Race Cottam Architects
Modern industrial building with a full glass façade, revealing machinery inside, set against a dramatic pink and orange sunset sky.Modern industrial building with a full glass façade, revealing machinery inside, set against a dramatic pink and orange sunset sky.

Factory for the Future Rotherham

A next-generation industrial facility that integrates advanced manufacturing, workplace collaboration, and environmental responsibility.

Reception area with a curved white desk, where a man speaks with a receptionist, set within a clean, modern interior.
Contemporary office and industrial building entrance with glass walls, tall white columns, and landscaped outdoor seating area under a blue sky.
Interior view of a workshop wall with large windows into an office, exposed services, and two workers walking through a doorway.
Modern industrial building with a glass façade at dusk, showcasing a brightly lit workshop interior with machinery and overhead cranes.
Woodland path with bark mulch winding through trees, featuring a carved wooden “bug hotels” sign beside a small timber shelter.
Spacious factory floor with polished concrete, overhead gantry cranes, and industrial equipment, with workers gathered in the distance.

Project info

The project expands AESSEAL’s global headquarters, supporting the company’s transition to automated robotic manufacturing while reinforcing its identity as a leader in precision engineering.

The development includes a new machine shop, offices and a glazed link building connecting existing facilities, creating a central entrance and collaborative social space. The architecture emphasises clarity, flexibility and high-quality working environments, with open manufacturing floors, modular services and layouts designed to accommodate evolving technology. Sustainability and wellbeing are embedded through photovoltaic energy generation, passive ventilation and daylighting, alongside landscaped outdoor spaces such as a tree walk that strengthen the connection between workplace and nature.

Location

Rotherham

Date

2019-2023

Client

AESSEAL

Services

Architecture, Interior Design

Sustainability

BREEAM Excellent

Cost

£13.5 million

Area

5580 sq.m

Main Contractor

BDB Design Build

Awards

Sustainable Development of the Year - Insider Property
RIBA Yorkshire 2025 - Shortlisted

Team

Eastwood and Partners
Monaghans
Waterman BS
BDB Design Build
Ares Landscape Architecture

Our Team

Mark Eden
Dave Cottam
Keating Walters

“I congratulate Race Cottam Associates for going on this journey with us and producing a design that provides a showcase for industry and the environment working in harmony.”

Chris Rea Managing Director - AESSEAL

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