Bentley HQ expansion to boost jobs

The multi-million investment will create 300 new posts at Cheshire site

Luxury car company Bentley is to spend £40 million expanding its headquarters in a project that will create 300 jobs, including engineering and manufacturing roles.

Bentley is building a new research and development (R&D) centre at its site at Crewe in Cheshire, with the new facility housing 1,300 of the company's engineers.

In addition, 300 new posts have been created, with the staff working within engineering, manufacturing, quality, sales and marketing and project management.

The firm said it is the latest step in getting Bentley ready to bring an ultra-luxury SUV model on to the roads in 2016.
Wolfgang Dürheimer, chief executive of Bentley Motors, said that “driving more investment into our headquarters and attracting talent is key to continuing our success.”

Chancellor George Osborne hailed the new jobs, describing Bentley as "an iconic British brand that exports around the world".

He went on: "These highly skilled jobs in this export industry are exactly the kind of opportunities we want to see created which is why in yesterday's Autumn Statement I provided further incentives for R&D in the UK.

"The investment will not only create jobs at Bentley, but support many more through suppliers across the UK. I want Britain to be a country where companies want to invest and create jobs, as Bentley is doing today."