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5,000 jobs now created by Business Wales Accelerated Growth Programme
Business Wales’ Accelerated Growth Programme has been an enormous success since its inception in 2015, and reached the impressive milestone as Tiago Szabo, a factory operator for Wrexham based automotive design and manufacture company Hi-Mark, began work at the companies’ 25,000sq ft site. Economy Minister Ken Skates was at the factory to witness their growth and to meet Tiago. He said: “The Business Wales Accelerated Growth Programme has been a real flag bearer for Business...
75% of Wales’ fastest growing businesses supported by Welsh Government
The Fast Growth 50 list, which has been published every year since 1999 and is compiled by Professor Dylan Jones-Evans OBE, celebrates the fastest growing businesses in Wales. Since 1999 over 600 firms are estimated to have generated £20bn of turnover annually, creating 40,000 jobs. Of this year’s Fast Growth 50, 38 companies were supported by the Welsh Government’s Business Wales support programme which is jointly funded by the European Regional Development Fund and Welsh...
Welsh app to revitalise the UK high street gets Buckingham Palace appointment
NearMeNow has just been launched in Cardiff as part of the Join the High Street Revolution campaign to give the city’s independent traders access to a complete digital toolkit, allowing them to digitally promote, advertise, and connect with customers. It will be rolled out across the UK in the New Year to help counter the alarming rate of high street closures and slow rate of new stores, after the opportunity to pitch at the Palace...
From rescue buyout to rapid growth for Llandudno IT company
A leading IT company is on cloud nine after growing its workforce and increasing turnover every year since a rescue buyout. And things are set to get even better for the team at Risc IT Solutions in Llandudno, as they look to take on three new staff and target a possible acquisition in a bid to further extend their footprint across the UK. Speaking from the company’s stunning Church Walks headquarters, Managing Director Jeremy Keane...
Hot tub entrepreneur scoops prestigious global business honour
A businessman has won a prestigious global business award. Gareth Jones, founder of UK Leisure Living, has been named winner of the Outstanding Entrepreneur category at the 2018 Global Business Excellence Awards. Jones, whose company is based in Conwy and Cheshire, was recognised for his entrepreneurial track record over the last six years. The judges said: “Gareth Jones is a serial entrepreneur who never stands still. Since winning the Institute of Directors Young Director of...
Two out of three winners at Pitch@Palace event on Accelerated Growth Programme
After a round of pitching, three winners were announced by the Duke of York after being selected by the judges including Pitch @Palace Alumni, and after considering the audience votes. Pitch @Palace was founded by the Duke of York in 2014 as a platform to amplify and accelerate the work of entrepreneurs across the UK. The programme connects entrepreneurs and early-stage businesses with potential supporters, including CEOs, influencers, investors, mentors and business partners. Of the...
'Meet the Makers' Entrepreneur programme in LA: winners announced.
In May, GlobalWelsh announced a new initiative via its GlobalWelsh Academy. Meet the Makers – Sponsored by Pelican Products invited innovative and ambitious business leaders in Wales to participate in a funded masterclass with a worldwide design and manufacturing business, headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The unique programme was made possible thanks to a partnership between GlobalWelsh and Pelican Products, Inc. – the global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance protective cases, temperature-controlled...
Colour Tone Launches New generation or NIR Detectable Masterbatches.
Where the plastics industry is concerned, here there is challenge, there is innovation. This is certainly the case for Bedwas, South Wales-based Colour Tone Masterbatch. If the barrier to the widescale adoption of NIR detectable masterbatches for black plastic packaging has historically been price related, then the firm's announcement of its breakthrough in new colourants at some 60 per cent less than the original quoted costs is an exciting one. Colour Tone Masterbatch currently employs...
Lady Marmalade. The preserve maker who created the world’s best luxury marmalade
A MID-WALES preserve business, founded in a remote cottage without electricity, has been honoured as one of the Top 10 Artisan Food Producers in Olive Magazine. The maker of the world’s best marmalade in an international competition has also received plaudits from the top of the food and drink industry and signed a new agreement with the UK’s most exclusive online supermarket. Founded and run by Joanna Morgan, Radnor Preserves is now based in Caersws...