Author: Rhys Gregory

WITH new figures revealing a third of graduates are overqualified for their current job, a leading recruitment company is working with clients and exploring a new approach to filling job vacancies. [aoa id=”1″] For many years the CVs of candidates with too much education or experience were disregarded by company owners and HR teams in favour of applicants who matched a specific job description. S2 Recruitment – the executive, IT and engineering arm of Supertemps, which has offices across North Wales – says trends are changing as clients look more for skills and a good attitude rather than traditional attributes.…

Energy Saving Trust has awarded £45,980 to ACE (Action in Caerau and Ely) – a community developed charity owned and run by the residents of Ely and Caerau in West Cardiff, which develops and delivers a range of projects to regenerate and improve the communities. This funding is part of a wider grant from the Energy Saving Trust, which has awarded £291,795 to six charities based in England and Wales under Round Four of the Energy Redress Scheme – an initiative that redistributes voluntary payments from UK energy companies. Today’s funding for ACE will see the charity work together with…

Organisers of the first ever Welsh Adaptive Surfing Championships have hailed the two-day event a “huge success”. [aoa id=”1″] Competitors from all over the world, including Japan, Hawaii, South Africa, Brazil, USA, Denmark and France, joined the UK’s best adaptive surfers in taking part. The event, held at Adventure Parc Snowdonia, included two current world champions and others who are aiming for medals at the next world championships later this year. [/aoa] Elissa Thursfield, principal organiser and a director at North Wales-based solicitors Gamlins Law, said: “The feedback we have received from competitors, their families and spectators has been fantastic…

House prices in Wales continued to edge upwards according to the June RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) Residential Market Survey, but activity was subdued during the past month. [aoa id=”1″] A net a balance of 29 percent of Welsh respondents to the latest survey said that house prices had risen since April. However, surveyors pointed to activity having been lower in June than in the previous month. The number of new buyer enquiries was reported to have fallen back, whilst the number of newly agreed sales was broadly flat. In addition, fewer properties were coming onto the market last…

A new campaign to cut country crime across Glamorgan has been launched to put an end to opportunist thieves stealing valuable agricultural equipment and tools. The Farmers’ Union of Wales Glamorgan county team have already been in talks with South Wales Police Commissioner Alun Michael over the increasing number of thefts and vandalism in the region. Working with South Wales Police,* FUW County Executive Officer Rachel Saunders and members of the union’s county executive are putting in place new measures to identify and prevent rural crime. “There are increasing numbers of incidents where valuable machinery has been taken, and it…

Pembrokeshire-based technical consultancy InSite Technical Services has officially opened its new premises at 1 Cleddau Bridge, Pembroke Dock. The opening event on July 4 was an important milestone for the company, which has spent its first four years in serviced offices at the Bridge Innovation Centre, an incubation hub for new businesses. The move is a result of the company’s dramatic growth, and the increase in numbers means they need more space. [aoa id=”1″]Founded after the closure of the Milford Haven Refinery in Dec 2014, InSite has expanded from six founding directors to its current workforce of 90, comprising a…

BAFTA Cymru award-winning, multi-platform production company ie ie productions is focusing on strengthening its female leadership team following a loan from the Development Bank of Wales. [aoa id=”1″]The investment has enabled Cardiff-based ie ie productions to expand by recruiting two new freelance drama, and an additional factual development producer. The appointments will work alongside the existing team of four to develop the company’s current slate of factual and drama productions.[/aoa] Last year the company’s production ‘Richard and Jaco: Life with Autism’ received more than 20 million views on BBC Stories and won awards for Best Documentary and Best Factual Director…

The newest addition of Mowgli Street Food is to open its first site in Wales. Coming to Church St, Cardiff this July, Indian street food restaurant Mowgli will leave its trademark, introducing the smash and grab zing of healthy, light and virtuosic herbs and spices. “Wales represents a brave and new frontier for our little homegrown kitchen” says Founder and British Chef, Nisha Katona MBE. “Cardiff knows what she wants from her dining landscape and I feel that Cardiff could not be a better fit for everything that Mowgli is. She is a quirky bohemian eatery and Cardiff has such…

On Saturday (July 6), thirty workers from Quantum Advisory completed a 52 mile charity cycle ride and raised £4,425 for Tŷ Hafan!

Accountancy and tax expert Kilsby Williams has reported 12 percent growth for their previous financial year, which has enabled them to employ five additional team members in their Newport office. Simon Tee, Managing Partner at Kilsby Williams, said: “With the political upheaval and looming cloud of Brexit, this is an uncertain time for many businesses, but we remain confident in our client offering and our ability to continue to thrive in the face of these new challenges. “We have consolidated our position over the last few years and now we are actively looking ahead to the next five years and…