MAYOR of Lydney, Cllr Bob Berryman, paid a visit to a Lydney factory last week to watch state of the art robots at work and to try his hand at virtual bridge building.

The visit, by members of Lydney Town Council, to engineering company Mabey Bridges, gave staff at the company’s headquarters chance to show off some of its latest innovations.

Michael Treacy, chief executive of Mabey Bridge said: “The robots are a multi-million pound investment, helping

to support the manufacturing of the Mabey Compact 200™ (C200) – one of the world’s most widely used modular steel bridges. There was also an opportunity to try out Mabey’s virtual reality bridging experience and to

see our full range of crossings first-hand.

“We are delighted to have welcomed representatives from Lydney Town Council. We are very proud of the high-quality bridging products we manufacture here at Lydney, and our relationship with the local community is hugely important to the business and all our staff. We very much look forward to the council’s ongoing support as we ramp up production in 2018.”

Cllr Berryman, added: “It is always a pleasure to be invited to visit a local business and to see the use of innovative ideas happening in our community.

“Mabey has demonstrated itself

as a vibrant place to work, offering fantastic future employment opportunities here in Lydney.”