February 2021 February 2021
Norton Motorcycles invests in advanced new factory headquarters in Solihull
The Norton Motorcycle Co Ltd has moved to premises in Solihull, West Midlands. The new HQ will be a permanent base for all staff and incorporates state-of-the-art design, engineering, manufacturing and quality capabilities
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pening of the new- ly fitted out facto- ry comes after a multi-million pound investment from
Norton’s new parent company, TVS Motor Company Commissioning is near completion and opening is ex- pected in Q1 2021
Over 50 high quality, new jobs have already been created and more are expected to follow as the busi- ness activity grows providing a wel- come boost to the local economy. The site in Solar Park, Solihull is the most advanced facility that Norton has ever had
The Norton Motorcycle Co Ltd has announced that the company is moving to a new headquarters. The state-of-the-art production site lo- cated in Solihull, West Midlands, will open following a multi-million pound investment by Norton’s Indian par- ent company, TVS Motor Company. It will be the most advanced manu- facturing facility in the 122-year-old motorcycle brand’s history.
The premises will be the central hub for all of Norton operations, provid- ing a permanent base for all staff. The new headquarters will be home to design, engineering, purchasing, sales, marketing, and support teams as well as the skilled production team that is resuming manufacture of motorcycles. Some of the special- ist tooling and equipment previous- ly used by Norton has been carried over to the new site in Solihull, but the site is benefiting from substantial new investment.
John Russell Norton CEO
The new manufacturing facility will make use of modern-day, quali- ty-assured production processes. Skilled technicians will deploy be-
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