Work begins on conversion of Aston Martin's St. Athan 'Super Hangars'

Aston Martin has announced U.K. firm TRJ Ltd as the selected construction partner for Phase Two of the conversion contract at the St. Athan manufacturing facility. This contract was formally advertised through the Welsh Government's 'Sell 2 Wales' site, receiving significant interest from firms across the U.K. But it was the local Ammanford based TRJ, which was ultimately successful, following on from its award of Phase One in December 2016.

Work is already underway at St. Athan and will focus on turning the three 'Super Hangars' into an Aston Martin manufacturing facility. Aston Martin President and CEO Andy Palmer commented, "This is yet another step on our journey in Wales, with the facility now starting to take shape. TRJ has proven itself during Phase One and we look forward to working with it over the course of this next phase of the project."

In February 2016, Aston Martin announced that it had chosen St. Athan from 20 potential global locations as its second manufacturing facility. A recruitment drive last year began the search for up to 750 new employees who will work at the facility. Over 40 employees who will work at St. Athan have already been hired and are working and training at the company's manufacturing facility in Gaydon, Warwickshire.