As we move to an energy sector increasingly using renewables, there might also be opportunities to enhance and safeguard our natural world too. That’s what a Pembrokeshire business leader is hoping to develop as he leads research into offshore energy production and how it can safeguard native plant and animal life. Jonathan Williams has been working with the Green Growth Accelerator to research his ideas. The Green Growth Accelerator was designed to help businesses to...
ISO accreditation is key to software company’s international ambitions.
Even the most ambitious growing firms sometimes need that little extra differentiation to secure business in a competitive global marketplace. Cardiff-based Amplyfi is a great example of the hard work often needed to ensure a company has the competitive edge it needs to succeed. Amplyfi has been supported through Business Wales Accelerated Growth Programme (AGP), and the company worked with the programme’s experts to win ISO certification to help with its growth goals. The AGP...
How one Welsh law firm has put mental health and compassion for people at the centre of its operations – boosting productivity and staff retention.
Increasingly, business leaders understand that a workforce's mental wellbeing is fundamental to a business's wellbeing. For Ron Davison, managing director of Gamlins Law in north Wales, an intuitive understanding of that fact, viewed from a very personal perspective, has seen the firm develop industry-leading mental health support for its staff at offices across the region. Gamlins Law has been supported through Business Wales Accelerated Growth Programme (AGP). The AGP provides targeted support for ambitious growing...
Forever Mortal offers innovative solutions for protecting online legacies in ways never seen before.
Our social digital footprint poses a fascinating question. What do you do - or more importantly, what do your family and loved ones do - with your social digital footprint after you have died? Gone are the days of the dusty photo album; most of us will be on our 6 th generation mobile phone by now, each device full of memories, videos and photos running into the tens of thousands. What will you do...
A rapidly growing software firm shares its business story
Since Codiance was established, it has grown into a highly-respected software company. The business is growing quickly, adding three new team members in the last month alone. The business is entering a new growth phase thanks to their work with Business Wales Accelerated Growth Programme (AGP). For Codiance, its staff, its founder and its clients, this means an exciting future ahead. The AGP provides targeted support for ambitious businesses. The programme is part-funded by the...
The leading partner for medicines development achieving rapid growth thanks to its innovation and investment in its people
As medical technology advances, the pharmaceutical sector is key to providing high-quality, well-paid jobs in Wales – retaining the nation's brightest and best and attracting talent from elsewhere in the UK and worldwide. One business at the vanguard of Wales' developing pharmaceuticals sector is CatSci, based in Cardiff, and a spin-out from a firm that has become synonymous with modern medicine, particularly the fight against Covid-19 - AstraZeneca. CatSci has been supported through Business Wales...
The Wrexham healthcare business using a lean methodology to build a culture of collaboration and innovation.
The sum of a company's parts is much more than the product or service it delivers. Staff are the very DNA of a business and the culture in which your people operate drives behaviours and outcomes. At Wrexham's Healthcare Matters – which supplies products such as stairlifts, specialist mattresses and a range of bespoke healthcare products – this truth became apparent as the COVID-19 pandemic rolled on. With a curious and open approach, the company...
How Snowdon Timber has gone from strength to strength.
Jody Goode launched his business, Snowdon Timber, in 2019. Having spent a decade trading timber internationally, he decided it was the right time to go it alone and set up his own company sourcing quality timber to sell to large national outlets. The company started trading in Mochdre and recently opened a second base in Bangor. Snowdon Timber has been supported through the Business Wales Accelerated Growth Programme (AGP). The AGP provides targeted support for...
CPR Global Tech teams up with Swansea University for innovative digital healthcare project
A Swansea tech firm has teamed up with the All-Wales Intensive Learning Academy for Innovation in Health & Social Care (ILA IHSC) at Swansea University to research how wearable devices could transform digital healthcare by allowing NHS and social care staff to monitor patients remotely. CPR Global Tech, based in Lakeside Technology Park, has paired up with Swansea University for an Innovate UK Management Knowledge Transfer Partnership, which connects forward-thinking businesses with academic partners to...
Urdd centenary marked in a special way by fast-growing prosthetics company LIMB-Art
The patriotic leg cover was designed by Sean Mason and LIMB-art founder Mark Williams, and was unveiled at the Urdd Eisteddfod in Denbighshire. LIMB-Art was founded in 2018 by former paralympic swimmer and medallist Mark Williams and his wife Rachel. The company was born out of an overwhelming desire to help other prosthetic users raise their confidence, be proud of what they have and very simply, but equally importantly, have fun showing off while doing...