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Tourism
Travel

Met Graduate’s Ambitious Plan to Bring Wales to the World

A Cardiff Metropolitan University graduate has undertaken an ambitious business venture with the goal of developing Wales’ standing as a premiere holiday destination for tourists across the globe. Isra Sulaman, who graduated in 2016 having emigrated to Wales from Sudan at the age of 14, was inspired to begin her enterprise Avalon after collecting donations […]

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Brecon
Construction
Mid Wales
Powys

Powys Council & Construction Futures Wales announce Supplier Engagement Days

Powys Council & Construction Futures Wales have jointly announced two supplier engagement days for local construction companies. These events will provide local construction businesses with a valuable opportunity to join the local authority supply chain, and businesses who attend will be able to have a 1-2-1 meeting to pitch their business to the Powys Procurement […]

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Manufacturing
North Wales

Fast growth material handling expert Hannaman signs with CAT

A North Wales company specialising in material handling equipment has become a CAT Lift Truck Dealer. It marks the latest important step in the continuing expansion of Hannaman Material Handling. The dealership gives Hannaman exclusivity across North Wales, Cheshire and Liverpool for new vehicle sales. The agreement was negotiated with Impact Handling, the sole distributor […]

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Cardiff

Extreme weather ends 100 year wait for champion tree to flower in Cardiff Park

A rare Chinese tree has flowered in Roath Park for the first time since it was planted over 100 years ago. The appearance of large clusters of fragrant creamy-white flowers is thought to be a result of a cold winter followed by the heatwave conditions that have swept the UK recently. TheEmmenopterys henryi species was […]

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Neath Port Talbot
News
Port Talbot

£1.5m investment announced for Port Talbot Landmark Regeneration

The Welsh Government have this week announced that more than £1.5m of Welsh Government and EU funding will be invested to transform the old Magistrates Court Building in Port Talbot into high-tech office space in the listed building. A Government spokesman said the investment would support new business, create employment opportunities and attract investment to […]

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Construction
Mid Wales
Newtown

EvaBuild accelerates growth as turnover tops £4.5million

One of Wales’ fastest growing construction companies has increased turnover by more than 30 per cent in the last year. EvaBuild has seen revenues increase to £4.5million from the previous year’s £3.2million in the year to the end of June. The number of staff has also risen in the past 12 months from 21 to […]

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Construction
Pontypridd
South Wales

Briggs & Forrester secure key contract with Willmott Dixon on £38m Taff Vale Redevelopment

Briggs and Forrester Engineering Services are pleased to announce they have been awarded the mechanical and electrical building services contract on Rhondda Cynon Taff Council’s ambitious Taff Vale development in Pontypridd with Willmott Dixon. The commercial development comprises of two new office blocks and an ovular gateway building which will host a new library, community […]

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Cardiff
Events
South Wales

Extreme Sailing Series™ returns to Cardiff Bay over August Bank Holiday

Renowned for its thrilling Stadium Racing, the adrenaline-fuelled Extreme Sailing Series™ returns to Cardiff Bay, Wales, for the seventh consecutive year over the August Bank Holiday weekend, as the headline act of the Cardiff Harbour Festival. From 24 – 27 August, Cardiff will play host to the international fleet of hydro-foiling GC32 catamarans for the […]

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Anglesey
Bridgend
Carmarthen
News
South Wales
West Wales

Welsh Sand Dune conservation project to benefit from EU LIFE funding

Sand Dunes like those found at beautiful Merthyr Mawr, just outside Bridgend, are some of the richest places for wildlife in Wales but many of the rarest species have declined and in some cases disappeared as the dunes have become more stable. Sand dunes are a naturally dynamic habitat.  As coastal winds blow, new dunes form […]

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Aerospace
Cardiff
Charity
Newport
News

Airbus target flying start at Cardiff 10K

Airbus, the global leader in aerospace and defence, has announced that it will be competing in the Eurobond Corporate Challenge at the Nation Radio Cardiff 10K this September. Employees from the Defence and Space Division of Airbus which employs over 400 people at its site in Newport, will be taking part in the Corporate Challenge. […]

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