KLA

Sector Industrial
Project Timeline 24 Months
Value £748,000
Location Newport, South Wales

Project Description

KLA has opened a new 237,000-square-foot R&D and manufacturing centre in Newport, Wales to support global semiconductor innovation and meet the continued demand for wafer processing tools. SPTS, KLA’s Wales-based product division, has been leading semiconductor equipment innovation in Wales since 1984

KLA’s newest facility includes 25,000 square feet of cleanroom for R&D and more than 35,000 square feet of manufacturing space – a combination of ISO 7 and ISO 5 cleanroom – significantly enhancing KLA’s ongoing activities to provide emerging technologies and semiconductor equipment to customers.

Poplar Insulation were contracted to undertake the full insulation and trace heating package on this project which was phased into base build and fitout projects.

Work Carried Out

Thermal Insulation and Trace heating works

  • Heating Pipework
  • Chilled Pipework
  • Hot and Cold pipework
  • Ventilation ductwork services
  • Plant areas
  • External roof plant areas
  • Frost protection trace heating systems
  • HWS heat maintenance trace heating systems