UK manufacturing has been given a boost by the news the redevelopment of BMW’s Hams Hall engine plant is now complete and the facility is already starting to increase the output from its brand-new production lines.
The development is part of a £750million project in BMW’s UK manufacturing sites, and will the plant near Birmingham produce the latest BMW three and four-cylinder engines. Over a million components will be machined at the Hams Hall plant over the next 12 months, with the site supplying parts for a range of BMW models including the new MINI Clubman and new 7 Series, both of which go on sale in the coming weeks.
“The transformation in our plant has been huge”, said Hams Hall’s Plant Director Markus Fallboehmer.
“Over the last few years we have completely re-developed our two main production areas and installed over 600 brand-new pieces of equipment and machinery. While a high level of technology and automation ensures our plant remains a state-of-the-art facility, the ergonomics of the workstations where we have more manual input have been carefully thought through and adjusted to suit each individual member of the team.
“A large investment has also been made in our workforce via a number of training programmes and opportunities for people to upskill and take on new job roles. We have changed the make-up of our workforce as well with over 100 people securing BMW contracts, some of whom were previously working for us on a temporary basis. Looking further ahead to the future, we have trebled the number of apprentices training with us to ensure we have a strong, skilled workforce for many years to come.”
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