November 27th 2024
Amcanu Invests in Cutting-Edge Robot Welding Technology At Amcanu, we’re always looking for ways to innovate, adapt, and grow. Never one’s to stand still, we’re excited...
November 13th 2024
You’ve had your feet under the desk for a little while, what’s it like being part of the Amcanu team? It’s been eight months already! The team at Amcanu are amazing and...
November 15th 2023
We strongly believe in recognising and nurturing fresh engineering talent. Our commitment to excellence is not just a boilerplate statement, it's embedded in our culture and...
September 28th 2023
SMEs, typically defined as those with fewer than 250 employees, play a crucial role in shaping the nation's manufacturing landscape and are an essential part of the country's...
April 14th 2023
Amcanu enclosures for battery powered equipment can be found in all kinds of unusual places, including events and festivals! Ingram AV are an expert audio visual and...
April 13th 2023
Battery power is increasingly important for industrial equipment as we move towards zero emission targets. Many of our existing customers are now developing solutions to...
March 22nd 2023
Building individual creative skills to help impress our customers is at the heart of what we do, so we set Aron a design challenge. We’ve long-thought that Owain needed...
March 13th 2023
In addition to manufacturing industrial enclosures and technology cabinets, we now also design and build battery storage enclosures. We are seeing more enquiries from...
February 27th 2023
A familiar face to customers and suppliers, Martyn Evans our fantastic operations director has just celebrated 40 years at Amcanu. Martyn started his career with Spencer...
February 9th 2023
We’ve been training people at the very start of their careers since 1975, and over this time we’ve learnt a few lessons that we thought we’d pass on, as part of National...
October 3rd 2022
The ability to design something bespoke is central to what we do. Whether creating a solution from scratch or testing existing designs for manufacturing feasibility, our...
September 9th 2022
Amcanu were delighted to take part in an induction day for new students in engineering and welding at Coleg Sir Gar. Despite their enthusiasm for the subjects they’ve...
August 18th 2022
Four of the top five most popular subjects taken at A’Level this year are STEM subjects. Maths, psychology, biology and chemistry continue to be top choices for...
May 25th 2022
For several years Amcanu have been designing and manufacturing technical enclosures for cutting-edge advanced manufacturing (AM) environments. Our sound attenuated...
April 27th 2022
Noise, whether constant or intermittent, is source of stress for both people and animals. Many of our enclosures are used in built-up areas, so we’ve worked hard over the years...
April 13th 2022
The Amcanu modular method of construction is very different to the industry standard which is typically a single shell design, referred to as monocoque...
April 4th 2022
We were delighted to attend the 2022 Pump Industry Awards, supported by the British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) It was fantastic to spend an evening surrounded...
March 14th 2022
Amcanu are delighted to have been shortlisted in the ‘Supplier of the Year’ category in the 2022 Pump Industry Awards. The Pump Industry Awards were founded by the...
February 16th 2022
We talk a lot about why being a family business matters to us. We’re not just owned by a family, we have several different family ‘units’ all under our roof. Let’s be...
February 10th 2022
Amcanu have a rich history of working with apprentices. Training young people at the start of their careers allows us to identify those who will become an integral part of the...
November 16th 2021
We’re helping our customers to meet their legal obligations to cut emissions. We do this by designing enclosures that support the additional features of Stage V compliant...
November 4th 2021
We know when we’re on to a good thing, so when we find a supplier where the product and service is good, we hang on to them. We’ve been masters of metal for nearly 50...
October 7th 2021
As a manufacturing business that has its 50th anniversary in the next couple of years, Amcanu knows more than most about overcoming challenges to achieve long-term...
July 14th 2021
Production on the shop floor is now more efficient than ever with the addition of a Bystronic Xpert 80 press brake to complement our existing Xpert 150 and BySprint 4020 Fibre...
June 25th 2021
Apprenticeship schemes have been disrupted through the pandemic, with on-site facilities in colleges closed to students. Despite this, we’ve recently taken on two new...
May 12th 2021
As soon as the Wayland team approached us and explained what the Calibur3 machine was capable of, we were keen to get stuck in! We’re a team of technical engineers and...
April 7th 2021
Amcanu build industrial enclosures and technology cabinets – it’s what we’re known for and yet we also have some surprisingly artistic metal creations emerging from our...
January 29th 2021
Like most UK manufacturers over the past year we could not be certain as to how Brexit would impact our work. However, over the summer we started to notice an uptake in...
July 15th 2019
Congratulations to both Lewis, our CNC machine operator and Jordan, our technical apprentice, who have just received their HNC in Mechanical Engineering. The boys...
October 1st 2018
Josh Element joined Amcanu as an apprentice from Coleg Sir Gâr in September 2010 and then went on to be a welder fabricator. His experience on the shop floor, knowledge and...
July 5th 2018
Our fantastic local school, Parc y Tywyn is the latest Passivhaus and BREEAM Excellent school building in Wales. Our children now have access to light, airy...
July 2nd 2018
We were delighted to support a local STEM event organised by Lee Waters, Llanelli Assembly Member (AM), in recognition of the pilot and adventurer Amelia Earhart. The event was...
May 31st 2018
The pace and scale of automation in manufacturing across Wales is rapid – we’re looking forward to embracing the benefits and training our workforce to make sure they have...
October 9th 2017
Mal and Peter have been with Amcanu for many years. In fact, between them they have over 50 years of service, something we’d really like to celebrate. Peter, who is...
October 5th 2017
Our Phil Tucker is off to Hawaii to compete in the IRONMAN World Championships. Phil earned his place through an amazing performance in the 2016 IRONMAN in Weymouth – where he...
June 8th 2017
We were delighted to join Cardiff University, Renishaw and Industry Wales in a panel debate organised by Insider Wales on the future of manufacturing. It was refreshing to see...
April 25th 2017
We’re delighted to announce we’ve been shortlisted in the Wales Responsible Business Awards 2017, run by Business in the Community. Our entry is in the NPTC Group of...
March 9th 2017
Giving skills and experience to young people in the local community has always been at the heart of our business – more than 50% of our entire workforce have completed...
March 7th 2017
We‘re delighted to announce that our on-going commitment to the next generation of engineers has been recognised with a Swansea Bay Business Award for Apprenticeship...
January 16th 2017
The long-awaited government review into the benefits of tidal power has finally been released. The review, by former energy minister Charles Hendry, gives support for the Swansea...
December 21st 2016
We take delivery of homemade mince pies from our local STEM students, on the road to the finals of TeenTech City of Tomorrow – a national competition in London. Forget...
November 28th 2016
We want to support the engineers of the future – particularly in our own community – so we are working with our local secondary school to provide a bursary fund to facilitate...
November 18th 2016
We are thrilled to announce that we have just won our second award in as many months – a Wales Quality Award! This accolade recognises the commitment and progress we have made...
October 20th 2016
Great news! We're delighted to have won the Made in Wales Small Manufacturer of the Year Award. The award recognises the recent investments we’ve made in the business – such...
October 12th 2016
Amcanu are pleased to appear alongside the finest manufacturers in the country for the 2016 Made in Wales Awards. Shortlisted in two categories – Advanced Manufacturer and...
August 26th 2016
Following the recent A-level results, the Institution of Engineering and Technology has issued a statement highlighting the decline in students taking engineering ‘gateway...
July 27th 2016
Amcanu are amongst the first businesses taking part in a new initiative being run by Lloyds Bank and industry improvement champions, the Wales Quality Centre. ‘Journey to...
June 30th 2016
It is with great pleasure that this month we celebrate Paul Bach’s 40th year with Amcanu. Paul was recruited straight from school by our founder Spencer Davies OBE in...
May 4th 2016
Once again Burry Port is the mouse that roars – we’re Swalec Bowl champions! Photo © Llanelli Star Burry Port RFC fought off the competition on Sunday at the...
April 21st 2016
We have just completed our first enclosure for Stuart Pumps, a Norfolk-based company dealing in the supply and hire of water pumps. The brief was create a ‘super silent’...
April 7th 2016
A stone’s throw away from the Amcanu factory sits Ysgol Glan-y-Môr School, a place where several of our current workforce were educated and where the engineers of the future...
March 24th 2016
With support from Lloyds Bank, Amcanu has begun installing a state-of-the-art powder coating plant and lifting hoist, which will halve current production time. Powder-coating is...
March 8th 2016
People sit at the heart of Amcanu, a company committed to delivering high quality solutions to global customers in a flexible and diversified manner. Founded in 1975 and...
February 1st 2016
Amcanu are pleased to announce significant investment from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking, which will allow them to buy new equipment and install a state-of-the-art new powder...
January 21st 2016
Amcanu is delighted to have been shortlisted in the Manufacturing Business of The Year Category, for the Swansea Bay Business Awards 2016. Most of the Amcanu workforce...
January 15th 2016
The idea of ‘Lean’ comes from the Japanese manufacturing industry. It is a term given to improving the efficiency of processes, by producing goods and services whilst...
October 23rd 2015
Josh Palmer, Apprentice at Amcanu and student at Coleg Sir Gâr, has been shortlisted in the Rising Star category of the 2015 Manufacturing Champions Awards. Josh was...
October 16th 2015
In order to maintain a reputation for the best products in the market, Hydrainer decided to work with Amcanu to design a brand new attenuation enclosure. Attenuating...
September 28th 2015
As a proud Welsh company, born and bred in South Wales, Amcanu is delighted to have been shortlisted in the Advanced Manufacturer Category, for the 2015 Insider Made in Wales...
September 21st 2015
We’ve always been proud of our local manufacturing roots – keeping industry in Wales, employing local people and contributing to our local economy. Now, we’re formalising...
May 1st 2015
Family-run business and Burry Port’s largest employer, Amcanu, marked its 40th Birthday yesterday with a modest celebration for those who have played an integral role in the...
September 9th 2014
Amcanu has been recognised by ASTUTE and showcased as an exemplar case study for embedding advanced and sustainable processes and technologies into Welsh...
July 23rd 2014
OK, with their numerous trophies and currently ranked 21st in the world, it's fair to say that Burry Port Town Band have been going places since they were founded in 1896......
July 8th 2014
New equipment powered by diesel engines has become subject to increasingly stringent legislation regarding the reduction of emissions. Godwin Pumps has been working hard to make...
