Regional Focus Wales – Business and government dance to the same tune

Posted on 7 Mar 2011 by The Manufacturer

While a trip to the acclaimed land of song won’t necessarily include a recital of uplifting melodic harmonies, there is an optimism in the nature of Welsh industry that takes centuries of adversity in its stride. Tim Brown reports

Key facts and figures ● Approximately 130,000 people employed in manufacturing in Wales, contributing 13.4% of Wales’ GDP ● Big international companies such as: Biomet; Airbus; ConvaTec; GE Healthcare, GE Aviation; EADS; Sony; Logica; BAE; Nordam; Siemens; Ford, Toyota and Dow Corning ● Wales has one of the UK’s best established sustainable technologies sectors, worth…

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