Wrekin Circuits in investment drive
Manufacturer Wrekin Circuits, based in Shropshire, has invested more than £470,000 on expanding its factory and machinery.
The company has added a further 6,000 sq ft to its manufacturing site, purchased a new drill machine and brought in a copper fill facility and a Plane Raze device.
Wrekin Circuits said the investment gives the company the ability to produce printed circuit boards (PCBs) in a three-day period, which it says is the fastest turnaround time in the industry.
The new machinery has led to a string of new contracts, said Wrekin Circuits, including an order for LED technology that Wrekin says will save the rail sector £140m every year.
"Our industry is extremely competitive and customers are continually demanding smaller, lighter, more complicated circuit boards," said Andy Morris, sales manager at the company.
"It’s all about offering new solutions to the customer and the recent investment in the MASS Plane Raze device and Schmoll Combi-Machine XRC drill allows us to offer high density interconnect for the latest generation component packages."
Wrekin Circuits, which employs 38 people, currently supplies printed circuit boards to customers in 17 different countries.
