Motorola Factory

Submitted by paul on Mon, 09/14/2009 - 20:42

Location

Motorola Swindon
Thamesdown Drive, Groundwell Swindon, Wiltshire, SN25 4XY
United Kingdom
51° 36' 11.6388" N, 1° 47' 11.508" W
See map: Google Maps

One of Swindon's most recent pieces of major industrial achitecture is the striking and futuristic Motorola Building at Groundwell.

Opened by Her Majesty the Queen in November 1998, the building was designed as a major manufacturing facility for the companies GSM radio transmission equipment and cost an estimated £40 million to construct.

It was completed in just 52 weeks.

The aluminium and glass clad complex covers an area equal to three football pitches end to end and accommodated 1300 staff (before recent redundancies in 2001) in 28,000 sq.m of manufacturing space and 4500 sq.m of offices.