Author: Rhys Gregory

A Managing Director has been appointed to lead a new social enterprise within the United Welsh Group. Celtic Offsite will manufacture low carbon, timber frame homes from a new 28,000 sq. ft. factory in Caerphilly. Neil Robins has been appointed to lead the team, bringing 25 years of experience in the development and operation of timber frame businesses. Neil said: “I am thrilled to join Celtic Offsite at the start of this new, exciting venture within the United Welsh Group. Not only will Celtic Offsite build homes of exceptional quality that are kind to the environment, we will also make…

National warehousing and online fulfilment specialists E-Warehousing has agreed terms to lease a 114,000 sq ft warehouse in Cwmbran, South Wales, to accommodate the exponential growth of the business, which already has two similar premises in Kenilworth and Pontypool. The new location on Avondale Industrial Estate will provide E-Warehousing with over 400,000 sq ft of storage space in all three locations, which will be used for storage and distribution as well as online fulfilment for a wide variety of UK and international manufacturers and retailers. The company has signed a lease on the three buildings at Avondale. The private landlord…

An inspirational Denbighshire social worker is in line for a coveted national award for her big-hearted charity work. Ali Alcock has made it through to the final four for the Pride of Britain Fundraiser of the Year award. Ali along with the other three finalists will feature on ITV this week on the evening news (27th sept – 30th Sept) with the successful nominee going through to the Pride of Britain Awards to be held in London on Oct 30th. The social worker for Denbighshire County Council has been honoured for her devoted efforts that has seen thousands of pounds…

Following Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ announcement that any future UK Labour Government would scrap business rates in England, FSB Wales Policy Chair Ben Francis has today called for Welsh Government to follow that intention and set about devising proposals for reform of the system here in Wales. Speaking following the announcement at the UK Labour Party Conference, Mr Francis stated: “Earlier this year, Welsh Government announced that as part its response to assisting businesses to deal with the impacts of the Coronavirus pandemic, it would extend the business rates holiday until the end of the current financial year – beyond…

A TV company from North Wales has won a hat-trick of top awards just two years after making broadcast history when it was taken over by the staff. Caernarfon-based Cwmni Da said the triple success at the Celtic Media Festival will boost the business by helping them secure more lucrative commissions. In all the company’s programmes were shortlisted for seven honours which was a record for the prestigious event founded 40 years ago. They came away with gongs for multi-awarding winning children’s show Deian a Loli, documentary series 47 Copa (47 Summits) and Côr Digidol (Digital Choir) presented by popular…

The CEO and founder of Cwmbran-based Comparison Creator has been awarded Leader of the Year at this year’s Fintech Wales Awards. Steve was named Leader of the Year at the Fintech Wales Awards, held last week in the Tramshed, Cardiff, in which 42 shortlisted finalists were nominated for 11 awards in total. The awards recognise the achievements of the thriving FinTech sector across the country, bringing Wales’ leading innovators and digital experts together in an evening of celebration. As an emerging tech region, Wales has the fastest growing digital economy outside of London and with solid growth of the financial…

Principality Commercial has provided £3.3 million in funding towards the first phase of a new development in Newport, Pembrokeshire. Developed by Morgan Homes, Church Fields provides an impressive array of 21 homes to families in the Pembrokeshire community. Situated in the historic village of Newport and just a short distance away from the beach at The Parrog, Church Fields is the town’s largest ever new build development. As such, the scheme has been sympathetically designed and built with the intention to blend into the area’s existing housing. Church Fields has already proved its popularity with all 21 homes from phases…

One of Swansea Bay’s flagship hospitals will play a vital role in tackling record-high surgical waiting lists under ambitious new proposals. The pandemic has put NHS services under huge pressure and caused elective (planned) operations to be postponed so available resources could be used for emergency and life-saving surgery. It’s not just the story here in Swansea Bay but across Wales and the rest of the UK. Some people had already waited a considerable time for elective surgery even before the pandemic. With far fewer operations carried out because of Covid-19, for many patients that long wait shows no sign…

Cardiff Metropolitan University’s School of Art and Design has invited pupils from Betty Campbell’s former school, Mount Stuart Primary, to display their artwork as part of a special exhibition to mark the unveiling of the monument dedicated to Wales’ first black Headteacher. Celebrations to mark the unveiling of Wales’ first monument of a named Welsh woman, following a public vote in 2019, are taking place across the city, including a special exhibition on the former education college campus where Betty began her teaching career. Pupils from Mount Stuart Primary, where Betty taught for almost 30 years, have curated a new…

Young people will have a chance to find a new job in retail as part of a scheme run by The Prince’s Trust in partnership with St David’s Dewi Sant. 16 to 30 year olds are being invited to join the ‘Get into Retail’ programme which starts this week, offering free training, support and practical work experience at one of St David’s retailers with the prospect of a job offer on completion. The first week of Get into Retail at St David’s includes a programme induction, employability sessions, sector insight from retail staff and creative team activities to develop essential…