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An Abercarn-based 3D printing company has received a £37,500 UK Government grant to help grow its business.

Drumlord Ltd started in 1981 and currently employs 12 people. After an initial £12,600 grant in 2022 which went towards IT, a second grant of £24,900 was awarded recently through the Shared Prosperity Fund.

The second grant will go towards building outlay work and workshop modifications.

The remodelling of their production floor for production vacuum casting was needed to accommodate the ever-expanding client orders. The area has been split into areas to maximise quality for casting moulds and to produce bigger moulds.

Some of Drumlord’s clients include international film and television studios, Panasonic, Sony, Emirates Airways and more.

Cllr Jamie Pritchard, Caerphilly County Borough Council’s cabinet member for prosperity, said: “A tour of the business to see how this cutting-edge technology works was incredibly informative. It has been good to link-up with Drumlord to help support them on their journey.”

Managing director Rob Aldridge said: “The award of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund grants from Caerphilly County Borough Council helped us to invest in significant improvements to our vacuum casting department. 

“We were able to expand the facility and invest in improved ventilation, extraction and lighting which has had an immediate impact on our business. Not only have we increased our production capacity, but the changes have improved efficiency and quality too, greatly benefitting our customers.”