Author: Rhys Gregory

Cardiff-based web development and online booking specialist, UpriseVSI has recruited two new members to its web development team.   Jaimie Warburton joins the company as Front End Developer. A creative and talented web developer, Mr Warburton worked at a South-Wales website development company on an apprenticeship scheme through University of Glamorgan, after which he graduated with a Diploma in Interactive Media. Experienced in the development of user-facing features, Mr Warburton has worked on a number of full-stack web development projects, focusing on front-end features, interactions, browser manipulation, and cross-browser compatibility. Mr Warburton will work on the front-end development of the new…

Swansea Building Society has hired a head of IT as the firm seeks to enhance its service offering for customers and deliver future online platforms.    Peter Thomas from Swansea recently joined the Society at its head office in Cradock Street, Swansea. Thomas brings a wealth of experience to the Society, having previously held the role of IT director at neurostimulation products provider Magstim and infrastructure architect at the University of Exeter. Thomas’ expertise include defining business, technical and service-orientated IT architecture, as well as IT strategy, management, application and cloud based technology – all of which will be paramount…

The Welsh Government has been urged to consider enforcement of existing regulation surrounding the private rental sector in Wales rather than introduce new costly measures through the Renting Homes (Fees etc) (Wales) Bill. The call has come from the Managing Director of Parkmans, Charlotte Burles Corbett. Mrs Burles Corbett gave evidence last week on behalf of RICS (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors) to Assembly Members of the Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee who were examining the Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Bill. Charlotte Burles Corbett, a landlord herself, said: “The private rental sector is a fast-growing sector in Wales…

Leading Cardiff-based intellectual property firm Wynne Jones IP has appointed a senior member of its team to a prestigious role within the firm. Patent attorney Elliott Davies has been promoted to the role of partner following continued success within the business. A specialist in invention protection relating to a wide range of technologies and electronics, Dr Davies has been responsible for drafting and prosecuting worldwide patent applications for a variety of national and international clients. The new partner also assists the senior board in decision making and business development. He regularly delivers lectures on intellectual property issues and assists the…

Following a meeting with Tidal Lagoon Power, the company behind the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon, Green Party of England and Wales deputy leader Amelia Womack has called on the Westminster Government to reverse their decision not the support the project. Womack, who’s from South Wales, met with the company earlier to survey their plans and learn more about their proposals. She believes that the Tidal Lagoon would be a huge point of pride for South-West Wales. Womack said: “The Tidal Lagoon must go ahead. Not only will it produce clean, renewable energy for the country, it will also give this community…

A report issued by the House of Commons Welsh Affairs Committee ‘Brexit: priorities for Welsh agriculture’ has been cautiously welcomed by the Farmers’ Union of Wales. FUW President Glyn Roberts said: “There are some welcome recommendations and acknowledgements in this report and it is certainly good to see that many of the key messages and concerns highlighted by the Union since the referendum result have been taken on board in this report. “However, we are still waiting on urgent clarity with regard to funding and frameworks and I hope that this report will encourage some positive discussions, which will move…

The Red Dragon Centre has revealed the latest top brand which has signed on to become part of Cardiff Bay’s premier entertainment destination. Simply Gym, which is run by Swansea-based Bay Leisure, will be taking over the 20,000ft² site formerly occupied by Evolution and is investing £1million to launch a brand new, state-of-the-art gym facility in September. The hope is to make the Cardiff location Simply Gym’s flagship offering with a full studio, a spin studio with ICG bikes (complete with progress tracking apps), Hammer strength equipment, web-enabled TVs on exercise machines, a ladies’ only gym and a coffee shop…

The aviation industry’s leading global provider of digital flight information and accuracy statistics, OAG, has released its latest On Time Performance results, which ranks Cardiff Airport as 2nd in the UK. This reflects the national airport for Wales’ ongoing commitment to delivering a consistent and efficient customer experience, which supports airline fleet’s ability to depart and arrive on schedule. Measured from June 2017 – May 2018, Cardiff Airport also impressively ranks 25th out of 513 airports worldwide, ahead of many of the UK’s airports, with 87% of flights reported as being on time. Cardiff Airport was awarded with 5* status in…

A new report published by Keep Wales Tidy has revealed the prevalence of smoking-related litter and the far-reaching impacts on our health, wildlife and environment. During recent street cleanliness surveys, smoking-related litter was found on 80.3% of our streets, making it the most common type of litter in Wales. They are also the most counted item on beaches in Europe. Across the UK, it is estimated that 122 tonnes of smoking-related litter are dropped every day. This is predominantly in the form of cigarette ends which are difficult and time-consuming to clean up – costing the taxpayer millions of pounds…

The Welsh Government has announced £2.3m of funding to launch Welsh Data Science Graduate Programme. The new Welsh Data Science Graduate Programme will offer graduates paid placements with global employers, a fully funded MSc and expert learning from academic partner Office for National Statistics. A number of leading businesses in the Welsh finance sector have already partnered with the programme, including: Admiral, Atradius, Centrica, Hodge Bank, LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Optimum Credit, Principality Building Society and MotoNovo Finance. This October, 25 STEM graduates will start the programme, part funded by the European Social Fund, and developed by the Welsh Contact Centre…