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New drone business aims high in Caerphilly

Business, News | | Published: 15:55, Monday November 27th, 2017.

Claire Vokes, CCBC Business Support Team with Glyn Thomas, UK Steel Enterprise and Rheinallt Williams of ExCaelo
Claire Vokes, CCBC Business Support Team with Glyn Thomas, UK Steel Enterprise and Rheinallt Williams of ExCaelo

Inspired by his former professions as a teacher and archaeologist, Rheinallt Williams has set up a unique drone enterprise in Caerphilly.

The entrepreneur was awarded a £500 business start-up grant and business support from Caerphilly County Borough Council and UK Steel Enterprise to start his company ExCaelo.

ExCaelo, which means sky in Latin, aims to inspire primary school pupils to take to the skies by learning the basic skills required to programme mini-drones to take pre-planned flights in their schools.

In addition to working in education the business is also expanding into the field of industrial and commercial work.

Rheinallt’s larger drones, equipped with cameras, can inspect buildings and structures and provide essential information for renovation, or other work.

1 thought on “New drone business aims high in Caerphilly”

  1. John Coffi says:
    Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at 19:00

    Good to see a new and innovative business.

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