Josh Element joined Amcanu as an apprentice from Coleg Sir Gâr in September 2010 and then went on to be a welder fabricator. His experience on the shop floor, knowledge and willingness to take on new challenges made him a strong candidate when we needed a new production controller.
Our fantastic local school, Parc y Tywyn is the latest Passivhaus and BREEAM Excellent school building in Wales. Our children now have access to light, airy eco-friendly classrooms which provide an amazing learning environment. Our town may be tiny but the facilities on offer are world-class.
We were delighted to support a local STEM event organised by Lee Waters, Llanelli Assembly Member (AM), in recognition of the pilot and adventurer Amelia Earhart. The event was for 100 school girls aged 8 and offered ‘flight’ themed activities to give them a fun experience of science and tech.
The pace and scale of automation in manufacturing across Wales is rapid – we’re looking forward to embracing the benefits and training our workforce to make sure they have the right skills for the future.
Mal and Peter have been with Amcanu for many years. In fact, between them they have over 50 years of service, something we’d really like to celebrate.
Our Phil Tucker is off to Hawaii to compete in the IRONMAN World Championships. Phil earned his place through an amazing performance in the 2016 IRONMAN in Weymouth – where he ranked 11 out of 883.
We were delighted to join Cardiff University, Renishaw and Industry Wales in a panel debate organised by Insider Wales on the future of manufacturing. It was refreshing to see that there was a positive feeling in the room about the opportunities available to manufacturers in Wales. The panel agreed that our strong heritage coupled with excellent links between business, academia and government gives us a solid foundation for future success
We’re delighted to announce we’ve been shortlisted in the Wales Responsible Business Awards 2017, run by Business in the Community.
Giving skills and experience to young people in the local community has always been at the heart of our business – more than 50% of our entire workforce have completed apprenticeships over the past 40 years.
We‘re delighted to announce that our on-going commitment to the next generation of engineers has been recognised with a Swansea Bay Business Award for Apprenticeship Development.
The long-awaited government review into the benefits of tidal power has finally been released. The review, by former energy minister Charles Hendry, gives support for the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon to progress.
We take delivery of homemade mince pies from our local STEM students, on the road to the finals of TeenTech City of Tomorrow – a national competition in London.
We want to support the engineers of the future – particularly in our own community – so we are working with our local secondary school to provide a bursary fund to facilitate some of their STEM activities.
We are thrilled to announce that we have just won our second award in as many months – a Wales Quality Award! This accolade recognises the commitment and progress we have made in improving our business by taking part in the Wales Quality Centre’s Journey to Excellence programme.
Great news! We're delighted to have won the Made in Wales Small Manufacturer of the Year Award. The award recognises the recent investments we’ve made in the business – such as the new powder coating plant and other improvements to our factory. It also acknowledges our growth into new markets – we’re now supplying high tech cabinets to advanced manufacturers.
Amcanu are pleased to appear alongside the finest manufacturers in the country for the 2016 Made in Wales Awards. Shortlisted in two categories – Advanced Manufacturer and Small Business – the winners will be announced on October 19th at a ceremony in Cardiff.
Following the recent A-level results, the Institution of Engineering and Technology has issued a statement highlighting the decline in students taking engineering ‘gateway subjects’, such as maths, physics, design and technology, as being a threat to UK economic growth.
Amcanu are amongst the first businesses taking part in a new initiative being run by Lloyds Bank and industry improvement champions, the Wales Quality Centre. ‘Journey to Excellence’ is a business development tool designed to help companies identify expansion opportunities and achieve new goals.
It is with great pleasure that this month we celebrate Paul Bach’s 40th year with Amcanu.
Once again Burry Port is the mouse that roars – we’re Swalec Bowl champions!
Today is International Noise Awareness Day and we’d like to take this opportunity to outline our commitment to effective sound attenuation.
We have just completed our first enclosure for Stuart Pumps, a Norfolk-based company dealing in the supply and hire of water pumps. The brief was create a ‘super silent’ enclosure based on a model we designed and developed for SPP Pumps last year.
A stone’s throw away from the Amcanu factory sits Ysgol Glan-y-Môr School, a place where several of our current workforce were educated and where the engineers of the future are already beginning to emerge.
With support from Lloyds Bank, Amcanu has begun installing a state-of-the-art powder coating plant and lifting hoist, which will halve current production time. Powder-coating is a finish that electrostatically covers metal products in a dry powder, before heat is then applied which makes the powder flow to create a hard finish, which is significantly tougher than traditional paint.
People sit at the heart of Amcanu, a company committed to delivering high quality solutions to global customers in a flexible and diversified manner.
Amcanu are pleased to announce significant investment from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking, which will allow them to buy new equipment and install a state-of-the-art new powder coating plant.
Amcanu is delighted to have been shortlisted in the Manufacturing Business of The Year Category, for the Swansea Bay Business Awards 2016.
The idea of ‘Lean’ comes from the Japanese manufacturing industry. It is a term given to improving the efficiency of processes, by producing goods and services whilst eliminating waste.
Josh Palmer, Apprentice at Amcanu and student at Coleg Sir Gâr, has been shortlisted in the Rising Star category of the 2015 Manufacturing Champions Awards.
In order to maintain a reputation for the best products in the market, Hydrainer decided to work with Amcanu to design a brand new attenuation enclosure.
As a proud Welsh company, born and bred in South Wales, Amcanu is delighted to have been shortlisted in the Advanced Manufacturer Category, for the 2015 Insider Made in Wales Awards. The Awards recognise and reward the best manufacturing companies across the country.
We’ve always been proud of our local manufacturing roots – keeping industry in Wales, employing local people and contributing to our local economy. Now, we’re formalising our commitment to British manufacturing, by joining the ‘Made in Britain’ campaign.
Family-run business and Burry Port’s largest employer, Amcanu, marked its 40th Birthday yesterday with a modest celebration for those who have played an integral role in the company’s story so far.
Amcanu has been recognised by ASTUTE and showcased as an exemplar case study for embedding advanced and sustainable processes and technologies into Welsh manufacturing.
OK, with their numerous trophies and currently ranked 21st in the world, it's fair to say that Burry Port Town Band have been going places since they were founded in 1896... although now they do it in style!
New equipment powered by diesel engines has become subject to increasingly stringent legislation regarding the reduction of emissions. Godwin Pumps has been working hard to make sure that their equipment meets US Tier 4 (European Stage IV) legislation on emissions. This means adapting their engines and thinking carefully about the requirements of the enclosures that house them.
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