Paragon Engineered Timber Ltd

Paragon Engineered Timber Ltd has been trading since July 2018w. We are built from a strong foundation of combined Timber engineering and construction experience, knowledge and expertise. The Paragon senior team consists of dedicated engineers, designers, estimators, site surveyors and operations/logistics professionals with more than 150 years of combined experience. Paragon offers highly competitive and…

Safety Letterbox Co

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Exciting expansion plans were further demonstrated today as Neath based, The Safety Letterbox Co moved into their brand-new modern office suite at The Metal Box, Neath. This established and growing mailbox and parcelbox manufacturer employs 65 people in South Wales with exciting plans for further R&D and investment in machinery and people. Their saying of…

Atlantic Service

Atlantic Service can trace its origins back to Brooklyn in 1901 when the founders began distributing butcher’s knives around the district on bicycles. Fast forward more than a century and they have been at their European base for more than 40 years, servicing 50 countries around the world with high-quality bandsaw and handsaw products. It’s…

Renz box

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Based in Neath, South Wales, The Safety Letterbox Company (SLB) has designed and manufactured over 180 different models of mailboxes. Founded in 1986, the family-owned business has built a strong reputation among its loyal customers and has established itself as a market leader and trusted voice in mailbox manufacture and design. SLB were delighted to…

Coleg Gwent

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Engineering is a career with a bright future which offers excellent prospects in a wide range of fields. There are huge progression opportunities in the industry meaning you could set yourself up with a career for life. With courses at all levels to cater for complete beginners through to those looking to progress, Coleg Gwent…

Gary Smythe

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Since 1993, Dudley’s Aluminium has offered clients full in-house design and production facilities and has completed many successful and prestigious projects within the education, health, commercial, retail and defense sector throughout the UK and Channel Islands. Based in Cardiff, the company is a leading Welsh aluminium fabricator and installer of curtain walling, windows, doors, and…

Coleg Gwent

As one of Wales’ top performing colleges, Coleg Gwent is an inclusive and diverse FE college with 5 campuses in Usk, Ebbw Vale, Crosskeys, Newport and Cwmbran. Offering full-time, part-time, higher-education, e-learning and apprenticeship qualifications, their courses cater for all levels. Thousands join Coleg Gwent each year and enjoy high-quality teaching, extensive support, extra-curricular activities…

new rules and red tape in Wales

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With new rules now gradually coming into force across all sectors in Wales, there is a need to analyse the uncertainties being faced across the current trading landscape, how it will impact businesses, and if executed properly, what benefits and opportunities a successful adaptation to the new rules can bring for the Welsh economy. Business…

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Manufacturing Wales welcomes another global brand in Tri-Wall UK to the cluster, demonstrating its traction through business collaboration and strengthening its aim to positively influence change within the Welsh manufacturing sector. Business News Wales spoke to Gavin Peters, the UK Group CEO of Tri-Wall UK, part of a global brand with two sites in Monmouth…

Linear Plastics

As a 2nd generation, privately owned company, Linear Plastics was established in 1974 specialising in the manufacture of injection mould tooling together with components & assemblies. Having a proven history as a preferred supplier to the domestic market and beyond, our business fields and moulding markets span a range of industries including construction, electronics, office…

An artist's impression of the Millwrights Place and Coopers Court residential developments

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LEADING Welsh aluminium fabricator, Dudley’s Aluminium, has secured another multi-million pound project at a major mixed-use development in Bristol. Dudley’s Aluminium has secured the contract with Willmott Dixon to work on the Millwrights Place and Coopers Court residential scheme at Finzels Reach. The Cardiff-based company has already commenced work on Halo, innovative office accommodation within…

Tri-Wall UK

Tri-Wall is the World’s largest technical packaging manufacturer with expertise focussed on the automotive industry, UN Dangerous Goods and 4G battery packaging. Tri-Wall is just around the corner, all around the world, with its global network consisting of over 170 sites across Europe, Asia and North-America. Tri-Wall has six multi-material manufacturing sites strategically positioned throughout…

Linear Plastics Trefforest

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Manufacturing Wales – the independent voice of Manufacturing in Wales – has continued to accelerate its growth with the addition of another new member. We spoke with Andrew Harrison of Linear Plastics, about joining this consortium of Welsh Manufacturing excellence, what his business hopes to bring to the table, and the company’s ambitions to raise the…

Mental health

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As a result of the recent pandemic, mental wellbeing has been a prevalent topic within our society over the past year, and businesses have been taking note of the importance of supporting employee mental wellbeing, taking steps to improve the support and resources available to them. According to CBI’s ‘Seize The Moment’ campaign: “A healthier…

Oliver Conger Rototherm

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Most working processes will produce some form of waste – which in a green economy, is an issue that needs to be heavily tackled across the manufacturing sector. British Rototherm, who have long been based in Port Talbot, share how they have changed their culture with lean and their relentless approach to eliminating waste from…

Laser Focus

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Manufacturing Wales – the independent voice of Manufacturing in Wales – has continued to accelerate its growth with the addition of a further two new members. We spoke with Vince Michella, CEO of Vicose Closures, and Colin Shorney, CEO of Dudleys Aluminium, about joining our consortium of Welsh Manufacturing excellence, what they hope to bring…

Audio interview Partnerships that Innovate Industries

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The partnership struck between Swansea University and the Philtronics Group has created some of the most cutting-edge technologies in the Welsh sport sector, demonstrating the promising opportunities that Academia and Manufacturing can create together to innovate in other sectors. The Philtronics Group, made up of its primary company Philtronics Ltd. and its sister company Philtronics…

Strength in Diversity for Manufacturing in Wales

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Manufacturing in Wales is a highly diverse and complex community, with a wide variety of niches and specialisms serving an amazing array of markets and geographies – delivered through supply chains and collaborations that stretch from state-of-the art foundries to world-class academic centres of excellence. Ultimately though, for all the pioneering processes and inspiring innovations…

GTS Flexible Materials Ltd

GTS Flexible Materials’ products can be found in a wide range of applications globally. From electric vehicle batteries in passenger cars and medical diagnostic equipment, to power convertors for renewable energy sources and transportation, GTS provides flexible laminates and insulation for the most demanding of applications and industries. GTS has three manufacturing / warehousing units…