Author: Rhys Gregory

A Meet the Buyer event for local suppliers will be held at Taff’s Well RFC on 23 October, between 09:00 and 17:00, for some of the key projects in the development of the Metro. [aoa id=”1″] At the drop-in event, suppliers will have the opportunity to meet members of the delivery team, discuss opportunities and complete training with Business Wales. This is a major opportunity for suppliers to get involved in the £738 million transformation of the South Wales Metro, which has been part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund through Welsh Government. This will include the new £100…

Dozens of volunteers will put their best foot forward this weekend to perform in a Singin’ in the RainUmbrella flash mob in Cardiff. [aoa id=”1″] It is one of three flash mobs in the UK which is celebrating the new UK-wide season BFI Musicals! The Greatest Show on Screen. Singing and dancing its way into cinemas and venues across the UK, BFI Musicals! celebrates the joyful, emotional, shared experience of watching film musicals; with the biggest stars, the most iconic scenes and the best-loved song and dance numbers back on the big screen, including the re-release of Singin’ in…

Leading Welsh creative agency, Limegreentangerine (LGT), has developed and launched a new TV commercial for iconic car manufacturer, MG Motor (MG).  [aoa id=”1″] The company spent two months developing the 30 second commercial to launch the new MG ZS EV SUV – a family-friendly electric suv. Airing exclusively over ITV networks, the animated commercials showcase the vehicle using a combination of beautifully animated storytelling and 3D modelling. The ad, which features a powerful ‘electric is for all’ message, will initially air on the ITV Network and ITV Hub until the 28 October 2019. As one of the fastest growing car brands…

The Farmers’ Union of Wales says the draft withdrawal deal and political declaration agreed between the EU and the UK does nothing to allay concerns present in Theresa May’s original deal, given it contains ‘no significant changes or improvements for Wales’ and will place the UK outside the Single Market. FUW President Glyn Roberts said: “From a Welsh perspective the deal is to all intents and purposes unchanged from when it was proposed by Theresa May. “The fact that it seeks to take us well and truly out of the Single Market and Customs Union in order to pave the…

Cardiff Council and South Wales Police once again joined forces at the weekend to tackle off-road bikes. Four off-road vehicles were seized as part of the operation and all of the bikes will be crushed and recycled unless the owners claim their vehicle back with the correct paperwork and insurance details. A black Detroit pit bike was spotted on Coryton roundabout which officers stopped and seized. A 30-year-old man from Thornhill was arrested by the South Wales Police on suspicion of driving while under the influence of drugs. He has been released under investigation pending the result of blood analysis.…

Supercharging the local economy and improving opportunities in Cardiff East are the key aims of a new economic strategy for the area which has been released by Cardiff Council. The new Cardiff East Industrial Strategy sets out a plan which will help regenerate an area of the city that has missed out on major investment. Among the key issues it addresses are: Public transport infrastructure Regeneration Connectivity Developing new ‘green’ industries Figures show that those living in communities in Cardiff East are over four times more likely to live in one of Wales’s most deprived areas compared with the national…

Cardiff Council is delighted to announce that multinational tech company, SIPCOM, will set up a new tech hub in Cardiff to serve their rapidly expanding global client base. With its London HQ and New York office in place, the company specialises in designing and implementing unified communications and collaboration solutions for their clients. This involves bringing voice, video, instant messaging, email and conferencing together in a unified collaborative experience that assists people to work better and smarter leveraging both private and public cloud solutions. SIPCOM’s clients include the Home Office, Civil Aviation Authority, SEGA, Ralph Lauren, Smith & Williamson and a…

PETER’S Food Service is to create 110 new jobs after securing a number of new deals to supply several leading UK brands and retailers. As a result of the additional branded and ‘own brand’ orders, Peter’s will be moving to a two-shift operation later this month, resulting in the need to recruit the new staff. Recruitment is underway, and discussions have been held with some staff affected the closure of Triumph in Merthyr, to fill a number of these roles. Peter’s Food Service managing director Mike Grimwood said: “The past few years have seen extremely challenging market conditions, particularly with…

A short squeeze is usually associated with investors playing on a market that they do not like much. These types of investors are known as short sellers. Big profits can be made with this sort of investing, especially if they are successful in taking advantage of a short squeeze. This process acts against most usual rules of trading and sees and investors sell the stock and then wait to buy it back if / and when its price falls. In order to fully understand how these types of investors operate and how profits are made keep on reading. The topic…

Cardiff-based Quantum Advisory has presented the Quantum Advisory Prize to an Accounting and Finance student at the University of Bristol who achieved the University’s highest result ever in its Taxation examination, at 95%.