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The next Haven Waterway Enterprise Zone event in conjunction with Business Wales will take place on Thursday 4th July between 9:00am – 11:00am in the Bridge Innovation Centre, Pembroke Dock. To register for the event please click here http://bit.ly/2HIvNm1 Risks facing business have changed and evidence shows that a business is as likely to face a cyber-crime as traditional crime. This event will consider the different types of Cyber Crime which can affect your business...

The Ports, Past and Present project, part of the Ireland Wales Co-operation programme, is being announced today by the Welsh Government’s Minister for International Relations, Eluned Morgan during a visit to the Republic of Ireland. The project will develop new tourism opportunities between 5 port towns and their surrounding coastal communities on either side of the Irish Sea - Dublin, Rosslare, Holyhead, Fishguard and Pembroke Dock, drawing on academic research and community partnerships. The project...

The Welsh Government is investing over £650k in a growing fintech company in order to create 80 well paid jobs at a new software development hub in Cardiff. A total of £651,000 will be given to software management company Link Data Management Solutions (LDMS) to set up their HQ at Southgate House, with 20 staff moving to the location from Caerphilly and the rest of the jobs being created over a four year period. Roles...

Wave Energy is a clean, renewable source of power that could supply 10% of global electricity by 2050. The problem is this: how do you harness the hostile power of the ocean to produce affordable energy? It’s been called the toughest engineering challenge in renewable energy. In other words, it’s just the kind of knotty problem that excites engineers like Dr Gareth Stockman and Dr Graham Foster, the co founders of Marine Power Systems. The...

You are invited to join us at the 4th Business Networking in the Vale event in conjunction with Cardiff Airport/St. Athan Enterprise Zone, Business Wales, and the Vale of Glamorgan Council. The event which will take place on Tuesday 25th June between 8:00am – 10:30am. On this occasion the event will be held at Building No. 232, St. Athan Airfield, CF62 4WB. To register for the event please click here https://bit.ly/BNITV4. The presentations at the...

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 and...

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...