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Visit to Nissan Manufacturing UK factory in Sunderland

Join us for a tour of one of the most productive car plants in Europe.

We are delighted to announce that Nissan Manufacturing UK (NMUK) has kindly agreed to again host a tour of its car manufacturing plant in Sunderland.

Event information

The NMUK plant was opened in 1986 and became the sole supplier of the Nissan Bluebird to the UK market. Ongoing development has brought Britain’s largest car plant to today’s impressive employment figure of circa 7,000 people and the fastest in UK Automotive history to reach the three million mark with one model, the Nissan Qashqai.

During a full tour of the site, we will get the chance to visit the Press Shop where steel panels are pressed with over 5,000 tonnes of force, the Body Shop which is home to over 1,000 robots and Final Assembly where around 3,000 parts are fitted to the car body.

The visit at its plant just off the A19 on Washington Rd, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear SR5 3NS, will comprise a short introductory session followed by the tour at 5pm. As the tour will involve walking up to 3 miles, it is physically demanding. Anyone who has a heart pacemaker fitted cannot take the tour.

Numbers are strictly limited and bookings will therefore be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. Please therefore only book if you intend to come otherwise you could be taking a place that could have been taken by someone else.

The use of cameras, phones or recording devices is forbidden and all attendees must:

• Wear long trousers, long sleeved tops and enclosed, flat, sturdy shoes;
• Having parked, please check-in at the main security gate at 4.15pm. You will then be directed to an on-site meeting point. Please be aware of traffic conditions at that time!

Unless all places have been taken beforehand, the closing date for online bookings is Friday 1st February 2019. It is essential that you specifically name all attendees as security will check all visitors against the list of bookings that they will have received in advance.

Cost

Rate	Cost
Price	No Charge

Numbers are strictly limited and bookings will therefore be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. Please therefore only book if you intend to come otherwise you could be taking a place that could have been taken by someone else.

Programme and security

Session	Description
16:15	Check in at main security gate Introductory session
17:00	Tour of plant*
20:30	Close

As the tour will involve walking up to 3 miles, it is physically demanding. Anyone who has a heart pacemaker fitted cannot take the tour. Wear long trousers, long sleeved tops and enclosed, flat, sturdy shoes.