Caunton Engineering completed constructing their third major steelwork project in a decade for the company that is very much a super-bike legend, Triumph Motorcycles.

Two major buildings have grown up on the site and Caunton have only recently completed a major extension to what is titled T2 the factory for parts manufacture and repair activity. The original T2 factory, comprising some four 31m spans by twenty 7.5m bays, was built by Caunton back in 1999.

This extension, comprising a further two 31m spans by twenty 7.5m bays (bays 5 & 6) & one 48m span by eighteen 7.5m bays (bay 7) gives approx. 16,000 sq. m of additional floor space.

Not that it has all been plain sailing for the company. In 2001 the second building on the site entitled T1 experienced a major fire. Building T1 houses the assembly of the bikes. In this case repairs and rebuild was also carried out by Caunton in double quick time in order to maintain production. Contractor on that occasion was Bowmer & Kirkland and the same contractor has also been responsible for the new extension to building T2. Totalling up the tonnage for all these projects, the sum comes to over 1500 tonnes.

This major extension will serve as a further production facility combined with new office accommodation & an amenity block. Evidence indeed of Triumph's great success in producing quality bikes.