UK Government plans to increase water competition are unlikely to work in Wales according to the National Assembly of Wales’ Environment and Sustainability Committee.The Water Bill, if passed, would allow non-household premises…
Category: Business
Global ICT firm brings new service centre to Nantgarw
A technology company has created 20 new jobs and an apprentice scheme with the help of a £438,000 Welsh Government grant.Logicalis has moved its UK Managed Services Centre from Malaysia to Nantgarw.The…
Caerphilly-based family dairy takes top prize for butter at Royal Welsh Show
A family-run dairy scooped first prize for its creamery butter at last week’s Royal Welsh Show.Castle Dairies won the accolade Supreme Champion for their Welsh Salted Creamery Butter – produced with 100%…
Peter’s Pies donates £33,000 to Noah’s Ark hospital charity
Caerphilly pie-maker Peter’s has donated more than £33,000 to the Children’s Hospital for Wales to help the Cardiff-based hospital buy new equipment.
150 jobs secured at General Dynamics UK in Oakdale
Around 150 jobs at an Oakdale defence firm after it was awarded a share of a £45m Ministry of Defence contract.
Caerphilly Business Forum Insight: Federation of Small Businesses sponsoring award
In a new regular feature for Caerphilly Observer, Caerphilly Business Forum and its partners offer their business Insight. This week the Federation of Small Businesses explains why its sponsoring this year’s Caerphilly…
Welsh ICE Blog: Creative thinking from future entrepreneurs
In her column for Caerphilly Observer, businesswoman and Welsh ICE director Mandy Weston tells us about an inspiring competition for budding entrepreneurs.It’s been another busy month in the Caerphilly business world but…
Unemployment in Wales up by 2,000
Unemployment in Wales has risen by 2,000 according to latest figures from the the Office for National Statistics.The number of people out of work between March and May this year was 2,000…
Hot reception for Welsh ICE opening
An enterprise centre based in Caerphilly is aiming to help create 3,000 jobs within five years.The Welsh Innovation Centre for Enterprise (ICE) marked its official opening recently with the bold statement.Since opening…
Canmol Marketing awards launched
Caerphilly businesses are being urged to enter the 2013 Canmol: Wales Marketing Awards, organised by the Chartered Institute of Marketing.Canmol, which means “to praise” in Welsh, was created in 2008 to promote…