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May 9, 2012
Welsh wind farm approved

The green light has been given for an onshore wind farm in Wales, to be developed by Sweden’s Vattenfall.

The green light has been given for an onshore wind farm in Wales, to be developed by Sweden’s Vattenfall.

The 76-turbine Pen y Cymoedd Wind Energy Project was granted development consent yesterday, by Charles Hendry, energy minister at the Department of Energy and Climate Change. The wind farm is located on publicly-owned land managed by Forestry Commission Wales in the south of the country.

Once operational, it is hoped that Pen y Cymoedd will increase Welsh renewable electricity by 37 per cent.

April 16, 2012
Tata to invest £800 million into Wales

Indian steel giant Tata has announced it plans to invest £800 million into Wales’ steel making industry over the next five years.

 

Indian steel giant Tata has announced it plans to invest £800 million into Wales’ steel making industry over the next five years.

First minister Carwyn Jones recently met the vice chairman of Tata Steel, Mr B Muthuraman, in Mumbai as part of a government trade mission to the country.

January 23, 2012
Vale

When the world’s second largest diversified mining company Vale acquired the iconic Canadian nickel miner Inco five years ago it was the beginning of the largest investment in Canadian mining in the country’s history, as Cory McPhee explains.

When the world’s second largest diversified mining company Vale acquired the iconic Canadian nickel miner Inco five years ago it was the beginning of the largest investment in Canadian mining in the country’s history, as Cory McPhee explains to Gay Sutton.

 

November 8, 2011
Harry Winston Diamond Corporation

Bob Gannicott, Chairman and CEO of Harry Winston Diamond Corporation, and Frédéric de Narp, CEO of the luxury brand Harry Winston Inc, talk about a unique business model, the expansion of an exclusive brand, and about living up to its founder’s commitment to giving back.

Bob Gannicott, Chairman and CEO of Harry Winston Diamond Corporation, and Frédéric de Narp, CEO of the luxury brand Harry Winston Inc, talk about a unique business model, the expansion of an exclusive brand, and about living up to its founder’s commitment to giving back.

 

December 6, 2010
Penn Pharma

Even the largest names in pharmaceuticals need some help from their friends from time to time, as Alan Swaby learns in discussion with Penn Pharma.

Even the largest names in pharmaceuticals need some help from their friends from time to time, as Alan Swaby learns in discussion with Penn Pharma.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 22, 2010
Clorox to sell auto care business

The Clorox Company is to sell its global auto care business, including the brands Armor All and STP, to a private equity firm for $780 million.

The Clorox Company is to sell its global auto care business, including the brands Armor All and STP, to a private equity firm for $780 million.

Avista Capital Partners, with offices in New York and Houston and holdings in energy, health and media, will acquire two auto care manufacturing facilities from Clorox, one in Painesville, Ohio with 70 employees, and one in Wales, in the UK, with 24. All employees will transfer to the buyer.

July 8, 2010
Amazon to enter grocery sector

Amazon.co.uk has announced that it will take on the UK’s supermarkets with the launch of its own online grocery store offering free delivery on thousands of products.

Amazon.co.uk has announced that it will take on the UK’s supermarkets with the launch of its own online grocery store offering free delivery on thousands of products.

Thecompanywill offer a range of 22,000 products, which matches the scope of rivals such as Tesco and Ocado. It will stock 2,000 products at its five warehouses around the UK, with its biggest facility, of 800,000 square feet, to be located at Swansea Bay in Wales. The remaining products, including fresh and chilled items, will be sent from external suppliers.

September 1, 2009
Contour Premium Aircraft Seating

Sitting comfortably
Competition within the aerospace sector is rife as airlines fight to offer travellers the greatest level of comfort. When the world’s biggest companies—such as Emirates or Air France—look for new innovations, they turn to Wales, and to Contour Premium Aircraft Seating.
Contour Premium Aircraft Seating works closely with the world’s leading airlines to design and develop bespoke premium seating that will create competitive advantage and strongly differentiate an airline from its competitor.

June 1, 2009
AAT Composites

A light touch
David Putterill of South Africa-based composite materials specialist AAT Composites (Pty) Ltd talks to Gay Sutton about the vital importance of investing in skills and preparing the company to take quick advantage of the upturn.
When cyclist Chris Boardman shattered the one-hour record in 1993, he did so on a revolutionary carbon composite cycle frame that caused a profound stir around the world and changed the face of the sport. Manufactured by Aerodyne Technology of Cape Town, South Africa, the frame combined the inspired design of Mike Burrows with the cutting-edge technology of ultra-lightweight carbon composite material.
 

April 13, 2009
Carillion walks off Wales’ tallest tower

Construction on Wales’ tallest residential building has been halted amid a dispute over money with the contracting construction company Carillion.