Please see below, a summary of businesses that have been supported by the Accelerated Growth Programme.
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...
CatSci, a Cardiff-based process R&D company wins Excellence in Pharma award.
CatSci, a fast growing and adaptable contract research organisation (CRO) based in Cardiff, has triumphed at the global CPhI Pharma Awards by winning the prestigious Excellence in Pharma: Contract Services and Outsourcing category. Receiving one of the most esteemed awards in the pharmaceutical industry reflects CatSci’s exceptional process research and development services. CatSci has been recognised for its innovative use of biocatalysis to significantly improve the environmental and economical sustainability of a generic API. CatSci’s...
Case Study: Enjovia
Sam Gibson - Managing Director of Enjovia. Before starting at Enjovia Sam was part of the management team at the Alacrity Foundation, an Entrepreneurship Charity set up as a collaboration between Welsh Government and a number of private philanthropists including Sir Terry Matthews. Sam graduated from Swansea University with a 1st in Business Management and lives with wife and daughter in Caerphilly. Enjovia is a Welsh technology company based in Newport. Enjovia provide an easy...
Case Study: Vaayu
Vaayu specialises in the sourcing, provision and supply of high quality used serviceable material (USM) for airlines and MRO’s. The use of USM, allows our customers to reduce their cost exposure and enjoy maximum savings. We provide material with all appropriate certifications, repaired by professionals at high quality facilities. Our team has over 100 years of combined experience of supplying USM inventory of engine material and LRU’s. We support customers with: Engine LLP’s and core...
Case Study: Lower My Charges
Ian Brewer is a multiple award-winning, creative innovative financial advice distribution professional who has hands-on experience in online distribution but also is a pioneer in remote financial advice distribution by having invented and developed an award-winning innovative Remote Advice platform. The company is called Lower My Charges .com founded by Ian and Peter Deane an award winning Marketing expert. As the name suggests its aiming to provide a service to lower charges and costs that...
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...
Case Study: NearMeNow
Business Background : NearMeNow is an app that brings all local businesses, together in one place online: Pushing shop front advertising beyond traditional boundaries into the palms of the hands of smartphone users in the local community, whether they’re at home, in the office or in a coffee shop nearby. Helping customers make the decision on where to shop before leaving home and ensuring that those already on the high street take advantage of every...
Case Study: Do-IT Solutions
Business Background : Professor Amanda Kirby (the CEO) and Dr Ian Smythe (the COO) are the founders of Do-IT Solutions. Amanda comes from a clinical and academic perspective, as a doctor and neuroscientist. Amanda manages the company and leads on sales and communication. Ian takes the lead on technological development. With more than 25 years’ experience of working in the field of learning difficulties and with international recognition of their work, these entrepreneurs come with...
One Team Logic
Business Background . Martin Baker QPM is the Managing Director for One Team Logic, a multi award-winning Welsh business based in Talbot Green. Since its start in 2014 One Team Logic has grown exponentially, creating over 70 jobs UK-wide, nearly 40 of which are based in Wales. Their safe and trusted safeguarding software MyConcern is used by schools, colleges and other organisations in the UK and worldwide, enabling the secure recording, reporting and monitoring of...
The Core to Fighting Fat
APPLES every day could keep obesity at bay according to future foods pioneer Pennotec, whose science of turning waste fruit into replacements for sugar and fat has just secured £350,000 of Government investment. The technology firm, which has received support from the Business Wales Accelerated Growth Programme, is leading the way by developing fat-mimicking products from apple pomace, the solid leftovers from juicing, cider production and discarded whole fruit. Currently sent for composting or animal...