Author: Rhys Gregory

A restaurant run by prisoners in Cardiff, a 100% plant-based eatery in Bath and a medieval friary in Newcastle have been announced as being among the best restaurants in the UK right now, according to Time Out. The Clink can be found at HMP Cardiff, where prisoners training to work in the hospitality industry turn top quality local Welsh produce into fine dining dishes. Run by The Clink Charity, this isn’t just a place to eat great food, it is a place that is doing great things too. The EAT List by Time Out ranks the best restaurants in more…

Abertillery-based Insurgo Media Services scooped the ‘Innovation of the Year’ award at the 2019 Storage Awards for its industry-disrupting ‘KIT’ tape media disposal technology, helping to keep large organisations’ data secure and reduce plastic waste. At an awards ceremony hosted in London and attended by leaders of the data storage sector from across the globe, Wales-based Insurgo Media beat a shortlist of industry heavyweights to take home the title of innovators of the year for their KIT data disposal invention. The company was shortlisted in six categories on the evening. KIT – or Kills Information on Tape – is a…

Colliers International has today announced a leadership succession plan for its South West and South Wales region. Tim Davies has decided to step down from his role as Head of the South West and South Wales, effective from 1st January 2020, and will be succeeded by Jo Edwards who will assume overall leadership responsibility for the region, driving the strategic direction and growth of this important part of Colliers’ business in the UK. “Tim has grown our team in the South West and South Wales to more than 50 people, doubling turnover to make Bristol one of our most successful…

A man from Cardiff joined the UK visually impaired (VI) rugby team in Japan for the Rugby World Cup, beating the Japanese VI squad in three consecutive matches. Gareth Davies, 45, works for RNIB. He was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa at 19 and was registered blind five years ago. A keen rugby player, he said he was initially devastated when his condition deteriorated. But in 2018 a friend encouraged him to join the UK VI Harlequins team in London and he has been playing ever since. Gareth and his teammates spent most of the World Cup tournament in Tokyo. Though…

Swansea based Medical Connections Limited has successfully completed a management buy-out. The medical imaging software toolkit company was founded by the late Doctor David Harvey in 1998. As a consultant radiologist, he was passionate about the development of healthcare IT to deliver better patient care.  The Company is a well-established medical imaging toolkit provider and has been recognised as a global leader in facilitating the development of healthcare IT systems to promote interoperability. Funded by the Development Bank of Wales, the management buy-out was led by Philippa Webb (Director of Operations) Qian Wang (Technical Director) and Rapten Bhutia (Development Director)…

ONE of Anglesey’s best-known buildings is to be transformed into a business centre and conference venue. Tristan Haynes, the new owner of Grade II-listed Shire Hall in Llangefni, is also planning to open a pod hotel, an art gallery and attract companies of all sizes to the 45-room landmark. Llangefni is the administrative heart of the island, and for many years Shire Hall has been home to the Town Council and the HM Courts and Tribunals Services; it was also previously used by the county authority and police. Tristan, who grew up in South Africa, the US and the Middle…

Marking the launch of its Education Through Industry initiative, Newbridge-based technology specialist, Axiom Manufacturing Services, has donated over five thousand pounds of technology kits to primary schools in South Wales. [aoa id=”1″] Regardless of the path they choose, the careers and lives of every child today will be governed by technology. Recognising this, Axiom decided to ensure that pupils in its neighbouring communities can discover a love for engineering and technology. With the inventor’s kits, pupils from seven schools are now able to discover that with their imagination and STEM (science, technology, engineering, maths) skills, there is no limit to…

Cardiff-based Bond Digital Health is predicting significant growth in 2020 on the back of inroads made into the global diagnostics market. The digital health company, based at the Life Sciences Hub Wales, has doubled its 2020 revenue predictions from £1.5m to more than £3m as a result of recent trips to California in which it consolidated relationships with west coast-based life sciences companies. Bond has also secured 50% of a £1.1m equity funding round enabling the employment of at least five new technical staff to meet the increased market demand. The company has also signed an export deal with a…

With research showing that one in three homes do not have a carbon monoxide (CO) alarm fitted, despite nine in ten homeowners saying they are aware of the risks*, OFTEC is urging households in Wales to take action to protect themselves from the dangers of CO poisoning. The warning comes as part of this year’s Carbon Monoxide Awareness Month (November 2019), a national campaign highlighting the potential risks of CO poisoning which kills on average 30 people and hospitalises over 4,000 every year in the UK. CO is produced when carbon fuels don’t burn properly and any type of heating…

Cardiff based Pervade Software is working with police forces across the UK, applying award winning cyber security products to help them sniff out and deal with threats on the Dark Web. The Dark Web – websites that exist on an anonymised network beyond the reach of traditional search engines or browsers – has become of increasing concern, enabling the likes of terrorist groups and paedophile rings to perpetrate unlawful activities. Now using Pervade’s OpIndex platform, UK police forces have a product to rely on for intelligence gathering, delivering insight on more than 25,000 of these websites, more than five times…