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The art of a good holiday – taking inspiration from Salone De Mobile

18 May 2018

One of the team of design engineers at GX, Alex Blondek, explains how a long weekend in Milan has filled him with design inspiration. Read more >

GX showcase their specialist skills at the leading medical technology event

17 April 2018

GX has been invited to join Medilink UK as one of the exhibitors at the forthcoming Med-Tech Innovation Expo due to be held at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry from 25-26 April. Read more >

Diving to new depths of design

27 March 2018

Find out how well thought out design captured the beauty of the sea when the GX design team helped an amateur photographer capture macro images underwater for the National Geographic Photographer of the Year 2017 competition. Read more >

Rethinking Car Design

08 March 2018

The design engineering team at GX has been part of a Welsh team involved with the design and manufacture of a revolutionary electric commuter vehicle. This innovative, three-wheel car is unusually made of wood, Welsh Western Red Cedar which was sourced locally. Read more >

Office Closed

02 March 2018

In light of the weather conditions we have taken the decision to close the office today. Read more >

Seeking enlightenment at CoInnovate 2018

18 January 2018

Technology is increasingly controlling more areas of our lives, but where do inventors go to get new ideas? The answer CoInnovate – due to be held in Cardiff on 24th January. Read more >

GX looks to provide a solution to the plastic coffee cup waste

10 January 2018

As war is been declared on the plastic coffee cup, GX reveals that their design team has been working with Meson Cups to produce unique fully-recyclable double-walled plastic cups. Read more >

Celebrating success in the Welsh Life Science sector

15 December 2017

Members of the GX team, Mark, Claire, Alex and Barbara, recently attended the MediWales Innovation Awards gala evening. The event was held in Cardiff’s National Museum of Wales on the 12th of December, with our team joining 300 VIPs and other guests to celebrate the achievements of the Welsh Life Science sector in 2017. Read more >

Puppy Power! GX sponsor three trainee Guide Dogs

11 December 2017

Following the successful sponsorship of three trainee Guide Dogs in 2015, GX has chosen to sponsor three more would-be Guide Dog puppies; Joy, Berry and Buddy. Read more >

GX to attend Mediwales UK Health Tech

27 November 2017

Celebrating the achievements within the life science sector, GX attends UK Health Tech and MediWales twelfth annual awards dinner. Read more >

GX help bring science to food manufacturing

09 November 2017

GX’s model gut poised to help the food industry provide more precise nutritional information about food including its glycaemic index. Read more >

Celebrating life science - GX to exhibit at Collaborate 2017

10 October 2017

GX is preparing to take part in Collaborate, on Tuesday, 17th October, when companies and academia have an opportunity to meet and discuss the future of life sciences in Wales. This year’s event is once again held in the Taliesin Arts Centre, at the prestigious Swansea University. Read more >

Automotive revolution spells opportunities for design engineering companies

03 August 2017

The radical overhaul of the automotive industry spells opportunities for design engineering companies like GX. Managing director, Mark Helmich reviews their experience in automotive product design. Read more >

GX looking forward to attending Connects healthcare conference

09 June 2017

GX will be taking part in the MediWales NHS Collaboration Conference, Connects, on 21st June, taking place at the Mercure Holland House Hotel. Read more >

GX innovative design helps lead the way in packaging

01 June 2017

GX has recently helped a leading manufacturer of biodegradable packaging, Green Light Packaging, showcase two new products at the world’s principal packaging event, Interpack. Read more >

GX take their place at the UK’s leading medical technology event – Med-Tech Innovation Expo

11 April 2017

GX will be amongst 130 companies attending the annual medical manufacturing exhibition, Med-Tech Innovation, taking place at the Ricoh Arena over two days, 26-27 April. Read more >

Celebrating the next generation of GX!

17 March 2017

We are delighted to announce that our business development manager, Claire Banks is now the proud mum of Esmée Violet. Read more >

GX reviews how microbiology has been harnessed in product design over the past 30 years

03 March 2017

Harnessing and even mimicking nature has helped push innovation in product design, specially within the medical sector by utilising biotechnology. GX, a product design engineering company with expertise in this area, has been incorporating life sciences into their products for the past 30 years. Read more >

GX product design team ensures new skipping game bags two awards

07 February 2017

The product design team helped turn entrepreneur, Keegan Duncan’s embryonic idea for an electronic jumping game called Skroppy into functioning interactive game. Read more >

GX Girls proud to be part of #Smearforsmear

27 January 2017

The girls at GX could not resist the opportunity to get involved in #SmearForSmear campaign Read more >