ERS – the UK’s largest specialist motor insurer – has consolidated its commitment to Swansea by creating even more quality jobs in the city, with its workforce topping the 500 mark for the first time. The expansion of the company’s Swansea operations represents part...

Ministry of Furniture, the company which emerged from Remploy Furniture in 2014, has expanded its offering by making a major six figure investment in Sign and Print Systems, a print and design company based in the Swansea Valley, which previously traded as BOW Design....

Neath is set to benefit from a brand new leisure centre, providing modern facilities and boosting footfall in the town. At a meeting of the Regeneration and Sustainable Development Cabinet Board today (12th April) Councillors approved a proposal to amend the existing...

Children at two Swansea primary schools are benefiting from an innovative learning programme, that will help develop entrepreneurialism and problem-solving skills for future success. The Bumbles of Honeywood, designed by teachers and enterprise experts takes children...

Leading Accountancy firm Bevan Buckland LLP’s vision of becoming one of the pre-eminent practices in Wales has been boosted by two new senior appointments at their Swansea HQ. These newly created roles will deliver two key initiatives of the company’s long-term 2nd...

University of Wales Trinity Saint David has been selected by WorldSkills UK to host one of the prestigious competitions at its Construction Wales Innovation Centre, to select the team of apprentices and students who will represent the UK at WorldSkills Kazan 2019, in...

With plans for UK-wide expansion, AB Glass and AB Access Control currently provide an innovative one-stop solution for the construction sector in Wales. Access control director, Justin John, tells BQ about innovation in his company. What does your business do? Since...

A £4m project to create a four storey apartment block with associated commercial space on the site of Port Talbot’s former town centre police station has been completed. Residents are now moving in to the new Ty’r Orsaf development in Lower Station Road, Port Talbot,...

A new £2.6 million project led by Swansea University aims to dramatically improve the diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer - one of the deadliest forms of cancer for women -as incidences of the disease, particularly in younger women, continue to rise. The Cluster...

The Clwyd Pension Fund has confirmed a £10 million equity investment in the £25 million Wales Management Succession Fund. This is the first time an institutional equity investor has backed a fund managed by the Development Bank of Wales or its predecessor Finance...

Bertie the Sea Bass, a fourteen by seven foot sculpture, has arrived at Mackerel Quay in Milford Waterfront, where he will be on display for 11 weeks. Designed by local sculptor Gideon Peterson, Bertie the Sea Bass is made from stainless steel and is filled with...

A planning application just received by Swansea Council sees a proposal to build on the Mumbles side and to the rear. The plans are from Hole Britton Ltd, a partnership of former Swans star Leon Britton and Swansea brother and sister Ryan and Lucy Hole. They want the...

Funding of over £320,000 has been confirmed to regenerate the historic Swansea Canal into a major visitor destination. The Rural Community Development Funding (RCDF) was secured by Glandŵr Cymru - the Canal & River Trust in Wales - the charity that cares for the...

A Swansea-based ladder and scaffolding manufacturer that supplied Sir Edmund Hillary's Everest expedition has been bought out of administration in a move that has saved almost 200 jobs. Lyte Industries, which is headquartered at the Swansea Enterprise Park, has been...

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Swansea and Neath Port Talbot received £21.3m backing from the Development Bank of Wales in 2018, generating £33.1m private sector leverage across the region. The 72 businesses to benefit include...

The backers of a pioneering project to harness energy from the tides off the Welsh coast have rebooted the scheme and believe they can build it without the help of government. With the recent failure of two major nuclear projects, attention has turned to alternatives...

Welsh law firm Hutchinson Thomas has appointed two solicitors to its property team. The law firm, which operates from Neath and Swansea, recently welcomed Jemma Collins and Jacqui Jones to the business, who are both residential property solicitors. Collins, who...

Aluminium manufacturing and installation company AB Glass has achieved smoke ventilation certification, making it one of only a few firms in Wales that can manufacture En12101-2 certified smoke vents. AB Access Control, the company’s latest division, has been...

Gower College Swansea has been revealed as a finalist in seven categories in the 2019 Wales HR Awards, which recognises and celebrates the achievements of HR professionals across Wales. Launched in 2017, the Awards ceremony is the flagship event of the Wales HR...

A futuristic Formula 3D Circuit Race planned for Carmarthenshire this summer has been officially launched. Teams of children from eight county primary schools will take part in the 3D printed remote control car race, which is earmarked for Carmarthen Park’s velodrome...

The revamped Swansea observatory should be reopening this summer as a bar and restaurant. The landmark Marina Towers building, which was built in 1988, used to be leased by Swansea Council to Swansea Astronomical Society, but closed in 2009 when the society moved to...

It's Swansea, but not as you know it. This fly-through video commissioned by Swansea Council takes the viewer on a magic carpet ride across a city-scape of the future. The stuff of science fiction? A planning officer's dream somehow downloaded onto a digital file? Not...

Lidl will move into Homebase in Parc Tawe when it closes - creating a massive new supermarket in the heart of Swansea. The German discount supermarket chain already occupies a 10,000 square ft unit on a lease expiring in 2023, next door to Homebase in Swansea's Parc...

Thomas Cook has announced an addition of over 29,000 extra seats on flights from Cardiff Airport for summer 2019. This is a 22% increase in capacity and the airline is introducing a larger Airbus A321 to its services from Cardiff. For the first time since 2012, Thomas...

Businesses assembled at Parc Y Scarlets yesterday for a City Deal update from the region’s four Councils.  On the same day, news came from the office of Ken Skates, Assembly Minister for Economy & Transport, that City Deal is now going to be subject to a “rapid...

A team of volunteers are going full steam ahead at restoring a 100-year-old steam engine to its former glory. Swansea University are co-ordinating the project to restore the Musgrave engine which once powered the mills at the Hafod-Morfa Copperworks. The engine has...

You can play a real life game of Cluedo in Swansea next year. Sneaky Finders is taking place in the city centre on Saturday, March 23 from 10am and it costs £36 to enter a team. Run by CluedUpp, the event is their latest virtual detective adventure and perhaps their...

A new group aims to help trade thrive in one of Swansea's most historic communities.  Regeneration Morriston is due to host an event - Morriston Business Hub - this week and organisers are urging the enterprise community to attend. The activity is being driven by...

The University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) is delighted to announce that it will host one of four new Enterprise Hubs in Wales at its campus in Carmarthen as part of the Welsh Government’s drive to support business entrepreneurs. With the hub locations...

Work on Swansea's eagerly anticipated digital arena complex is on track. Main construction work on the major regeneration scheme - known as Swansea Central Phase One - is planned to start in the middle of next year. The project is due to be complete by the end of...

Llandeilo's derelict former market hall is to be transformed in to a rural centre for employment and events, creating up to 45 new jobs in the town. Carmarthenshire County Council is behind exciting plans to bring the historic building back in to use. Agreed by...

<![CDATA[ Former Swansea City player Leon Britton is spearheading a new sports academy set to open on Swansea’s beachfront. The new sports, restaurant and coffee bar venue, named 'Seven' in honour of Leon’s shirt number, will replace the former 360 café. It will...

<![CDATA[ A relieved developer has welcomed the approval of a 645-bed student flat scheme in Swansea's SA1, and said it should be ready by September, 2020. David Caplan, senior partner at Crown Student Living, said the £40 million riverside scheme would mainly...

Swansea's historic Powerhouse building within the Hafod Morfa Copperworks site will be transformed thanks to £3,567,400 from the National Lottery. The multi million pound grant will pave the way for world-famous Welsh brand Penderyn Whisky to expand - whilst keeping...

Minister for Culture, Tourism and Sport, Lord Elis-Thomas, will visit Saundersfoot to announce £4 million of European Funding for a new Wales International Coastal Centre. Final sign off of funding for improvements to 11 ‘must-visit’ destinations across...

Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford has today announced £1.7 million of EU funding to boost Wales’ manufacturing sector. The EU funding will support small and medium-sized enterprises to maximise the use of advanced technology to create new and improved processes and...

Canolfan S4C Yr Egin – the University of Wales Trinity Saint David’s new creative and digital centre - was opened officially yesterday by the Rt. Hon. Carwyn Jones, AM, First Minister of Wales.  First Minister, Carwyn Jones, said: “We are pleased to be backing this...

<![CDATA[ Amazon is looking for 1,000 workers to fill seasonal roles at its Swansea Bay Fulfilment Centre. The online retail giant has said it plans all year round to ensure it can keep up with demand during the Christmas period. The 1,000 roles at the Jersey...

New council homes set to be built in Swansea will now benefit from innovative energy saving design and features. Swansea Council has successfully bid for £1.5million of funding from the Welsh Government's Innovative Housing Programme (IHP), which will be used to...

Swansea Building Society is closer to opening a new branch in Swansea City Centre, the company has confirmed. The Society has successfully negotiated planning permission for a new Swansea branch at 1-4 Portland Street, Swansea, which is due to open during the first...