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Join as at the next Port Talbot Waterfront Enterprise Zone event being held in conjunction with Business Wales and Neath Port Talbot Council. The event will take place at the Baglan Bay Innovation Centre on Thursday 2nd May between 8:30am – 10:30am (8:30am for registration and refreshments with a 9:00am start). To register please use the following link https://bit.ly/2CVlCYI . SMART Expertise provides support to Welsh businesses and research organisations to commercialise new products, processes...

Two Welsh locations have been shortlisted to become one of four off-site Heathrow Logistics Hubs. ABP Port of Cardiff and TATA Shotton are among the list of just 18 potential sites, chosen from a total of 121 Expressions of Interest from across the UK. The Logistics Hubs, and the benefits of offsite construction and consolidation, have been a key pillar of the case for Heathrow expansion. From the outset, there has been a commitment from...

An aerospace business in Broughton, which was as set up in the aftermath of the closure of Marshall Aviation Services, is celebrating after winning a new contract with a leading company. Aerocare Aviation Services, based in the Deeside Enterprise zone, have been appointed UK dealer and preferred installer in the UK and parts of Northern Europe for Bendix King’s new state of the art glass cockpit, which is a further boost for the company established...

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...