ROLLS-ROYCE EXTENSION PROJECT ADDS £3.1 MILLION TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY IN ITS FIRST YEAR – AutoMart Canada

• Landmark Rolls-Royce extension project at Goodwood adds £3.1
  million to the local economy in first year of build
• Figures set out in new Social, Local, Economic Value (SLEV) report
• Up to 700 people across more than 50 trades working on site each day
• Over 100 local supply chain jobs created
• Project generates more than £500,000 in new business for local
  hotels in first year
• New building remains on schedule to be fully operational by 2029

 

“The new extension at the Home of Rolls-Royce at Goodwood is a
once-in-a-generation project that will enable us to build ever more
extraordinary motor cars for our clients worldwide, safeguarding our
business’s future and its immense contribution to the UK economy for
decades to come. This new Social, Local, Economic Value report
reveals that the presence of up to 700 tradespeople on site has
brought new business worth over £3 million in the last year alone,
directly into Chichester and the local area; we expect strong levels
of local spending to continue for the duration of the build.
Throughout the project, we have worked closely with our neighbours,
Westhampnett Parish Council and local councillors, and we remain
grateful for their continued support.”

Andrew Ball, Head of Corporate Relations, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars

The landmark extension project currently under
construction at the Home of Rolls-Royce at Goodwood has already added
more than £3 million directly into the local economy, according to research.

The new Social, Local, Economic Value (SLEV) report, compiled by
the project’s main contractor, TSL, shows that spending with local
businesses involved in the supply chain totalled just over £3.1
million in 2025.

Local hotels have seen new business worth more than £500,000,
with some now booked for weeks or even months in advance at a time.

The project has supported the creation of high-value roles, with
115 people recruited by local firms across the supply chain.

The SLEV report is the result of months of meticulous
data-gathering and analysis by the project’s main contractor, TSL,
which routinely conducts such studies on schemes of this magnitude,
complexity and importance. It is the second major examination of
Rolls-Royce’s contribution to the local economy, building on the
foundational Economic Impact Report produced by the London School of
Economics (LSE) in 2023. That study, the first of its kind in the
company’s history, demonstrated that Rolls-Royce Motor Cars adds more
than £500 million to the UK economy annually, with almost 20%
generated locally in Chichester, West Sussex and surrounding areas.

The extension’s new building, which represents a total
investment of over £300 million, has reached a significant milestone
and is now fully weathertight, with the fit-out of Rolls-Royce’s
specialist technologies already underway. Among their most significant
tasks is installing a new Surface Finish Centre (paint shop) together
with creating dedicated areas for Bespoke and Coachbuild commissions.
The extension is on schedule to be fully operational in 2029.