The historic Metal Box factory in Neath has been officially relaunched after undergoing a multi-million-pound revamp. The factory building, situated within a 50 acre site and known locally as the Box, had been vacate for a number of years before being acquired by Neath-based timber frame and offsite construction specialist SO Modular and Neath Port Talbot Council in 2019.
SO Modular has invested £10m on the acquisition and regenerating a large part of the landmark site. The company, which currently employs around 150 people at the site, anticipates it will double its workforce as it increases its capacity to 3,000 homes per year.
Ministry of Furniture, an education and workplace interiors specialist, recently took a further 8,000 sq ft of space over two floors at the site on a long-term lease. It has plans to take a further 40,000 sq ft of manufacturing space in the future, supporting further expansion and new jobs.
