Drumlord Restricted, a Welsh 3D printing and vacuum casting service supplier supplying fashions, prototypes, and low-volume components to firms in varied industrial sectors, has lately obtained extra funding from CCBC and the UK Authorities – taking the full quantity obtained via the UK Shared Prosperity Fund from 2022 to 2024 to £37,513. A few of Drumlord’s purchasers embrace Worldwide Movie & TV Studios, Panasonic, Sony, and Emirates Airways.
The primary grant of £12,600 was awarded to Drumlord via Caerphilly County Borough Council’s intervention of UKSPF funds in 2022/23, and the grant was matched by the corporate to bolster its IT construction. These funds allowed the corporate to ship work from order to workshop electronically, in addition to invoice the shopper straight and extra precisely – programming the order and calculating the prices on the identical time.
The second grant of £24,913 in 2023/24 was awarded for constructing outlay work and workshop modifications to streamline workshop processes. The reworking of its manufacturing ground for manufacturing vacuum casting was wanted to accommodate the ever-expanding shopper orders. The realm has been cut up into areas to maximise high quality for casting and growing mildew measurement.
“A tour of the enterprise to see how this chopping–edge know-how works was extremely informative. It has been good to hyperlink up with Drumlord to assist help them on their journey,” stated Cllr Jamie Pritchard, Cupboard Member for Prosperity, Regeneration, and Local weather Change.
“The award of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund Grants from Caerphilly County Borough Council helped us to spend money on important enhancements to our Vacuum Casting division. We had been capable of develop the ability and spend money on improved air flow, extraction, and lighting which has had a direct affect on our enterprise. Not solely have we elevated our manufacturing capability, however the adjustments have improved effectivity and high quality too, vastly benefitting our clients,” stated Rob Aldridge, Managing Director of Drumlord Restricted.
