A Welsh automotive company is expanding into Vietnam in a multimillion pound  move. Waldon, in the Rhondda Valley, is to open a wholly-owned subsidiary in Ho Chi Minh City with the long term plan of manufacturing parts for cars and selling them to car-makers and system suppliers worldwide.  Welsh solicitors Berry Smith have played a key… Read more ›

Welsh firms are increasingly having to submit to cyber ransom demands to keep their businesses up and running, says a South Wales IT expert. The cost of this form of criminality is estimated as high as £27bn in the UK - and this type of crime is on the rise. Luke Hodge of B2B IT, the Cardiff-based specialist IT firm in dealing with cybercrime, is an expert at helping businesses cope with disaster recovery. Mr Hodge… Read more ›

Two best friends have opened a new crèche in Cwmbran with the aim of helping isolated mothers and also those who want to visit the shops without the children in tow. Lauleigh’s in Cwmbran Parade, at the heart of the busy shopping complex, opened its doors in early January. Lindsey Leigh and Lauren Innes, who are both 32 and have six… Read more ›

A Tredegar engineering firm has a new management team in place to launch its £600,000 expansion programme. M&J Europe’s new team is to oversee the ambitious plans for growth of the family-run firm, which, using its funding package, aims to break the £3 million turnover ceiling in three… Read more ›

  Richard Kelly is putting the finishing touches to a Romany caravan –  in a workshop in the South Wales valleys. The 52-year-old former HGV driver from Abertillery has just launched a business making the traditional-style wagons in a unit at the Ebbw Vale Innovation Centre (EVIC) in Ebbw Vale. He has been aided in the… Read more ›

  A new fishmonger is netting plenty of trade in Porthcawl just weeks after opening its doors. The Fishmonger’s Cat, launched by Emma Hancock, is proving a draw for local shoppers who are benefitting from her advice and tips on preparing succulent fish and seafood dishes. Emma spotted a gap in the market in the seaside… Read more ›

Robert Owen Community Banking is in the running to win a major UK award for its partnership role in helping a community solar power scheme in Swansea get up and running. The Newtown-based company stepped in to back the Swansea Community Energy and… Read more ›

Ex-steelman Gavin Horton is on a quest - for the perfect cup of coffee. The former quality control man for Tata Steel - and self-confessed perfectionist - has set up Horton’s Coffee House on Millennium Walk in Newport city centre with an investment of £200,000. And when it comes to coffee making equipment he has bought the best - an Italian La Marzocco espresso machine with “added extras”, of which there are just a few in the… Read more ›

CaptionNow that a management buy-in has taken place at well-established Cardiff firm b2b IT, Board Meetings are held on two wheels. John Hurst has bought into the IT firm for an undisclosed sum, bringing a wealth of experience and a track record of business success. The deal was brokered by… Read more ›