Advanced Sustainable Manufacturing Technologies Improving competitiveness of the manufacturing sector in West Wales and the Valleys. 

Advanced Sustainable Manufacturing Technologies (ASTUTE) aims to enable the manufacturing industry in West Wales and the Valleys to grow by adopting more advanced technologies, and at the same time improve its sustainability by reducing its environmental impact.

South Wales based accountancy firm, Hayvenhursts Limited raised £1,000 for its nominated charity Velindre Cancer Centre /The Leading Lights Appeal at its annual Golf day that took place at St Mellons Golf Club, Cardiff (26^th July).

Leading pre-owned car sales business, Integrity Cars, has created an Apprenticeship opportunity at it's forecourt in Pontllanfraith. The vacancy, which has been created by the continued growth of the business, is for a Car Valeter and the business hopes to attract an enthusiastic youngster who wishes to follow the NVQ route on their way to developing a career within the motor trade.

We invite you to go and browse our new website! www.roseinnesdesigns.com

You might even have a mention or a photo if we have helped you with your design or marketing. Normally, the team are busy designing other companies websites, so, designing our own website has been especially tricky. We're meant to be 'the experts' at everyone else's, so we are subject, not just to our own high standards but everyone else's too!

A local manufacturing company - Direct Healthcare Services Ltd was recently awarded the unique Innovative Product Showcase Award for the Dyna-Form Mercury Advance Mattress, at the National Association of Equipment Providers (N.A.E.P) 2011 Conference in Blackpool.

We recently announced that Andrew Padmore, Managing Director of UES had successfully been awarded the Director of the Year (South Wales) by the Institute of Directors (IOD) Wales. Following this success, we are delighted to inform you that Andrew has also been shortlisted for the National IOD ‘Director of the Year for Environmental Leadership Award’ Category.

Newbridge-based contract electronics manufacturer, Axiom Manufacturing Services, has donated electronic testing equipment to a local college to help students get hands-on experience of life in the workplace.

An electronics company leading the way through the downturn by boosting the Welsh economy has been visited by First Minister, Carwyn Jones.

Axiom Manufacturing Services is a UK Contract Electronics Manufacturing (CEM) company providing products to firms within the medical, industrial, defence and aerospace sectors.

Buying cheaper product could cost you dear in the long run. Data loss is a constant problem on certain CD and DVD discs.

Today there are a multitude of companies selling CD and DVD duplication through their web sites on the internet. Many of these companies purport to be the best in some way or another. In many cases the companies that make the biggest claims are small back room enterprises.

The Supplier Development Service will be holding an event on their Caerphilly ‘How to Tender’ workshop on 21/06/11. Public sector contracts are worth millions of pounds within Wales, but many companies are missing out. This Workshop will look through the tendering process, procurement thresholds and give advice on completing PQQ’s and tender documents. If you would like to work with the council's, NHS and other public sector bodies then this is the workshop for you!  Click here to read more about this event.

Troon Petanque club hosted the 2011 and twenty third annual Celtic Challenge Tournament between Scotland, Ireland and Wales.