Author: Rhys Gregory

On Friday 2 September 2016, 300 leading figures in the Welsh house building industry gathered at NHBC’s 39th Pride in the Job Regional Awards ceremony in Cardiff City Hall. [aoa id=”1″] The awards organised by NHBC, the UK’s leading warranty and insurance provider for new homes, are the most highly regarded in the house-building industry. They recognise and reward a site manager’s dedication to achieving the highest standards in house building, and their commitment to building homes of outstanding quality. Site managers are automatically entered into the competition if they are working on a site registered for NHBC warranty. The…

The local brewing and pub scene in Wales is booming, according to the Good Beer Guide 2020, CAMRA’s premier publication featuring the very best pubs to find a great pint in the UK. It reports that across Wales there are seven new breweries: Black Cloak Brewing Ltd, Colwyn Bay, North-West Wales Epic Brewing Ltd, Conwy, North-West Wales Fairy Glen Brewery Ltd, Maesteg, Glamorgan Little Goat, Pontardawe, Glamorgan Zulu Alpha Brewing Ltd, Caldicot, Gwent Coach Brewing Co Ltd, Bridgend, Glamorgan Gil’s Brewery Ltd, Cardiff, Glamorgan In addition, the Mansel Arms in Porthyrhyd has been named one of the best pubs in…

Owned and managed by Welsh Government, Bro Tathan sits within the Cardiff Airport and Bro Tathan Enterprise Zone and includes a fully operational 1,800m runway. [aoa id=”1″] Bro Tathan will be officially opened by Welsh Economy Minister Ken Skates on 30 September. Many of the world’s primary aerospace businesses already operate in the local area, including British Airways, Airbus, GE, and Nordam. The site has also already attracted global car icon Aston Martin to operate there as anchor tenant, with the first pre-production models of its first SUV, the Aston Martin DBX recently rolled out, and full production planned for…

More than £12m of EU funding will be invested in a major scheme to generate clean energy from ocean waves, First Minister Mark Drakeford has announced this week. [aoa id=”1″] The funding will support the next stage of Swansea-based Marine Power Systems’ project to create and launch an underwater device capable of generating clean, affordable and reliable energy in Wales and around the world. The WaveSub device is the invention of Swansea University graduates Dr Gareth Stockman and Dr Graham Foster, who founded Marine Power Systems in 2008. Drawing on patented technology developed by the company, the device operates under…

After an exciting final held on 5th September, Jamie Lock of The Dead Canary was crowned winner of Black Cow Vodka’s annual competition, the Black Cow Cup, with his cocktail, ‘Bedtime Snack’ in a competition which is known for celebrating bartending excellence from around the world. This year’s theme was “Sonic cocktails: Blending the senses – if music be the food of love, play on”, where bartenders from around the world were challenged to think about how the senses affect taste, and to create a drink utilising sound in an innovative way using Black Cow, the world’s smoothest vodka. This…

With technology swirling around in every industry through the growing developments of IoT or Internet of Things, there is a growing number of devices coming online that are connected and taking care of the comforts of your home, living in a smart city, working within health or fitness to automobiles or logistics on to industrial IoT and beyond. It only makes sense that IoT would touch on one of our largest industries — agriculture. IoT has not only reached agriculture but it has the potential to immensely improve nearly every aspect of the tradition. To still be reliant on horses…

The waiting is over for businesses, organisations and individuals as the finalists are today announced for the inaugural Mid Wales Tourism Awards. [aoa id=”1″] Designed to celebrate and showcase the region’s exceptional tourism industry, the biennial awards have 42 finalists in 13 categories. The winners will be revealed at a glittering awards ceremony at The Hafren, Newtown on October 17. Compere for the evening will be Welsh tourism personality Jonathan Jones, CBE. Award winners and finalists may be selected to represent the region at the Wales National Tourism Awards in March 2020. [/aoa] The awards are organised by MWT Cymru…

Accountancy disruptor Mazuma have significantly strengthened their Board of Directors with the appointment of a new Chairman and an experienced sector NED, and have appointed a Director of Operations ahead of ambitious growth plans. Additional growth capital has been secured from an experienced syndicate of professional investors alongside incremental funding from existing capital provider the Development Bank of Wales. [aoa id=”1″]Co-Founder Lucy Cohen said. “Since founding the business with my childhood friend Sophie Hughes in 2006 with our first to market subscription based accounting service, the accountancy market has significantly developed but still doesn’t effectively deliver for the sole trader,…

The count-down begins as thousands of elite athletes will gather at Tenby’s North Beach to for the start of IRONMAN Wales 2019.  [aoa id=”1″] The event, to be held on Sunday 15 September, is renowned as much for its toughness as for its spectacular location with athletes competing in an endurance triathlon involving a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile cycle race around South Pembrokeshire and 26.2 mile run around Tenby. This year IRONMAN Wales will also see the launch of a new partnership between the University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) and one of the world’s most prestigious triathlon…

Cases of suspected carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning have increased significantly, rising by 34% in North Wales over the past five years a report by campaign group Project SHOUT has revealed.  Data from the UK Fire and Rescue Service (FRS) shows that incidences have risen steadily since 2014 with the FRS usually one of the first emergency services on the scene in the event of a CO leak. Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas that is produced when fuel doesn’t burn properly, usually from badly fitted or poorly maintained appliances. Common sources of CO are gas and oil boilers, gas hobs…