GWEITHGYNHYRCHU UWCH YNG NGOGLEDD CYMRU ADVANCED MANUFACTURING IN NORTH WALES DIRECTORY OF MANUFACTURING CAPABILITY CYFEIRLYFR O ALLUOEDD GWEITHGYNHYRCHU ADVANCED MANUFACTURING IN NORTH WALES IN ASSOCIATION WITH NORTH WALES • gogledd cymru The North Wales Sector Group representative as part of the Economic Ambition Board: Jen Petrie Flintshire County Council t: 01352 703040 e: [email protected] ADVANCED MANUFACTURING IN NORTH WALES IN ASSOCIATION WITH NORTH WALES • gogledd cymru KEY ALLWEDD EZ ENTERPRISE ZONES PARTHAU MENTER AIRPORTS MEYSYDD AWYR DOCKS DOCIAU bin, I Du rela to nd EZ ANGLESEY FLINTSHIREEZ CONWY DENBIGHSHIRE WREXHAM EZ GWYNEDD POWYS NORTH WALES... Deeside Enterprise Zone to Manchester Airport | 45 minutes Isle of Anglesey Enterprise Zone to Holyhead Docks | 10 minutes Snowdonia Enterprise Zone to Liverpool Airport | 2 hours GOGLEDD CYMRU... Parth Menter Glannau Dyfrdwy i Faes Awyr Manceinion | 45 munud Ardal Menter Ynys Môn i Ddociau Caergybi | 10 munud Parth Menter Eryri i Faes Awyr Lerpwl | 2 awr FOREWORD I am very pleased to be able to contribute to the first Directory of Manufacturing Capability in North Wales. We are rightfully proud of the wide range of quality manufacturing that the region can offer and we have identified this sector as a key asset in delivering our regional economic growth plan. With more than one hundred companies, over 20, 000 jobs, two universities, two of the best further education colleges in the UK, three enterprise zones and easy access to two international airports, North Wales has become a manufacturing powerhouse. Aircraft have been built here since the 1930s We are very ambitious for our region, we want to and North Wales is now one of the UK’s most see more investment in high value manufacturing important regions for aerospace. We can now and for North Wales to be recognised on an add to that major capabilities in the automotive international scale. sector, opto-electronics, geological research, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, paper and Deeside Enterprise Zone is Wales’ preferred packaging and green energy. location for advanced manufacturing and we hope we will be the home for a new university Given that North Wales can offer some of the finest linked Advanced Manufacturng Centre. We are coast and countryside in the UK, it is easy to see developing a skills pipeline, bringing together why the region has attracted so many world class employers with our schools, colleges and companies. universities. We already produce large numbers of engineering apprentices, we want to produce Airbus UK alone has invested a staggering £2 many more. billion into its plant in the region in the last This directory will introduce you to the range ten years. and scope of engineering excellence across the region. If you would like to find out more about investing in North Wales, please contact me or North Wales is a region that prides itself on its the North Wales team. partnership working. The local authorities, the private sector, Welsh Government and higher and further education are all part of a collaborative approach to supporting and growing our economy, an approach that has been in place for many years. Chair of North Wales Economic Ambition Board CYFLWYNIAD Mae’n bleser mawr gen i allu cyfrannu at Cyfeirlyfr o Alluoedd Gweithgynhyrchu cyntaf yng Ngogledd Cymru. Rydym yn ymfalchïo’n fawr yn yr amrywiaeth eang o weithgynhyrchu o safon y gall y rhanbarth ei gynnig ac rydym wedi pennu’r sector yma fel ased allweddol wrth i ni weithredu ein cynllun tyfiant economaidd rhanbarthol. Mae gan Ogledd Cymru fwy na chant o gwmnïau, mwy na 20,000 o swyddi, dwy brifysgol, dau o’r colegau addysg bellach gorau yn y Deyrnas Unedig, tri rhanbarth menter a dau faes awyr rhyngwladol o fewn pellter cyfleus. Mae’n ardal felly sydd wedi dod yn ganolfan weithgynhyrchu gref. Mae Awyrennau wedi cael eu hadeiladu yma ers y Mae gennym ddyheadau uchel iawn i’n rhanbarth. 1930au ac mae Gogledd Cymru yn un o’r rhanbarthau Hoffem weld rhagor o fuddsoddiad mewn pwysicaf y Deyrnas Unedig ar gyfer aerofod erbyn gweithgynhyrchu gwerth uchel a hoffem i Ogledd hyn. Heddiw, gallwn ychwanegu at hynny fedrau Cymru dderbyn cydnabyddiaeth ar raddfa pwysig yn y sector moduron, optoelectroneg, ryngwladol. ymchwil daearegol, telegyfathrebu, deunydd fferyllol, papur, deunydd pacio ac ynni gwyrdd. Parth Menter Glannau Dyfrdwy yw dewis leoliad Cymru ar gyfer gweithgynhyrchu lefel uwch a’n O gofio bod gan Ogledd Cymru rai o’r ardaloedd gobaith yw y bydd yr ardal hon yn gartref cyn cefn gwlad a’r arfordiroedd gorau ym Mhrydain, bo hir i Ganolfan Weithgynhyrchu Uwch sydd â mae’n hawdd gweld pam fod y rhanbarth wedi denu chysylltiadau â phrifysgol. Rydym yn datblygu cymaint o gwmnïau o’r radd flaenaf. cysylltiad sgiliau sy’n dod â chyflogwyr at ei gilydd gyda’n hysgolion, colegau a phrifysgolion. Rydym yn cynhyrchu niferoedd mawr o brentisiaid Mae Airbus UK ei hun wedi buddsoddi £2 peirianneg yn barod ac rydym eisiau cynhyrchu biliwn yn ei ffatri yn y rhanbarth yn ystod y llawer iawn mwy. deng mlynedd diwethaf. Bydd y cyfeirlyfr hwn yn eich cyflwyno i amrediad a chwmpas y rhagoriaeth beirianegol Mae Gogledd Cymru’n rhanbarth sy’n ymfalchïo sydd gennym ar draws y rhanbarth. Os hoffech yn ei waith partneriaeth. Mae’r awdurdodau lleol, ganfod rhagor am fuddsoddi yng Ngogledd Cymru, y sector preifat, Llywodraeth Cymru ac addysg cysylltwch â mi neu â thîm Gogledd Cymru. bellach ac uwch oll yn rhan o ddull cydweithredol o gefnogi a thyfu ein economi - agwedd a fu gennym yn yr ardal hon ers blynyddoedd lawer. Cadeirydd Bwrdd Uchelgais Economaidd Gogledd Cymru SkillS and apprenticeShip • SGILIAU A PHRENTISIAETH The North Wales Economic Ambition Board key aim is to sustain and develop a confident and outward looking region, with a diverse and high value economy providing a range of quality employment opportunities for its people. The Board is happy to support the development of The Directory will be a key source of information the Directory and its sustainable development as a to support the “Skills and Employment” theme of regional reference tool to further inform the clear the Board, and assist the collaborative regional alignment between economic investment in the region approach in meeting the identified skills needs and and labour market policy. requirements of both employers and learners. Prif nod Bwrdd Uchelgais Economaidd Gogledd Cymru yw cynnal a datblygu rhanbarth hyderus sy’n edrych tuag allan, gydag economi amrywiol o werth uchel sy’n darparu amrywiaeth o gyfleoedd gwaith o safon i’w phobl. Mae’r Bwrdd yn hapus i gefnogi datblygiad y Cyfeirlyfr Bydd y Cyfeirlyfr yn ffynhonnell allweddol o a’i ddatblygiad cynaliadwy fel offeryn cyfeirio wybodaeth i gefnogi thema “Sgiliau a chyflogaeth” rhanbarthol i hysbysu ymhellach yr aliniad clir rhwng y Bwrdd, ac yn helpu’r agwedd ranbarthol buddsoddiad economaidd yn y rhanbarth a pholisi’r gydweithredol i gwrdd ag anghenion a gofynion farchnad waith. sgiliau’r cyflogwyr a’r dysgwyr. TRACKING THE EXPORT JOURNEY • dilyn y daith allforio For this reason, the five key points below are especially important. • UKTI does more than you know • Be on the ground to understand your market John Pitchford Chester & North Wales • Be networked Corporate Banking, Barclays • Speak to your bank early about export finance E: [email protected] • Be confident; be an exporter T: 07775 544399** categorieS • CATEGORÏAU AEROSPACE ENGINEERING & PRECISION ENGINEERING AEROTECH 4 02 ASSOCIATED TOOLMAKERS 05 AIRBUS 03 AXIS PRECISION LTD 06 BABCOCK 06 BICO LTD 08 BAE SYSTEMS 06 BRAKE ENGINEERING 09 CAV AEROSPACE 11 BRETON INTERNATIONAL 09 GARDNER AEROSPACE 21 CASTLE DIAMOND TECHNOLOGY LTD 10 HYDE GROUP ENGINEERING 25 CRABB ENGINEERING LTD 14 MAGELLAN AEROSPACE 34 CYGNET FABRICATIONS 14 MARSHALL AVIATION SERVICES 35 DAVID WILLIAMS (LLANDUDNO LTD) 15 NWMAS LTD 39 DENIS FERRANTI GROUP 16 PPA GROUP LTD 42 DRB GROUP 17 TRITECH GROUP LTD 51 GEM ENGINEERING LTD 21 TRIUMPH SYSTEMS UK LTD 52 INSI PRECISION LTD 27 JB FABRICATION 29 AUTOMOTIVE KEATING SPECIALIST CYLINDERS LTD 30 KENT PERISCOPES 31 ALUNOX EXHAUST SYSTEMS 04 LM ENGINEERING 33 APPLIED COMPONENTS TECHNOLOGY LTD 05 MON MAINTENANCE SERVICES 37 CATS & PIPES 11 NORMAC PRECISION LTD 37 COBRA AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING LTD 13 NORTH WALES ENGINEERING SERVICE LTD 38 GREENAWAY UK LTD 21 NU INSTRUMENTS LTD 39 HAYAKAWA 22 PROFESSIONAL FABRICATION SERVICES 42 HENROB LTD 22 TARVIN PRECISION LIMITED 47 IFOR WILLIAMS TRAILERS LTD 26 TYCO ELECTRONICS 52 ISRINGHAUSEN GB LTD 28 VIXEN CNC LTD 55 IWT COMPOSITES LTD 28 IWT DEESDE LTD (IFOR WILLIAMS TRAILERS) 28 LIFE SCIENCES JCB TRANSMISSIONS 29 PARKER HANNIFIN MANUFACTURING 40 AcUITY PRODUCTS 01 REFLEX & ALLEN 44 ADC BIOTECHNOLOGY LTD 01 RHINO PRODUCTS LTD 45 BIMEDA 08 TI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEM LTD 49 BIO RAD LABORATORIES (DEESIDE) LTD 08 TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING UK 50 CATALENT PHARMA SOLUTIONS 11 TRACKYOU LTD 50 CONVATEC UK LTD 13 TRB 51 IPSEN 27 UNIFRAX/SAFFIL LTD 53 PHOENIX OPTICAL GLASS 41 WITTER TOWBARS 56 QIOPTIQ 43 CHEMICAL & PETROLEUM QUAY PHARMACEUTICALS 43 WOCKHARDT 57 HEADLAND AGROCHEMICALS LTD 22 PRYSMIAN CABLES & SYSTEMS LTD 43 WARWICK CHEMICALS 55 WIRRAL FOSPAR LTD 56 MATERIALS & COATINGS OTHER MANUFACTURERS A2B PLASTICS LTD 01 BALL PACKAGING EUROPE UK LTD 07 ADEPT TOOLING LTD 02 CERRIG GRANITE & SLATE LTD 12 ALPOCO LTD 04 COVERIS ADVANCED COATINGS (NORTH WALES) LTD 14 BASF COATINGS LTD 07 DANLINE INTERNATIONAL LTD 15 BONAPRENE PRODUCTS LTD 09 DMM INTERNATIONAL 17 CAMPBELL GRINDLEY 10 FAUN TRACKWAY 19 CLWYD COMPOUNDERS 12 FIFTH WHEEL COMPANY 20 CONSORT PRECISION DIAMOND COMPANY LTD 13 G L JONES PLAYGROUNDS LTD 20 CYTEC AEROSPACE MATERIALS 15 HI-MARK 23 ECOBOND (CYMRU) LTD 18 HONEYWELL 24 FIREPROTECT (CHESTER) LTD 20 HOYA LENS U.K. LTD 24 HOLYHEAD MARINE 24 HYDROSTATIC TESTING CONSULTANTS 25 HYDRO ALUMINIUM 25 IMTEX CONTROLS LIMITED 26 KG COATING 31 INTERNATIONAL SAFETY COMPONENTS 27 KINGSPAN INSULATED PANELS 32 JOLODA 30 KNITMESH TECHNOLOGIES 32 KELLOGG CO.