Wall Colmonoy, makers of nickel alloys for coating and brazing, is looking to revamp and extend its site at the Alloy Industrial Estate in Pontardawe. The firm saw its profits jump from GBP 1.598 million in 2009 to GBP 2.889 million in 2010 and has now applied for planning permission to increase its production area and office space. For 42 years, its main trade has been hardening metals in order to improve their mechanical performance. In its application to Neath Port Talbot Council, the company admitted that its existing buildings on the site are close to the limit of expansion; other sites have been purchased on the industrial estate to support its long term expansion. Wall Colmonoy received GBP 2 million in grant funding from the Welsh government to support its expansion; this could see 100 jobs created over the next four years.
