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The company set up a nursery facility next to its factory providing care for the children of its employees.

The bungalows on the left hand side are a product of the 21st century, the houses opposite date from the Edwardian period and the large yellow building in the background dates back to the 18th century.

Salus are makers of programmable thermostats. http://www.salus-tech.com

Berwyn Bakery has long been a familiar name in the Bala and the Penllyn district. In recent years the company has undergone major expansion and now has a nation wide market. It provides employment for over 100 people and produces breads and cakes for supermarkets, airlines and ferry companies. http://www.berwynbakery.co.uk/berwynbakery.swf http://www.elwa.ac.uk/ElwaWeb/elwa.aspx?pageid=1429

Aykroyd & Son is a clothing manufacturing company set up in Lancashire in 1918, but whose main manufacturing base has for some decades been concentrated in Bala, first at the old militia barracks in the High Street and lately in a brand new purpose built factory on the Bala Enterprise Estate. The company has been a major employer in the Bala area, especially of female labour. Recently, like other sections of the British textile and clothing industry, it has faced severe competition from cheap imports from China and Eastern Europe which led to cut backs in its workforce.

Until the late 20th century, the gentleman's residence of Maes yr Hedydd (lark's field) and its adjoining farmhouse, lay well outside the boundaries of the town of Bala. Since then it has been almost surrounded by new housing and road developments.