One of Wales' leading tech firms in the semiconductor market will create 200 new jobs as part of a $100m (£81m) investment into a new facility in Newport. SPTS Technologies is aiming to take on an additional 200 workers at its new headquarters at Newport’s Celtic Lakes, taking its workforce from 550 to 750 staff as part of significant expansion plans.
The new facility, close to the firm’s current operation, will provide high-tech manufacturing, research and development and offices extending to 210,000 sq ft. Construction of the facility is scheduled to be completed in early 2025 ahead of fit out work.
SPTS, a division of the US group KLA Corporation, has already struck a development agreement with Trebor to deliver the new facility on land it acquired from the Welsh Government. Trebor has appointed Andrew Scott as main contractor.
