Case Studies and News

Family businesses remain vital cogs in the Welsh economic machine. Many are among the most innovative and forward-thinking firms in their sectors. Healthcare Matters is one such company. It provides quality products and services to the NHS and the care sector. The award-winning Wrexham-based firm, which has grown to be a crucial employer in the area, has a family ethos at its heart. Here, sales director Adam Spiby shares the Healthcare Matters story and advises...

Sustainable brands are transforming the skincare market. Innovation and ingredient provenance, not to mention their environmental and ethical impact, are making them increasingly attractive as a consumer choice. Leading the way is Barry-based social enterprise Goodwash Company. This firm says its products look good "in the finest washrooms from Port Talbot to New York" and it's also committed to improving the lives of people and animals through its work as well. Co-founder Mandy Powell shares...

Innovation is often a driving force behind growth. Xwatch is a Welsh firm powering growth in the construction sector thanks to its breakthrough technology. The Cwmbran-based company is using its founders' industry knowledge to develop new solutions for construction firms. And with the help of Business Wales AGP, Xwatch is making inroads into new markets and enjoying promising growth. Here, Daniel Leaney explains the success of the company so far and gives guidance to other...

The future economy will have to be more sustainable, with clean energy at the heart of everything we do. Many Welsh businesses are at the forefront of that change, with new enterprises coming up with dynamic solutions to the challenges we now face. One example is Bridgend-based Nemein, a firm specialising in sustainable engineering solutions for the energy sector. Here, Nemein chief executive Suzanna Bourne, explains her company's vision and history and advises others leading...

Among the dozens of businesses given support to grow and flourish by Business Wales AGP is Health & Her. Health & Her is an online platform that empowers women to actively self-treat the symptoms of the menopause to alleviate them. The platform, founded by Kate Bache and Gervase Fay, sells a wide range of hand-picked products including supplements, books, skincare, devices and homeware, and provides expert information to help mitigate the physical, psychological and social...

Rototherm Group, which usually manufactures industrial measuring instruments such as pressure and temperature gauges, has started making the medical visors, in an effort to keep the NHS supplied with vital protective equipment. The firm, which employs just over 100 people at its factory on the Kenfig Industrial Estate near Margam, said it currently has enough material to produce in excess of 1,500,000 protective face shields. Managing Director of Rototherm, Oliver Conger, said: “In a short...

The Business Wales AGP programme provides access to a network of experts in a variety of subject areas, who can advise and help you grow your business. Here, we talk to Howard Jones, a Business Wales AGP coach who uses his experience and passion for helping businesses grow to support Welsh business founders throughout their entrepreneurship journey. Can you give us a potted history of your career journey to date? I started my career at...

A record-breaking 25 firms on the Business Wales Accelerated Growth Programme (AGP) feature in BusinessCloud’s Wales Tech 50 ranking for 2020. The list was decided by a combination of independent judging panel and more than 1,300 reader votes. Amongst the AGP clients to feature are Biopaxium Technologies. The Wrexham-based firm, which produces a smart alternative to plastics in ready meals, tops the ranking of the country's most innovative technology companies. Other businesses benefiting from the...

Two Business Wales Accelerated Growth Programme clients have scooped prestigious Queen’s Awards . The awards were first established in 1965 and celebrate the success of exciting and innovative businesses which are leading the way with pioneering products or services, delivering impressive social mobility programmes or showing their commitment to excellent sustainable development practices. This year 220 UK businesses have been recognised for their contribution to international trade, innovation, sustainable development and promoting opportunity through social...

When two motorbike couriers decided to form their own business 20 years ago, it would have been almost impossible for them to imagine having more than 100 vehicles and more than 150 staff one day. But that is precisely what has happened to Delsol since it was formed in 1999. Managing director David Phillips has overseen the company’s robust growth. In the latest in our blog series on the companies supported by Business Wales AGP...