 The Queen Opens McLaren's Technology Centre Wednesday May 12th, 2004
The Queen, who was accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, joined employees and guests of the McLaren Group for lunch before being taken by McLaren chairman Ron Dennis on a tour of the facility, which has integrated over 900 employees under one roof. "The McLaren Group is honoured and privileged that Her Majesty The Queen has officially opened our new headquarters," said Dennis. "The facility is a major functional tool to ensure that we remain at the forefront of British engineering and technology, whilst helping to strengthen and develop the McLaren brand. "It will also act as an incentive to attract and retain the best engineering talent in the world and provide an impetus for the designers of the future. The opening of the McLaren Technology Centre will be a milestone in the history of the McLaren marque, and we are proud it has been recognised in this way." The official opening of the building coincides with first deliveries by McLaren Automotive, the Group's production sports car division, of the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren super sportscar. The Technology Center, Paragon, includes design studios, laboratories, research and testing capabilities, electronics development, machine shops and prototyping and production resources.
Published at 16:02:10 GMT
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Her Majesty The Queen of England today officially opened the McLaren Technology Centre, the new headquarters of the McLaren Group.
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