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Manufacturing
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Swansea
AB Glass appointed for new Swansea University development
Aluminium manufacturing and installation company AB Glass has been contracted by Kier Construction to provide its services at a new development at Swansea University’s Bay Campus. The IMPACT (Innovative Materials, Processing and Numerical Technologies) building forms part of the university’s college of engineering and will deliver a high impact, transformative research environment for conducting world […]
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Transport
Neath business owner champions ‘resilient’ South West Wales
Companies in the Neath Port Talbot region must be resilient and have many reasons to be optimistic despite recent setbacks. Rod Lloyd, managing director of leading commercial vehicle leasing company Low Cost Vans, spoke on the topic at a local business awards last week. Low Cost Vans sponsored the inaugural Neath Port Talbot Business Awards, which […]
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Education
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Tech
£3.5m funding announced for tech innovation project in Wales
Welsh Economy Secretary, Ken Skates has announced £3.5m funding for a new project that will help Welsh businesses turn data science research and analytics into the products and processes of tomorrow. The new Data Innovation Accelerator (DIA) has been part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the Welsh Government who are joining forces […]
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Health
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Bridgend health board change to ‘strengthen regional partnership’
The Welsh Government have today announced a change for health services in the Bridgend area. Health services for people in Bridgend county are currently provided by Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board (ABM), with accompanying partnership structures in the delivery of social services across Western Bay. The Government said that the current situation creates a […]
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Aerospace
Caerphilly
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Welsh CEO among those honoured in Queen’s Birthday Honours List
AerFin CEO Bob James has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for services to exports in the aerospace industry. The latest ceremony saw many welsh award recipients, honouring them for their services to industry, medicine, sports and community. Bob James is an established entrepreneur who has continuously succeeded to influence the […]
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Swansea
Welsh Local Government Pension Funds boost for Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project
Swansea’s hopeful tidal lagoon project has been boosted by a major vote of confidence while the UK Government considers whether or not to support it. Fund Managers for billions of pounds of Welsh public sector pension funds have announced their provisional support for the scheme. The endorsement by the eight members of the Joint Governance […]
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Health
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£33m funding for innovative healthcare in Wales
Welsh Health Secretary, Vaughan Gething and Economy Secretary, Ken Skates have today announced a £33m fund to develop innovative healthcare products and services in Wales, and aims to both boost the economy and create high quality jobs in the region. The fund comprises £24m of funding from the European Regional Development Fund and Welsh Government […]
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Cardiff
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Transport
New £100m state of the art train depot to open in Taffs Well
A new state of the art train depot for Taffs Well has been announced as part of plans for the South Wales Metro. The Welsh Government will invest nearly £100m in the new Transport for Wales depot which will house and service 36 of the new Metro vehicles operating on the Taff Vale lines. The depot will also […]
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Events
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Zumtobel Group Services at Empowering Future Generations 2018
The Zumtobel Group’s newest division – Zumtobel Group Services – will be highlighting the sustainability benefits of light as a service at Empowering Future Generations in Swansea on June 14th. Approximately 300 professionals, decision and policy makers are expected to gather at Swansea’s Liberty Stadium for the one day event, which features a conference, exhibition […]
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Bridgend
GDPR
IT Support
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Concerns for Welsh Businesses as researchers find 39% of EU companies have already suffered data loss
As Welsh businesses continue to wait for the impact of new GDPR legislation, DNS Security specialists EfficientIP has revealed the result of its 2018 DNS Threat Report – and it’s a worrying picture. On average, just under 40% of European companies have experienced data loss, higher than the global average which is still a huge […]
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