Enterprise Zone Wales
Data Map Information
Enterprise Zone Wales – Data Map Information
The Enterprise Zone Wales Data Map is an interactive tool including the
information contained in the following pages.
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T he data has been obtained using publically available sources. The
Welsh Government cannot be held responsible for the accuracy of
any of the data used, or its depiction within this interactive tool.
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Sector data on Wales was obtained from the Welsh Government
Priority Sector Statistics 2012. For more information visit
www.wales.gov.uk.
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Advanced Materials & Manufacturing sector data for English
regions bordering Deeside Enterprise Zone was obtained from the
UK Trade & Investment ‘Map for Investors’. For more information
visit www.ukti.gov.uk/invest.
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Economic data on Wales was obtained via StatsWales, a free-touse service containing key Welsh data. For more information visit
http://statswales.wales.gov.uk.
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Economic data on English regions bordering Deeside Enterprise
Zone was obtained from Nomis Official Labour Market Statistics:
Local Authority Labour Market Profiles (population data 2011,
economic activity rate and unemployment data 2012). For more
information visit www.nomisweb.co.uk.
For more information contact
the Welsh Government.
Email: businesssupport@
wales.gsi.gov.uk
Tel: +44 (0)3000 6 03000
Web: enterprisezones.wales.gov.uk
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Anglesey
Major companies
Name of company
ALPOCO
Balfour Beatty plc
C L Jones
D Hughes Welding
and Fabrication
Eaton Electric
Faun Zoeller
Fugro Data Solutions
Glanbia Cheese Ltd
Holyhead Marine
Services (inc Holyhead
Towing)
Huws Grey
Irish Ferries
Jewsons
Joloda Hydraroll
Llechwedd Meats
Nature of business
Aluminium manufacturing
Engineering & construction
Building materials
Welding & fabrication
Marco Cable
Management
Mona Pre Cast
PV France
Manufacturing
Rehau
Injection moulding
No. of staff Web-site address
www.alpoco.co.uk
www.balfourbeatty.com
www.cljonesltd.co.uk
17
www.dhwelding.com
Electrical
Lifting devices waste industry
Data solutions
Food manufacturing
Marine services
30
41
15
150
45+
www.eaton.com
www.faun-zoeller.co.uk
www.fugro.com/
www.glanbiacheese.co.uk
www.holyheadmarine.co.uk
www.holyheadtowing.co.uk
Building materials
Marine services
Building materials
Loading systems
Meat suppliers
23
170
www.huwsgray.co.uk
www.irishferries.com
www.jewson.co.uk
www.joloda.com
www.en-gb.facebook.com/
llechwedd.meats
www.marcocableman.co.uk/
index.html
www.monaprecast.co.uk
www.pvfrance.com/company.
html
www.rehau.com
Manufacturing
Food manufacturing
45
20
28
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Strategic projects
Strategic project
Site 1 – Anglesey
Aluminium
Site 2 – Parc Cybi
Site 3 – Penrhos
Industrial Estate
Site 4 – Port of
Holyhead
Site 5 – Bryn Cefni
Industrial Estate
Site 6 – Creamery
land
Site 7 – Gaerwen
Industrial Estate
Site 8 – Rhosgoch
Proposed offshore
wind farm
Proposed tidal array
Horizon Nuclear
Power Station (to be
built)
Magnox Nuclear
Power Station (to be
decommissioned)
Conygar
developments
The Royal Air Force
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Description
A strategic site with existing energy sector development. Permission has
been granted for a biomass plant and there are plans for a 299MW Lateral
Power Eco Park.
The island’s premier business site located close to the A55, the Port of
Holyhead and Horizon Nuclear Power’s proposed new nuclear power
station at Wylfa. Visit www.parccybi-holyhead.com
An existing industrial estate in Holyhead and in close proximity to key
energy projects on the island offering good potential for supply chain
companies.
The deep water port facilities at Holyhead, the surrounding premises and
development plots provide a number of opportunities for businesses. Visit
www.holyheadport.com. StenaLine is the major operator from this port.
Visit www.stenaline.co.uk
An existing industrial estate with mix of office and light industrial uses.
This site is north of Lledwigan Farm, close to the existing Bryn Cefni
Industrial Park.
This site offers significant potential for expansion.
A strategic brownfield site located close to the proposed nuclear new build
at Wylfa.
Celtic Array's Irish Sea Round 3 offshore wind farm (proposed).
Visit www.centrica.com/celticarray/
SeaGen Wales’ proposed tidal array between the Skerries and Carmel Head
producing 10.5MW of low carbon energy.
Horizon Nuclear Power’s project to build a new nuclear power station at
Wylfa will potentially produce 3.3 GW of low carbon energy.
Visit www.horizonnuclearpower.com/wylfa
The decommissioning of the existing Magnox nuclear power station
starting in 2014. Visit www.magnoxsites.co.uk/our-sites/wylfa
Joint venture between Conygar and Stena Line for mixed use marina
development at Holyhead.
The Royal Air Force – RAF Valley offering significant supply chain
opportunities.
Email: businesssupport@wales.gsi.gov.uk ❘ Web: enterprisezones.wales.gov.uk ❘ Tel: +44 (0)3000 6 03000
Central Cardiff
Major companies
Name of company
Admiral Group
Allied Irish Bank
Automobile Association
Brewin Dolphin
British Gas
British Telecom
Capital Law LLP
Centrica
Conduit
Confused.com
Cunningham Lindsey
Deloitte
Deloitte Risk
Management
Eversheds
Handelsbanken
ING Direct
Involegal
Legal & General
Lloyds Banking Group
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Principality
Serco
Target Group
Zurich Personal Services
Nature of business
Insurance services
Financial services
Financial services
Financial services
Utilities
Utilities
Legal services
Utilities
Financial services
Price comparison web-site
Claims management & loss
adjusting services
Professional services
Professional services
Legal services
Financial services
Financial services
Legal services
Insurance services
Financial services
Professional services
Financial services
Quality and efficiency
services
Financial services
Financial services
No. of staff Web-site address
4,600
www.admiralgroup.co.uk
www.aibgb.co.uk
736
www.theaa.com
30
www.brewin.co.uk
1700
www.britishgas.co.uk
www.bt.com
100
www.capitallaw.co.uk
2,000
www.centrica.com
600
www.conduituk.com
150
www.confused.com
250
www.cunninghamlindsey.
com/en-GB/Global
120
www.deloitte.co.uk
90
www.deloitte.co.uk
536
20
250
130
1,600
5,300
100
1,000
600
476
200
www.everseheds.com
www.handelsbanken.co.uk/
www.ingdirect.co.uk/
info@involegal.com
www.legalandgeneral.com/
www.blackhorse.co.uk
www.pwc.co.uk/
www.principality.co.uk/
www.serco.com/
www.targetgroup.com/
www.zurich.co.uk/
Strategic projects
Strategic project
Description
Central Cardiff station New central transport interchange planned including city/bay transport
system.
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Points of interest
Point of interest
Millennium Stadium
Wales Millennium
Centre
St David's Shopping
Centre
Cardiff Castle
Cardiff Civic Centre
The Senedd
Description
The Millennium Stadium is a world class sporting venue.
Visit www.millenniumstadium.com
The Wales Millennium Centre is a world class arts centre housing theatres
for musicals, opera, ballet and dance, as well as cafes and arts
organisations. Visit www.wmc.org.uk
St David’s shopping centre is anchored by John Lewis’ biggest store outside
of London. Visit www.stdavidscardiff.com
Cardiff Castle is one of Wales' leading heritage attractions and a site of
international significance
Cardiff's Civic Centre is an area in the city centre including a number of
early 20th century buildings such as City Hall and the National Museum
and Gallery of Wales. Visit www.visitcardiff.com/things-to.../cardiffcivic-centre-walk-p131251
The Senedd is the main public building of the National Assembly, the centre
for democracy and devolution in Wales.
Visit www.assemblywales.org/visiting/senedd.htm
Deeside
Major companies
Name of company
Airbus UK
ConvaTec Ltd
Tata Steel
Toyota Motor
Manufacturing Ltd
UPM Kymenne UK
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Nature of business
Aerospace
Pharmaceuticals
Manufacturing
Automotive
Manufacturing
No. of staff
8000
500
824
512
360
Web-site address
www.airbus.com
www.convatec.co.uk
www.corusgroup.com
www.toyotauk.com
www.upm.com/EN/ABOUTUPM/Our-Company/Globaloperations/production-units/
Pages/UPM-Shotton-PaperMill.aspx
Email: businesssupport@wales.gsi.gov.uk ❘ Web: enterprisezones.wales.gov.uk ❘ Tel: +44 (0)3000 6 03000
Companies
Name of company
Ace Lifts
Nature of business
Lift installation, repairs, servicing &
maintenance
Aerotech
Aerospace engineering
Alcontrol Laboratories Environmental & fodd testing services
BASF Coatings Ltd
Chemicals
Bio Rad Laboratories Life Sciences
Catalent Pharma
Life Sciences
Solutions
Comtek Network
IT services
Solutions
Corus Colours
Pre-finished steels manufacturing
Corus Profiles and
Insulated panels manufacturing
Panels
Cromwell Tools
Web-site address
www.acelifts.com
www.aerotech-design.co.uk
www.alcontrol.com/en
www.basf.com
www.bio-rad.com
www.catalent.com
www.comteknetworks.com
www.colorcoat-online.com
www.tatasteelconstruction.
com/en/about_us/panels_
profiles
www.cromwell.co.uk
Dailycer Ltd
DRB Group Ltd
Dunmar Packaging
Supplier of maintenance, repair and
operations type products
Food manufacturing
Maintenance & engineering services
Packaging
EON Power Station
Energy
Excelsior Technologies
Limited
Flintshire Precision
Engineering
Hawker Beechcraft
Hollingsworth Bros
Packaging
Iceland Foods
International Power
Plc
James Fisher Nuclear
KK Fine Foods
Knauf Insulation
Nice Pak
NWN Media
Food manufacturing
Energy
www.flintshire-precision.
co.uk
www.hawkerbeechcraft.com
www.hollingsworthgroup.co.
uk/bros/index.php
www.iceland.co.uk
www.deesidepower.com/???
Engineering & technical services
Food manufacturing
Insulation manufacturing
Wet wipe product manufacturing
Publishing & printing
www.jfnl.co.uk/
www.kkfinefoods.co.uk/
www.knaufinsulation.co.uk
www.nice-pak.co.uk
www.nwnmedia.co.uk
Precision engineering
Business aircraft manufacturing
Engineering
www.dailycer.co.uk
www.drbgroup.co.uk
www.cylex-uk.co.uk/
company/dunmar-packagingltd-13789128.html
www.eon-uk.com/about/850.
aspx
www.exceltechuk.com
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Name of company
Nature of business
Quay Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals
Ralawise Ltd
Raytheon
Clothing manufacturing
Integration work for the ASTOR (Airborne
Stand-Off Radar) programme
Remsdaq Ltd
Revolymer
Tarvin Precision
TI Automotive
Triumph Systems UK
Ltd
Valspar Europe
Worldwide Marine
Technology
Design, engineering & production services
Polymer solutions for chewing gum
Precision engineering
Automotive manufacturing
Aerospace manufacturing
Web-site address
www.quaypharma.com/index.
htm
www.ralawise.com
www.raytheon.co.uk/
ourcompany/facilities/
broughton/index.html
www.remsdaq.com
www.revolymer.com
www.tarvinprecision.co.uk/
www.tiautomotive.com
www.triumphgroup.com
Paint and coatings manufacturing
Marine services
www.valsparglobal.com
www.wmtmarine.com
Strategic projects
Strategic project
Northern Gateway
Renewable Energy
Park
Description
200 acre site with planning permission and access to £70m of Enhanced
Capital Allowances.
A significant site within the Enterprise Zone and the location of the
Sustainable Building Envelope Centre and UPM Kymmene's paper recovery
operation.
SBEC focuses on the development of low and zero carbon solutions for the
built environment
Sustainable Building
Envelope Centre
(SBEC)
Deeside Technology & Landmark site within the Enterprise Zone to potentially include an
Skills Park (DTSP)
Advanced Manufacturing Centre, student village and hotel, and business
incubation and conference centre.
A proposed world leading facility for the commercialisiation of new
Proposed Advanced
Manufacturing Centre advanced manufacturing technologies.
(AMC)
Hawarden Business
A key site within the Enterprise Zone for aerospace related companies.
Park
Advanced Composites A key research, training and development centre helping Airbus employees
and apprentices to develop their composite manufacturing skills.
Research, Training
and Development
Centre
A virtual centre within Toyota's Engine Plant focused on sharing knowledge
Toyota Lean
Manufacturing Centre and experience of lean management and manufacture with other
companies within the Enterprise Zone.
(TLMC)
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Ebbw Vale
Major companies
Name of company
Continental Teves
(UK) Ltd
Monier Redland
Penn Pharma
G-TEM
Nature of business
Automotive manufacturing
Roof products manufacturing
Pharmaceuticals
Metal pressings and subassemblies manufacturing
Tenneco
Automotive manufacturing
Yuasa Battery (UK) Ltd Battery manufacturing
No. of staff Web-site address
145
www.contionline.com
280
www.monier.co.uk
www.pennpharm.co.uk
300
http://www.takao.
co.uk/g-tem.html
www.tenneco.com
www.yuasaeurope.co.uk
Strategic projects
Strategic project
Tredegar Business
Park
The Works
Rhyd-y-Blew
Bryn Serth
Rassau Industrial
Estate
Description
Immediately available and suitable for B1 uses.
Immediately available and suitable for B1 uses.
The largest development site available in the Valleys, this site could
accommodate larger buildings and B1 and B2 uses.
Available for B1, B2 and B8 uses.
Could accommodate larger buildings and B1 and B2 uses which would
need to align with the proposed international motor bike racing circuit (The
Circuit of Wales) hosting MotoGB, which will create a motorsport centre of
excellence.
Haven Waterway
Major companies
Name of company
Austwel Ltd
BDS
Dragon LNG
Jenkins & Davies
Ledwood Mechanical
Engineering
Nature of business
No. of staff
Services to the oil & gas
sector
Industrial painting & cleaning
Liquid Natural Gas (LNG)
120
terminal
Engineering
Engineering
Web-site address
www.austwel.co.uk
www.bdscontracts.co.uk
www.dragonlng.co.uk
www.jenkinsanddavies.com
www.ledwood.co.uk
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Name of company
M&A Engineering
Nature of business
Engineering
Milford Haven Port
Authority
Murco Petroleum
Limited
Mustang Marine
Providence Training
Port
Redhall Engineering
Solutions
Rhyal Engineering
RWE nPower
Engineering
SEM Group
Tank farm
South Hook LNG
Liquid Natural Gas (LNG)
terminal
Oil refinery
Valero
Oil refinery
No. of staff Web-site address
www.mandaengineering.co.
uk
www.mhpa.co.uk
800
Boat building and ship repair
Safety training
www.murco.co.uk
www.mustangmarine.com
www.providencetrainingltd.
com
www.redhallengineering.com
Engineering
Combined cycle gas turbine
(CCGT) power plant
150
750 + 750
www.rhyalengineering.com
www.rwe.com/web/cms/
en/1628694/rwe-npower/
about-us/our-businesses/
power-generation/pembroke
www.semgroupcorp.com/
OperationsAndCommodities/
RefinedProducts/SemLogistics/
Profile.aspx
www.southhooklng.com
www.valero.com/de
Strategic projects
Strategic project
Blackbridge site
Waterston Site
Pembrokeshire
Science & Technology
Park
Priory Park Industrial
Estate
9
Description
Covering 82 acres, this is a strategically important site for use by companies
within the energy sector.
This 200 acre site was recently purchased by the Welsh Government, and
offers ECAs in specific sections of the site.
A 54 acre existing park with potential development land.
A privately owned industrial estate, already home to a number of
engineering and other supply chain companies.
Email: businesssupport@wales.gsi.gov.uk ❘ Web: enterprisezones.wales.gov.uk ❘ Tel: +44 (0)3000 6 03000
Points of interest
Point of interest
Port of Pembroke
Ferry Terminal
Milford Docks
Honeyborough
Industrial Estate
South Hook Jetty
Murco Jetty
Valero Jetty
Dragon & SEM Jetty
Port of Milford Haven
Description
www.mhpa.co.uk/pembroke-port
www.mhpa.co.uk/milford-docks/
www.southhooklng.com
www.murco.co.uk
www.valero.com/de
www.dragonlng.co.uk / www.semgroupcorp.com
www.mhpa.co.uk
Snowdonia
Strategic projects
Strategic project
Trawsfynydd site
Llanbedr Airfield site
Power Station
decommissioning
(Trawsfynydd)
Pylon upgrade
(between
Trawsfynydd,
Gwynedd & Treuddyn
in Flintshire)
National Grid
(proposed investment
programme from
Wylfa to Trawsfynydd)
Investment in local
energy distribution
network
(Meirionnydd)
Description
A 50 hectare site centred on the location of the former Trawsfynydd Power
station.
A site with the potential capacity to significantly increase Wales’ UAS
capability.
Decommissioning of the Magnox nuclear power station
National Grid £70m pylon upgrade
Strengthening of the National Grid between Wylfa to Trawsfynydd as part
of the North Wales connection project
Scottish Power Energy Networks – investment planned in the local
distribution network
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St Athan – Cardiff Airport
Major companies
Name of company
British Airways
Maintenance, Cardiff
capabilities.shtml
Cardiff Aviation
Cardiff Wales Flying
Club
eCube Solutions LLP
Hunter Flying Ltd
Nature of business
Maintenance, Repair &
Overhaul (MRO)
No. of staff Web-site address
www.ba-mro.com/baemro/
Heavy maintenance of Airbus
& Boeing commercial aircraft
Flying club
Aviation services
Aviation services
www.cardiffaviation.com/
http://www.pftraining.co.uk/
Default.aspx?id=401301
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www.ecubellp.com/
www.hunterflyingltd.co.uk/
about-us
Strategic projects
Strategic project
Cardiff Airport Zone
Gateway
Development Zone
St Athan Aerospace
Business Park
Ministry of Defence
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Description
Cardiff airport and land and facilities close to the airport for opportunities
surrounding MRO and other aerospace related businesses.
Potential development land close to Cardiff airport.
An established strategic business park, with a major MOD presence and a
base for aerospace activity for more than half a century.
Part of the St Athan site still retains a major MOD presence, providing a
secure, well-connected location for aerospace companies.
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Sectors
Financial & Professional Services
Anchor & regionally important companies
Anchor companies
Admiral Group plc
Lloyds TSB Commercial Banking
HSBC
Moneysupermarket.com
Principality Limited
Royal Bank of Scotland
Web-site address
www.admiralgroup.co.uk/
www.lloydstsbbusiness.com
www.hsbc.co.uk/
www.moneysupermarket.com
www.principality.co.uk/
www.rbs.co.uk
Regionally important companies
Conduit
Zurich Personal Services
ING Direct
Automobile Association
Web-site address
www.conduituk.com
www.zurich.co.uk/
www.ingdirect.co.uk
www.theaa.com
Number of companies and employees by county
County
Blaenau Gwent
Bridgend
Caerphilly
Cardiff
Carmarthenshire
Ceredigion
Conwy
Denbighshire
Flintshire
Gwynedd
Isle of Anglesey
Merthyr Tydfil
Monmouthshire
Neath Port Talbot
Newport
Pembrokeshire
Powys
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Swansea
Number of Companies
155
640
540
2780
860
415
635
495
850
560
280
170
795
490
890
640
895
795
1280
Number of Employees
1200
6000
4000
40500
4200
1600
3100
3000
7600
3100
1800
1500
2800
3800
11900
2900
3800
6300
15400
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County
The Vale of Glamorgan
Torfaen
Wrexham
Number of Companies
805
325
685
Number of Employees
4000
3000
3900
Key research & training centres
Key academic centres
Cardiff University
Cardiff Metropolitan University
University of Glamorgan
Swansea University
Aberystwyth University
Bangor University
Business & Law Schools
School of Management
Law, Faculty of Business & Society
College of Business, Economics &
Law
Department of Law & Criminology
Business & Law Schools
Confucius Institute focusing on law
Web-site address
www.law.cf.ac.uk
business.cardiff.ac.uk
www3.uwic.ac.uk
fbs.glam.ac.uk
www.swansea.ac.uk
www.aber.ac.uk
www.bangor.ac.uk
Energy and Environment
Anchor & regionally important companies
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Anchor companies
RWE Npower Plc
Scottish and Southern Energy Plc
Sharp Manufacturing Company
Wales and West Utilities Ltd
Western Power Distribution (South
Wales) Plc
^
Dwr Cymru : Welsh Water
Centrica Plc
Valero Energy Ltd
United Paper Mills Shotton (UPM)
Web-site address
www.rwe.com/web/cms/en/97798/rwe-npower/
www.sse.co.uk/
www.sharp.co.uk/
www.wwutilities.co.uk/contact.aspx
www.westernpower.co.uk/
Regionally important companies
Magnox plc
Murco Petroleum Ltd
Kronospan (Chirk, Wrexham)
Web-site address
www.magnoxsites.co.uk/
www.murco.co.uk/
www.kronospan.co.uk/
www.dwrcymru.com
www.centrica.com
www.valero.com
www.upm.com
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Number of companies and employees by county
County
Blaenau Gwent
Bridgend
Caerphilly
Cardiff
Carmarthenshire
Ceredigion
Conwy
Denbighshire
Flintshire
Gwynedd
Isle of Anglesey
Merthyr Tydfil
Monmouthshire
Neath Port Talbot
Newport
Pembrokeshire
Powys
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Swansea
The Vale of Glamorgan
Torfaen
Wrexham
Number of Companies
165
605
640
1620
1030
525
595
520
935
710
370
165
705
530
630
855
1215
775
905
655
355
710
Number of Employees
1800
4500
6700
21100
5700
1500
2700
2800
6500
3700
3000
1000
2900
4600
7500
5600
4700
7600
8900
4000
100
4900
Key research & training centres
Research Excellence in Welsh
Web-site address
Higher Education Institutions
University of Glamorgan
Centre for Engineering, Research and www.glam.ac.uk
Environmental Applications (CEREA)
University of Glamorgan
Aberystwyth University
Centre for Automotive & Power
System Engineering
Centre for Engineering, Research and www.glam.ac.uk
Environmental Applications (CEREA)
Centre for Automotive & Power
System Engineering
Institute for Biological, Environmental www.aber.ac.uk
& Rural Sciences
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Research Excellence in Welsh
Higher Education Institutions
Swansea University
Centre for Sustainable Aquaculture
Research
Web-site address
www.swan.ac.uk
Welsh Centre for Printing and
Coating
Welsh Ultra Efficient Lighting Centre
Welsh Composites Centre
Cardiff University
Micro Nanotechnology Centre
The Business Gateway
www.cardiff.ac.uk
Morgan-Botti Lightning Laboratory
for Composite Materials
Low Carbon Research Institute
Bangor University
Biocomposites Centre
Cardiff Metropolitan University National Centre for Product Design &
Development Research (PDR)
^
Centre for Solar Energy Research
Glyndwr University
Swansea Metropolitan University Cutting and Fabrication Technology
Centre
Other relevant research &
training centres
Swansea University
(EnAlgae project)
Pembrokeshire College
(energy sector training)
Centre for Alternative
Technology
Menter Mon (skills training)
Coleg Menai (energy &
construction skills)
Bangor University (ocean
sciences)
Bangor University (electronic
engineering)
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www.bangor.ac.uk
www3.uwic.ac.uk
www.glyndwr.ac.uk
www.smu.ac.uk
Web-site address
College of Science research to
develop the potential of algae as a
source of sustainable energy.
Energy Sector Workforce
Development Group
Research & training centre for
environmental inspiration
Shaping the Future programme
www.swan.ac.uk
esw.pembrokeshire.ac.uk
www.cat.org.uk
Energy & Construction Skills Centres
www.
skilledupforthefuture.com
www.menai.ac.uk
Ocean Sciences
www.bangor.ac.uk
School of electronic engineering
www.bangor.ac.uk
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Advanced Materials & Manufacturing
Anchor & regionally important companies
Anchor companies
Airbus UK
British Airways Maintenance Cardiff Ltd
(BAMC)
Control Techniques Drives Ltd
Ford Motor Company
GE Aircraft Engine Services Ltd
Nu-Aire Ltd
Qioptiq Ltd
Tata Steel Europe
Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd
Web-site address
www.airbus.com
www.aerospacewalesforum.com/home.php?page_
id=26&_act=true
www.controltechniques.com
www.ford.co.uk
www.geaviation.com
www.nuaire.co.uk
www.qioptiq.com
www.tatasteeleurope.com
www.toyotauk.com
Regionally important companies
Invertek Drives
Ifor Williams Trailers
ArvinMeritor Ltd
Rowecord Engineering Ltd
Celsa Manufacturing (UK) Ltd
Sogefi Filtration Ltd
Web-site address
www.invertek.co.uk
www.iwt.co.uk/
www.arvinmeritor.com/
www.rowecord.com
www.celsauk.com/
www.sogefifilterdivision.com/catalogues/FO/scripts/
menu.php?zone=UK&lang=GB/
www.dowcorning.com/
www.calsonickansei.co.jp/english/company/overseas.
html
www.schaeffler.co.uk
Dow Corning Limited
Calsonic Kansei Europe Plc
Schaeffler (UK) Limited
Major employers in bordering counties*
Major employers
Jaguar Land Rover (Liverpool)
Bentley Motors (Crewe)
Unilever (Wirral)
Bodycote (Macclesfield)
Ineos Chlor (Runcorn)
Urenco (Chester)
General Motors UK (Ellesmere Port)
Web-site address
www.jaguarlandrover.com
www.bentleymotors.co.uk
www.unilever.co.uk
www.bodycote.com
www.ineos.com
www.urenco.com
www.gm.com
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Number of companies in bordering counties*
County
Cheshire West & Chester
Cheshire East
Warrington
Wirral
Number of Companies
250-499 companies
250-499 companies
750 or more companies
250-499 companies
Number of Employees
10,000-19,999
10,000-19,999
10,000-19,999
5,000-9,999
* Data for the bordering counties of North West England is shown for information purposes given
their proximity to Deeside Enterprise Zone in North East Wales.
Number of companies and employees by county
County
Blaenau Gwent
Bridgend
Caerphilly
Cardiff
Carmarthenshire
Ceredigion
Conwy
Denbighshire
Flintshire
Gwynedd
Isle of Anglesey
Merthyr Tydfil
Monmouthshire
Neath Port Talbot
Newport
Pembrokeshire
Powys
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Swansea
The Vale of Glamorgan
Torfaen
Wrexham
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Number of Companies
75
145
175
200
160
55
80
100
225
95
40
35
90
140
135
110
175
200
150
125
120
160
Number of Employees
2600
5900
6600
4800
2900
300
800
1800
14000
1500
700
800
2400
7400
6400
1800
3000
7300
3100
2600
4100
5700
Email: businesssupport@wales.gsi.gov.uk ❘ Web: enterprisezones.wales.gov.uk ❘ Tel: +44 (0)3000 6 03000
Key research & training centres
Research Excellence in Welsh
Web-site address
Higher Education Institutions
University of Glamorgan
Centre for Engineering, Research and www.glam.ac.uk
Environmental Applications (CEREA)
Swansea University
Centre for Automotive & Power
System Engineering
Centre for Sustainable Aquaculture
Research
www.swan.ac.uk
Welsh Centre for Printing and
Coating
E-Health Industries Innovation Centre
Centre for Complex Fluids Processing
Welsh Ultra Efficient Lighting Centre
Welsh Composites Centre
Cardiff University
Micro Nanotechnology Centre
The Business Gateway
www.cardiff.ac.uk
Morgan-Botti Lightning Laboratory
for Composite Materials
Welsh Wound Network
Low Carbon Research Institute
Bangor University
Biocomposites Centre
Cardiff Metropolitan University National Centre for Product Design &
Development Research (PDR)
^
Centre for Solar Energy Research
Glyndwr University
Swansea Metropolitan University Cutting and Fabrication Technology
Centre
Other relevant research &
training centres
Coleg Cambria
^
Ltd
OpTIC Glyndwr
Centre for training
Centre for the research and
development of cutting-edge optoelectronics technology
Advanced Composite Training & Centre for advanced composite
Development Centre
training
Coleg Llandrillo Cymru
Centre for training
Advanced Sustainable Manufacturing
ASTUTE (pan-Wales University
led manufacturing technologies Technologies (ASTUTE) programme
programme)
www.bangor.ac.uk
www3.uwic.ac.uk
www.glyndwr.ac.uk
www.smu.ac.uk
Web-site address
www.cambria.ac.uk
www.glyndwr.ac.uk
www.glyndwr.ac.uk
www.llandrillo.ac.uk
www.astutewales.com
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Other relevant research &
training centres
The International Centre for
Aerospace Training (ICAT)
Swansea University (Rolls-Royce
University Technology Centre)
University of Wales Newport
(robotics research/UAVs)
Cardiff University (data
information fusion/UAVs)
Aberystwyth University
(intelligent robotics/UAVs)
Web-site address
Aerospace education & training
providers
Rolls-Royce operates an academic
partnership with Swansea University
conducting doctoral research.
Cognitive Robotics Research Centre
www.part66.com
Research in data and information
fusion, creating interest in areas
where multiple data sources need to
be processed and interpreted and
often reacted on in real time.
Model based reasoning for
engineering applications within the
UAV sector
www.cardiff.ac.uk
www.rolls-royce.com
crrc.newport.ac.uk
www.aber.ac.uk
Academic centres in bordering counties*
Centre
Wirral Metropolitan College
West Cheshire College (Chester)
Mid-Cheshire College of Further
Education (Northwich)
Thornton Science Park, University of
Chester (Chester)
University of Chester (Chester)
Daresbury Science & Innovation Campus
and Daresbury Laboratory (Warrington)
Liverpool John Moores University
(Liverpool)
University of Liverpool (Liverpool)
University of Manchester (Manchester)
Web-site address
www.wmc.ac.uk
www.west-cheshire.ac.uk
www.midchesh.ac.uk
www.chester.ac.uk/thornton-science-park
www.chester.ac.uk
www.sci-techdaresbury.com/
www.ljmu.ac.uk
www.liv.ac.uk
www.manchester.ac.uk
* Data for the bordering counties of North West England is shown for information purposes given
their proximity to Deeside Enterprise Zone in North East Wales.
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ICT
Anchor & regionally important companies
Anchor companies
British Telecommunications Plc
Cassidian Ltd
General Dynamics UK Ltd
IQE Plc
International Rectifier Newport Ltd
Pure Wafer Plc
SONY UK Technology Centre
Web-site address
www.bt.com/uk
www.cassidian.com/en_GB/
www.generaldynamics.uk.com
www.iqesilicon.com/
www.irf.com/aboutir-info/manufact.htm
www.purewafer.com/
www.sonypencoed.co.uk/
Regionally important companies
Panasonic Manufacturing U.K. Ltd
Panasonic Network Systems Ltd
Logica
Web-site address
www.pmuk.co.uk/
panasonic.net/corporate/segments/psn/
www.logica.co.uk/
Number of companies and employees by county
County
Blaenau Gwent
Bridgend
Caerphilly
Cardiff
Carmarthenshire
Ceredigion
Conwy
Denbighshire
Flintshire
Gwynedd
Isle of Anglesey
Merthyr Tydfil
Monmouthshire
Neath Port Talbot
Newport
Pembrokeshire
Powys
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Swansea
The Vale of Glamorgan
Torfaen
Number of Companies
25
135
120
475
160
85
115
130
180
120
45
30
195
100
180
105
170
160
260
165
105
Number of Employees
100
1800
1200
3300
400
200
500
500
1500
500
100
1100
700
400
3100
300
400
1100
2000
400
800
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County
Wrexham
Number of Companies
145
Number of Employees
1300
Key research & training centres
Research Excellence in Welsh
Higher Education Institutions
University of Glamorgan
Centre for Engineering, Research and
Environmental Applications (CEREA)
Swansea University
Welsh Centre for Printing and
Coating
Cardiff Metropolitan University National Centre for Product Design &
Development Research (PDR)
Low Carbon Research Institute
University of Wales Newport
Centre for Hyper Localised Media
Swansea Metropolitan University Creative Industries Research &
Innovation Centre (CIRIC)
Other relevant research &
training centres
University of Glamorgan
(Integrated Communications
Research Centre)
University of Wales Newport
(Centre for Information
Operations)
Web-site address
www.glam.ac.uk
www.swan.ac.uk
www.swan.ac.uk
www.newport.ac.uk
www.smu.ac.uk
Web-site address
Research covering the full networking icrc.research.glam.ac.uk
protocol stack, including mobile
applications
www.newport.ac.uk
Leading centre in the areas of
information security, digital forensics
and cyber threat assessment.
Economy
Population
The total population of Wales is 3,063,758. The map shows population by Local Authority in Wales.
Data for the bordering counties of North West England is shown for information purposes given their
proximity to Deeside Enterprise Zone in North East Wales.
Economic activity
The average economic activity rate for the United Kingdom as a whole is 76% and for Wales as a
whole is 72.5%. The map shows economic activity rates by Local Authority in Wales. Data for the
bordering counties of North West England is shown for information purposes given their proximity to
Deeside Enterprise Zone in North East Wales.
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Unemployment
The average unemployment rate for the United Kingdom as a whole is 7.9% and for Wales as a
whole is 8.5%. The map shows unemployment rates by Local Authority in Wales. Data for the
bordering counties of North West England is shown for information purposes given their proximity to
Deeside Enterprise Zone in North East Wales.
The population density, economic activity rates and Unemployment rates (%) by Council area are as
follows:
County
Blaenau Gwent
Bridgend
Caerphilly
Cardiff
Carmarthenshire
Ceredigion
Conwy
Denbighshire
Flintshire
Gwynedd
Isle of Anglesey
Merthyr Tydfil
Monmouthshire
Neath Port Talbot
Newport
Pembrokeshire
Powys
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Swansea
The Vale of Glamorgan
Torfaen
Wrexham
Population
68,368
134,564
173,124
341,054
180,717
76,938
110,863
96,731
149,709
119,007
68,592
55,699
88,089
137,392
141,306
117,086
131,313
234,309
232,501
124,976
90,533
133,559
Economic activity %
68.2
75.7
70.3
72.3
73.2
68.4
74
75
77.1
71
73.5
70.8
76.1
69.4
75.1
70.6
76.7
69.7
67.4
75.9
72.2
77.6
Unemployment %
15
7.2
11.6
8.5
7.2
7
7.9
6.9
5.8
5.9
5.3
13.5
5.5
10.2
11.3
6.9
5.2
10.6
10.9
8.5
10.7
6.4
County
Cheshire West &
Chester
Cheshire East
Warrington
Wirral
Population
329,500
Economic activity %
78.5
Unemployment %
7.0
370,700
202,700
319,800
79.5
81.2
75.9
5.8
6.4
7.8
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