Cox Powertrain opening new engine assembly facility in Shoreham, West Sussex

New facility will bring jobs to local area as engineering specialist readies for launch of CXO300 diesel marine outboard engine this year 

16 July 2018 - British engineering innovator, Cox Powertrain, has signed a lease to take over a 28,000 sq ft production facility in Cecil Pashley Way, near Shoreham (Brighton City) Airport.  The building, currently undergoing renovation, will be the assembly plant for Cox Powertrain’s CXO300 diesel engine which goes into production in the second quarter of 2019.

The UK engineer currently employs 70 staff and plans to grow its workforce to meet the demand for its revolutionary diesel outboard engine, aiming to recruit an additional 78 staff before 2020.  The global distribution channels for the engine are now in place for what will be the world’s highest power density diesel outboard engine and anticipation is running high particularly in Cox’s core target markets in the USA within the commercial and recreational boating communities.

CEO Tim Routsis sees many advantages of having an assembly facility right on the company’s doorstep.  “We’ve been working out of Shoreham-on-sea since 2007 and the prospect of having our assembly line working alongside our engineers gives us the agility we need to deliver this game-changing technology.  The UK is a hot bed for engineering talent and the Government’s declared commitment to support UK innovators as part of its Industrial Strategy makes this the right time and place to move ahead with our plans.” 

Cox Powertrain has the support of Tim Loughton MP for East Worthing & Shoreham, who said of the announcement: “This is great news from another exciting world-beating local company which is going places and has chosen to do so in Shoreham.  Cox Powertrain is growing higher skilled jobs in the area and is a further example of the engineering expertise we have locally.   Adur is a great place to live and work and this latest announcement underlines how we can help businesses in our area to punch above their weight.”

Work has started to fit out the new premises and Cox Powertrain expects the facility to be operational later this year.