][citation needed] Owner Kenny Dreer progressed from restoring and upgrading Norton Commandos to producing whole machines.

This included carbon fibre wheels to reduce weight, a counterbalanced engine, and a chro-moly tubular steel frame.

His company, Norton Motorcycles (UK) Ltd, established a new factory at Donington Park, Leicestershire in 2008[2] to manufacture a new Commando model, designed by Simon Skinner.

[6][7] In a March 2012 interview,[8] Garner revealed that Norton was receiving support from the UK Government's Export Credit Guarantee service, which should alleviate cash-flow problems and enable a significant increase in factory output.

[9] Production continued for more than a decade, but the Donington factory closed in 2020, and the "Norton" trademarked name and assets were transferred to an Indian-owned firm, TVS Motor Company, based in Solar Park, Solihull.