Author: Rhys Gregory

Circle IT has made key appointments which has seen its Board team restructure as the company looks to double its revenues over the next three years. [aoa id=”1″] The restructure has seen founder, Roger Harry, move from CEO to focus on strategy and alliances, whilst David Jones has been appointed CEO and Ben Marnham as Chairman. Both David and Ben bring a wealth of experience in leadership and advisory roles and will work with Roger to drive revenues in excess of £30m over the next three years. [/aoa] Circle IT’s Founder, Roger Harry, explains: “This is the start of an…

The nominees for this year’s Wales Technology Awards have been announced, with the calibre of finalists reflecting the strength in depth that the Welsh technology industry can boast in 2019. An eclectic range of companies and individuals have had their efforts recognised. Society can often take the accessibility and creativity of technology for granted, so it is encouraging to see the Wales Technology Awards continue to celebrate innovation for its seventh year. The Wales Technology Awards does not only champion established names. The Sir Michael Moritz Tech Start-up Award is a prestigious honour for new companies making their way in the world…

The Rt. Hon. The Lord Mayor of Cardiff, Cllr Dianne Rees, has presented The Noah’s Ark Charity with a cheque for over £200k as a result of money raised during her year in office, the most raised for a Lord Mayor’s charity by any other Lord Mayor of Cardiff. Fundraising activities have included the Big Give which saw all donations doubled and raised £69,850, a Salmon lunch, a series of events held at Mansion House, a cricket match where Council staff took on councillors, a golf day and The Great Welsh Walk- a six day challenge starting in Machynlleth and…

Renowned for the fastest wetsuits in triathlon, Huub has been announced as the official sponsor of a new endurance race series launching this month. [aoa id=”1″]The Huub Track Attaque is a series of cycling endurance team challenges with events taking place across Britain’s leading indoor and outdoor velodromes and race circuits. Each event is team based, and either 12 or 24 hours in duration, a real test of endurance, often gruelling, mentally testing, but instantly addictive![/aoa] The event series is being organised by Attaque Cycling Events, headed up by Zoe Westerman, who was named in the ‘100 Women in Cycling’…

Mark Kirkham from Haverfordwest in Pembrokeshire won’t be taking things easy now he’s turned fifty, instead he is taking on a year-long, weekly running-challenge to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. Mark wants to thank the cancer charity for the help and support that it gave to his parents and plans to fundraise by running fifty,10K races between May 2019 and April 2020. The charity runner hopes to raise £50,000 for Macmillan to help people living with cancer but is looking for local businesses and organisations to help him realise his goal. Speaking about the fundraising challenge, Mark said: “I’ve…

Cardiff and Vale College has joined forces with Newport-headquartered comparison site GoCompare to launch the first Applied Neuroscience and Neuromarketing training programme in Wales. [aoa id=”1″]The GoCompare Applied Neuroscience and Neuromarketing programme takes an innovative approach to staff development training. Created as a bespoke course for GoCompare’s marketing team, and delivered in partnership with RW Learning, it covers areas including applying neuroscience to management and memory, and neuromarketing.[/aoa] Nathan Hopkins, Talent Acquisition Manager at GoCompare, said: “We are firm believers that innovation comes from attracting the very best talent and ensuring that we provide the best development opportunities to our…

A SOCIAL enterprise is the driving force behind a sensational new stage at this year’s FIA World Rally Championship (WRC). [aoa id=”1″] And Colwyn BID (Business Improvement District) leaders are confident it will have a positive impact on the coastal economy, bringing thousands of visitors to the resort and raising its profile across the UK and internationally. The two-mile speed test takes place on the promenade and is a dramatic addition to Wales Rally GB, making its debut on the evening of Saturday October 5. [/aoa] Colwyn BID has funded the stage, with support from the town council and Conwy…

The Health Lottery has this week (Wednesday 22nd May) announced that Health Lottery Wales smashed their target of raising £6 million, which to date, has supported 169 local charities in Wales. To celebrate, Health Lottery Wales hosted a party with local Flintshire charity, RainbowBiz CIC yesterday with a shining guest list ofFlintshire locals including; Social Enterprise Development Lead Officer for Flintshire County Council, Mike Dodd, nearby community groups; Trii Fford, students from Coleg Cambria and Gillian Brockley Chair for Shotton town council. Sarah Way from RainbowBiz CIC led a tour of the allotment to showcase first-hand the amazing work the…

Independent shops are helping to rejuvenate high streets in Wales a new study has found, with small high street businesses and shoppers alike increasingly optimistic about the future of their local high street. [aoa id=”1″] Marking the launch of the Government-run Great British High Street Awards 2019, in proud partnership with Visa, new research commissioned by Visa shows that, across the UK, 34,511 independent high street shops opened for business last year, up 4.5% on 2017. [/aoa] Meanwhile, in Wales, it was found that the high street is the favoured destination for Welsh retailers to expand their business, with more…

The IAD Company is the winner of this year’s Project of the Year Refurbishment title at the Design in Mental Health Awards. The Wales-based architectural consultants took the award at the 2019 event held at Ricoh Arena in Coventry this week (May 21st). The Cardiff company claimed the award in recognition of its work transforming an 800-year-old barn complex in West Wales into a forever home for adults with a diagnosis of autism. Ty Carreg is now a flagship residential care facility for adults with autism based on the South Wales coastline after IAD was tasked with creating a beautiful…