Project overview

This newly established facility equips Jaguar Land Rover with a cutting-edge venue for testing electric vehicle batteries.

The Battery Test facility in Gaydon empowers JLR to conduct comprehensive destructive testing on live batteries.

The Battery Test facility in Gaydon empowers JLR to conduct comprehensive destructive testing on live batteries. The facility allows the client to terminate outsourcing and conduct in-house battery testing, resulting in substantial cost savings.

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Adrian Kite – Associate, Ridge & Partners

Working with SDC has been one of the best experiences I’ve ever had when collaborating with a Principal Contractor. They understand our client’s needs and how to facilitate these in all phases of delivery. I can’t praise SDC enough and look forward to working with them again.

Project team

Francis Shiner

Francis Shiner

Chairman

Since joining the company in 1983, Francis has assumed various roles, from Chief Surveyor to managing Director, ultimately assuming the position of Chairman in 2021.

Dan Changer

Dan Changer

Director

Dan studied Architecture at the University of Cambridge and worked as a chartered Architect before joining SDC in 2010. Joining as a Design Coordinator, Dan then opted to work as a Contracts Manager, receiving a promotion to Project Manager before his appointment to the Board of Directors in 2020. His duties and responsibilities include setting the overall strategy for the project, as well as leading the project team and ensuring the scheme is delivered within the client’s time, quality and budget constraints. Dan’s client-focused attitude and collaborative problem-solving approach will be crucial to the scheme’s successful delivery.

Jonathan Richardson

Jonathan Richardson

Director

Jonathan has extensive knowledge and experience of building services design, installations and management thereof. As a qualified Building Services Engineer, Jonathan spent his earlier career working for a major MEP sub-contractor. His diverse range of project experience means he has proven to be a great addition to the SDC team, and this has led to his recent promotion to M&E Director. He oversees a team of electrical and mechanical project managers, estimators, quantity surveyors, commissioning and MEP design managers.