Author: Rhys Gregory

Finalists have been announced for the expanded Monmouthshire Business Awards, with private self storage company, Storage Giant Ltd, Environmental Management Company, Eco Vigour and Chepstow Race Course having caught the judges eyes in the key Company of the Year category. [aoa id=”1″]The 30 shortlisted companies across ten categories are all operating within the Old Monmouthshire area and all show a commitment to nurturing deep-rooted business success, which is an asset to the local economy and to the communities within the area.[/aoa] Simon Williams is Managing Director of Storage Giant, one of the shortlisted firms. His company has grown from a…

A brand new production of Fame – the Musical comes to Cardiff’s New Theatre this week from 24 – 29 September. Now imagine this… ‘Imagine you’re bright, talented kid who dreams of being a triple-threat, singing, dancing and action across the stage’. It’s opening night of your year end performance; it’s a cold, dark, dry autumnal evening in Cardiff and you are greeted with the yellow glow of the New Theatre’s Edwardian lights sizzling in the sky. Now imagine being in an arts school dedicated to bringing out the best of your ability. Remember your school friends Iris, Tyrone, Carmen and the…

The champagne corks were popping as a popular Mid Wales inn was named AA Pub /Inn of the Year for Wales at a prestigious awards ceremony in London last night (Monday). [aoa id=”1″]The Nags Head Inn at Garthmyl, near Montgomery collected the accolade at the AA Hospitality Awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane. The award, the AA’s ultimate accolade for pubs in Wales, is presented to the pub/inn that is recognised as being the most outstanding in this particular market.[/aoa] James and Alison Divall took over The Nags Head Inn two years ago and set about plugging a…

With just a few weeks to go until the end of the Arriva Trains Wales franchise, we are celebrating 15 years and thanking all our loyal customers. [aoa id=”1″]The launch at Pontypridd on Friday, 7th September, saw Arriva Group CEO Manfred Rudhart join Assembly Member Mick Antoniw Town Mayor Cllr Linda Davies and Arriva Trains Wales MD Tom Joyner to say “Diolch” to customers. Having taken over in 2003, Arriva Trains Wales have been running services across Wales and the Borders ever since.[/aoa] During that time more than 400 million customer journeys have been made on 4.5 million passenger services. At the event…

Leading South Wales aircraft engineering business, GE Aviation Wales, has been shortlisted for two Made in Wales awards. [aoa id=”1″][/aoa] The Awards, managed by Wales Business Insider, celebrate the great innovations, ideas and products from the most innovative and dynamic manufacturers across Wales. GE has been shortlisted for both the Manufacturing Apprenticeship/Training Scheme and Collaboration awards. The Apprenticeship category looks at companies in Wales which are doing the most to further the cause of apprenticeships and the general training and upskilling of its workforce. The Collaboration category recognises manufacturing businesses which have developed a significant relationship with a third party…

Cardiff-based Vargo Recruitment has appointed Tom Miller as its new Associate Director. [aoa id=”1″]As Associate Director, Tom will predominantly focus on Executive and C-Suite appointments as well as other leadership and management positions. Tom will also take a leading role in the company’s strategy as it looks to provide clients with a more holistic approach to talent attraction, supporting a wider recruitment strategy built around an established employer brand.  [/aoa] The 28-year-old spent his early career in finance recruitment, before taking a role at GoCompare as its Head of Talent Acquisition. There, Tom built an internal recruitment function from scratch…

A Cardiff-based IT recruitment and consultancy specialist has secured and begun upgrading new headquarters to accommodate its 10-year growth plans, with the support of a six-figure funding deal from NatWest. Stable Resources has purchased premises on Talbot Street, Pontcanna near Cardiff city centre, after securing a £168,875 commercial loan from NatWest. [aoa id=”1″]The move is part of Stable Resources’ ambitious development plans. The business is aiming to triple its workforce and increase its turnover significantly with the expansion of its specialist recruitment services across the technology sector. To support this growth, Stable Resources is upgrading and expanding the new office…

The University of South Wales (USW) has opened a new aerospace academy in Dubai South. [aoa id=”1″]The facility was unveiled at an opening ceremony on Sunday (September 23, attended by HE Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum and USW Vice-Chancellor Professor Julie Lydon OBE.[/aoa] At the same time, HE Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan was officially recognised as USW’s International Patron, with Honorary Doctorates conferred on both him and HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum by the University’s Pro Chancellor, Professor John Andrews CBE. The specialist aerospace engineering facility will initially…

Jacob Riddle, 14, from Prestatyn, has launched his bid for a possible place on the Welsh Youth Parliament. A pupil at Ysgol Emrys ap Iwan, Abergele, and a former pupil of Ysgol Melyd, Meliden, Jacob has spent the last few months carrying out an extensive survey of teenagers in the area, gauging the issues that concern them most. “From the outset, I felt it was only right to pull together the views of other young people and not to create a campaign around what I thought was important. I have carried out surveys with school pupils across the area, taken…

Where you live, the make of the car you drive and even the colour of your vehicle can have a significant impact on whether or not you will pass your MOT according to recent research by the UK’s fastest growing supplier and fitter of tyres and automotive services, Protyre. Analysing data from hundreds of garages across the UK, Protyre has bad news for Welsh drivers, revealing Wales as the MOT failure hotspot of Great Britain, with 20% of cars in the region failing their MOT. Good news, however, for those in the North West of England, which saw an impressive…