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ESP are instructed for further phase of works for the Economic Link Road, Cross Hands

ESP are instructed for further phase of works for the Economic Link Road, Cross Hands

Following the completion of investigation and treatment of historical mine working across Phase 2b of the new Economic Link Road in Cross Hands (Llandeilo Road to Norton Road), we have been ...
Swansea Building Society appoints new Finance Director

Swansea Building Society appoints new Finance Director

Swansea Building Society has recently appointed a new Finance Director. Nathan Griffiths from Swansea has been appointed at the Society’s head office in Cradock Street, Swansea. A Chartered ...
An £18m Funding Boost for City Deal is Coming Soon

An £18m Funding Boost for City Deal is Coming Soon

City Deal leaders have announced that the first £18m of City Deal funding will soon be on the way to Swansea Bay City Deal partners to begin funding a number of "transformational" projects in ...
Port builds on commitment to renewable energy

Port builds on commitment to renewable energy

The Port of Milford Haven has continued its commitment to renewable energy by switching its energy provider to Octopus Energy which means that 100% of the Port’s electricity usage is ...
Neath Port Talbot Council to drive automation excellence with Arvato

Neath Port Talbot Council to drive automation excellence with Arvato

The arrangement will see the authority use robotic process automation (RPA) to transform back-office processes and deliver new efficiencies. Business process outsourcing (BPO) partner Arvato ...
Multi-million pound Swansea Bay City Deal funding boost

Multi-million pound Swansea Bay City Deal funding boost

An £18 million funding boost will soon be on the way to Swansea Bay City Deal partners to begin funding a number of transformational projects in South West Wales. The UK Government and Welsh ...
Historic Sketty Hall set to benefit from brand new renovation plans

Historic Sketty Hall set to benefit from brand new renovation plans

Gower College Swansea’s Sketty Hall is set for renovation under proposed new development plans. The Grade II listed building, nestled in beautiful grounds close to Singleton Park, will be ...
Pembrokeshire project celebrated at a time of crisis in our countryside

Pembrokeshire project celebrated at a time of crisis in our countryside

The Welsh countryside contains some of the most iconic landscapes in the world but they face many challenges. A Pembrokeshire Coast project has been celebrated for their work as part of Campaign ...
The sun and crowds came out for Royal visit

The sun and crowds came out for Royal visit

Both the sun and the crowds were out as Prince Charles returned to Swansea 50 years to the day that he announced it was to become a city. The Prince and the Duchess of Cornwall were given a ...
Royal praise for Garden as he urges: keep up the good work

Royal praise for Garden as he urges: keep up the good work

There was a wonderfully warm welcome for His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales at the National Botanic Garden on Wednesday. Under blue skies and a bright summer sun, the Prince – who is ...
Further expansion for innovative engineering company

Further expansion for innovative engineering company

RDM Electrical and Mechanical Services has hired a further three new members of staff as the company seeks to expand its delivery capabilities. Anthony Brunton from Swansea has been hired as ...
Circular economy firm offers career path to veterans

Circular economy firm offers career path to veterans

EFT Consult, a Swansea-based company that specialises in cutting edge and innovative technologies in relation to the design and consultancy of the built environment, and the implementation of ...
Iconic Metal Box factory in Neath starts production again after hiatus

Iconic Metal Box factory in Neath starts production again after hiatus

The iconic Metal Box factory in Neath, an important part of the local economy for more than 80 years, is now operational again for the first time in almost four years. Local councillors were ...
Go Wales Award

Go Wales Award

Earlier this month Family Housing attended an awards ceremony put on by Swansea Employability Academy at Swansea University. Go Wales is part of the SEA and Family Housing work with them to give ...
Inaugural awards support young talent in the construction industry

Inaugural awards support young talent in the construction industry

The future of the construction industry was celebrated at an event last week, when the hard work of some of the most skilled and talented apprentices from across the region were recognised at an ...
Neath Port Talbot : top of the charts on renewable energy generation

Neath Port Talbot : top of the charts on renewable energy generation

Neath Port Talbot Council has topped the list of all 22 Welsh local authorities when it comes to renewable energy generation. Latest Welsh Government figures show Neath Port Talbot is the ...
2019: Another busy year of development in Neath Port Talbot

2019: Another busy year of development in Neath Port Talbot

This year will see another wave of building and development projects going from vision to reality - either being completed, started or getting under way in Neath Port Talbot. And two new ...
Caswell leading the way for accessible tourism

Caswell leading the way for accessible tourism

One of Swansea's most popular beaches is to become even more welcoming to visitors with severely limited mobility. Caswell Bay will soon benefit from new facilities to give more people access ...
New £1.5m facility means learners can stay in Wales to gain full scaffolding training

New £1.5m facility means learners can stay in Wales to gain full scaffolding training

Work has commenced on South Wales’ only comprehensive scaffolding training facility. Led by the Construction Wales Innovation Centre (CWIC) in partnership with Construction Industry Training ...
Gower Ambassadors Project to be showcased in North Wales

Gower Ambassadors Project to be showcased in North Wales

Tourism Swansea Bay took over management of the ‘Gower Ambassadors’ project in 2018. The Gower Ambassadors are trained community tourism ambassadors who are available to attend events, ...
Announcing a New Strategy Document: Constructing for Future Generations

Announcing a New Strategy Document: Constructing for Future Generations

Mott MacDonald is leading an initiative ‘Construction for Future Generations’ in collaboration with Constructing Excellence in Wales and the Office of the Future Generations ...
Mott MacDonald appointed for Port Talbot Waterfront Enterprise Zone feasibility study

Mott MacDonald appointed for Port Talbot Waterfront Enterprise Zone feasibility study

Mott MacDonald has been appointed by Welsh Government to complete the initial feasibility study for a future Infrastructure Masterplan for the Port Talbot Waterfront Enterprise Zone ...
Construction Academy Set to Help Future Generations

Construction Academy Set to Help Future Generations

NPTC Group of Colleges is taking the lead in training future generations to build affordable homes across Wales and beyond. The forward-thinking College is helping to establish a training ...
College Shortlisted for Wellbeing Award

College Shortlisted for Wellbeing Award

NPTC Group of Colleges is in the running for a top award as part of Wales Responsible Business Awards for 2019. The College’s HR department has been shortlisted for the Dwr Cymru Welsh Water ...
Lee Stafford Wows at Launch Event

Lee Stafford Wows at Launch Event

Lee Stafford, award-winning celebrity hairdresser, wowed local stylists with his enthusiasm and talent at an exclusive show to celebrate the launch of his new Lee Stafford Academy of ...
Eco Champions: Not Just An Award, But A Way of Life

Eco Champions: Not Just An Award, But A Way of Life

There's a growing population of Eco Champions in Pembrokeshire and there's a huge variety of ways local people are choosing to change how they live especially in terms of what they buy, what ...
Swansea Celebrates 50 Years as a City

Swansea Celebrates 50 Years as a City

THURS 27TH JUNE 2019, SWANSEA Join the St Helen's Road Street Party to celebrate Swansea's Birthday! HRH Prince Charles visited Swansea on 3 July 1969 to deliver the proclamation that ...
We All Need An Inspiring Vision of the Future.  What’s Yours?

We All Need An Inspiring Vision of the Future. What’s Yours?

Sometimes I find myself watching my kids play, and I feel overwhelmed by fear.  Fear for the future, fear of what's happening in our society and our environment, fear of what their lives ...
Gower Gas & Oil showing how it’s done

Gower Gas & Oil showing how it’s done

Less than a week ago Gower Gas & Oil Heating Services called out to the good people of Swansea to help drive and get funding for a project of creating a video to go with an anthem written to ...
ERS to launch Underwriting Academy in Swansea

ERS to launch Underwriting Academy in Swansea

ERS – the UK’s largest specialist motor insurer – has unveiled plans to launch an Underwriting Academy in its Swansea office, where it now employs more than 500 people. The ERS Underwriting ...
Supporting youth in the community

Supporting youth in the community

Providing support to young people has been the focus so far this year for the Port of Milford Haven’s Community Fund. A variety of charitable groups and associations have been awarded ...
EFT Consult makes pledge to Armed Forces Community Covenant

EFT Consult makes pledge to Armed Forces Community Covenant

EFT Consult, a building services consultancy specialising in innovative technologies for the built environment, and the implementation of the principles of the circular economy, has signed the ...
Japanese Garden a symbol of special bond with Wales

Japanese Garden a symbol of special bond with Wales

The Japanese ambassador for the UK, Koji Tsuruoka, and Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas were the VIP guests for a very special day at the National Botanic Garden of Wales today (Tuesday, June 4). The ...
Securing success at leading legal firm

Securing success at leading legal firm

AB Access Control, the latest division of aluminium manufacturing and installation company AB Glass, has been appointed by a leading South Wales legal firm to enhance security at its offices ...
Swansea’s Plantasia impresses tourism trade during recent visit

Swansea’s Plantasia impresses tourism trade during recent visit

On Wednesday 22nd May local tourism operators from Swansea and Neath Port Talbot were taken for a showcase of the newly revamped Plantasia attraction in Swansea, an indoor rainforest with ...
Port sponsors Milford Youth Matters to deliver youth provision throughout 2019

Port sponsors Milford Youth Matters to deliver youth provision throughout 2019

Milford Youth Matters is now able to provide youth provision every Friday night throughout school holidays, in addition to its term-time service, thanks to a financial donation by the Port ...
AB Glass awarded for safety performance

AB Glass awarded for safety performance

AB Glass, a leading aluminium manufacturing and installation company based in Swansea, has recently been awarded with a certificate for outstanding and commended safety performance by the ...
Local accountancy firm marks Learning at Work Week 2019 with big investment in training to develop its greatest asset – its people

Local accountancy firm marks Learning at Work Week 2019 with big investment in training to develop its greatest asset – its people

Leading accountant Bevan Buckland LLP has further consolidated its commitment to staff development through its 2nd century strategic plan. The West Wales based firm has once again invested ...
Electrical and mechanical company appointed for Swansea student accommodation project

Electrical and mechanical company appointed for Swansea student accommodation project

RDM Electrical and Mechanical Services has been contracted by Create Construction, a high- volume accommodation provider that delivers fully integrated construction services throughout the UK, ...
The Regional Skills & Talent Agenda – Oriel Science asks: what are we doing to raise the aspirations of young people and equip them with the skills they need for exciting careers?

The Regional Skills & Talent Agenda – Oriel Science asks: what are we doing to raise the aspirations of young people and equip them with the skills they need for exciting careers?

If you type “skills needed for a job” into Google, a total of 327,000,000 results are generated. Each entry will offer its own take on which skills are most desired in today’s job ...
Blossoming Garden hits a new high

Blossoming Garden hits a new high

The National Botanic Garden of Wales is celebrating another increase in visitor numbers – even topping last year’s 17-year high. A grand total of 163,403 leisure visitors crossed the ...
Swansea Council appoints RDM to brighten city’s market

Swansea Council appoints RDM to brighten city’s market

RDM Electrical and Mechanical Services has been contracted by Swansea Council to undertake the installation of a new lighting system at Swansea Market. An investment of over £200,000 has ...