Work underway on Dover project

A ceremony has been held to mark the start of construction of a new factory and headquarters redevelopment for Dover-based Megger. The project was designed by Canterbury-based Clague Architects.Senior representatives of Megger and Clague were joined by councillor Sue Chandler, chairman of Dover District Council, at the site of the multimillion pound investment by the company.Megger has been based in Dover since the 1960s and today employs 260 staff in the design, development, manufacture and commercialisation of electrical testing equipment at its Channel View Road factory and headquarters buildings.Clague’s team of commercial architects prepared detailed designs and technical drawings for the new building and HQ building redevelopment. The work will include new product development and marketing facilities, a customer training facility with specialist servicing for vehicles used for high-voltage testing, a new staff restaurant, and a heritage centre.