Record Order Success

ITP Group have announced a flurry of orders from the automotive industry totalling over £1.5million, all signed within a two-month period. The company has received orders including specialist inspection and milling machines to equip a newly announced styling studio for a prestige car manufacturer in Gaydon, Warwickshire.

Dick Turpin, managing director of ITP Group, said that the contract was not just a significant coup for the company, but in particular a sign that the automotive industry within the Midlands was still very much alive – despite the recent high profile losses of MG Rover in Longbridge and Peugeot’s Ryton plant. “We were competing with several companies, all of which were based overseas. The manufacturer in question is still viewed as something of a British institution and it is very fitting that they chose a British manufacturer for such a major contract.”

Remaining orders included similar automotive styling systems for Bentley Motors, Crewe and Gordon Murray Design, the newly established company headed by the Formula One legend namesake.

Turpin added, “There have been significant changes within the UK automotive sector in the last year and it was imperative that we developed to meet new demands. We’re hoping that our success can continue and that the Midlands can remain as the UK heart of the industry.”