TORFAEN MP Nick Thomas-Symonds toured an insulation site in his constituency on Friday.

He visited Knauf Insulation’s Cwmbran Pont-y-Felin Plant base and met workers and directors. They demonstrated showcased some of the ways energy-saving insulation is made at the factory.

Mr Thomas-Symonds said: “I was very pleased to visit local employer Knauf Insulation and to see the important work they are doing at their plant in Cwmbran. Fuel poverty is a real problem in Torfaen and companies like Knauf are playing a vital role in tackling this issue.

“Properly insulating your home can vastly improve your energy efficiency, not only saving you and your family money but also benefiting the environment by helping to reduce carbon emissions.”

The company’s director of public affairs and strategy for northern Europe, Steven Heath, said: “It has been a pleasure to show Nick around the Cwmbran plant, introducing allow him to meet our hardworking staff, and showing him to see the energy-saving products that we make here. Ultimately, if your house is under-insulated you will be paying too much, even if you switch supplier.

"It is with this in mind that Knauf Insulation is committed both to this community and, through products made in Cwmbran, to improving the way that homes and communities use energy across the UK."