Author: Rhys Gregory

LoopUp Group PLC, the premium remote meetings company, has relocated its Cardiff office to Churchill House in Cardiff city centre. [aoa id=”1″] The company, which provides its services to over 2,000 businesses globally from offices in 17 locations across the US, Europe and Asia-Pacific, has signed a five year lease on 5,811 sq ft on the fifth and sixth floors of the 86,000 sq ft multi-let office building in Churchill Way. The Landlord was advised by joint agents Knight Frank and Fletcher Morgan. Churchill House is less than a five-minute walk from Queen Street rail station and recently underwent…

The Citroën C1 24-hour race that was scheduled to take place at Anglesey Circuit over the weekend of 7th & 8th September has been cancelled due to a shortage of marshals to cover the event safely. [aoa id=”1″] The Citroën C1 Racing Club’s second 24-hour race of the season was due to form part of the British Automobile Racing Club’s two-day event, but a severe lack of marshals forced the BARC to cancel the endurance race. This meeting will now just run on Saturday (7th) with a busy schedule for Caterham Graduates and the Hyundai Coupe Cup and an all-comers…

Peer-to-peer marketplaces such as Airbnb, BlaBlaCar, or Etsy has obtained their success because of the holistic approach and accurate strategy to the platform’s technical capacities. First, a P2P marketplace is viewed as infrastructure, and its success will be defined by the opportunities and service you’ll provide to users. The first goal is to provide the best user experience on your website; it should be interactive, user-friendly, and comfortable. What’s Your Target and Niche Audience? The key behind any successful business is a solution to everyday problems. Be analysing the current market, defining your target audience, and knowing the pain points…

New research indicates that Wales could be struggling with entrepreneurship after figures show that it is the region with the fewest new start-ups since the EU referendum. [aoa id=”1″] The UK Start-up Index, launched by credit check specialist Creditsafe, reveals which regions have suffered and which have benefited since the referendum result was announced in June 2016. Wales came in at the bottom of the table with an 18% decrease in new businesses from May 2016-April 2019, while the West Midlands saw a 21% increase over the same period. Wales recorded 22,415 start-ups from May 2016-April 2017, dropping to…

Wales will be taking on Ireland on Saturday August 31st as part of the Autumn Summer Series. [aoa id=”1″] With the kick off taking place at 2.30pm, there will be a full city centre road closure from 11.00am until 5.30pm on grounds of public safety. Those attending the rugby match are strongly advised to leave large bags at home and pay attention to the prohibited items listed at principalitystadium.wales before they travel into the city. Road closures From early in the day, Scott Road and Park Street will be closed as a result of the need to prepare Gate 5…

Office Visions, the South Wales family-run company that specialises in creating stunning office environments, has completed a multi-million pound project with dnata Travel Group, owner of 14 well-known consumer and business-to-business travel brands in the UK. The Travel Group’s brief to Office Visions was to create an inspiring working environment in a completely refurbished and redesigned 65,000 sq. ft space in Preston, Lancashire. The company acquired the old Leyland DAF headquarters in the town earlier this year specifically to convert it in to a ‘signature office’ for almost 700 staff who work across a number of the brands in its…

Business confidence in Wales fell 18 points during August to minus two per cent, according to the latest Business Barometer from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking. [aoa id=”1″] Companies in Wales reported lower confidence in their business prospects, which fell three points to eight per cent. Taken together with the view on the outlook for the economy, this gives an overall confidence of minus two per cent. Businesses’ hiring intentions showed that a net balance of two per cent of businesses in the region expect to hire more staff during the next year, down eight points on last month. Across…

Great Taste, the world’s most coveted food and drink awards, has announced its stars of 2019, and a multitude of delicious Welsh food and drink products have been stamped with a gold seal of approval. [aoa id=”1″] An exceptional 174 Welsh products ranging from small independent artisan producers to large scale distributors have been deemed worthy of this prestigious award, with 128 products achieving 1-star, 36 receiving 2-stars and 10 earning the gold stamp of approval with 3-stars. Every year a panel of distinguished judges made up of top chefs, cookery writers, food critics, restaurateurs and fine food retailers gather…

Farmers from Meirionnydd have told local politicians of their fears for the future of the industry when they met at the local county show in Harlech (Wednesday, 28 August). [aoa id=”1″] Welcoming Dafydd Elis Thomas AM, Llyr Huws Gruffydd AM and Liz Saville Roberts MP to the marquee at the busy event, Union official and members discussed on farm policy and funding post Brexit, as well as many other farming matters. FUW Meirionnydd County Chairman Sion Ifans said: “We discussed many #FarmingMatters at the stand with our members and elected politicians and our key messages to decision makers were clear.…

Pencoed-based Sony UK Technology Centre (TEC) helped make history recently when it manufactured professional broadcasting equipment for Bridgend’s first live broadcast football match. [aoa id=”1″] The much-anticipated derby match between Penybont FC and Barry Town Utd took place last weekend and was attended by a group of seven Sony UK TEC team players who were able to see the state-of-the-art cameras in action. The game coverage was provided by Sony UK TEC customers, NEP Cymru, and was shown live on S4C via satellite link on Friday night. The game marked the first time that Penybont FC has played in the…