Monday 20th June 2022
NORTH WALES | Investors Seek a Taste of North Wales Hospitality - Transactions so far this year underlines the continuing confidence in the hospitality industry within North Wales
FINANCE | The Development Bank Publishes Strong Results for 2021/22 - The results underline the vital role the Development Bank is playing.

Collaboration network Manufacturing Wales and leading digital agency Box UK have joined forces with Business News Wales to launch a new industry Think Tank, set up to specifically identify and solve some of the digital transformation challenges facing the manufacturing sector.

The first event takes place on Tuesday 28th June 9.30am
MANUFACTURING | New Manufacturing Facility in Ebbw Vale to Create 600 New Jobs - Planning permission has been granted for a glass bottle manufacturing facility in Ebbw Vale, which aims to bring around 600 jobs to the local area when it opens.
Innovate UK is launching a brand new series of grants worth £30 million to back innovative UK businesses in fast starting innovation and boosting the UK economy.
What could a business do to become ‘greener’ if they were given £5,000 to pay for improvements? Focus Futures is trying to find out!
NORTH WALES | Japan Delegation sees North Wales Low-carbon Energy Potential
A delegation of representatives from the Japanese Wind Power Association have visited North Wales last week to see some of the exciting developments under way in the region.
A fleet of 36 electric buses launched at the start of the year have saved over 550 tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, Cardiff Bus has reported.
Tom Ware, Director of Production and Performance at the University of South Wales, speaks with Business News Wales to discuss the industry open day and specifically what employers can expect by attending.

The industry open day takes place on Tuesday 21 June
Two firefighters have established a company providing fire and water services to special effects companies and art departments operating in the TV and film industries.
Lisarb Energy, a fast-growing global renewable energy developer, Pembrokeshire based Prosperity Energy Limited and a consortium of leading global ports, fabricators, manufacturers and consultants.
A federation of more than 70 quality assured work-based learning providers, with links to thousands of employers across Wales, has welcomed the Welsh Government’s Anti-Racist Wales Action Plan.
Barclays has joined forces with the Department for International Trade to broaden, deepen and sharpen efforts to drive increased exports and trade and investment opportunities for UK businesses of all sizes.
Keensight Capital, a leading private equity manager has invested in Cardiff based CatSci Ltd, a Contract Research Organisation (CRO) that supports leading global pharmaceutical companies..
Building on the benefits significant European funding has brought to projects in rural Wales and the commitment of communities who have delivered them will be crucial as we look to the future.