Gwent | Archive | 2005 | August
Eversheds' Cardiff office has announced the appointment of Gareth Ashfield as assistant solicitor in its real estate team. more...
Willmott Dixon, parent company to Cardiff-based E Turner & Sons, has been named best company to work for in construction by the industry's leading weekly newspaper, Contract Journal. more...
A new drive to give Welsh businesses the skills they need for the future begins this week. Contracts have been awarded to a `field force' of 130 human resource experts across Wales who are specially qualified to advise businesses on how they can boost the skills of their staff. more...
Severn Sands Ltd, the River Severn sand extraction business, has taken delivery of a new vessel after it successfully completed sea trials. more...
Private hospital, St Joseph's in Newport, through it architects Holder Mathias has received planning permission for new physiotherapy facilities, including a Theatre Sterile Service Unit. more...
Barclays has revealed that entrepreneurial activity among graduates of any age in the UK has grown by a quarter since 2003. more...
A major drive has begun to sharpen the skills of Welsh managers and leaders, with more than 6,000 company owners and executives expected to benefit during the next year alone. more...
Ground-breaking Welsh design and communications agency Stills took a new route with its latest commission. more...
Chepstow Business Club's July breakfast meeting hosted a health and safety and employee law seminar, presented by Amanda Chadwick, of Peninsula Business Services Limited. more...
David Emanuel, who famously designed the wedding dress for Diana, Princess of Wales, has turned his attention to Wales' largest building society. more...
Work has started building Newport's £4.9m foot and cycle bridge - a key part of the city's regeneration plans. more...
More than a million drivers are potentially breaking the law by using private cars for business purposes without appropriate insurance, reveals a new survey by motor insurance quote finder www.motorinsurance.co.uk. more...
Earlier this year, it was announced that a company with its roots in Ireland had bought a large factory at Pontymister, near Risca - once owned by Corus and often referred to locally as the Cashmores building. more...
A specialist rubber manufacturing business has been set up in South Wales with the help of a £475,000 funding package, safeguarding 16 jobs. more...
The business week will take place during the week starting October 17 and there is something throughout the week for any business regardless of its age, size or sector. more...
Entrepreneurs Glyn Mahon and Nicholas Rabiotti are using their skills and experience to relaunch Universal Cleaning and Hygiene Ltd after a £200,000 management buy-in supported by Barclays Bank. more...
With summer now upon us, one of the next big headaches facing employers is finding good quality holiday cover for absent staff. Paul Broderick, group sales director at Acorn, offers some seasonal advice: more...
IG Lintels is proving itself as leader of the pack, with the announcement that George Wimpey has signed a new two-year deal. more...
Value Wales (Procurement) has announced that more than £0.5bn worth of Welsh public sector contracts have been made available to suppliers across Wales through the National Procurement Website (NPW), buy4wales.co.uk and sell2wales.co.uk. more...
Independent health and safety specialist, the National Britannia Group, has strengthened its business development team with the appointment of a highly-experienced operations manager. more...
Making the latest Wallace and Gromit film may seem like fun and games but to ensure that everything runs according to plan the film's creators hired Caerphilly-based CHSS (Corporate Health and Safety Solutions) to oversee all aspects of the health and safety. more...
An increasing number of top female executives are opting out of organisational life, leaving employers with a huge gap in their workforce and struggling to comprehend their female employees' resignations, says Croner, one of the UK's leading providers of business information, advice and support. more...
Caerleon resident and RAC patrol Andy Jones has been rewarded for his long-term commitment to motoring organisation RAC, on his 25th anniversary with the company. more...
Capital Region Tourism, the regional tourism partnership serving South-east Wales has re-elected Mick Payne to chair its board leading the area into a new era and sustaining the organisation's role in fulfilling South-east Wales' tourism potential. more...
Willmott Dixon, parent company to Cardiff-based E Turner & Sons, has been named best company to work for in construction by the industry's leading weekly newspaper, Contract Journal. more...
Wayne Boyland, formerly marketing and commercial affairs director at one of Wales' highest profile businesses, is to head a new South Wales-based marketing and communications consultancy. more...
Less than six months after opening, Cardiff's latest hotel has achieved the highest accolade given by Wales Tourist Board for business facilities. more...
Patent and trade mark attorneys Chapman Molony has officially opened its latest office in Cardiff and, to celebrate the launch of its third office in less than three years, it is offering a free Intellectual Property audit to the first 10 readers who contact them. more...
One of Wales' oldest and most established specialist retail contractors Dudley's has appointed Robert Rice as divisional director of Dudley's Architectural Aluminium division. more...
Employment tribunal judgments are increasingly being ignored as losers refuse to pay compensation or abide by orders to pay costs. more...
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Homebase could be trading by Christmas from a brand new store at the old gateway to Wales at Beaufort Park, Chepstow, which will kick start the development of a comprehensive new office scheme. more...
Businesses could be prosecuted if they fail to comply with new regulations on the production or movement of hazardous waste, according the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. more...
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Skills shortages in the UK building industry have fallen to their lowest level in five years, according to the latest construction survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. more...
A new Gwent-based company which makes doorframes from synthetic wood is looking forward to a bright future - thanks to vital early backing from Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance's Cardiff office. more...
Monmouthshire-based timber frame building firm Benfield ATT hosted a tree planting ceremony at Caldicot Castle Country Park to mark its success at this year's Business in the Community Wales Awards for Excellence. more...
Wales' only independent contact centre has secured its first piece of all Welsh business. dial, which is based in Llantarnam, Cwmbran, will be handling all calls on behalf of Wales' first-ever dedicated personal injury network. more...
The University of Wales, Newport has a proud tradition of working in collaboration with companies and boasts a long history in delivering real world solutions to meet business needs. more...
Ladbrokes, the betting and gaming division of Hilton Group plc, has acquired the leading bookmaker in Wales, Jack Brown (Bookmaker) Limited, adding 141 shops to its existing estate. more...
Acting on behalf of Vennercrest Limited, Hutchings & Thomas has recently let 21a North Street, a refurbished office/workshop complex to the National Autistic Society. more...
Peacheys Chartered Accountants is working in partnership with the local chamber of commerce, ngb2b, to promote this year's Five Counties Business Week. more...
By Graham Moore, chief executive of Newport Unlimited more...
Lloyds TSB Corporate has been named Business Bank of the Year at the inaugural Finance Directors' Excellence Awards hosted by the CBI and Real Finance magazine. more...
Communication is the key to managing change, lawyer turned actor Jim Lawless told south east Wales business leaders. more...
Two business students from the University of Wales, Newport, are celebrating first class honours degrees. more...
Mountway Limited is one of the leading UK manufacturers of aids for daily living. The company has been based in South Wales since its establishment in 1980 and has recently opened a new manufacturing facility at Tredegar. more...
Crosskeys company Corus Colorsteels has played a major role in an award-winning design project by internationally acclaimed architect Will Alsop. more...
Outstanding individuals working at Hallmark Healthcare's 20 care homes across the UK were recognised for their dedication and commitment at the first annual Hallmark Healthcare Awards. more...
Wales Cares - the main business-led employee volunteering programme in the UK - is calling for 1,500 business volunteers to abandon their e-mail and in-trays for one day later this year to help brighten up Wales' schools. more...
A firm of South Wales architects has fought off competition from 40 European practices to design an environmental education centre for the Newport Wetlands Nature Reserve. more...
BEDBLOCKING in Gwent hospitals is at its lowest level for years but health chiefs are warning the situation is "fragile" and could easily worsen. more...
A 92-year-old former miner can't get to his wife and daughter's graveside to lay down flowers because it is so badly overgrown. more...
ABERGAVENNY Food Festival will host some of the country's top chefs once again this year. more...
THREE charities benefited to the tune of £48,000 thanks to the fundraising of last year's Newport mayor Paul Cockeram. more...
IT'S an art which developed on the streets of New York, New Jersey and Los Angeles. more...
GWENT councillor Anthony Carrington loves his beer and curry, but he's going to turn his back on it in a bid to lose weight for charity. more...
THOUSANDS of people turned out at the weekend to support Monmouth's Festival and carnival. more...
A NEWPORT mother whose daughter was left in a coma on holiday faces fresh heartbreak after CDs belonging to her late husband were stolen. more...
THREE 16-year-old Christians are helping to organise a series of community events. more...
A GRIEVING widow last night called for changes to a "killer road" which she said shattered her life. more...
JOHN Cornforth has issued a warning to his army of triallists currently training at Newport County - it's decision time! more...
NEWPORT slumped to their third defeat in four days when they lost by 37 points in the Premier League at Exeter's County Ground last night. more...
I'M kicking off this week with a plea to Newport's local authority, the planners and the developers. more...
PREMIER Division players can stake a claim for a place in the big time when they face Newport Gwent Dragons at Cross Keys in the first friendly match of the season on Wednesday August 10. more...
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