MAS Wales have helped the following companies improve their manufacturing businesses:
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A2B Plastics
Plastic injection mouldings
Sector: Rubber / Plastics
Size: 26 employees
Region: North
Aber Instruments Ltd
The company’s biologists and electronics engineers developed a range of patented, high specification on-line instruments, including the Biomass Monitor for biotechnology applications, and the Yeast Monitor for use in breweries. The Yeast Monitor is now established as the standard for on-line yeast concentration measurement in brewing, and helps ensure consistent fermentation.
Aber Instruments is committed to research and development, and has designed three new products within the last 12 months.
These new products needed to meet stringent requirements under the CE Marking Directive, as well as the Low Voltage and Electromagnetic Compatibility Directives.
Assessing products so that they meet the requirements of European directives is difficult without specialised knowledge and use of expensive hardware.
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Sector: Electronic assembly
Size: 20 employees
Region: Mid
Amnitec Ltd
AmniTec is a world leader in advanced flexible hose engineering.
Sector: Miscellaneous
Size: 165 employees
Region: South East
Brodwaith Cletwr Embroidery
Commercial embroidery operation
Sector: Miscellaneous
Size: 10 employees
Region: North
Chromogenex Plc
Laser equipment for cosmetic treatment purposes. The 'Chromolite' and 'NLite'
Sector: Electronic assembly
Size: 35 employees
Region: South West
DecTek Ltd
Polyurethane resin domed badges
MAS Wales came on board to help the company integrate the existing and new units, while maximising their combined potential. ...read more
Sector: Food & Drink
Size: 10 employees
Region: South East
Filsol Ltd
Solar water heating and solar electric (photovoltaic or PV) technology
John Blower decided to call in MAS Wales’ expertise to establish the company’s QMS, freeing him up to attend to the demands of running a rapidly growing business. ...read more
Sector: Electro / mechanical sub-assemblies
Size: 15 employees
Region: South West
InteliCoat Exopack Advanced Coatings
Exopack Advanced Coatings is a global leader in the manufacture of coated papers, film, and substrates, and provides specialist services such as contract coating and laminating. The company is based in Wrexham (where it has had a plant since 1968), and employs 130 staff - many in highly skilled roles. The current unit is 70,000 sq.ft, with 50,000 sq. ft. devoted to production space, and the remainder occupied by laboratories and administrative offices. In the last three years sales have increased by 20 per cent, and turnover now exceeds £16m. The company aims to grow the business by £2m per annum. The company concentrates on producing highly specialised components for a wide range of clients - complex, value added products that cannot be readily produced by the developing economies.
The first MAS Wales project looked at inventory management.
As Exopack Advanced Coatings works in a diverse range of markets, it was proving difficult to create a standard process for managing materials.
“One of the MAS Wales improvements involved introducing monthly inventory reviews,” says Chris Reed.
“Frequent reassessment of our needs has helped substantially reduce stock obsolescence, and has helped free up space in the plant as we hold less stock.
Most importantly of all, MAS Wales scrutinised every single aspect of our inventory processes, and implemented changes that saved us money - cash which has been put to better use developing the business.”
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Sector: Miscellaneous
Size: 130 employees
Region: North
Knight Plastics
Plastic moulded fire and security alarm components, *Magnetic contacts *Junction boxes *Panic buttons *Door loops
Sector: Food & Drink
Size: 46 employees
Region: South East
Lodgeson
Cardiff-based Lodgesons is the UK leader in the design and manufacture of electronic controls for disabled drivers.
The development of the new product - RKS 100 - a steering wheel aid with a universal application that eliminates the need for a wide range of products, was a lengthy and expensive process.
Mas was engaged to help reduce the development time.
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Sector: Electronic assembly
Size: 6 employees
Region: South East
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Lyte Industries (Wales) Ltd
Ladders towers and other access equipment.
Sector: Food & Drink
Size: 126 employees
Region: Mid
Mountway Ltd
Mountway is a leading UK manufacturer of healthcare equipment designed to help individuals maintain an independent life.
Sector: Medical instuments
Size: 32 employees
Region: South East
NextGen Venturi Ltd
Swansea-based NextGen Venturi is a leading Bluetooth technology company creating innovative products for mobile entertainment and multimedia in the car and home. The company’s latest product is the stylishly designed Venturi Mini. This wireless car accessory features a combination of cutting edge Bluetooth and radio transmitter technologies to give high quality stereo in-car audio streaming, excellent hands free calling, and in-car charging.
MAS Wales has supported NextGen Venturi in achieving product certification in all the required areas.
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*Radio Performance testing
*Safety Assessment
*Automotive Directive Assessment
*EMC testing
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Sector: Electronic assembly
Size: employees
Region: South West
Orangebox
Orangebox designs and manufactures a wide range of work environment furnature; including the Giroflex range.
Sector: Miscellaneous
Size: 170 employees
Region: South East
Pixel Foundry
Pixel Foundry is a television and video production company supplying programmes for broadcast, videos for business and arts use, camera and sound crews, and industry training.
Although the directors have immense experience in the television field, they lack experience in commercial development.
MAS came on board to establish financial controls, set up systems and structures to create greater profitability, and provide commercial expertise.
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Sector: Miscellaneous
Size: 2 employees
Region: Mid
Practical Innovations
Smart Slice
Sector: Food & Drink
Size: 1 employees
Region: South West
Ruth Lee Fire & Rescue Equip.
Ruth Lee Fire Brigade Equipment designs and manufactures a wide range of fire and rescue equipment, including a comprehensive range of rescue training dummies that are used by all the emergency services, and throughout industry.
Sector: Miscellaneous
Size: 14 employees
Region: North
Small Planet Technology Ltd
Small Planet Technology design, develop, and distribute innovative telecommunications products. Our customers include global giants like BT.
In order to maximise sales potential both in the UK and world-wide, Small Planet Technology needs to ensure that its products are certified to meet regulatory standards.
For example, the ‘voice over internet’ PBX boxes have to meet stringent electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) requirements.
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Sector: Electronic assembly
Size: 3 employees
Region: South West
Tan Y Castell
Welshcakes - made to a traditional Pembrokeshire farmhouse recipe
Sector: Food & Drink
Size: 30 employees
Region: South West
Telynau Teifi
Telynau Teifi has the distinction of being the only harp manufacturing company in Wales
Sector: Timber / Carpentry
Size: 4 employees
Region: South West
Welsh Hills Bakery
Luxury fruit cakes, iced fruit slab cakes, immensely popular single cake slices, jam and bakewell tarts
Sector: Food & Drink
Size: 65 employees
Region: South East
William O'Hanlon
William O'Hanlon has continually developed and created new ranges and fabric styles to suit the fashion shifts within the interiors market. Its brands include Cambrian Fabrics, High Style, New Generation and Sunlover.
As a growing company, William O’Hanlon identified the need to review its systems and structures, and introduce formal procedures for carrying out a broad variety of tasks.
One key issue under review was the company’s stock holding techniques - tackling ‘out-of-stock’ problems yet keeping stock holding to a minimum.
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Sector: Consumer / Retail
Size: 64 employees
Region: Mid
