Wales welcomes more manufacturing jobs
Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan (pictured) has welcomed the creation of 300 new jobs in North Wales as solar panel manufacturer Sharp increases production of its world-leading solar panels at its factory near Wrexham.
Sharp has announced that it will increase its workforce at Llay to 1,100 as part of a £30million expansion of the site. The investment will mean production capacity of photovoltaic panels will almost double, with an additional 3,000 panels able to be manufactured each day. A new training skills academy at the plant will also train up to 50 sonar panel installers each month.
Mrs Gillan said: "This is good news for north east Wales. Sharp's decision to expand its production of photovoltaic panels at Llay is a huge vote of confidence in the skills and enthusiasm of the Welsh workforce.
