A Welsh aluminium fabricator will be supporting the construction of a new Formula 1 factory at Aston Martin’s existing facility in Silverstone.
Cardiff-based Dudley’s Aluminium will be working with construction firm SDC Builders to build the 400,000 sq ft facility which will support Aston Martin’s growth and ambitions with Formula 1.
The firm will install Kawneer doors and capped curtain walling on the building which will house the Aston Martin team’s design, manufacturing and marketing resource as well as its first ever wind tunnel and state-of-the-art simulator. The opening date is expected to be in the first quarter of 2023.
Wind tunnels are used in Formula 1 during car development to analyse the efficiency of different components and achieve the right balance aerodynamically.
Colin Shorney, managing director of Dudley’s Aluminium, said: “We are delighted to be working with SDC Builders Ltd on this project at the home of British motor racing. The facility will support Aston Martin’s growth and ambitions within Formula 1 which is very exciting.”
Operating since 1993, Dudley’s Aluminium has completed many projects within the education, health, commercial, retail and defence sectors throughout the UK and Channel Islands.
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