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Welsh Government has provided nearly half a million pounds to support electronic powerhouse Sony, in Bridgend, through the pandemic as well as a £3 million grant to help the company secure local jobs and invest in its longer term future in south Wales, Economy Minister Ken Skates has announced.


One of the largest employers in south Wales, Sony UK Technology Centre (UK TEC) is the manufacturing and customer service centre for Sony in the UK, and houses 29 related tenant companies.


Sony UK TEC has manufactured cameras for Sony group since 1999 and has supplied and serviced cameras that have been used for global sporting events including the Wimbledon Championship and the FIFA World Cup 2014 and 2018\.


The funding Sony has received from Welsh Government’s Economic Resilience Fund will help protect hundreds of jobs, while the grant from the Economy Futures Fund will also help future proof manufacturing processes at the site.


The ERF, which is part of Welsh Government’s £1\.7 billion plus support package for business, is providing significant financial support to micro, SME and large companies across Wales and complements the support provided by the UK Government. To date, more than 13,000 businesses have received financial support worth more than £280 million and the fund has helped to protect more than 100,000 jobs.


Steve Dalton, Managing Director at Sony UK TEC, said:



> “We are always incredibly grateful for the continuous support we receive from the Welsh Government. As a large employer based in south Wales, we have a responsibility to provide and protect jobs within our local community not only in times of crisis, such as the global pandemic which we are currently facing, but also in times of prosperity.
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> “The Welsh Government grant support which we recently received has helped us fulfil this responsibility and successfully safeguard the jobs of our existing staff. We also anticipate the grant will enable us to continue creating employment opportunities in the future as we further improve and expand our business.
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> “The funding is primarily to support the growth and sustainability of the Pencoed operation over the next 3 years, with Sony UK TEC looking to make some significant investment in its business operations. With the increase of electronic products and the growth of technological advancements in product design and manufacturing etc, Sony UK TEC will be making significant investment in its surface mount process and automated manufacturing processes to maintain its position as a global brand leader.
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> “The investment will help to support the growth of multiple business opportunities at Pencoed, including support for the growth in the Raspberry Pi business (with Pencoed making over 6 million units per year at present) and the development of Sony UK TEC’s own prototyping business to support new product designs and help bring third party products to market.”


Minister for Economy, Transport and North Wales Ken Skates, said:



> “As we have done throughout this crisis, the Welsh Government is working tirelessly to support our economy through this pandemic, and helping to ensure good\-quality, thriving businesses can continue to be good\-quality, thriving businesses in our post\-pandemic future.
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> “We know businesses want certainty so that they can plan and prepare, and that’s why just last week we doubled the third phase of our Economic Resilience Fund to £300 million to support firms through the current firebreak and beyond.
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> “Our package of support goes above and beyond what is available elsewhere in the UK, and I am proud the Economic Resilience Fund is helping thousands of businesses deal with immediate issues critical to their survival and protected more than 100,000 jobs which might otherwise have been lost.
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> “Sony is a major employer to hundreds of people, and I am pleased we have been able to provide them with this crucial support which will protect highly\-skilled jobs and ensure quality employment opportunities in the future too.
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> “We remain committed to doing all we can to drive our economy back to pre\-pandemic levels of growth.”


More information on the third phase of the Economic Resilience Fund can be found on Business Wales.







Translation:


 
Mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi darparu bron hanner miliwn o bunnedd i gefnogi Sony, y cwmni electronig mawr ym Mhen\-y\-Bont ar Ogwr, yn ystod y pandemig yn ogystal â grant o £3 miliwn i helpu’r cwmni ddod o hyd i swyddi lleol a buddsoddi yn ei ddyfodol hirdymor yn Ne Cymru, yn ôl cyhoeddiad gan Ken Skates, Gweinidog yr Economi.


Fel un o’r cyflogwyr mwyaf yn ne Cymru, Canolfan Technoleg Sony UK De Cymru (UK TEC) yw’r ganolfan gweithgynhyrchu a gwasanaethu cwsmeriaid Sony yn y DU, ac mae’n cynnwys 29 o gwmnïau o denantiaid cysylltiedig.


Mae Sony UK TEC wedi cynhyrchu camerâu ar gyfer grŵp Sony ers 1999, ac mae wedi cyflenwi a gwasanaethu camerâu sydd wedi eu defnyddio ar gyfer digwyddiadau chwaraeon byd\-eang gan gynnwys Pencampwriaeth Wimbeldon a Chwpan y Byd FIFA 2014 a 2018\.


Bydd y cyllid y mae Sony wedi ei dderbyn gan Gronfa Cadernid Economaidd Llywodraeth Cymru yn helpu i ddiogelu cannoedd o swyddi, a bydd y grant gan Gronfa Dyfodol yr Economi hefyd yn helpu i sicrhau bod prosesau gweithgynhyrchu ar y safle yn addas at y dyfodol.


Mae’r Gronfa Cadernid Economaidd, sy’n rhan o becyn cymorth dros £1\.7 biliwn Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer busnesau, yn rhoi cymorth ariannol sylweddol i gefnogi cwmnïau meicro, BBaCh a chwmnïau mawr ledled Cymru, ac yn ategu’r cymorth a ddarperir gan Lywodraeth y DU. Hyd yma, mae dros 13,000 o fusnesau wedi derbyn cymorth ariannol gwerth dros £280 miliwn, ac mae’r gronfa wedi helpu i warchod dros 100,000 o swyddi.


Meddai Steve Dalton, Rheolwr\-Gyfarwyddwr Sony UK TEC:



> “Rydyn ni bob amser yn hynod ddiolchgar am y cymorth parhaus yr ydym yn ei gael gan Lywodraeth Cymru. Fel cyflogwr mawr yn Ne Cymru, mae gennym gyfrifoldeb i ddarparu a gwarchod swyddi o fewn ein cymuned leol nid yn unig mewn cyfnodau o argyfwng, megis y pandemig byd\-eang rydyn ni’n ei wynebu ar hyn o bryd, ond hefyd mewn cyfnodau o lewyrch.
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> “Mae cymorth grant Llywodraeth Cymru a gawsom yn ddiweddar wedi helpu inni gyflawni’r cyfrifoldeb hwn ac i ddiogelu swyddi ein staff. Rydym hefyd yn rhagweld y bydd y grant yn ein galluogi i barhau i greu cyfleoedd am waith yn y dyfodol wrth inni wella ein busnes ymhellach a’i ehangu.
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> “Mae’r cyllid yn bennaf er mwyn cefnogi twf a chynaliadwyedd canolfan Pencoed dros y 3 mlynedd nesaf, gyda Sony UK TEC yn bwriadu buddsoddi’n helaeth yn eu gweithrediadau busnes. Gyda’r cynnydd mewn cynnyrch electronig a thwf datblygiadau technolegol o ran dylunio cynnyrch a gweithgynhyrchu ac ati, bydd Sony UK TEC yn gwneud buddsoddiad sylweddol yn ei broses mowntio wyneb a’i brosesau gweithgynhyrchu awtomatig i gadw ei safle fel arweinydd brand byd\-eang.
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> “Bydd y buddsoddiad yn helpu i gefnogi twf y cyfleoedd busnes niferus ym Mhencoed, gan gynnwys cymorth ar gyfer y twf yn y busnes Raspberry Pi (gyda Pencoed yn gwneud dros 6 miliwn uned y flwyddyn ar hyn o bryd) a datblygiad busnes prototeip Sony UK TEC eu hunain i gefnogi dyluniadau cynnyrch newydd ac i helpu i ddod â chynnyrch trydydd parti i’r farchnad.”


Meddai Ken Skates, Gweinidog yr Economi, Trafnidiaeth a Gogledd Cymru:



> “Fel yr ydym wedi’i wneud drwy gydol yr argyfwng hwn, mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn gweithio’n ddi\-flino i gefnogi ein heconomi drwy’r pandemig hwn, ac i helpu i sicrhau y gall busnesau o safon uchel, sy’n ffynnu, barhau i fod yn fusnesau o safon, sy’n ffynnu yn ein dyfodol wedi’r pandemig.
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> “Fe wyddom fod busnesau am gael sicrwydd fel y gallant gynllunio a pharatoi, a dyna pam y bu inni ddyblu trydydd cam ein Cronfa Cadernid Economaidd yr wythnos ddiwethaf i £300 miliwn i gefnogi cwmnïau drwy’r Cyfnod Atal presennol a thu hwnt.
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> “Mae ein pecyn o gymorth yn mynd y tu hwnt i’r hyn sydd ar gael yn rhannau eraill y DU, ac dwi’n falch bod y Gronfa Cadernid Economaidd yn helpu miloedd o fusnesau i ddelio gyda’r problemau presennol, sy’n hanfodol er mwyn iddynt oroesi, ac mae wedi gwarchod dros 100,000 o swyddi a fyddai fel arall wedi eu colli.
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> “Mae Sony yn gyflogwr mawr i filoedd o bobl, a dwi’n falch ein bod wedi gallu rhoi’r cymorth hollbwysig hwn iddyn nhw, fydd yn gwarchod swyddi â sgiliau hyfedr ac yn sicrhau cyfleoedd gwaith o safon yn y dyfodol hefyd.
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> “Rydym wedi ymrwymo o hyd i wneud popeth y gallwn i sichrau bod ein heconomi yn ôl i’r lefelau twf cyn y pandemig.”


Mae rhagor o wybodaeth am drydydd cam y Gronfa Cadernid Economaidd ar gael am Busnes Cymru.