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Welsh government honours SPTS


SPTS Technologies, a supplier of wafer processing solutions for the global semiconductor industry and related markets has been awarded 'Anchor Company' status by the Welsh Government.

With forty four companies on the list, the Anchor Company program was designed to acknowledge prominent global businesses based across Wales.

The Minister for Economy, Science and Transport meets SPTS' Executive VP and COO, Kevin Crofton (left) and CFO, Richard Rees (right)

SPTS serves a customer base spanning Europe, Asia-Pacific and North America through its ten global offices. The company employs five hundred people world-wide, with 248 employees based in the United Kingdom.

"By awarding us anchor status, the Welsh government is acknowledging SPTS as one of their key employers and contributors to the economy," says Kevin Crofton, executive vice president and chief operating officer at SPTS Technologies. "We owe this success to the loyalty and commitment of all our employees."

Kevin Crofton, Executive VP and COO, explains SPTS' technology to the Economy Minister

Economy Minister Edwina Hart adds, "I congratulate SPTS on its achievements and success and I am delighted they are joining the Welsh Government's anchor company programme which acknowledges economically and strategically important companies that we work with in Wales to create jobs, growth and wealth within the Welsh economy."

She continues, "On a recent visit to their facility, I saw the operational scope and complexity of the high-tech semiconductor equipment that processes silicon wafers that are eventually used for microelectronic devices in smart phones, tablets and automotive sensors. With their technology and products exported around the world, SPTS is a strong example of Welsh manufacturing excellence at its best, creating employment for highly-skilled talents within the technology sector here."             

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