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South Wales

Welsh Parliament votes to continue nuclear mud dumping

After a heated demonstration outside the Senedd, Welsh MPs last night voted not to revoke the licence granted by NRW which allows EDF Energy to dump waste mud from Hinkley Point in Somerset onto a sub-tidal sandbank just a mile off the coast of Cardiff Protestors: Mud ‘not tested enough’ Protestors argue that the mud […]

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Banking
Cardiff
Finance
News
South Wales
Tech

Welsh data science sector set to challenge London for top talent

As some of the UK’s biggest graduate employers reveal they’re now struggling to attract candidates to London, the launch of the Welsh Data Science Graduate Programme has given the country’s top talent added incentive to build their careers in the Welsh data science sector. Launched by the Welsh Contact Centre Forum, the programme has been […]

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Environment News
News
South Wales
Swansea

Demand for EV chargers boosts facilities management firm

DRS Facilities Management, a company that provides specialist engineering solutions to the facilities management sector, has seen a sharp increase in business due to a demand for electric vehicle (EV) chargers at a variety of premises across the UK. DRS has been enlisted by a large number of new and existing clients to install EV […]

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Brexit
Bridgend
Cardiff
Manufacturing
Newport
South Wales
Transport

Thinking about relocating your production machinery to or from the EU? Get moving fast!

Colin Watkins from Welsh factory relocation and machinery moving expert Trojan-Mek explains why no-deal Brexit could create huge challenges for UK manufacturers  Trojan-Mek have been involved in factory relocations, heavy transport and machine moving, a specialist field of logistics and transport, for 15 years.  There’s little we don’t know about moving or relocating complex machinery, or even relocating […]

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Cardiff
HR
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South Wales
Vargo Recruitment

New Associate Director set to help Vargo Recruitment expand service offering for clients

Finance recruitment specialist Tom Miller has joined leading Cardiff recruitment consultancy, Vargo Recruitment as Associate Director. Tom brings a wealth of experience in finance recruitment, as well as having previously worked for GoCompare as its Head of Talent Acquisition where he built an internal recruitment function from scratch and was responsible for delivering the end-to-end recruitment strategy for the publicly traded […]

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South Wales
Tech
Telecoms

Expert group appointed to advise on 5G for Wales

Innovation Point, Wales’ leading digital business growth agency, today announces the first meeting of an expert group set up to prepare and shape a coherent national 5G programme in Wales which will support the wider 5GUK ecosystem and help to position Wales as a world leader in the development and delivery of 5G. Fifth Generation […]

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Principality Building Society Maesteg branch
Banking
Bridgend
Finance
Maesteg/Caerau
South Wales

Principality Building Society celebrates 50 years in Maesteg

Wales’ largest building society is celebrating 50 years of serving the local community in Maesteg from its branch in the town centre. Principality Building Society first opened its doors on Commercial Street on September 29, 1968 – the year in which ‘Hey Jude’ was first played on the radio and the Royal Mint moved to […]

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Finance
South Wales

R&D tax relief figures show sharp increase in claims by Welsh companies

Newly released HMRC statistics show an increase of 714% in the amount of R&D (research and development) tax relief savings being claimed by Welsh companies over the last seven years, the second highest level of growth across the UK. The latest figures show businesses in Wales accounted for 3% of the total value of claims […]

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Awards
News
South Wales

South Wales Chamber of Commerce launches Welsh Business Awards 2018

Earlier this month, South Wales Chamber of Commerce opened nominations for its widely anticipated Welsh Business Awards, providing businesses across the country with the opportunity to compete for a place on the ballot of one of the region’s most prestigious accolades. A celebration of innovation, growth and success within Welsh industry, this glitzy award gala […]

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Awards
Cardiff
HR
North Wales
South Wales
West Wales

Leading Wales HR awards opens for entries

Entries are officially open for the third Wales HR Awards, to be held on 22 March 2019 at the Exchange Hotel in Cardiff and hosted by the BBC’s Sian Lloyd. Created by leading specialist recruiter Acorn and commercial law firm Darwin Gray, the Wales HR Awards is the annual flagship event of the Wales HR […]

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