Manufacturing in Wales

The company has delivered high-profile work, including collaborative projects such as the London Olympic Stadium Transformation and ICC Wales’ 22 tonne steel Welsh dragon.

[11] Milford Haven now has only one remaining oil refinery:[12] FSG Tool & Die is largest, privately owned design and build toolmaking company in Europe and is based in Llantrisant business park, Mid Glamorgan.

[14] The current Airbus Broughton (Flintshire) site was founded in 1939 as a shadow factory for the production of the Vickers Wellington and the Avro Lancaster.

[16] General Electric (GE) on Caerphilly Road, Nantgarw in Wales handles the world's largest and most fuel efficient aviation engine, GE9X.

[17] TIMET has a plant in Waunarlwydd, Swansea, which is one of the world's major suppliers of titanium for jet engine blades and medical applications.

The company produces specifically industrial gauges, ultrasonic level transmitters, temperature probes and pressure measurement equipment.

[20] During the 1980s and 1990s, a major growth sector in manufacturing was the electronics industry with over 130 North American and 35 Japanese companies establishing operations in Wales.

[10] The Safety Letterbox Company Ltd is a Parcelbox manufacturer that supplies over 180 models throughout the UK and worldwide which was started and is based in Neath.

[24] Excluding intra UK trade, the European Union and the United States constitute the largest markets for Wales's exports.