Author: Rhys Gregory

The University of Wales Trinity Saint David is delighted to announce that South Wales-based construction company TRJ has been appointed to help deliver a new £1.5m scaffolding training facility. Work will commence on the project on December 6.  Led by the Construction Wales Innovation Centre (CWIC) in partnership with Construction Industry Training Board Wales (CITB), the new centre will be located at a purpose developed facility on Fabian Way in Swansea Bay. The new facility means that students based in Wales and beyond wishing to gain extensive scaffolding training will no longer have to travel to England or beyond to acquire…

On Friday 22nd November, representatives from national public transport authority Transport for Wales (TfW) and KeolisAmey Wales (KAW), which operates as Transport for Wales Rail Services, will host a delegation of Franco-British Young Leaders in Cardiff. The ten Franco-British Young Leaders (FBYL) attending will hear from TfW Chairman Scott Waddington about the ambition to create a rail network to make Wales proud and from Keolis representatives, including UK Chairman Sir Derek Jones about the determination of everyone involved to introduce tangible and lasting improvements for passengers using the network. The delegation will also visit Cardiff’s central station and the Canton…

A free support project for Welsh food and drink producers will be celebrating its success at next week’s Royal Welsh Winter Fair (November 25th) in Llanelwedd. Exactly two years since its launch at the 2017 Winter Fair, the Agora project is marking the impact it has made in nurturing and encouraging a new generation of Welsh food and drink producers. Delivered by Menter a Busnes, Agora was established to provide free support to new and small businesses that produce goods that are grown, grazed and made in mid and south east Wales. From its outset, the Agora team’s focus has…

Forget organising the Christmas office party, buying stocking fillers for the kids, and trying to decide what on earth to buy Aunty Dot for a moment. And think about how you can help others this Christmas. It’s easy to get caught up with all the preparations for the festive season, but it’s important to remember that Christmas is a time of goodwill and . There are many ways in which you can do good this Christmastime. Here are some toys and games gift ideas for you to consider. Volunteer at a Soup Kitchen By volunteering at a soup kitchen, you…

NAT Group will launch a new south Wales to London coach service on Friday 29th November and passengers can travel absolutely free on the first two days.

South Wales Chamber of Commerce is urging companies to do more internationally, saying overseas trade is critical for many in today’s business climate The call came at the first Welsh International Trade Dinner held by The South Wales Chamber of Commerce. The event, at The Exchange Hotel, Cardiff, was held as part of the chamber’s initiative to bring local businesses and stakeholders involved in trading internationally together. Speaking at the dinner was Eluned Morgan, Minister for International Relations and the Welsh Language. She outlined the Welsh Government’s three step International Strategy for Wales, made up of raising Wales’ profile internationally,…

The first tranche of students to take part in two new European-funded courses at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) have started their journey to learn more about Industry 4.0 and how to apply its principles in their workplaces. The two courses, known as Upskilling for Industry 4.0:Wales and International Innovation Masters are being offered as part of the MADE (Manufacturing for Advanced Design Engineering) suite of projects which are designed to equip Welsh manufacturers and those working in the sector to plug into the power of disruptive technologies in order to boost productivity. The courses are being…

An Anglesey Rainbows group has secured a £3,500 grant from Tesco’s Bags of Help Scheme. The funding for the 2nd Holyhead Rainbows will allow the group to hold yet more adventures across the island to empower girls aged from five to seven-years-old. “This Bags of Help funding from Tesco has been a vital boost to our unit and we’ve already been able to hold a range of exciting  trips that were near on impossible for us to take kids on this time last year,” said Rainbows leader, Dona Williams. Since receiving the funding, the group, which meets at Canolfan Gymunedol…

It was love at first sight when the Southwick family arrived at Caer Beris Manor Hotel in Builth Wells this summer. The family – parents Peter and Angie and their daughter and son-in-law Kimberley and Omar – had put in an offer on a Ross-on-Wye hotel after visiting earlier in the day and had begun to drive home to Tamworth when the availability of Caer Beris Manor Hotel pinged up on Kimberley’s phone. “I said ‘Stop the car, this is the one for us’,” recalled Kimberley. “There and then, we decided to drive up and take a look at the…

There are just three weeks left to enter the annual Wales HR Awards, which celebrates the hard work and commitment of Wales’ best HR teams, consultants and industry experts. Created by leading specialist recruiter Acorn and commercial law firm Darwin Gray, the Wales HR Awards is the annual flagship event of the Wales HR Network, the country’s leading networking platform for human resources professionals. The deadline for entries is Monday December 9 2019. The 2020 awards will, for the first time, introduce an external panel of guest judges including Catherine Thomas, Director of Organisational Development at USW, Rebecca Cooper, Head…