Author: Rhys Gregory

A top North Wales ‘green’ energy company are in the running for a hat-trick of national awards. Hafod Renewables, from Denbigh, have been short-listed in three categories at the Wales Energy Efficiency Awards at Cardiff’s Marriott Hotel this month. It follows their success last year when they were voted Wales’s top Renewable Heating Installer and followed that up by being named in the top three in the UK. This year they are again in the running for the RHI award, which covers non-solar energy systems including air and ground-source heating and biomass, and are also in the final lists for…

A construction and civil engineering firm celebrating its 30th anniversary has launched a revolutionary health and safety app, believed to be the first of its kind in the UK. The Hollingsworth Group, based in Engineer Park, Sandycroft, has developed the cutting-edge digital aid to help ensure their staff have vital health and safety documentation to hand at all times. It was the brainchild of Managing Director Paul Hollingsworth, who set up the firm from scratch with his brother Shaun in October 1988. The company now employs around 60 people, has a £15m turnover and specializes in construction, civil engineering and…

Twins whose father died of a brain tumour are starring in a marketing campaign which will raise funds to help find a cure for the disease. Jasmine and George Walker, aged 13, are featuring in this year’s national Wear A Hat Day campaign by the Brain Tumour Research charity. The Bridgend siblings are among a handful of children who were invited to take part and their images will be seen across the country as the campaign is launched ready for Brain Tumour Awareness month in March. Like Jasmine and George, all the children have either been bereaved by a brain…

Pembrokeshire-based technical consultancy InSite Technical Services has completed the purchase of new premises at 1 Cleddau Bridge, Pembroke Dock. This is 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. It now plans to move to the new premises, located opposite the Bridge Innovation Centre, at the end of March. The move is a result of the company’s dramatic growth. Founded after the closure of the Murco Pembrokeshire Oil Refinery, InSite has expanded from six founding directors in 2014 to its current…

Representatives of attractions located across Mid Wales gathered at Powis Castle, a National Trust property in Welshpool, for the first of what they hope will become regular meetings to share ideas on how to attract more visitors to the region. The meeting was organised by MWT Cymru, an independent organisation representing 550 tourism and hospitality businesses across Powys, Ceredigion and Meirionnydd. The informal network group was suggested by Emma Thompson, general manager of Powis Castle, National Trust and a MWT Cymru director, at a MWT Cymru members’ meeting held at Gregynog Hall, Tregynon, near Newtown last November. Represented at the…

The award-winning Llandudno company has unveiled plans for a London office and will take on more staff in the coming weeks. [aoa id=”1″] Managing Director Jeremy Keane and the team also received a prestigious endorsement from Microsoft, a standard not held by any other firm in North Wales. With employees Jon Costello and Alan Greenwood helping Risc achieve Microsoft’s gold competency for Business Productivity – and new clients including a national retailer coming on board – it’s been an incredible year already for the cloud computing and IT solutions provider. “A lot of the hard work that took place last…

A keen gamer from Skewen is gearing up for a 24-hour sponsored gameathon to raise money for Diabetes UK Cymru. Eric Taviner, 29, an IT Administrator for Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when he was 16. His mother, Janette, also has the condition. Eric said, “My mum noticed I was very thirsty and lethargic, which are two of the most common symptoms of Type 1 diabetes. She tested my blood sugars and took me straight to the doctor, who sent us to Neath Port Talbot Hospital for urgent attention. “Life with Type 1…

A Swansea couple are tasting success with their Thai takeaway business, after the exotic lunches the wife cooked for her husband caused a stir among his workmates in the office, prompting the pair to set up Bangkok Express. Chris and April Napier set up Bangkok Express, in Swansea’s Walter Road, after deciding to trade in their day jobs in sales and administration, for the heat of the kitchen. Chris says: “We are very glad we took the opportunity and decided to go into business together. We had been thinking about taking the plunge for a while and both April and…

Swansea Bay Business Club has launched its 2019 networking season at the Marriott Hotel in Swansea with guest speaker and CEO of Sport Wales, Sarah Powell. Sarah joined over 120 members and their guests on Friday 1st February to kick off what will be a special year for the business club as it celebrates 70 years since the club was formed, back in 1949. Sarah spoke to guests at length about her career path to becoming the first female CEO of Sport Wales and about what her role now entails as well as the impact Sport Wales is having throughout…

The Reds’ chief executive is used to a premier playing surface, so when he needed composite decking in time for his wedding, he contacted North Wales-based UK Leisure Living. [aoa id=”1″] The Mochdre and St Asaph firm, which also supplies and repairs high-quality hot tubs, installed around 30 square metres of the product in readiness for the big day at Mr Moore’s Wirral home. UK Leisure Living’s managing director Gareth Jones – who picked up two gold UK Pool and Spa Awards in December – said the Anfield supremo was one of the first to contact them after beginning a…