Gwalia invests in tool making to keep step with fmcg demands
South Wales bottle and closure manufacturer Gwalia Packaging has acquired AMJ toolmakers, another South Wales business, adding much needed new technology to the existing tool making facility established by Dragon Plastics, Gwalia’s closure division. Gwalia says the addition of a CNC machining facility will dramatically reduce new tooling time and facilitate in-house tool modification.
South Wales bottle and closure manufacturer Gwalia Packaging has acquired AMJ toolmakers, another South Wales business, adding much needed new technology to the existing tool making facility established by Dragon Plastics, Gwalia’s closure division. Gwalia says the addition of a CNC machining facility will dramatically reduce new tooling time and facilitate in-house tool modification.
“A high level in-house tooling facility will give us tremendous flexibility in dealing with our customers’ rapidly changing needs and requirements,” commented Gwalia chairman Ian Parker. “We have now become the country’s foremost independent closure and bottle manufacturer and our products are being specified for brand leading fast moving consumer goods. This brings with it a need to respond instantly to changing market conditions in the high street and our tool making acquisition will help us do this.”