New manufacturing jobs boost for North Wales
3 Jun 2014 03:38 PM
Glen Dimplex, the world's largest
manufacturer of electrical heating, has announced plans to establish a new
facility in North Wales creating 50 new jobs with support from the Welsh
Government.
The
Irish company is investing in a 45,000 square foot industrial unit at Buckley
to manufacture medical and commercial refrigeration units. Their investment,
supported by business finance from the Welsh Government, will create 50 new
manufacturing jobs over the next year and recruitment will get underway
immediately.
Economy Minister, Edwina
Hart said:
“Glen Dimplex’s decision to expand to
Buckley is great news for the area. I am very pleased that we have been able to
work with the company to secure this project in Wales. It fits well with our
aspirations to attract new inward investment companies, especially in the
manufacturing sector which is the focus of the nearby Deeside Enterprise
Zone.”
As
well as manufacturing electrical heating appliances, Glen Dimplex holds
significant market positions in domestic appliances, cooling, ventilation, and
renewable energy solution industries worldwide.
Commenting on this latest development, Mark Abbott, Managing Director of Glen
Dimplex Professional Appliances and its leading medical refrigeration brand,
Lec Medical, said:
“As well as enabling us to consolidate our
manufacturing base in the UK, this new facility will enable us to capitalise on
new and lucrative business opportunities. It’s exciting times all round.
Our new production facility also places us right at the heart of a
manufacturing hub, enabling us to better serve our UK and International client
base. As such, our customers will benefit from the opening of this new factory
as we can provide them with a much enhanced service. We look forward to
starting recruitment in the coming weeks.”
Headquartered in Ireland, the company has built up a
collection of prominent appliance brands including Dimplex, Stoves, New World,
Belling, LEC, Redring Xpelair, Goblin, Roberts Radio and others since its
founding in 1973. With an annual turnover of €1.5billion, the group
employs 10,000 people globally. It has operations in North America, Germany,
Holland, Japan, Poland, Belgium, France, China, Australia and Scandinavia. The
new Welsh facility will form part of the company’s Professional
appliances division which supplies refrigeration units for hospitals,
pharmacies and laboratories amongst others.
The First Minister,
Carwyn Jones, met with Glen Dimplex founder and owner Martin Naughton at their
headquarter offices in Dublin during a visit in November
2013.
Glen Dimplex will be
hiring for a wide variety of roles ranging from production operatives to
facilities maintenance and recruitment starts
immediately.
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