HC Deb 12 December 1983 vol 50 cc374-6W
Mr. Raffan

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the overseas companies which located in Wales between March 1974 and May 1979 and from June 1979 to date.

Mr. Nicholas Edwards

The information covering both new starts and acquisitions is as follows:

Openings by Foreign Owned Firms in Wales March 1974—May 1979.

  • Christie Hydraulics
  • Viscosuisse Textured Yarns Ltd.
  • Miles Laboratories Ltd.
  • Record Pressings Ltd.
  • Record Wire Wheels
  • Winstones Rollers Ltd.
  • Matsushita Electric (UK) Ltd.
  • Sekisui (UK) Ltd.
  • Alphasteel Ltd.
  • Alumelt
  • Norsk Hydro (UK) Ltd.
  • Eurofoil Ltd.
  • Fix Knitting Industries Ltd.
  • Gwent Packaging
  • Rehau Plastiks Ltd.
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  • Lifeguard Equipment Ltd.
  • Rhondda Metal Co. Ltd.
  • Air Products Ltd.
  • Burroughs Machines Ltd.
  • CBS (UK) Ltd.
  • Cambrian Board Mills Ltd.
  • Dynamo and Motor Repairs Ltd.
  • Eriez Magnetics (UK) Ltd.
  • Ferro (GB) Ltd.
  • Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
  • Rexham (UK) Ltd.
  • Kellogg Co. of GB Ltd.
  • Lamplight Farms Ltd.
  • Ontario Corporation
  • Alfred Teves
  • OEC Orthopaedic Ltd.
  • A M K Plastics Ltd.
  • GEC/Hitachi

June 1979 to latest available date

  • New Venture Carpets
  • Mitel Telecom Ltd.
  • Universal Furniture
  • Heston Codan
  • Lego (UK) Ltd.
  • Intermagnetic (UK) Ltd.
  • Samantha Jane Ltd.
  • Ensecote Sakaphen Ltd.
  • Gillet Prestar Ltd.
  • Hymac Ltd.
  • Synthetic Leather Industries (Wales) Ltd.
  • Deeside Titanium Ltd.
  • Taybrite Ltd.
  • AIWA Sales and Services Ltd.
  • Hoya Lens (UK) Ltd.
  • Yuasa Battery (UK) Ltd.
  • Avomet Ltd.
  • Scandanavian Design Ltd.
  • Tetrapak Rausing Ltd.
  • A W Productions Ltd.
  • Togo Organics Ltd.
  • Aeromotive (UK) Ltd.
  • Ashton Paper Mill Ltd.
  • Continental Can Co. (UK) Ltd.
  • Dexter Midland Coatings Ltd.
  • F H S Automotive Parts Ltd.
  • Gould Activair (UK) Ltd.
  • Kaiser Fertilisers
  • Kimberley Clark Ltd.
  • Libra Products
  • Metal Improvement Co.
  • Metalized Films and Papers
  • Rail Car Services Ltd.

1983
January February March April May June July August September October
Aberdare 22 50 56 16 46 26 105 26 77 28
Aberystwyth — — — — — — — — — —
Bargoed 4 75 75 70 71 85 63 187 231 —
Barmouth — — — — — — — — — —
Blaenau Ffestiniog — — — 12 — — — — — —
Brecon 20 — — — — — — — — —
Caermarfon 26 39 71 45 18 17 10 95 78 29
Cardiff 214 191 270 611 128 71 41 18 60 143
Cardigan — — — — — — — — — —
Carmarthen — — — — — 23 — — 214 —
Colwyn Bay 4 4 10 16 28 22 15 15 10 12
Denbigh — — — — 12 14 25 — — —
Ebbw Vale 21 28 31 19 13 — 30 — 60 101
Fishguard — — — — — — — — — —
Holyhead 41 — — — 13 — — — — 51
Lampeter — — — — — — — — — —
Llandeilo — — — — — — — — — —
Llandrindod Wells 50 — — — — — — — — —
Llanelli 57 2 3 28 13 5 6 — 32 6
Llangollen — — 22 — — — — — — —
Llanwrst — — — — — — — — — —
Machynlleth — — — — — — — — — —
  • Rexel Engineering Ltd.
  • Sears CMS Seating Ltd.
  • Squibb Surgicare Ltd.
  • Super Products Ltd.
  • Texture Tex
  • Danline International
  • Rockwool Ltd.
  • Cyanamid