Specialist acoustic-optic and electro-optic manufacturer Gooch & Housego expects to complete its four-year search for new headquarters next week.
The company will complete the purchase of 7.8 acres of land and 67,000 sq ft of buildings at Dowlish Ford, near Ilminster, on 6 April.
The site will be developed through a mixture of renovation and new purpose-built facilities to become the company’s global headquarters and UK optical manufacturing facility. The redevelopment will start this summer, with full occupation expected by September 2006.
The new site, owned and, until today, operated by shoe manufacturer Clarks, is located close to Gooch & Housego’s 25,000 sq ft offices where its expansion has been restricted by a lack of space and inefficient workflows.
References: EGi News 04/04/05
