Lauren Phillips

Cardiff workplace training firm acquired in multi-million pound deal

The deal was advised on by Gambit Corporate Finance

£10m Port Talbot Waterfront Property Development Fund launches second funding round

The fund will redevelop the Port Talbot Waterfront area, including Harbourside, Baglan Energy Park, and Baglan Industrial Estate

The Welsh firms awarded £8m investment to boost Wales' space infrastructure

The investment is part of the £47m Space Clusters Infrastructure Fund awarded to 12 projects throughout the UK

Made Smarter scheme to be rolled out to Wales

The Made Smarter adoption programme helps manufacturers access technology and digital skills

The latest promotions, appointments and jobs news in Welsh business

New roles include at Savills, Lexington Corporate Finance, Effective Communication and Paramount

Pioneering Swansea University medtech spin-out CanSense appoints first chair

The appointment follows a series of major investments for its bowel cancer diagnostic test

E-learning startup boosted with six-figure equity investment from Development Bank of Wales

Academii has received £370,000 from the Development Bank of Wales and a syndicate of nine business angels

Autumn Statement: Welsh firms welcome tax breaks and second investment zone for Wales

Mr Hunt said the new investment zone would be based around Wrexham and Flintshire

Global engineering firm in north Wales boosted by £1.6m investment

Continental Diamond Tool manufactures diamond-encrusted rotary dressers and grinders used in aerospace

Non-alcoholic brand Drop Bear Beer Co seeks £700,000 to fund growth plans

Former founder of FTSE 100 Admiral Henry Engelhardt leads fundraise with £2.1m raised for the business to date

Women Angels of Wales appoints prominent business angels as lead investors

Investment banker Sharon Pipe and insurance industry specialist Rachel Ashley join fellow business angel Jill Jones

£400m global rail testing project signs research agreement with Swansea University

The Global Centre of Rail Excellence project will offer international quality rail research, testing and showcasing of rolling stock and infrastructure

Welsh wine and laverbread awarded protected status

The Pembrokeshire Beach Food Company and Velfrey Vineyard have secured special protection for their Welsh wine and laverbread

Welsh dairy firm opening new Cardiff distribution hub in expansion plans

Totally Welsh employs around 110 people across its three sites and achieved a turnover of £17m in 2022

Cardiff Council approves plans for 2,500 new homes with office and leisure space in city centre

Vastint UK has had plans approved for its Embankment scheme at Dumballs Road

Popular Welsh hotel and wedding venue which went into administration last month up for sale

Offers are invited for the freehold interest in Miskin Manor Hotel and Spa

Tributes paid to Cardiff-born businessman Lord Rowe-Beddoe who has died aged 85

A prominent and respected businessman, David Rowe-Beddoe played a key role in developing the Wales Millennium Centre and Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama

Welsh firms face extra £80m on bills unless business rates frozen, say industry leaders

Welsh Government

14 business leaders have written to Welsh Government Finance Minister Rebecca Evans calling for rates to be frozen at a minimum for the 2024-25 financial year

Plans for major tidal energy project at Anglesey unveiled

HydroWing secured a UK Government renewable energy contract in the latest Contracts for Difference round

Ambitious Cardiff startup makes ninth acquisition in 18 months

Flotek has bought Cardiff firm Ikona IT Solutions

Skills shortages preventing investment and growth for Wales says report

Skills and Apprenticeships

Almost 80% of small firms in Wales have struggled to recruit in the past 12 months

Panasonic earmarks Cardiff for £20m net zero investment

The global electronics firm plans to turn its facility in the Welsh capital into a Centre of Excellence for Green Technologie

Plans submitted for major zip wire and cable car tourism attraction in Swansea

Leisure & Touism

The project is set to receive a £4m investment from the Welsh Government

House sales in Wales fall, but surging demand in rental sector sees rents expected to rise further

New buyer enquiries fell in October to the second lowest balance of 2023

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