Gwalia Packaging Group the South Wales based closure and container manufacturer is this week able to announce a new capital expenditure program totaling £1.8M. The group will acquire eleven new injection and blow moulding lines, all electric, and reflecting substantial power saving.
The new capital equipment, which will be delivered and commissioned during the early part of next year, will create a seven day 24 hour working system at Gwalia’s Pontypridd plant. This is a large investment and has been brought about by equally large increases in demand for the group's products across most of continental Europe.
Gwalia consists of two operating companies, Dragon Plastics Ltd, closure manufacturers; and Gwalia Plastics, which make injection, and extrusion blow moulded containers. The group also includes its own tool making and general engineering division, a profit centre in its own right. Because of in-house synergies Gwalia has designed and developed its own range of complete packs, both child resistant and standard. Child resistant packs are suitable for a variety of pharmaceutical applications particularly vitamins minerals and supplements. All of Gwalia's child resistant packs have been tested and comply with the international standard ISO 8317, most of them exceeding the requirements of the standard.
Managing director Rod Parker said. “ Our new injection and blow moulding, and ancillary equipment will increase our capacity and at the same time reduce our energy costs. High quality packaging is in increasing demand throughout Europe and I’m pleased we’re able to invest to meet that demand.”
The new plant and equipment will be financed by the group’s own resources and will be fully on stream by the end of quarter 2 ,2014.
