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New year, new digs: Immico ready to move up the grid in 2025

Writer's picture: Russell AtkinsRussell Atkins



• Hertfordshire-based heat-shielding specialist now has ‘room to grow’

• Extra resource the key to offering greater variety and faster turnarounds

• ISO 9001 accreditation underscores company’s commitment to quality


It has been a busy start to the year for thermal management specialist Immico, with a move to a new premises ‘unlocking a whole world of opportunities’ for the pioneering British brand – and accelerating its motorsport ambitions.

Established in 2019, Immico’s pace-setting products have since gone on to prove their worth in disciplines as diverse as single-seaters, GT racing and touring cars. Indeed, the 2022 and 2023 British Touring Car Championship-winning drivers both reaped the rewards of the company’s state-of-the-art heat-shielding solutions – keeping their cars consistently cool in the heat of battle – as did the top two outfits in the BTCC Teams’ standings in 2024.

It is no coincidence that at least half of the cars on the grid this year in the UK’s premier motorsport series look set to benefit from Immico’s expertise. And that is not all.

Having recently moved from its original unit in Sarratt to a larger base on Kings Park Industrial Estate in Kings Langley – conveniently located just off the M25 – the Hertfordshire start-up has not only secured itself more space, but also room to grow. The upgraded facility is already fully operational, with five welding bays – and the scope to double that number to ten – as well as a whole suite of services for clients, from design and fabrication to spot welding, laser-cutting and 3D printing.

“The new unit unlocks a whole world of opportunities for us, which is very exciting,” reflects Managing Director, Stuart Thorp. “Whereas the old one was pretty much maxed-out in terms of its capacity, now we can offer a more extensive range of options, and it’s much more accessible, too. It’s generally just more professional and more befitting of Immico’s standing as a company and the manufacturers, teams and championships we are dealing with.

“It means we can really start exploiting all of our assets to their fullest potential. As we continue to develop and evolve, our greater resource has enabled us to take on some very cool projects and offer faster turnarounds, which ultimately is what motorsport is all about.”

One of Immico’s latest assignments has posed a unique challenge, with its heat shields to be found on a number of cars that contested this month’s 47th edition of the legendary Dakar Rally – arguably the sport’s toughest and most gruelling long-distance test.

“For us, the first priority is always to make sure the product is durable – and that is never more important than when you’re talking about an event like the Dakar,” Thorp acknowledges.

The firm – a member of the prestigious Motorsport Industry Association (MIA) – is similarly diversifying when it comes to materials, with a greater breadth of choice for its partners from lightweight titanium to high-strength, nickel-based super-alloy Inconel 625.

“The advantages of Inconel are that it’s stronger than stainless steel and capable of withstanding higher temperatures,” Thorp explains, “and as a thinner material, it’s lighter, too. It’s a win-win situation.”

In a competitive environment, such small yet vital gains can often make the difference between victory and defeat, particularly when the margins are so fine. In evidence of its growing stature, Immico has additionally achieved ISO 9001 accreditation – a globally recognised standard for quality management. Both on and off-track, business is booming.

“ISO 9001 is something we’d been working towards for a while,” reveals Thorp in conclusion. “It’s a further significant step forward for us, and another clear indication that Immico is increasingly maturing and becoming the success story we all know it can be.”

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