A Cardiff fabricator has secured a major contract to work on the huge new industrial unit in Ebbw Vale which is owned by the Welsh Government.
Dudley's Aluminium will work on the 52,582 sq ft project at the 30-acre Rhyd y Blew site the Welsh Government owns in the town.
The contract to build the industrial unit, currently known as RYB1, has been awarded to civil engineering firm Jones Bros.
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It will be built to BREEAM excellent standards with the intention of being carbon neutral when operational in 2023. It will comprise manufacturing or production space with two-storey open-plan office accommodation and a dedicated secure service yard and loading area.
Dudley's Aluminium will install metal technology system capped curtain walling, doors and ‘Hi’ windows, as well as automatic doors.
Colin Shorney, managing director at Dudley’s Aluminium, said: “It is great to be working with Jones Brothers (Henllan) Ltd once again in Ebbw Vale. This project will deliver much needed quality mixed-use industrial space for local businesses and inward investors.”
The £8.5m funding for the Rhyd y Blew site comes from the £100m it committed back in 2017 for its decade long Tech Valleys initiative, after opting not to back the proposed Circuit of Wales project in Ebbw Vale.
To date some £39m of funding, including the latest project, has been committed to Tech Valleys - which aims to capitalise on the opportunities arising from the fourth industrial revolution, particularly in the areas of 5G, battery technology, digital and cyber research and application.
Funding of £1.6m has enabled the construction of infrastructure including roads and services to be completed. The site sits within the Ebbw Vale Enterprise Zone.
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