"People who take a lot of pleasure in their innovative work on cars."This is how Body Development Department Manager Jan-Peter Scheele describes the people in his team. Three years ago it was a "one man band", but it has now grown into a group of 15 enthusiasts that has demonstrated its capabilities many times already, for instance on projects for the VW Group. The development of the bumpers for the Bentley Continental GT was a special challenge, and after completion the young team was designated "Preferred Development Partner" for the Body and Hardware areas.

Project management at Bertrandt Wolfsburg
A project team was set up in Bertrandt’s Wolfsburg office as the best possible way to satisfy the client’s needs. This is the focal point of the activities coordinated by Jan-Peter Scheele. Together with Dynamit Nobel Kunststoff GmbH and colleagues at Bertrandt Neckarsulm, these experts began to tackle their cross-border project in Spring 2001.

Taking the impact out of bumper development
During the project, which involved complete development work on the front and rear bumpers from concept to series production, the Bentley factory in England became a "home from home" for various Bertrandt engineers. The language barrier was quickly overcome, and even English cooking, though something of a peculiar taste for the German palate, failed to dampen the project team’s spirits. Bertrandt’s engineers were able to contribute their extensive plastics know-how at the product design and industrialisation stages. For the first time, partly parametered solid models with a very high level of technical manufacturing detailing were produced, with the result that subsequent modification loops were kept to a minimum. Another advantage was that the VW Group’s established process know-how was available for transfer to Bentley as a new client.

Satisfying wishes - passionately and completely,with no compromises
The British staff’s strong identification with its brand is another highly positive factor. A Bentley is a personal matter for the developers, the shop-floor workers, the salespeople, and of course for the fortunate driver of such a fine car. Bentley’s aim is quite simply to satisfy the customer’s every wish.