An MP has hailed the ingenuity and innovation of a flagship north Wales company after it unveiled a “big beast” of a trailer.

Liz Saville Roberts, who represents Dwyfor Meirionnydd, was speaking after a visit to the main group office of Ifor Williams Trailers in Corwen.

During the tour, Ms Saville Roberts was shown the newly-launched livestock trailer which at 16 feet long is the biggest in the popular range that’s beloved by farmers across the world.

The Ty’n Llidiart site makes components for its five other manufacturing sites in Denbighshire and Deeside where 600 people are employed.

As well as livestock trailers, the firm makes horseboxes and a wide range of other trailers for every conceivable use.

Its product ranges include everything from flatbeds and tippers to car transporters and box vans, from catering units to mobile business trailers and medical clinics.

They are sold through a network of more than 100 distributors across the UK, most of Europe and as far afield as Australia and New Zealand.

The horse-loving MP admitted she was already a fan of the company as she owns one of its horseboxes.

She said: “The quality of what is being produced at this site in Corwen, their sheer ingenuity and the investment in the engineering is exciting.

“The components are all made here at Ty’n Llidiart so it’s the hub of the whole operation

“It is a fantastic Welsh brand which we should all be proud of.

“This is a very significant business to the economy of north Wales. It is quite extraordinary."

After the tour, Head of Manufacturing Richard Bull said they were delighted that Liz Saville Roberts had taken time out her busy schedule to come to see them.

It was her first visit because the boundaries of the Dwyfor Meirionnydd constituency had been changed and now included Corwen and Cynwyd where the company had factories.

He added: “Previously, our biggest livestock trailer was 14ft and it was clear our customers also wanted the choice of a larger livestock trailer.

“The new trailer made its public debut at the Royal Welsh Show where it was a big hit with the farming community and we already have lots of advance orders for when it starts rolling off the production line later this year.”