Author: Rhys Gregory

One of the UK’s leading insurance brokers has made three key new appointments as it continues to consolidate its brand reputation in Wales. [aoa id=”1″]Towergate Insurance Brokers has engaged Matt Cooper as Healthcare Consultant, Daniel Beament as Business Protection Specialist and John Passey as Group Risk Consultant, all working with Welsh businesses to help them to thrive in this politically uncertain climate.[/aoa] Healthcare Consultant Matt Cooper will be focused on employee wellbeing, advising on private medical insurance, cash plans, dental insurance, travel insurance, health assessments and employee assistant programmes. Matt said: “As one of the major players in the insurance…

Cardiff headquartered Verde Corporate Finance has made a new senior hire with the appointment of Mike Fenwick as Associate Director. [aoa id=”1″] Specialist corporate finance firm Verde Corporate Finance, part of the integrated mergers and acquisition advisory business GS Verde Group has made the hire to increase its capacity at a senior level within its team. Mr Fenwick is a Chartered Accountant with over 30 years experience in a variety of roles assisting both SME’s and multi-national companies with accounts preparation, business planning, raising finance, grants and latterly as a director of finance. Mr Fenwick has developed a particular specialism…

Countingup, the UK’s number one small business banking and accounting app, has announced it is opening a new office on Cathedral Road. [aoa id=”1″]Countingup will focus on providing account management and out-of-hours customer support from the new Cardiff base.  The account management team has already seen several team members join with recruitment currently underway for the customer support team.[/aoa] The office came about following an initial approach from Cardiff City Council who are targeting leading technology companies who are growing rapidly. Councillor Russell Goodway Cabinet Member for Investment and Development at Cardiff Council said: “Cardiff is one of the top…

THOUSANDS of bright pink and brown muddy fundraisers filled Bute Park in Cardiff at the weekend to raise vital funds for Cancer Research UK. Last weekend saw around 3,000 runners take part in the charity’s traditional 5k and 10k Race for Life events and Saturday saw more than 4,000 children and adults getting messy in Cancer Research UK’s Pretty Muddy event. The two events are expected to raise around £393,000 for the charity. Participants on both days included cancer survivors and those who took part in memory of a loved one. The Pretty Muddy participants faced a number of obstacles…

South Wales Police is continuing to investigate the death of Frederic Pallade, aged 48. Mr Pallade died following an incident at Gellionnen Road, Clydach Swansea at approximately 8.30pm on Wednesday 17 April 2019. At the time of the incident Mr Pallade was found severely injured in the street before being taken to Morriston Hospital by ambulance where he sadly passed away later that evening. A man has been charged in connection with his death. South Wales Police Major Crime Investigation Team are trying to trace three potential witnesses who were in the area at the time of the incident and…

Cardiff is one of those cities that has it all. From the oldest record store in the world to one of the most beautifully located open-air museums in the country, there’s no shortage of things to do on a day out in the city. But what about when the sun goes down, and it’s time for a night out? Sure, you could head for the cinema and take in yet another Hollywood flick, or you could dine at one of the many chain restaurants that dot the city. But where’s the fun in that? As we said, Cardiff has it…

Thousands of rural homes and businesses in Wales are looking forward to a faster future thanks to the arrival of high-speed broadband. [aoa id=”1″] Openreach, the UK’s largest telephone and broadband network, is announcing (DATE) that more than 100,000 premises across the UK are now part of its Community Fibre Partnership (CFP) scheme. More than 5,000 properties are in Wales, and broadband champions from across the country – including Llancarfan and St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan – recently celebrated the milestone at the House of Commons. [/aoa] Openreach’s CFP scheme involves the company splitting the cost of installing…

Business owners in Wales are being urged to consider employee ownership as a progressive approach to succession planning after it was revealed that employee ownership is the fastest growing form of business ownership in the UK. [aoa id=”1″]The call to arms comes from the Think Employee Ownership campaign which is being delivered by Social Business Wales to raise awareness of employee ownership as an attractive and viable business succession planning option. Between 2010 and 2017 the sector in the UK grew by 60% and in 2012 its value to the Welsh economy was already £1bn. The Employee Ownership Index has…

Ekogea UK is delighted to have won the prestigious global Anaerobic Digestion & Biogas Industry Award for the Best Biogas Plant below 1MWe. The Award recognises the success of Ekogea UK Director, Philip Hughes, and his Biogas Plant at Hendwr Farm, Corwen, north Wales. [aoa id=”1″]The crème de la crème in the anaerobic digestion (AD) and biogas industry gathered at the AD & Biogas Industry Awards Ceremony 2019 in Birmingham on Wednesday (3 July) to celebrate organisations and individuals who have demonstrated outstanding commitment to innovation and excellence in support of this game-changing sector over the past year.[/aoa] Philip Hughes…

According to the latest NatWest Wales PMI® data, private sector firms continued to signal an increase in business activity in June. [aoa id=”1″]The marginal expansion was supported by a further upturn in new orders, albeit one of the slowest since July 2016. Nonetheless, employment rose further, with the rate of job creation accelerating slightly despite a third successive contraction in backlogs. On the price front, despite a faster rise in costs, output charges rose at the slowest rate since the start of 2016. Meanwhile, business confidence eased following May’s 12-month high.[/aoa] The headline Wales Business Activity Index – a seasonally…