Author: Rhys Gregory

As evidence linking traditional cleaning products to both environmental and health hazards continues to grow, Genesis Biosciences is calling on the hotel and restaurant industry to rethink the way it cleans its facilities to avoid potentially exposing customers and employees to harsh chemicals.

The Welsh Innovation Centre for Enterprise (Welsh ICE) has appointed a new Community Outreach Manager as it looks to connect with potential business founders across south east Wales. [aoa id=”1″] 30-year-old Lesley Williams joins the team at Welsh ICE as it looks to connect with potential business founders outside of Caerphilly, in order to ensure more people across the region have a route to support. Formerly an events and business development manager, Lesley will be responsible for bringing the guidance and benefits of ICE to communities across the South Wales Valleys – areas that have traditionally struggled to access support.…

You can be sure there will be plenty of cake when North Wales bakery, Siwgr a Sbeis, celebrates its 30th anniversary this week. [aoa id=”1″] In the three decades since opening a small shop in Llanrwst, Siwgr a Sbeis has become an award-winning and thriving business with a customer base stretching across Wales and beyond. Owners Rhian Owen and Rhian Williams met at school in the Vale of Clwyd, both had a passion for cooking and continued their studies at bakery college in Wrexham before pursuing careers in catering and hospitality. But their dream was to run their own business…

Welsh butcher, Tim Rowe, has become one of only 45 butchers in the UK to be awarded Institute of Meat (IoM) accredited Master Butcher status. [aoa id=”1″] A meat consultant at Carmarthenshire-based Castell Howell Foods Ltd and a director of Celtic Pride Ltd – Tim received his award at the IoM’s annual prize-giving event in London. The event, held by The Institute of Meat and The Worshipful Company of Butchers, has been running for over 27 years and celebrates the ‘best of the best’ in the meat and poultry industry. An eighth-generation butcher, Tim was presented with his award by…

Food and drink businesses from across Wales, will be showcasing the best of their produce at a series of events across the UK to celebrate St David’s Day 2019. [aoa id=”1″] In a bid to promote Welsh produce to consumers outside of Wales, there will be a series of events in London and Manchester which will be the largest celebration yet of Welsh food and drink to be held on a UK level. Welsh food and drink producers will be banging the drum across the UK and reinforcing the message that Welsh food and drink is among the best in…

New analysis released today by Diabetes UK Cymru shows that the number of people diagnosed with diabetes in Wales has increased from 191,590 to 194,693 since last year. This is a prevalence of 7.4%, the highest in the UK. The UK average is 6.8%. Across the UK one in ten people over 40 is now living with a diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes. The new figures show that there are 3.8 million people living with a diagnosis of diabetes in the UK, and 90 per cent of those with Type 2. There are also over 61,000 people in Wales living…

Independent insurance brokerage, Moorhouse Group Ltd home to constructaquote.com, Xbroker.com, and Black & White, has invested £1.5 million in state-of-the-art technology and IT infrastructure at its headquarters in Cardiff. The investment will allow employees to work remotely from anywhere in the world due to the implementation of a new cloud-based Citrix solution that enables staff to take their work with them wherever they go. Lyndon Wood, CEO, Moorhouse Group Ltd, said: “At a time when we have designed our growth strategy and continue to rapidly grow our client base, this was the perfect time to invest in our technology. Our high-tech systems complement…

Richard Theo, fintech envoy for Wales and co-founder and CEO of digital investment service Wealthify, will reveal his predictions for the fintech sector and the opportunities it presents for Welsh companies at a prestigious tech event in Cardiff. [aoa id=”1″] Theo will deliver a keynote at Digital Tuesday, a tech networking event organised by the digital growth company Innovation Point, on Tuesday 5 March at Barclays Eagle Lab in Cardiff.  His keynote will focus on the fintech sector and the opportunities it presents for Wales, as well as his predictions for how companies in the sector could experience significant growth…

Business advisory firm Quantuma has completed the sale of the Penrallt Hotel in Pembrokeshire to GPS UK for circa £350,000.  [aoa id=”1″] Located in Aberporth, Cardigan, the Penrallt Hotel went into receivership and had been closed for two years. Quantuma was appointed as administrator to the hotel in 2017, and following a review, instructed Colliers International to bring the hotel to market, resulting in the sale to GPS UK. The 26-bedroom Edwardian Country House is set in 26 acres and has two swimming pools, a gymnasium and spa in a detached complex. The two-phase refurbishment programme will be overseen by managers Jane Vale and Owen Preece from Mid-Wales, who…

Visitors can enjoy free access to Cadw sites across Wales without charge this St David’s Day (1 March 2019). [aoa id=”1″] To celebrate St David’s day and mark Visit Wales’ Year of Discovery, 16 Cadw sites, that normally charge for admission, will open their doors as part of the programme — including the spectacular St Davids Bishop’s Palace, located near the site Saint David himself founded his monastery. From the exceptional Conwy Castle to the oldest surviving stone castle in Wales, Chepstow Castle, visitors can enjoy legendary days out. Due to the limited capacity of the site, visitors to Castell…