Welsh advanced manufacturing growth outstrips rest of UK

Posted on 22 Aug 2016 by Jonny Williamson

Growth in the Welsh advanced manufacturing sector is significantly outpacing the rest of the UK, with 11% average annual growth in total turnover for companies based in Wales over the past three years compared to a 0.4% decrease for all such UK companies, according to Hugh James, a Top-100 law firm.

Image courtesy of Timitrius / Flickr. Hugh James noted that total turnover for advanced manufacturing companies based in Wales grew 36% in the past three years to £1.6bn in 2015 from £1.2bn in 2012. Advanced manufacturing includes such sectors as aerospace; biotech; nanotechnology; pharmaceutical, and semiconductors. According to the law firm,…

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