With the world eagerly awaiting the launch of the new 12C in 2011, McLaren is building a new production and assembly site next to its futuristic McLaren Technology Centre (MTC) headquarters in Woking, England. The £40 million McLaren Production Centre is developing fast and the construction programme is ahead of schedule. Great news for future 12C owners!
The MPC will be the home of McLaren Automotive's range of high-performance and highly efficient sports cars, supporting up to 800 jobs and manufacturing around 4,000 cars by the middle of the decade. New standards of quality will be introduced into the sports car market, as well as innovative new technologies unique to McLaren.
All components on the cars are bespoke to McLaren. Construction began in January, meaning approximately one year will pass before the first 12C rolls off the new production line. Despite a remarkably tight deadline for the completion of the programme, McLaren is making every effort to ensure the development is sensitive to its local environment.
· 'Low-energy' paints have been selected for the 12C that can be cooled mainly through natural air-flow within the building
· The landscaping project is re-using all existing soil, massively reducing the transportation impact
· 820 new trees, and 68 existing mature trees that were transplanted in a local nursery before the bird-nesting season, will be planted on-site to further screen the MPC and MTC and positively contribute to the local environment
· Every vehicle that leaves the site receives a high-power wheel and chassis wash to ensure that dirt and mud is not left on the surrounding roads
· McLaren has purchased the Heather Farm facility of industrial buildings and concrete hard-standing, adjacent to the Horsell Common Special Protection Area, and has bequeathed ownership of the site to the Horsell Common Preservation Society
· All local public footpaths have been either retained or will be enhanced for future access
The construction programme is yet another reflection of the passion of everyone at McLaren for the company to be the most innovative, most successful, and most respected sports car and motorsport business in the world, both now and in the future.
