An MP has praised the creativity and innovation of a major North Wales company.

Liz Saville Roberts, representing Dwyfor Meirionnydd, visited Ifor Williams Trailers in Corwen, where she was shown the newly launched 16ft livestock trailer, the largest in their popular range.

The Ty’n Llidiart site produces components for the firm's five other manufacturing sites in Denbighshire and Deeside, where 600 people are employed.

The company, known for its livestock trailers, also makes horseboxes and a wide variety of other trailers.

Ms Saville Roberts, who owns an Ifor Williams horsebox, said: "I have a vested interest because I’m an Ifor Williams horsebox owner and I was enthusiastic to come here because I trust their products already.

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

She commended the firm for its precision engineering, stating that the components are produced with "nanometre accuracy".

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She added: "This is a Welsh family business that’s rooted in the community and a really important employer so we should all be proud of it.

"This is a very significant business to the economy of North Wales.

"It is quite extraordinary."

Her visit was her first to the site, following changes to the boundaries of the Dwyfor Meirionnydd constituency, which now includes Corwen and Cynwyd.

Head of Manufacturing, Richard Bull, said: "I was very impressed with the interest and insight she showed and we value her opinions highly.

"It is gratifying to know that she holds the company in such high esteem and regards us as an important employer in her constituency."

Mr Bull also spoke about the new 16ft livestock trailer, which he described as the "big beast of the livestock range".

He said: "Our livestock range is tried and tested and very popular but over the years people have tended to go for bigger and bigger trailers and we always listen to customers’ feedback about what they want."

Mr Bull added: "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."

The company’s products 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.