manufacturing Operations Director, said: “The opening of this superb new facility at Wellesbourne is a vital part of our Second Century Plan.
“Ensuring we have the right materials in the right place at the right time is, of course, fundamental to our manufacturing process. As the volume and complexity of our operations increases in the months and years ahead, we will be relying on the team at Wellesbourne to help us deliver our exciting new generation of Aston Martin sports cars.”
Running to almost a quarter of a million square feet of storage, operations and office space, the Wellesbourne facility functions as a centralised warehouse for supplier deliveries and provides a steady stream of production-critical materials for use in Aston Martin’s global manufacturing base at Gaydon.
Almost a year in the planning and construction, the development employs 90 staff in total. The site has been planned and constructed to demanding environmental standards. It has secured a ‘Very Good’ environmental rating according to the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM).
