Consumer electronics giant Sony has just announced plans to create 26 new permanent positions for the Sony UK Technology Centre (UKTEC) at Pencoed near Bridgend, a news report in the local business media has recently revealed.
These new roles will support all aspects of camera manufacturing from logistics and assembly to testing and packaging, will also help with the delivery of third-party projects, advanced LED technology, medical devices and the Raspberry Pi computer.
The Aberystwyth Town FC football club has revealed plans to carry out a major refurbishment of its stadium, which includes a £13m development to build 80 flats on land near Park Avenue, a news report in the local business media has revealed.
Plans for building a new Metro system in Cardiff and the rest of the South Wales area are set to start with £18m worth of improvement works to transport links between Cardiff Bay and the city centre, a news report in the local media informs us.
The Welsh Government confirmed plans to build an extensive South Wales Metro system back in October, with the estimate deadline being set for 2030 and the overall costs being forecast at around £4bn.
The B4265 between Gileston and Oldmill is set to undergo a major upgrade process worth £3m, in an attempt to make it safer for drivers and also attract more investment to the area, a brand-new report in the local media has revealed.
The road-straightening project is being carried out by the Vale of Glamorgan Council on behalf of the Welsh Government, and should be completed by the end of the year, authorities claim.
Plans for building a new biomass plant at a chipboard factory in Chirk have been approved by councillors on the planning committee of Wrexham County Borough Council, securing 600 jobs as part of the project, a recent news report in the local business media has revealed.
The new installation will generate 32MW of heat for the Kronospan plant in Chirk, with superheated steam then extracted to provide heat to the MDF manufacturing plant to use in board production.
Over 100 jobs are to be created in Bridgend over the next three years, as part of the launch of financial technology business Ideoba, a news report in the local business media has revealed.
The company’s is set to develop an expert search engine for the financial investment sector, whose extensive data-mining and profiling technologies are touted as being capable to effectively provide a quantum leap in performance.
The Carmarthenshire Cheese Company has announced some very ambitious growth plans, which will see the firm relocate to larger premises and also create ten new jobs with Welsh Government support.
According to a news report in the local business media, the first phase of the project would be the relocation to a purpose designed facility in Llanllwch, near Carmarthen, that will have the capacity to more than double production and create new jobs.
Moneypenny, a telephone answering specialist based on Wrexham Technology Park, has revealed plans to create more than 100 new jobs by the end of the year, a new report in the local business media has revealed.
Welsh businesses are more confident at the start of this year, most of their bosses believing that they’re in their strongest position since the recession, a survey involving 548 companies in the region has revealed.
The South Wales Chamber of Commerce’s quarterly survey monitored firms’ performance in the three months to December 2013 and found that 85% of them reported improved or consistent UK sales compared with 75% at the start of the year, while the overseas exports figure was 84%, up from 76%.
SMEs in Wales are displaying renewed confidence in their business prospects, which is translated into job creation, latest research from the Federation of Small Businesses has revealed.