Swansea
Banking
Finance
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Swansea
Thriving Swansea Chartered Accountants hires additional expertise to support continued rapid growth
Gerald Thomas Chartered Accountants, an established accountants and business advisory firm in Swansea, has hired eight new staff members, with two marking a significant boost to its wealth management department. As the company continues to enjoy rapid growth, Simon James and Josie Francis join the firm’s wealth management division, with a further four joining the […]
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Swansea
Transport
Travel
Find running your car expensive? Welsh company will pay you for simply driving to work!
As the costs associated with running a vehicle continue to soar, one Welsh entrepreneur has devised a neat solution – his company will pay you for driving, as long as you display adverts on your car. Car Quids has already put over £100,000 back into the pockets of everyday motorists around the UK. Now, the […]
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Charity
Events
Gower
Swansea
Swansea Building Society supports Gower Macmarathon for fourth year running
Macmillan Cancer Support’s Gower Macmarathon takes place on Saturday 8 September 2018, with headline sponsor Swansea Building Society welcoming people to join over 1000 walkers to complete the 22 mile Gower route to raise money for Macmillan’s specialist cancer services. This year’s walk marks the 21st instalment of the event and Swansea Building Society’s fourth […]
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Farming
Insurance
Swansea
Specialist motor insurer ERS celebrates first anniversary of agricultural department
ERS, the UK’s largest specialist motor insurer, is celebrating the first anniversary of its agriculture department – one of its fastest growing divisions – and is hiring as a result. The insurer’s agricultural operations team was formed in 2017 to specifically serve the unique needs of farmers. It covers all types of farm machinery – […]
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Bridgend
News
South Wales
Swansea
Telecoms
What phone providers worry about - and why welsh business owners should care
The much awaited BDO Telecommunications Risk Factor survey discusses the issues that Telecom Companies are worried about – and with Brexit looming, this year’s survey highlights that exchange rates are the biggest worry for the market. According to the report, 2018 exchange markets continue to suffer from the uncertainty that defined a tumultuous 2017, as […]
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News
Swansea
Swansea businesses still 'selling knives to under age customers', reveals Council
Swansea Council has issued a further warning to retailers after it found a number of local businesses selling knives to people under 18 despite earlier warnings in May this year. In the UK, it is illegal to sell knives to anyone under 18 unless it is a folding knife under three inches long. Trading Standards […]
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Bridgend
Cardiff
ITCS News
Newport
South Wales
Swansea
Telecoms
Vale of Glamorgan
Business mobile provider ITCS welcomes 'more durable' screens for next-gen mobile phone handsets
Welsh business mobile provider ITCS have welcomed news that mobile phone screen manufacturer Corning are introducing an even tougher version of their famous Gorilla® Glass, which Corning claim is the most durable cover glass to date. Having been introduced in September 2007, and leading the industry since, Corning’s Gorilla® Glass screens have provided serious protection for […]
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Manufacturing
Swansea
Hygiene & filtration specialists getting pretty muddy this weekend
Getting dirty is normally something you don’t hear of at Swansea-based Axium Process – the company produce filters for some of the UK’s most hygienic applications, including the pharmaceutical industry – and you won’t find a speck of dirt in their ultra-clean laboratories. However, this weekend, a team of runners, nicknamed ‘The Axium Angels’ are […]
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News
Property
South Wales
Swansea
West Wales
Property auctions on the rise in South Wales - what are the pitfalls?
Property auctions used to only attract hardcore developers looking for their next fixer-upper project or large scale development – but that’s all changing. Recent years have seen property auctions soar in popularity, with increasing numbers attending to both buy and sell – including mainstream buyers and sellers. We spoke to South Wales estate agent Dylan Williams […]
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Environment News
News
Swansea
'Crushing Blow' for Wales as Swansea Lagoon bid rejected by Westminster
Almost 18 months after a Government Report described the Lagoon project as a ‘no regrets’ policy, senior Welsh figures are united in their criticism of yesterday’s announcement from Westminster that the Swansea Lagoon Bid had been unsuccessful. Some are now calling for a vote of no confidence in the Welsh Minister, Alun Cairns, after leaked […]
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