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Strengthening Commitment to Quality in Medical Device Manufacturing
22 April 2026
Strengthening Commitment to Quality in Medical Device Manufacturing
The Cardiff-based fabricator has secured a major new project, supporting the construction of the new
22 April 2026
The Cardiff-based fabricator has secured a major new project, supporting the construction of the new indoor arena and neighbouring hotel in Cardiff Bay.
17 April 2026
Welsh fabricator Dudley’s Aluminium has promoted Ben Leonard to Production Manager, recognising his commitment to the company and professional development over the last decade.
7 January 2026
Dudley’s Aluminium has secured two new education projects based in Hampshire: North Whiteley Secondary School and King’s Academy Bay House School.
27 November 2025
Welsh fabricator Dudley’s Aluminium has completed work on zone one of Pentre Awel, Llanelli, a project which aims to improve the health and wellbeing of people in the region.
18 November 2025
We are absolutely delighted to announce that Philtronics has won not one, but TWO prestigious regional awards at the Make UK Manufacturing Awards 2025 for Wales!
Building with
by Manufacturing Wales 15 October 2025
Exploring New Opportunities for Welsh Manufacturers in the Defence Sector
10 October 2025
Cardiff-based fabricator Dudley’s Aluminium has welcomed four new appointments to its team, continuing to demonstrate the growth of the company.
by Manufacturing Wales 22 May 2025
Global semiconductor leader KLA Corporation has officially opened a new $138 million (£110 million) research, development, and manufacturing centre in Newport, South Wales , marking a major milestone for the region’s growing role in the global semiconductor supply chain. The new 237,000-square-foot facility expands KLA’s presence in Wales through its local product division, SPTS Technologies , which has been pioneering semiconductor equipment innovation in the country since 1984. SPTS has previously received multiple Queen’s Awards for Enterprise in both R&D and export, and continues to attract world-class technical talent to the region.
Group of five people, wearing business attire, standing indoors and looking forward.
by Manufacturing Wales 21 May 2025
Llanelli-based steel fabrication company, Shufflebottom Limited, took centre stage at a recent event in the Senedd, where industry leaders, apprentices, and policymakers gathered to celebrate the heritage and future of the Welsh steel sector.  The event, hosted by the British Constructional Steelwork Association (BCSA), reinforced the industry’s deep-rooted importance to Welsh communities and the economy, while also highlighting the opportunities ahead for a greener, more sustainable future. The event also discussed the steelwork industry, which is worth approximately £1.6 billion per year and employs around 60,000 people in the UK
Three people in front of machinery; woman in blue dress, man in gray, and man in safety vest.
by Manufacturing Wales 19 May 2025
Shufflebottom #womanofsteel MD Alex Shufflebottom celebrates a major milestone Friday, 6th June 2025 marks a very special and significant milestone in the ongoing Shufflebottom story. On this day twenty-five years ago, Managing Director, Alex Shufflebottom, started permanent employment at Shufflebottom and so on this silver anniversary, it’s an opportunity to celebrate and reflect on just how much has happened at Shufflebottom in those intervening years.
Hospital lobby with waiting area. People sit on benches, near offices, in a modern, light-filled space.
by Manufacturing Wales 11 February 2025
Shufflebottom is proud to announce that it is continuing its already successful relationship with Bouygues UK. Bouygues UK is the lead contractor on a ground-breaking development in Carmarthen town centre that will see the old retail store of Debenhams transformed into a state-of-the-art health, wellbeing, educational and leisure hub that will include a high-spec family entertainment centre.
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