Author: Rhys Gregory

Barry-based LIGNIA® Wood Company, the British timber modification business, has signed its first major distribution agreement with USA-based Teakdecking Systems (TDS) for its LIGNIA Yacht product. [aoa id=”1″] The move marks a major first step forward for both LIGNIA and TDS, as it promotes the first real wood alternative to Burmese teak in yacht decking. The joint distribution agreement is for North America and the Caribbean and was signed at this year’s METSTRADE Show, at which LIGNIA was an exhibitor.   Based in Sarasota, Florida, TDS is one of the world’s oldest, largest and most prestigious yacht and cruise liner decking manufacturers. The company supplies…

Quiet zones and unassigned seating are some of the hallmarks of a Welsh social enterprise helping to transform how people work. [aoa id=”1″] Just six months ago, Coastal Housing Group’s flagship HQ in Swansea was buzzing with activity across the dynamic open-plan floor system you’d find in many offices across the UK. But it wasn’t working – and they say a makeover fit-out by Welsh firm PS Property and Interiors, who specialise in creating better work spaces, has transformed operations. More than 250 people work at Coastal’s Swansea site, part of the multi-million pound Urban Village regeneration scheme on the…

nextbike, Cardiff’s bike share scheme, will support three local charities throughout December after they won a public vote to be part of its festive cash giveaway in the city. [aoa id=”1″] The chosen organisations are bereavement charity 2 Wish Upon a Star, animal rescue centre ARC and cancer support charity Maggie’s Cardiff. nextbike is offering a half-price annual subscription to anyone who signs up to the scheme in the month of December, meaning a year’s cycling will cost just £30 instead of the usual £60. And because Christmas is the time for giving, nextbike is donating £15 to charity from…

The giant gingerbread house appeared magically overnight outside Cardiff Central Library to encourage more visitors to the city this December. With scented smoke bellowing from the chimney, decorations of icing, candy canes and sweets, the gingerbread house is a feast for the senses for visitors coming to Cardiff to do their Christmas shopping. FOR Cardiff are working with Visit Cardiff on the #GingerbreadMun campaign to draw more visitors to the city centre. Special prize giveaways and a programme of festive entertainment will take place between 1pm and 2pm every Thursday to Sunday, starting from Saturday 1st December. But it’s not just…

Following calls from FSB Wales, Welsh Government has committed to new funding for business rates relief ahead of Small Business Saturday on 1st December. [aoa id=”1″] FSB Wales wrote to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance following the UK Government budget, in which it was confirmed that £26 million would flow to Welsh Government following the Chancellor’s announcement of business rates relief for the UK. FSB urged Welsh Government to use this sum to provide further business rates relief in Wales. Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Mark Drakeford, gave evidence to the Finance Committee of the National Assembly for Wales last week,…

An exciting collaboration between a leading artist, staff and students across two faculties at UWTSD has culminated in an innovative project to produce a reception desk for the new IQ building in SA1 Swansea Waterfront made from recycled glass. The brain-child of Dr Tyra Oseng-Rees, Founder and director of Oseng-Rees Reflection, the project involved 3,000 glass bottles being collected from a restaurant in Llanelli, processed, designed and manufactured into bespoke panels. [bs-quote quote=”My ambition was to make beautiful architectural panels from recycled glass and to show that up-cycled glass bottles can be made into an artisan product that meets the…

A new free guide to Cardiff’s burgeoning art scene has been created to make culture more accessible to everyone in the city. The Art Freshers’ Guide Web Book: Art Freshers’ Guide to the Art World is designed to help anyone new to the city, or the art curios who already live and work here, get the most from what’s on offer. The guide is particularly helpful for art students arriving to study in the Cardiff. The digital hand-book, compiled by ArtRabbit, gives an art trail around the city from National Museum Cardiff to Chapter. It also shares great places for…

A team of doctors from South Wales has travelled to a conference in Senegal to present ideas about novel ways of delivering healthcare education in Africa and Asia. Organised by Merck Foundation, the charitable arm of the global pharmaceutical company, Merck, the event in Dakar brought together more than 500 healthcare professionals from 58 countries. Attendees included the First Ladies from 11 African states, under the patronage of the President of Senegal, Macky Sall. [aoa id=”1″]The Welsh contingent, led by Consultant Physician Professor Steve Davies, was invited to speak following the successful completion by 20 African doctors of the online Postgraduate…

The showpiece annual event, which is seen as one of the most prestigious by the coaching community, took place at The Honourable Artillery Company, London on Thursday 29 November 2018.  Included in the list of winners are Swansea’s Francesca Lewis and Aberystwyth’s Lee Coulson BEM. Additionally, after an outstanding year for Welsh cyclist Geraint Thomas in which he won the Tour de France, his coaches were named as winners in The Coaching Chaincategory. Maindy Flyers’ Head Coach and Founder Debbie Wharton and Welsh Cycling’s Head Coach Darren Tudor were named alongside Team Sky’s Tim Kerrison, Matt Parker and Rod Ellingworth for…

If you haven’t submitted your entries for the Wales HR Awards 2019, it’s not too late to do so online. With that said, however, be warned: the final deadline for entries is Friday 7th December 2018. [aoa id=”1″] The annual Wales HR Awards has become a diary marker for Welsh businesses over recent years, recognising and celebrating the hard work and commitment carried out by in-house teams, consultants and the HR industry as a whole. Created by leading recruitment specialists Acorn and commercial law firm Darwin Gray, the Wales HR Awards is the annual flagship event of the Wales HR Network;…