Engineering large Renishaw in £50m growth of its South Wales operation

Engineering expertise agency Reinshaw has confirmed a significant growth of its manufacturing operation in South Wales with a £50m funding.

At its current 193-acre web site in Miskin, close to Cardiff, it is going to construct 400,000 sq ft of further low carbon buildings – virtually doubling its presence the place it employs 650.

The funding will ship new manufacturing halls and an worker welfare facility. The prevailing manufacturing halls may also be refurbished to cut back their greenhouse fuel emissions.

Planning permission for the growth, on the former Bosch automotive web site which was acquired by Renishaw in 2011, was granted by the Vale of Glamorgan Council final yr.

Renishaw mentioned the extra manufacturing capability is required to satisfy its forecast gross sales progress within the coming years and also will allow it to assist obtain its 2028 web zero goal. At this stage it could not give any indication of the dimensions of any new job creation at Miskin.

The development will likely be accomplished in phases, with a 15-month programme of labor beginning in July to construct a primary corridor of 188,800 sq ft, the welfare facility and supporting infrastructure.

The fundamental shell for the second new manufacturing corridor, extending to 195,800 sq ft, will likely be constructed by December 2024. It is going to be accomplished when enterprise ranges require it.

Full particulars of the operations that may happen in every of the brand new halls has but to be confirmed, however will see a ramping up in machining operations and the meeting of merchandise already constructed on the web site, together with Renishaw’s metallic additive manufacturing (3D printing) machines.

By the tip of 2024, the corporate additionally goals to have refurbished the 2 current halls cut back their carbon emissions together with new energy-efficient cladding and the substitute of current heating techniques.

The investments complement initiatives on the firm’s different world websites, together with giant investments in roof-mounted photo voltaic panels, new automobile port photo voltaic panels, and feasibility research to evaluate the viability of wind energy.

Gareth Hankins, head of worldwide manufacturing, mentioned, “The final two years have highlighted the significance of in-house manufacturing for Renishaw and the management that this offers us in assembly our high quality, price and supply targets. This vital funding by our board to extend the group’s manufacturing capabilities demonstrates an enormous vote of confidence in our manufacturing operations and folks, at an thrilling time for the enterprise.”

UK-based Renishaw is a world main engineering applied sciences firm, supplying merchandise used for purposes as numerous as jet engine and wind turbine manufacture, via to dentistry and mind surgical procedure. It has over 5,000 workers positioned within the 36 international locations the place it has wholly-owned subsidiary operations.