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A Pembrokeshire engineering company that specialises in design and consultancy is expanding with the creation of 22 new jobs, following support from the Welsh Government. InSite Technical Services, who are based at the Pembrokeshire Science and Technology Park, provide engineering and design services to a wide range of clients in the oil, gas, metals, chemicals and renewable industries. The company, which is located within the Haven Waterway Enterprise Zone, has grown rapidly, nearly doubling its...

Economy and Transport Minister, Ken Skates will officially open the new passport checking system at Cardiff Airport today (March 6). The latest-technology e-gates have been funded by the Welsh Government. They will permit travellers with biometric passports to bypass manual inspections, allowing for a quicker entry into Wales. Although Cardiff International Airport Ltd (CIAL) was one of the first airports in the UK to introduce e-gate technology, the three original gates were removed by the...

Minister for Economy and Transport and Minister for North Wales, Ken Skates has officially opened the final section of the Llangefni Link Road. During the visit to Anglesey today, the Minister said the completed scheme would bring great benefits to the local area and Anglesey as whole. The Llangefni Link Road connects Coleg Menai and Bryn Cefni Business Park, key sites in the Anglesey Enterprise Zone, with the A5114 and A55 and will improve traffic...

The Welsh Government is working with global technology company Thales to establish a £20m cyber centre which will sit at the heart of its Tech Valleys programme, Economy Minister Ken Skates has announced. The National Digital Exploitation Centre (NDEC) will be the first research and development facility of its kind in Wales, and will provide the perfect setting for SMEs and microbusinesses to test and develop their digital concepts. It will also provide a research...

Wales’ new flagship Advanced Manufacturing Research Facility will be managed by the prestigious University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), Economy Secretary Ken Skates has announced today. The Welsh Government is investing £20m to develop the first phase of the facility, on Broughton in order to increase productivity, commercialisation, innovation and skills development across a range of sectors including Aerospace and Automotive. The aim is to take business support to the next level in...

Wales’ new flagship Advanced Manufacturing Research Facility will be managed by the prestigious The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), Economy Secretary Ken Skates has announced today. The Welsh Government is investing £20m to develop the first phase of the facility, on Broughton in order to increase productivity, commercialisation, innovation and skills development across a range of sectors including Aerospace and Automotive. The aim is to take business support to the next level...

Wales’ new flagship Advanced Manufacturing Research Facility will be managed by the prestigious University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), Economy Secretary Ken Skates has announced today. The Welsh Government is investing £20m to develop the first phase of the facility, on Broughton in order to increase productivity, commercialisation, innovation and skills development across a range of sectors including Aerospace and Automotive. The aim is to take business support to the next level in...

The Welsh Government has offered Pembrokeshire Council an additional £3m per annum to cover the costs of removing the Cleddau Bridge tolls, Economy Secretary Ken Skates has confirmed. In October 2017 the Welsh Government announced it would be scrapping the tolls on the Cleddau Bridge in an effort to increase economic competiveness and better connect people, communities and businesses with the jobs, markets and facilities they need. Now in a letter to the Chief Executive...

An independent tyre comparison site called Motokiki was launched on the 12th November. The company is the brainchild of Entrepreneur, Dr. Debra Evans Williams who was a Managing Director of the car insurance comparison site Confused.com. Having lived and worked, at a senior level, in numerous countries across the world, she has returned to her home area to start a new business in Port Talbot which is one of the eight Enterprise Zones in Wales...

The Welsh Government is investing £243,000 to improve access and alleviate current levels of traffic at Deeside Industrial Park, Economy and Transport Secretary Ken Skates has announced. The scheme, which will be undertaken by Flintshire County Council, will see a partial signalisation of the A548 / Parkway Roundabout at Zone 2 of the Industrial Park which will improve the flow of traffic to and from businesses in the area. A reduced 40 mph speed limit...