The company is looking to employ a further twelve engineers and three additional apprentices.
The company’s ‘Safety Hub’ now has more warehousing space, a dedicated R&D unit for product development and an eight-bay commercial vehicle workshop that will cater for a 30% increase in installs scheduled for this year.
Managing director Pete Spillard said: “Our new HQ was something we had been planning for two years and, when the opportunity came to purchase the building opposite our previous base, it was too good to turn down.
“We stripped the building back to its shell and then set about designing it exactly how we wanted it, with a dedicated sales office, larger assembly space, more room for R&D and then the expansive workshop area that means we can do more installs and more demonstrations of our technology.”
He continued: “Importantly, we have also invested in creating a new training school that has space for 20 people to learn a combination of theory and then hands-on practical workshop experience. This is critical for developing the next generation of engineers and, potentially, in training up staff from our customers.”
Craig Spillard, finance director, added: “There is a mix of classroom and workshop space to train our apprentices and upskill engineers who may be joining us as part of our recruitment drive. Importantly, we are also looking at developing a programme where we can educate and teach staff from our customers to install our HDS and ‘Spillard’ Live systems.”