Designed by architect Sir Nicholas Grimshaw and merging effortlessly into the beautiful West Sussex countryside, the award-winning building was created to lower our environmental footprint. From a shortlist of possible sites, Goodwood in West Sussex in the south east of England emerged as the natural choice. Tucked away in the heart of the South Downs National Park in an area of outstanding natural beauty, Goodwood is a quintessentially English setting.
Perfectly in tune with our brand values and customer expectations. Despite it being an entirely new location for Rolls-Royce manufacturing, Goodwood has a strong historical connection to the brand.
Built over four and a half years, the award-winning manufacturing facility opened its doors on 1 January Designed on a 20 x 20 metre grid with steel columns supporting roof lights, the main building is set two metres below the surrounding ground level, to blend into the landscape. The floor-to-ceiling windows run the length of the Assembly Hall, providing essential natural light for our craftspeople and — for visitors who come to Goodwood — a front-row view of the entire production line.
The eight-acre curved living roof — the largest in the UK — is home to hardy sedum plants. After being fully operational for nine years, we extended the Assembly Hall in By adding an extra 2, square metres, we were able to add new space to the Surface Finishing Centre and also to our Bespoke service, which has more than doubled in size since As well as blending into its rural surroundings, Goodwood is designed to have the smallest possible impact on the environment. The exterior is clad with a mix of limestone and cedar wood, both from sustainable sources.
And the timber louvre panels, activated by a weather station on the roof, control how much light enters the building and reduce our demand for electricity. The large central lake attracts numerous wild birds, and also guards against flooding by storing excess water. We also compost all our green waste. Delve further into stories of Inspiring Greatness. Since , Rolls-Royce has created instantly recognisable motor cars that have made the marque an icon all over the world. Discover the whole story here.
Discover the design philosophy that has defined Rolls-Royce motor cars since the first Silver Ghost. If you continue, we'll assume you are happy to receive all cookies on our website.
You can disable cookies at any time by changing your browser settings. Learn more about how we use cookies here. COM is currently not available in your language. We have switched to English and apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused. Unfortunately, we no longer offer a public tour programme. Should this change in the future, we will update our website. All brochures can be viewed and downloaded within the model pages online or within enquiries. We no longer produce printed brochures.
All current opportunities are advertised on the careers page. Should you wish to register your interest or submit an application, please visit the careers page and follow the instructions. Vacancies for Apprenticeships and Internships are also advertised here. Regrettably, due to the volume of requests we receive for work experience placements from the children of our employees, we are unable to offer a placement at this time. Looking further to the future, we offer a range of Apprenticeships and a Graduate Scheme, details of which can be found on the careers page on our website.
Unfortunately, due the volume of request we receive of this nature we cannot accept collaboration requests. We receive many requests for submission of design ideas and we are not permitted to accept ideas from any persons outside of the business. All motorcars built before both Rolls-Royce and Bentley and their related history are dealt with by the Bentley organisation. The Bentley Heritage website could be a useful source of information for you.
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A hub of activity We have established key manufacturing and supply chain activities across South East Asia. Closer than ever Asia Pacific is one of the fastest growing regions for Rolls-Royce. A manufacturing powerhouse in the heart of Asia Opened in , the Rolls-Royce Seletar Campus in Singapore significantly increases our engine production capacity and provides us better access to our growing customer base in the region.
Mining and construction guide Force Motors though, is not a newbie when it comes to engine production. The Conversation 0 Start a conversation, not a fire. Post with kindness. Post Comment. Play Quiz. Powered By. From there, the cars are fitted with their power trains and receive all interior appointments and exterior trim, including the trademark Spirit of Ecstasy emblem.
Most of this work is done by hand by master craftspeople in their respective trades. In the leather shop, artisans stretch, mark, and slice pieces of trim using lasers and computer-controlled cutters.
Each machinist sews the entire interior for a single car using a double-needled sewing machine. It takes eight or nine full hides to dress the interior of one Rolls-Royce, and the leather is sourced from a single batch to ensure consistency in color and texture.
Crafting the wood trim for one car can take 30 days. The company keeps copies of each veneer in its archives, and even numbers and tracks each specific donor tree—just in case any piece needs to be replaced. Each strand is inserted into the headliner by hand in a process that takes nine to 10 hours to complete.
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