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Bydd Flamgard yn darparu dampers tân a rhai sy'n cau i safle Chernobyl, sef strwythur symudol mwyaf y byd a ddyluniwyd i hwyluso'r gwaith o fonitro a dymchwel yr adeilad cyfyngu blaenorol yn dilyn trychineb 1986\. Mae'r adeilad hefyd yn diogelu'r deunydd ymbelydrol sy'n weddill. Bydd y prosiect peirianneg amlwladol sy'n werth €1\.5bn yn cael ei reoli gan y contractwr rhyngwladol Novarka ac yn cael ei weithredu ddiwedd 2017\. 

Er mwyn cyflawni'r contract, roedd yn rhaid i Flamgard gael cyllid ychwanegol i dalu bond ymlaen llaw, ac mae hyn yn her gyffredin i allforwyr. Llwyddodd y cwmni i sicrhau'r arian drwy ei fanc, Lloyds. Cafwyd sicrwydd gan Gyllid Allforio y DU ac felly nid oedd angen blaendal. Cafodd y dampers tân pwrpasol eu datblygu gyda chymorth grantiau ymchwil a datblygu Llywodraeth Cymru. 

Mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi darparu cymorth arloesi parhaus i Flamgard dros nifer o flynyddoedd gan gynnwys cymorth gan Gronfa Datblygu Rhanbarthol Ewrop i gefnogi'r gwaith o ymchwilio i gynnyrch technegol uwch a'u datblygu, yn ogystal ag offer er mwyn galluogi i'r busnes fodloni'r galw byd\-eang cynyddol am ei gynnyrch.

Dywedodd Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros yr Economi a'r Seilwaith i Lywodraeth Cymru, Ken Skates: 


> "Mae Flamgard yn gwmni arloesol iawn sydd ag enw da ar draws y byd am ragoriaeth. Mae ar flaen y gad o ran cyflenwi dyfeisiau diogelwch critigol ac mae'n enghraifft wych o'r arbenigedd sydd gennym yn y sector gweithgynhyrchu a deunyddiau uwch yng Nghymru.
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> "Mae'r cwmni bellach yn elwa ar fuddsoddiad sylweddol mewn ymchwil a datblygu ac rwy'n falch iawn bod cefnogaeth gan Lywodraeth Cymru wedi helpu i roi Flamgard ar flaen y gad mewn diwydiant arbenigol iawn."

Bu Flamgard hefyd yn cydweithio â Phrifysgol Abertawe o dan raglen Technolegau Cynhyrchu Cynaliadwy Uwch (ASTUTE) sy'n rhoi mynediad i weithgynhyrchwyr Cymru i arbenigedd a chyfleusterau o'r radd flaenaf ym maes gweithgynhyrchu uwch ym mhob un o wyth o Brifysgolion Cymru, a daw rhan o'r arian o Gronfa Datblygu Rhanbarthol Ewrop (ERDF) trwy Lywodraeth Cymru.

Dywedodd Steve Edwards, Rheolwr Gyfarwyddwr Flamgard: 


> "Dyma gontract rhyngwladol enfawr i Flamgard. Rydym yn gallu ymgymryd ag ef gyda chymorth Cyllid Allforio y DU, Llywodraeth Cymru a Grŵp Bancio Lloyds. Mae'r cymorth rydyn ni wedi'i gael gan y llywodraeth a'r sector preifat wedi ein helpu i fod yn uchelgeisiol mewn marchnad fyd\-eang."

Croesawyd y cyhoeddiad gan y Gwir Anrh. Greg Hands AS, Gweinidog Gwladol yn yr Adran Masnachu Rhyngwladol/Lois Taylor, Prif Swyddog Gweithredol, Cyllid Allforio y DU gan ddweud: 


> "Mae'r llwyddiant hwn yn dangos bod byd o gyfleoedd ar gael i gwmnïau arloesol sy'n edrych tuag allan fel Flamgard. Ond pan fo angen eich arbenigedd ar y byd, mae'n bosibl y bydd angen cymorth ychwanegol arnoch chi, ac rwy'n falch iawn y bu modd i Lywodraeth y DU, drwy Gyllid Allforio y DU, ein helpu i sicrhau bod modd allforio’r cynnyrch arbennig hwn."

Dywedodd David Williams, rheolwr cysylltiadau Bancio Masnachol Lloyds: 


> “Bydd technoleg arloesol Flamgard yn cael effaith enfawr ar brosiect cymhleth iawn Chernobyl. Roedd angen cyllid arbenigol arno i ddechrau er mwyn sicrhau’r contract a thrwy gydweithio ag UKEF roedd modd i ni ddarparu’r pecyn cyllid hyblyg sydd ei angen.”







Translation:


 
Flamgard will provide fire and shut off dampers to the Chernobyl site, the world’s largest movable structure designed to facilitate monitoring and demolition of the previous containment building following the 1986 disaster, while securing remaining radioactive material. The €1\.5bn multinational engineering project, managed by international contractor Novarka, will be installed in late 2017\. 

To fulfil the contract, Flamgard required additional finance to issue an advance payment bond, a common challenge for exporters. It was able to secure this through its bank, Lloyds, while a guarantee from UK Export Finance meant there was no requirement for a deposit. Its bespoke fire dampers were developed with the support of Welsh Government R\&D grants. 

The Welsh Government has provided ongoing innovation support to Flamgard over a number of years including support from the European Regional Development Fund to support the research and development of technically advanced products and for equipment to enable the business to meet the growing global demand for its products.

Welsh Government Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure Ken Skates said:  


> “Flamgard is a highly innovative company with a global reputation for excellence. It is a world leader in the supply of safety critical devices and a great example of the expertise we have within the advanced materials and manufacturing sector in Wales.
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> “The company is now reaping the benefits of substantial investment in research and development and I am delighted that support from the Welsh Government has helped position Flamgard at the forefront of what is a highly specialised industry sector.”

Flamgard also collaborated with Swansea University under the Advanced Sustainable Manufacturing Technologies (ASTUTE) programme that provides Welsh manufacturers access to specialist expertise and state\-of\-the\-art facilities in advanced manufacturing in all eight Welsh Universities and is part funded by ERDF through Welsh Government.

Steve Edwards, Managing Director, Flamgard, said: 


> “This is a major international contract for Flamgard, which we were able to undertake with the support of UK Export Finance, the Welsh Government and Lloyds Banking Group. The support we received from government and the private sector has helped us to win big in a global marketplace.”

Rt Hon. Greg Hands MP, Minister of State at the Department for International Trade/Louis Taylor, CEO, UK Export Finance, welcomed the announcement, saying: 


> “This success demonstrates that there is a world of opportunity out there for innovative, outward\-looking companies like Flamgard. But when the world needs your expertise, you may find you need additional support, and I am delighted that the UK Government, through UK Export Finance, was able to help ensure this very special export happened.”

David Williams, relationship manager for Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking, said: 


> “Flamgard’s innovative technology will have a huge impact on the highly complex Chernobyl project.  But first, it needed specialist funding to secure the contract and, working with UKEF, we were able to provide the flexible finance package needed.”