Swindon Motorola "Tube" building. - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

G6Tanuki · 27th Aug 2014, 7:29 pm

As an example of how short-lived manufacturing facilities can be [and following on from my photos of the old Plessey Cheney Manor site] here's another local example.

In the last couple of years of the last millennium, Motorola had built a rather innovative building on the outskirts of Swindon, to house their GSM phone-component manufacturing plant.

http://www.swindonweb.com/?m=8&s=115...orola+Building

It attained fame for appearing in a James Bond movie.

However, Motorola lost market-share rapidly, and GSM technology became obsolete as soon as 3G/4G smartphones appeared on the scene.

The GSM stuff stopped being produced there in 2006; the whole Motorola building was sold off in 2009, had its iconic 'tube' pruned, and is now a distribution-centre.

http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/new...____Motorola_/

http://www.swindonweb.com/?m=2&s=132...the+%27Tube%27

27th Aug 2014, 7:29 pm	#1
G6Tanuki Dekatron Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Wiltshire, UK. Posts: 13,998	Swindon Motorola "Tube" building. As an example of how short-lived manufacturing facilities can be [and following on from my photos of the old Plessey Cheney Manor site] here's another local example. In the last couple of years of the last millennium, Motorola had built a rather innovative building on the outskirts of Swindon, to house their GSM phone-component manufacturing plant. http://www.swindonweb.com/?m=8&s=115...orola+Building It attained fame for appearing in a James Bond movie. However, Motorola lost market-share rapidly, and GSM technology became obsolete as soon as 3G/4G smartphones appeared on the scene. The GSM stuff stopped being produced there in 2006; the whole Motorola building was sold off in 2009, had its iconic 'tube' pruned, and is now a distribution-centre. http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/new...____Motorola_/ http://www.swindonweb.com/?m=2&s=132...the+%27Tube%27