Manufacturing Today Issue - 248 May 2026 | Page 174

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have been particularly good for us, as the company is back to the profit levels I would expect and is moving in the right direction. This has enabled us to expand our core product lines, with a greater focus on panel van conversions, particularly welfare vans, and increased investment in EV conversions.”
To support continued growth in its van conversion business, CPD has built a new 6000-square-foot workshop on its existing eight-acre facility in Stockton. This additional capacity will allow the company to scale its operations significantly, following a period in which all nine existing workshops were operating close to capacity, leaving limited room for further expansion.
The new workshop will be dedicated to electric vehicle conversions and forms part of a broader investment in sustainable manufacturing by CPD. Designed as a fully off-grid facility, it will operate independently
▼ Application of Chapter 8 rear markings as part of CPD’ s in-house vehicle preparation and conversion process 174