Wednesday 8th June 2022
Cardiff Capital Region (CCR) has announced a £1.6 million, five-year investment in FinTech Wales, the independent not for profit membership association and champion of the FinTech and Financial Services industry in Wales.
The £200 million infrastructure project will transform the site of the former Nant Helen Opencast Mine and Onllwyn Washery at the head of the Dulais and Tawe Valleys in South Wales into a global hub for rolling stock and infrastructure testing, innovation, storage and maintenance.
KPMG has appointed David Williams to lead its Cardiff office as the business advisory firm looks to invest further in its Cardiff office and expand its presence in Wales.
The company has propelled onto the UK broadband scene, investing millions in communities across south Wales in the last 12 months.
‘Innovation’ is the essential ingredient of prosperity and wellbeing for everyone in our region. But what does it look like and where is it happening in CCR? It takes many forms and it’s happening everywhere, as this first of a two-part special feature shows …
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Recycled plastic wood products firm Plastecowood, whose carbon-negative products collectively remove some 40m unwanted plastic items annually from the UK’s waste stream, is set for significant expansion.
Cllr Rob Stewart, Swansea Council Leader, and Julie James, the Welsh Government’s Minister for Climate Change, were talked through details and timescales for the development, which will be located at the former Woolworths unit on Oxford Street.
New Tax-Free Childcare statistics from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have revealed that 17,825 families in Wales received up to £2,000 towards the cost of their childcare during the 2021 to 2022 tax year, up from 12,270 in the previous year.
Businesses involved in making, supplying or promoting Electronic Sales Suppression (ESS) systems that help users hide or reduce the value of till sales, now face fines of up to £50,000 and criminal investigations.
British Superbike champion Tarran Mackenzie has opened a new £200,000 Centre at the Yamaha Off-Road Experience in the Cambrian Mountains near Llanidloes.
North Wales based engineering firm Pell Frischmann have made a number of key new hires in its new office facility in Mold, North Wales.
A new, fully-funded bursary for people who face barriers to starting a business has been launched across Cardiff.
Here we’ll look at the importance of storytelling and building a strong narrative for your business.
A family owned construction company which works mostly in the Welsh speaking region of North West Wales is reaping the benefits of employing bilingual staff.
Educ8 Training, one of Wales’ leading education and training providers, has appointed Marianne Fletcher as the new Chief Operating Officer of Haddon Training.