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The Dragon Economist | Capital Wales News Update Issue 5 | July 2006
Millennium Bridge Capital Wales is home to over half of Wales' workforce and its industry. The region offers one of the most highly skilled and productive workforces in Europe along with an excellent quality of life and attractive investment packages.

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Ryder Cup Wales Business Challenge a big hit

The Ryder Cup Wales Business Challenge golf tournament drew people from across the UK and was a great success in promoting the region to decision makers from a range of industries.  Twenty-two winners were selected from the marketing promotion and joined with Capital Wales golfers to play at the Celtic Manor, The Vale and Royal Porthcawl courses.

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Eco-Building for businesses based at Torfaen

A building with a difference....
Torfaen County Borough Council has piloted a very unusual building on one of its industrial estates. The building is part of a trans-national project funded from the Interreg IIIB programme which is aimed at improving environmental management on industrial estates.

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Steinhoff launches new Bridgend Factory

Furniture giant Steinhoff International has officially opened open its new furniture manufacturing plant in Bridgend; Steinhoff UK Upholstery Limited.

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How a Valleys company is poised to ride the wave of the IPTV revolution

Much has been made of the need to create a more knowledge-based economy in Wales. However, in Abercynon-based Inuk, Wales has a company which is poised to transform how television is watched and transmitted.

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MINISTER WELCOMES "CLEARER FOCUS" TO BUSINESS SUPPORT AT B2B WALES EVENT

Andrew Davies, Minister for Enterprise, Innovation and Networks, today (Tuesday, 13th June 2006) said his new department was "making a positive difference" to the economy of Wales with a clearer focus on business support.

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SONY ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC NEW INVESTMENT IN WALES

Sir Howard Stringer, the Cardiff born Chief Executive and Chairman of Sony, was in Wales today (June 15) to personally announce a strategic new investment at Pencoed which marks the start of a new era for the plant.

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INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IDENTIFD FOR WELSH BUSINESSES

Welsh companies operating across a range of sectors have the opportunity to take part in a trade mission to Thailand and Malaysia in the autumn to participate in two key networking and business events.

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Glamorgan breeding success

The University of Glamorgan's 'hotdesking' business incubator facility is now a well established part of the enterprise support landscape in South East Wales.
The Graduate Teleworking intiative - or 'GTi', as it is now known, was developed to provide a professional workspace, ICT facilities and a credible business address for highly skilled and entrepreneurial graduates.

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Business Sectors:
Several industry sectors have developed a particularly strong business presence in the South East Wales region.
  • Biotec
  • Contact Centres
  • Aerospace/Engineering
  • Food/Packaging
  • Medical
  • Financial Services
  • Software & IT
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    Why South East Wales?
    Quality of Life
    The variety of rural landscape and urban regeneration offers a diversity of living, working and leisure options. Technology & Innovation
    Over 75% of revenues in the region are achieved from products and services less than 3 years old.
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