Dunton Technical Centre
The Dunton Campus (informally Ford Dunton or Dunton) is a major automotive research and development facility located in Dunton Wayletts, Laindon, Essex, United Kingdom, which is owned and operated by Ford Motor Company. Ford Dunton houses the main design team of Ford of Europe alongside its Merkenich Technical Centre in Cologne, Germany. With the closure of Ford's Warley site (located in Brentwood, Essex) in September 2019, the staff from the UK division of Ford Motor Credit Company and Ford's UK Sales and Marketing departments have moved to the Dunton site. As of November 2019, Dunton had around 4,000 staff working at the site.
| Dunton Technical Centre | |
|---|---|
Ford Dunton | |
View from the front | |
Location within Essex | |
| Former names | Ford Research & Engineering Centre |
| General information | |
| Type | Automobile Research Centre |
| Address | Dunton, Laindon, Essex, SS15 6EE |
| Coordinates | 51.581°N 0.405°E |
| Elevation | 45 m (148 ft) |
| Current tenants | Ford design team |
| Completed | 1 January 1967 |
| Inaugurated | 12 October 1967 |
| Cost | £10.5 million. |
| Client | Ford of Britain |
| Landlord | Ford of Europe |
| Dimensions | |
| Other dimensions | 268 acres (108.4 ha) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 4 |
| Design and construction | |
| Services engineer | G.N. Haden & Sons |
| Main contractor | George Wimpey |
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