An automotive lighting business has moved to Redditch after taking a shine to the town’s road links.
The Lighting Consultants Ltd are now based in unit 6 at historic listed building Empire Court following a deal put together by property agents John Truslove.
The business has taken 1,214 sq ft design offices on a three year lease at what was once the British Mills needle factory made famous in the best-selling novel Young Jethro by local author Roy Clews.
The Lighting Consultants have now taken on an additional unit on the same site to allow manufacture and assembly of their products designs.
The company employs seven people, partnering with other component makers to bring their lighting solutions to fruition.
Previously based around Fort Dunlop in Birmingham, the team wanted a less stressed drive to work while remaining in the heart of the automotive sector.
John Truslove director Ian Parker said: “This is the sort of high technology Company that Redditch is extremely keen to attract.
“Once again the town’s great transport links have pulled in a business which will be of great benefit to the industrial base.
“Hard-working executives are fed up of sitting in Birmingham traffic jams.”
The firm, headed by managing director Chris Eardley, is predominantly involved in Interior Lighting sector and this covers, ambient, contour/signature & dynamic lighting for the Automotive OEMs.
Key clients include Jaguar Land Rover, McLaren, Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Tata Motors & Audi
The company has evolved from initial consultancy work in the early days through to low volume manufacturing now. This progress was driven by more and more requests for complicated prototypes to prove out light guide designs. The Lighting Consultants has developed a network of some of the most capable prototype and tool manufacturers around internationally.
Project director Richard Shepherd said: “Redditch is central to our client’s main operations and has a good transport network in and out – it is convenient for customers to get to us and convenient for us to get to them.
“And it was also central in relation to where we all live to allow us to journey to work without having to travel too far.”
The Lighting Consultants Ltd are soon launching their own product range to solve problems identified in the automotive industry and this will encourage further business growth. They are not exclusively automotive, having undertaken projects in the marine sector, and the business is targeting both aerospace and white goods markets.