Founders complete four year Vehicle Design Engineering Degrees (B.ENG Hons) at the University of Hertfordshire. Industrial placements at Crane Fruehauf, Bass PLC, Austin Rover and GP Eng.(McLaren). Start by setting up their own company and begin hands-on work experience in composite engineering and manufacturing. Literally everything is done by hand but this provides a foundation for the future.
During this period a significant amount of our time was dedicated to the recreation of a MGB GT Sebring replica. Starting from a very poor quality set of GRP panels we developed something considerably better - moulds and panels were produced. Mechanically the car features all the usual upgrades and to start with a 3.5Ltr Rover V8 later upgraded to a 3.9Ltr. It was used as a daily driver by the owner until very recently....
Over 140 vehicles featuring glass-fibre reinforced polyester monocoques are produced, establishing early recognition for innovative composite design and craftsmanship.
The founders are introduced to the Prodrive directors and start manufacture of carbon-fibre pre-preg WRC door mirrors. XWorks first entry into elite motorsport composites.
A carbon-fibre/epoxy monocoque is developed around Mitsubishi Evo 6 running gear. vacuum infusion is adopted as the key production method, representing a breakthrough in cost-effective, high-performance composite manufacturing.
XWorks supplies composite components across multiple global motorsport programmes, consolidating experience across five motorsport disciplines.
XWorks employs nine skilled engineers and technicians, in addition to the two directors. Facilities include five ovens capable of handling car-sized panels, a paint booth, a 3-axis CNC milling machine, and a 6axis-3m reach robot. Thousands of manhours pf experience focused on automotive/motorsport composites design, engineering and manufacturing projects.