RDM targets £25m sales after unveiling new advanced engineering centre

RDM has invested over £400,000 on acquiring an additional 20,000 sq ft facility on the Bilton Industrial Estate and fitting it out with two CNC machines, three injection moulding machines, a three-axis router, laser engraver, the latest CAD/CAM software and a dedicated area for vehicle conversions and builds. Backed by support from Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership (CWLEP), the company expects to develop new business, repatriate sub-contracted production from China and promote its capability to produce special vehicles and low volume builds. RDM Group chairman David Keene said: "We had reached a point where we knew we could win more work and lead on a host of new opportunities, but needed additional space that could support these ambitions. "The facility adjacent to our current factory came available and, thanks to support from the LEP's Growing Places fund, we were able to acquire the building and set out creating a purpose-built manufacturing centre." RDM finance director Graham Keene added: "We are expecting sales to rise from £6m to £10m in 2014, with a target of £25m by 2018. Whilst automotive is our main area at the moment, we will also be looking to take our engineering solutions to customers involved in aerospace, marine and specialist trim.