Royal approval for St Athan plant
His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales visited Aston Martin Lagonda’s new manufacturing facility at St Athan in Wales, when apprentices explained the skills they’ve gained.
Aston Martin Lagonda currently employs 93 apprentices across its operating sites.
Aston Martin Lagonda executive vice president and chief creative officer, Marek Reichman said: “It was an honour to welcome His Royal Highness to St Athan. To have transformed St Athan from a former MOD site to a facility fit for a Royal visit makes us all feel extremely proud. It is well-known that The Prince of Wales is a fan of Aston Martin, so it was a pleasure to be able to show him around the future of the brand here.”
Secretary of State for Wales, Simon Hart said. “Locating this world-class and globally-recognised brand in St Athan is a huge vote of confidence in the Welsh workforce. It is an example of how the UK and Welsh Governments can work together to secure the investment of companies like Aston Martin Lagonda driving economic growth and creating jobs. I look forward to the first made-in-Wales Aston Martins rolling off the production line later this year.”
St Athan is the home of Aston Martin’s first SUV, the DBX. Upon the commencement of full production at St Athan in the second quarter of 2020, the company will have created up to 600 new highly-skilled jobs, rising to 750.
