In a regular feature each fortnight, Caerphilly Observer is profiling a business based at the Welsh Innovation Centre for Enterprise. Welsh ICE is a hub for new businesses at Caerphilly Business Park…
Category: Business
Profit rise of 29% for Brace’s Bakery – Firm records £1.2m pre-tax profits
Family firm Brace’s Bakery has reported a profit rise of 29% taking pre-tax profits for the year to £1.2m.The rise came despite the Crumlin-based company investing £2m at its Rogerstone bakery.The figures…
AMs vote for 2% business rate rise cap
Assembly members have voted to cap business rate increases at 2%.Business rates were set to rise by more than 3% from 2014/15, in line with inflation but an order from the Welsh…
Caerphilly energy firm shortlisted for industry award
A Caerphilly business which helps firms to save energy has been shortlisted for an industry award.SERS, which is based on the Gallagher Retail Park, has been shortlisted in the Business Growth category…
New jobs for contact centre after Welsh Government grant
A Nantgarw contact centre has been awarded a grant from the Wales Economic Growth Fund (WEGF), allowing it to create 16 new jobs.Connect Assist, a specialist supplier of helplines and digital services…
Oakdale cake firm expands with Welsh Government fund backing
A food manufacturer that specialises in making celebration cakes that are suitable for people with nut allergies is expanding with the creation of 18 new jobs with support from the Welsh Government’s…
Ex-business manager says Hwyl to HSBC after 30 years
In a new feature, Caerphilly Observer will be profiling a business based at the Welsh Innovation Centre for Enterprise. Welsh ICE is a hub for new businesses at Caerphilly Business Park and…
41 suffer serious injury at work in Caerphilly County Borough last year
Forty-one people suffered a suffered a major injury while working in Caerphilly County Borough last year, new figures show.The Health and Safety Executive is urging businesses to focus on the safety of…
Caerphilly print brothers’ new appointment
Just two years after the collapse of their multi-million pound Cardiff Print Company, the Caerphilly-based Hartley Brothers are back at the top.Dominic Hartley and Chris Hartley have been elected to join the…
Two Caerphilly companies named in Sunday Times fastest growth list
Two Caerphilly-based companies have been named among the top 100 fastest growing companies in the UK.Direct Healthcare Services was ranked 17th in the Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100 league table alongside…