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DEVELOPMENT & INVESTMENT
We are focused on how people, communities and businesses can get more involved in shaping the future of our region, including the design and construction of major developments and strategic investments like the Swansea Bay City Deal. How can we make sure that major regional projects are delivered in a way that provides economic, social and environmental benefit over the long term? And how can we ensure that the well-being of people and planet is at the heart of decision-making?
Appeal to Boris to Green Light Tidal Lagoon Project
Boris Johnson is today urged to give the go-ahead for Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon, a pioneering green energy project that will create thousands of jobs and power Britain’s recovery from COVID. With just eight days to go until planning consent for the £1.3bn project...
Swansea firm DRS rolls out return-to-work safety audit on premises
A company that specialises in facilities management has warned of the potential dangers that companies face when reopening workplaces that have been unused for many months because of COVID-19 and lockdown. DRS Facilities Management, a Swansea-based provider of...
Graduate Training Academy to provide real world opportunities as the economic bounce back gets underway.
Established accountancy practice Bevan Buckland LLP is pleased to announce the launch of its 2020 Graduate Training Academy. The launch comes after years of successful apprenticeships and graduate training opportunities. The Firm’s 2020 recruitment campaign will look...
Green light for £60 million Pembrokeshire marine energy project
A £60 million marine energy project that will help tackle climate change while reviving Pembrokeshire’s economy in the wake of Covid-19 has been given the green light. The UK Government and Welsh Government have now approved the business case for the Pembroke Dock...
Multi-Million-Pound Welsh IT Merger
Two of Swansea’s leading IT companies have joined forces in a seven-figure acquisition. COMCEN, the Fforestfach headquartered IT company that services blue-chip, public and third sector organisations across the UK have acquired Pisys.net, the award-winning city-centre...
Port of Milford Haven signs new global business drive to tackle COVID 19 crisis
The Port of Milford Haven has joined hundreds of other businesses in a global initiative to help the most vulnerable people in our communities to pull through the coronavirus crisis, by signing the C-19 Business Pledge. The C-19 Business Pledge was established by...
College strengthens business focus by joining the South Wales Chamber of Commerce
Gower College Swansea have announced that they have become a member of the South Wales Chamber of Commerce. Over the last five years the College’s work based learning programmes have gone from strength to strength, working closely with many businesses across the UK....
COVID-19 business impact survey – we need your views!
Neath Port Talbot Council is inviting business owners and the self employed across the county borough to take part in a Wales-wide survey aimed at measuring the impact on them of the coronavirus pandemic. The survey has been developed by the South West and Mid Wales...
Ending the lockdown – Bevan Buckland LLP’s View
The key factor in ending lockdown and other measures is the coronavirus reproductive number, commonly talked about as the “R” value. This is the number of people each individual case can be expected to transmit the virus to, effectively the rate of the virus spreading...
Business owners are trying to remain positive despite many small businesses going into “survival” mode during the current Covid-19 crisis
Established accountancy practice Bevan Buckland LLP has been reaching out to clients to help and advise those most severely impacted by the spread of Covid-19 and the dramatic restrictions on activity currently in place. While all businesses are being impacted by the...
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