Honda UK – Civic Centre Honda’s UK production plant in Swindon, assembles Civic and Accord models for the world market. At Swindon there has been a programme of continual investment and improvement since 1985 when Honda first moved to the site. Assembly capacity has increased substantially with 1000’s of additional jobs being created along the way. In the latest round of improvements Honda spent another £1.5 million on efficiency gains in the main assembly plant.Undertaken during a plant shutdown, the latest changes included the extension of an existing narrow aisle storage system in the materials logistics area. This was to create additional space to store component parts being delivered by fifteen dedicated suppliers. In the past these suppliers had delivered to Honda’s regional distribu

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