‘Spirit of Ecstasy’ manufacturer in a £2m relocation
Parts producer’s state-of-the-art new premises
A SPECIALIST parts manufacturer which counts RollsRoyce among its clients is to move from the site it has occupied for almost 70 years.
Polycast, which manufactures a wide range of products in materials such as stainless steel and aluminium, is moving to new premises at Concorde Park, Segensworth.
Polycast has been based at Shore Road, Warsash, since it was founded in 1943, but is now investing almost £2m to move its operations to create a new state-of-the-art foundry and machine shop.
The firm, which is the sole manufacturer of the ‘Spirit of Ecstasy’ ornament found on Rolls-Royce cars, said it hopes the move will enable it to expand into new markets and grow its workforce.
It will create around five new positions, including apprentices, and plans to move into new markets – among them the manufacture of medical implants.
Managing director Andrew Martin said: ‘This is a major step forward to us. What we wanted from a new site was the “wow factor” and that’s what we got when we went to see these new units.
‘The site is less than three miles from where we were – our workforce is very local so we wanted to stay as close as possible. There’s better access to the motorway and perfect facilities for loading and loading, so it ticks all the boxes for us.
‘It will be a sad day when we leave our current site but we are moving in a very clear direction.
‘This move sets us up for the next 10 or 20 years of the business’s life.’
Concorde Park is a speculative quality industrial and warehouse development which was completed this year by the developer Kingsbridge Estates.
Polycast joins overnight parcel and delivery company Delivered, agricultural technology business Agform, tools and equipment specialist Key Blades and Fixings and car wrapping business Amigo Wrap as occupiers.