South Wales high-tech manufacturer, Hexigone Inhibitors, is addressing a multi-trillion-pound global problem with its patented products. Following an initial discovery made at Swansea University, and after years of research and development, the company began its export journey in 2021.

Barry-based Lion Laboratories is the company behind the world’s first ever electronic breathalyser, which was invented by its founder, Welsh scientist Dr Tom Parry Jones, in 1967.

Award-winning manufacturer PPM Technology has carved out a strong international business as one of only a handful of high quality companies around the world that make monitoring equipment for formaldehyde and other toxic gases.