Healthcare and medical device supplier Vygon has completed its move to Swindon’s iconic former Motorola factory, with the French-owned saying it will grow and develop in its new base.Vygon, which celebrates its 50th anniversary next year, spent £15m buying the 46-acre site at Groundwell and transforming the landmark building into its UK headquarters, with bespoke warehousing, state-of-the-art offices and an international training centre.
Parts of the 250,000 sq ft building, which had stood empty since Motorola ceased production in 2006, have been demolished, including three of its four warehouses, and Vygon has built a new 60,000 sq ft warehouse which at 12.5m high is more suited to its needs.
It has also completely refurbished the existing office pod and converted some rooms into training suites which will be used by Vygon staff from across the world – saving on the cost of hiring external training facilities.
The massive operation to find a suitable site for Vygon to expand its UK operations started three years ago and has been managed by Bristol firm Adapt Properties.
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