THE WELSH DRIVES-MAKER Invertek Drives is investing ￡10m to expand the manufacturing and distribution facilities at its global headquarters in Welshpool, and to develop a new applications centre. The investment will create 85 new jobs over the coming year, adding to the 280 who already work at the site, and follows a recruitment drive over the past year to expand the company's production and r&d departments. The investment will include three new production lines, each consisting of six assembly cells. These will boost Invertek's production capacity from 350,000 to 600,000 drives a year. Invertek says that the investment is sign of the continuing commitment by Sumitomo Heavy Industries - which acquired the company in 2019 - to make its Welsh subsidiary a leader in developing and manufacturing variable-speed drives.
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