Medical device firm Flexicare in new green electricity supply contract

The entire electricity needs of its Mountain Ash HQ will now be me by Hydro Wales

Medical devices firm Flexicare, which is headquartered in Mountain Ash, has struck a major new contract for green generated electricity from Hydro Wales.

The hydro electricity supplied through Hydro Wales is generated from restored sites originally built to power late-mining operations in north-west Wales. The schemes can export surplus renewable electricity into local networks, supporting Welsh businesses and communities.

The peer to peer agreement will provide all the electricity needs of Flexicare’s HQ. The £111m turnover business, which was established in 1989, employs 300 globally with 100 at Mountain Ash that provides well-paid R&D and manufacturing jobs as well as corporate head office function roles.

Flexicare supports clinicians through airway management and respiratory solutions. Its medical devices are sold to more than 100 countries.

READ MORE: Cardiff medtech firm Alesi Surgical boosted with £7m investment roundREAD MORE: Chepstow-based Creo Medical sells its manufacturing operation

Its new energy supply agreement forms part of its evolving environmental, social and governance (ESG) agenda in reducing operational emissions and supporting its drive to net zeros.

By securing renewable electricity for its UK operations, Flexicare said it is taking an incremental approach to decarbonisation that balances environmental responsibility with operational resilience.

Marc Davies, chief operating officer at Flexicare, said: “As a business proudly headquartered in Wales, it matters to us how we operate and who we partner with. This agreement is a practical step that reflects our responsibility as a global medical device company, while reinforcing our longstanding connection to Wales.

“Choosing energy linked to local hydro generation supports how we make long-term decisions: measured, responsible, and grounded in doing what is right, not just what is required.”