Other dignitaries in attendance included: The Member of Parliament for Weaver Vale, Mr Mike Hall; The Mayor of Halton, Councillor Mr Mike Hodgkinson and The Mayoress, Mrs Kathy Hodgkinson and The Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire, Mr William Bromley Davenport.
The Duke received a private business briefing from the group board as well as a number of practical demonstrations of AD Group’s CCTV technology by CEO and founder Mr Mike Newton.
As part of the demonstrations The Duke of Kent was shown dramatic in-car CCTV footage recorded by AD Group equipment fitted to the MG Lola EX264 racecar which came top of its class in the Le Mans Series of endurance races in 2007.
Nigel Petrie, AD Group’s Chairman, said: “We are delighted that His Royal Highness, The Duke of Kent, and our civic guests were able to join us today to see for themselves the pioneering work that we are engaged in as a leading British CCTV system manufacturer and, crucially, to take part in the ceremony to officially open our new headquarters which provides the resources we need for future business expansion.”
Of AD Group’s 650 worldwide employees, 150 are based at the Daresbury site.
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