A Caerphilly-based software and electronics company, which is part of the Welsh Government’s Advanced Growth Programme, has secured a number of new orders after winning a prestigious manufacturing award.
Blackwood Embedded Solutions designs software and hardware used in a number of high-tech products across the medical, retail and security industries.
In a record couple of weeks, the company, based at Welsh ICE, has not only won a prestigious Technology Award, but secured three new contracts.
Managing Director, Anthony Giles, believes the growth is a result of improved efficiency and innovation across the business.
He said: “This is a great time for design and manufacturing despite wide-spread scepticism.
“Our growth comes from our ability to access the right business support from the Welsh Government and then combine this with an understanding and timely reaction to market demand.”
Blackwood Embedded Solutions recently collaborated with a major medical devices manufacturer to design and test a product used during keyhole surgery.
The product helped the company win the Made in Wales Technology Award.
The firm is aiming to grow its turnover to £2 million in the next few years and is hoping to recruit around ten staff to achieve this with support from the Welsh Government.