Author: Rhys Gregory

The top 50 list, which was announced at a ceremony at the Institute of Directors, London, was vigorously scrutinised with over 200 questions being posed to the applicants during a three-month process. [aoa id=”1″] Mike Parfitt, Managing Director at Team Metalogic, said: “In over 15 years of running the business this certainly ranks as one of our greatest achievements. To be considered as a top 50 firm across the whole of the UK is incredibly satisfying, especially as we’re flying the flag for Wales.” Mr Parfitt attended the ceremony along with Business Development Manager, Paul Thomas, in London to receive…

A bride-to-be whose anxiety nearly derailed her job as a newly qualified vet has asked her wedding guests to donate to the pioneering social enterprise that helped get her career back on track. Chrissie Diesel from Ruthin turned to Rhyl-based Rhyl City Strategy (RCS Wales) for help when she found she was struggling to adjust to the demands of life as a vet after graduating from Liverpool University. Concerned her dream job was under pressure, Chrissie received counselling through RCS’s innovative In Work Support programme, designed to help people who are on or at risk of going on sick leave, to remain in work. The twenty five-year-old,…

South Wales Police is continuing to appeal for people to come forward with information or footage following a fatal collision in Ogmore Vale. David Blinman, 88, died at the scene after he was in collision with a lorry at the junction of Blandy Terrace and Railway Terrace at approximately 1.15pm on Friday, December 28th. Paying tribute to him, his family said: “For more than sixty five years he lived and loved his Ogmore Vale, where his two children Jeffrey and Catherine were born and resided. “Grandfather to four grandchildren and four great grandchildren who loved him to dearly. “In his…

Chilly Cow Ice Cream Ltd is set to increase production after Denbighshire County Council planners gave the growing company the nod to build a new production plant. The news came at the end of a successful year for Chilly Cow which is owned and run by husband-and-wife team David and Anna Taylor. With tens of thousands of ice cream pots made and delivered every year the expansion will enable the firm, which currently employs a team of three, to increase production and take on more staff. Anna, the driving force behind Chilly Cow’s day-to-day activities, said: “2018 was our best…

Cardiff-based business Object Matrix, which provides hybrid cloud storage solutions principally to media organisations, has signed a five-year deal with an Emmy award-winning US TV series, as part of the company’s strategy to develop its export offering in international markets. [aoa id=”1″] This most recent signing is the latest in a line of big-name international clients for Object Matrix, including BBC, Fox Sports, NBC Universal, France Televisions and Deutsche Bank. Founded in 2003 by Jonathan Morgan, Nick Pearce-Tomenius and Francisco Ontoso-Ramos, Object Matrix specialises in providing digital cloud storage and lifetime governance for the media and entertainment industry. Object Matrix’s…

Swansea Council’s £12m programme to transform city centre is back underway this week. The Kingsway was cleared of construction activity to help shoppers and traders during the Christmas period. Next week, contractors will be back on site. Shops and other premises will remain accessible. Council leader Rob Stewart said: “I’m glad that we were able to help shoppers and traders enjoy the festive season by clearing the roadworks for seven weeks; now the work starts again so we can complete the transformation this autumn. “The Kingsway’s transformation into a people-friendly destination will pave the way for the creation of hundreds…

Another one of Cardiff’s music venues has closed its doors. In a heartfelt post on the venue’s Facebook Page, Buffalo Cardiff has announced that it has closed its doors, citing an increase in business rates 21 months as the reason for its closure.

A family-run business is gearing up for the opening of their second bakery with the creation of 20 new jobs in Denbigh in the New Year. [aoa id=”1″] The ovens on Henllan Bakery’s new cake and biscuit making facility on Denbigh’s Colomendy Industrial Estate will fire up in January in an expansion that has already seen the company take on the new staff. They are all trained up now and part of a 94-strong workforce as the business continues to grow. They have just received a helping hand from neighbours Lock Stock Self-Storage who have supplied them with four 20-foot…

The British Business Bank has appointed Steve Conibear to a new position as Senior Manager, UK Network for Wales. [aoa id=”1″] The British Business Bank – the government-owned economic development bank dedicated to making finance markets work better for smaller businesses – is establishing a UK Network, with team members based within each of the English regions and the three Devolved Nations. The UK Network was originally announced as part of the Government’s modern Industrial Strategy in November 2017, with a remit to identify and help to reduce imbalances in access to finance for smaller businesses across the UK. The…

On 1st June 1969, the predecessor forces of Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Swansea, and Cardiff came together and a new force came into being. From that day, South Wales Police, or South Wales Constabulary as it was known initially, has grown to become one of the best performing forces in the country. Gareth Madge of the South Wales Police Heritage Centre, takes up the story: “In the years before amalgamation, concern over the sheer number of police forces which existed in England and Wales had grown significantly, resulting in the Police Act of 1964 which gave power to the Home Secretary…