Business

Small firms feel the blues
16/8/2010 - Following the end of the recession many small businesses are still reporting to have seen little or no increase in business whatsoever. And it is thought that with the Government restricting public spending, redundanci...

Wrexham firm doubles solar panel work
30/7/2010 - Sharp Solar UK today confirmed it is to double its production of solar panels at its plant at Llay, Wrexham, with an investment of £35 million. The firm exports products throughout continental Europe, where there is ...

Gleam of light for Welsh business jobs
27/7/2010 - Job losses in the Welsh small and medium enterprise sector sector are set to ease over the next six months, according to new research. The latest quarterly survey from Clifton Asset Management (CAM), which provides sp...

Welsh expertise transforms gateway to Games
26/7/2010 - Newport based Cintec is working against time to renovate the historic Mangi Bridge in the heart of Delhi to ensure it provides a fitting gateway to the Commonwealth Games. The nine-arched stone bridge, which connects S...

Welsh businesses gloomy
23/7/2010 - More than three-quarters of small businesses in Wales believe it will be a year or more before they can enjoy a full return to growth and better access to finance from the banks, according to a new survey. And littl...

Wales creates a supercomputer highway
13/7/2010 - Wales is to create a £40 million supercomputer highway for use by business, industry and the Welsh economy. It will enable tasks that can take months using normal computers to be done in days or even minutes. Cutt...

Call to brew up Welsh drinks industry
8/7/2010 - A dedicated strategy is needed to exploit the economic potential of the wine beer and cider industry in Wales, according to a report published today (8 July) by the National Assembly’s cross-party Rural Development Sub-...

Celtic Manor buys country inn
2/7/2010 - The Celtic Manor Resort has added the Newbridge on Usk to its collection of hotels and restaurants. It bought the historic country inn at Tredunnock, near Usk, from a partnership which included Radio 2 presenter Chri...

Army combat vehicle contract for Gwent firm
2/7/2010 - Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan has welcomed the decision to award Gwent-based General Dynamics UK with a demonstration phase contract, worth around £500 million, to help equip the British Army with a fleet of new SCOUT co...

New Toyota engine to be made in Wales
29/6/2010 - First Minister Carwyn Jones has welcomed an announcement by car manufacturer Toyota which will see further investment by the company in North East Wales. The First Minister joined Dr Vince Cable MP, the Secretary of St...

New oil HQ in Conwy
15/6/2010 - The Minister for the Economy and Transport has officially opened Fugro Data Solutions' new global headquarters on the outskirts of Conwy. Deputy First Minister, Ieuan Wyn Jones, said, "I am delighted that Fugro have ...

Dr Organic - naturally successful
4/5/2010 - Dr Organic - a rapidly growing Welsh business specialising in the development of a range of natural and organic skincare and beauty products - has signed a £9 million distribution deal for the Middle East The busine...

Welsh inventors strike gold
27/4/2010 - Welsh inventors have struck gold at this year’s International Exhibition of Inventions in Geneva by winning 14 medals as well as two of the overall top prizes. The final tally was six gold medals, five silver medals ...

Red hot export deal for Wrexham cable firm
6/4/2010 - Wrexham Mineral Cables, the only company in the UK making specialist electric cables capable of withstanding more than 1000 º C, has signed a red hot export deal to supply the Middle East. This week the Ruabon based b...

£4m vote of confidence in Hengoed firm
29/3/2010 - Pharmaceutical group Norgine’s new £4 million technology development centre in Hengoed, South Wales, has been officially opened by Wales Office Minister Wayne David. The centre, which will contain a suite of laborat...

£12m boost for paper cup firm
16/3/2010 - Paper cup makers SEDA UK has embarked on a four-year £12million investment programme that will result in a significant expansion, increase the capacity of its facility in South Wales and introduce new equipment and techn...

Wales firms helped with tax problems
9/3/2010 - HM Revenue & Customs’ business payment support service (BPSS) has helped Welsh businesses reschedule £160m of tax in its first 15 months, new figures reveal today. The BPSS gives businesses with temporary difficulti...

Help for Flintshire businesses
24/2/2010 - Flintshire County Council is to provide free marketing advice to companies to further support and develop business in the region. Run in conjunction with Chester based Quay Marketing, the Marketing Clinics are part of...

Neath adventure firm in top 100
22/2/2010 - A Neath adventure company which was set up in 1998 by three old school friends who gave up their professional careers and returned to their hometown to pursue their dream of owning and running a company with a difference...

New Swansea - Cork ferry to sail on March 1
15/2/2010 - The Peoples’ Ferry is the nickname that has become attached to the new freight & passenger ferry service operating between Ringaskiddy (Co. Cork, Ireland) and Swansea (Wales). This new service, run by Fastnet Line Ltd. ...

More Wales firms will axe jobs
11/2/2010 - The number of small and medium-sized businesses in Wales which have had to make job cuts has fallen in the past six months - but more expect to shed staff in the coming half-year. Research carried out by Clifton Asset ...

200 new jobs for South Wales
10/2/2010 - Nearly 200 jobs are to be created in South Wales by Fillcare in a £7million investment that is being supported by the Welsh Assembly Government. Fillcare, which manufactures and packages hair care and styling products...

Wales govt rapped for failing manufacturing
5/2/2010 - Wales’s manufacturing sector needs clear direction on how the Welsh Government is going to use its resources in future, according to a new report from the Enterprise and Learning Committee of the National Assembly for ...

240 new jobs for Chepstow
29/1/2010 - Chepstow-based engineering firm Mabey Bridge are investing £38 million in a new facility which will mean they become the biggest UK manufacturer of wind turbine towers, both for onshore and offshore applications. The...

How to avoid tax hassles
28/1/2010 - Advice for Welsh businesses on avoiding tax hassles and other problems will be at hand at free workshops across the country. The workshops, run by HM Revenue & Customs, are aimed at employers, sole traders and those i...

Giant map leads to £11,000 treasure
27/1/2010 - A giant floor map to help get schoolchildren excited about learning geography has won a pair of Welsh entrepreneurs the main prize of £11,000 in a national competition. Following a day of high drama at London's Royal...

Business headache? Ring Swansea uni
26/1/2010 - Swansea University is ringing in the changes for businesses in 2010 A telephone hotline has been set up exclusively for businesses and organisations providing direct contact to Swansea University to help develop univer...

Wales wins three new Michelin stars
15/1/2010 - The number of Michelin-starred restaurants in Wales has risen fourfold after three establishments gained their first star, reports the website catersearch.com. The three restaurants awarded a star are The Walnut Tree i...

Llandovery apprentice is the tops
13/1/2010 - Llandovery plastering apprentice Gareth Davies has been awarded the title of top apprentice in the UK by the Plaisterers' Company at their annual Training Awards. The award recognises the outstanding results Gareth ach...

Green shoots in city centre
17/12/2009 - THE number of new retailers and business start-ups is on the up in Swansea, new figures reveal. Figures from Swansea Council show 11 shop units in the city centre have been taken up by retailers since the start of Octo...

Rhodri praises private and public business
7/12/2009 - First Minister, Rhodri Morgan highlighted the importance of partnership in leading Wales out of recession when he addressed the CBI annual dinner in Cardiff on Friday December 4. He praised both the private and public ...

Marukyu takes the bait and comes to to Ammanford
26/11/2009 - Marukyu of Japan has made the decision to locate the UK and European arm of its business in Carmarthenshire. The firm - the biggest manufacturers of fishing baits in the world - will be based at a new prestigious sit...

Welsh food producers celebrate top awards
23/11/2009 - Food and drink producers are celebrating their success in the ‘Oscars’ of the Welsh food industry the Wales the True Taste Food and Drink Awards 2009/10 . The awards were presented at a ceremony in Abergavenny’s ...

Top drawer company chooses Llanelli, says Rhodri
23/11/2009 - First Minister Rhodri Morgan has warmly welcomed the investment by Thales UK in a flagship centre in Wales that will specialise in the hi-tech fit out of the MoD’s new Warthog fleet of all-terrain tracked armoured vehic...