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Rapidly expanding Village Bakery wants to develop a former wire firm factory as part of its latest growth plans.

Caparo Wire left one of its two Wrexham sites back in 2014 when its merged on a single location - later becoming Wrexham Wire.

Now Village Bakery hopes to open a new facility on the empty site - safeguarding and creating more jobs in the area.

The craft bakery company dates back to 1934 and has undergone a period of rapid expansion in recent years.

It now employs more than 400 staff across the three businesses, Coedpoeth, Nutrition and most recently Wrexham Ltd. The Wrexham site was established in 2011 and started with 14 employees and a turnover of less than £1m.

The Wrexham part of the business now has more than 160 staff, a turnover of £19m and expanded further with a new Innovation Centre and Baking Academy which was opened by Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall in 2015.

There are more than 260 job opportunities in the region with www.fish4.co.uk/jobs/north-wales

But this could increase further with the plans submitted for the site on Ash Road South on Wrexham Industrial Estate.

The proposals involve alterations and extensions to the former Caparo building, along with additional car parking, and HGV loading and unloading areas.

It could bring around 100 jobs to the site.

The planning application states: “The proposed development will provide employment opportunities for local tradesmen, of which there are many in the Wrexham area, and building works such as this will stimulate wider benefits, not only in terms of generating wealth at the build stage, but also during the lifetime of the building by positively contributing to the local economy by employing local people.

“The proposals will allow Village Bakery to safeguard jobs and create new permanent living wage jobs in the Wrexham area.”