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Wynnstay takeover goes with the grain
Wynnstay, the Mid Wales farm supplies and retail group, has acquired Wrekin Grain for up to £5m. Buying the Shropshire-based grain marketing and agricultural inputs supplier will more than double Wynnstay’s grain marketing volumes and extend its geographic reach in England.
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Deals
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Dragon loan is sign of growth
Dragon Graphics, a Cardiff company that makes signs, menu board and mirror displays, has taken out an expansion capital loan from Finance Wales.
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Companies
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New line-up for this year's Canmol marketing awards
Nominations have opened for the Canmol: Wales Marketing Awards 2011, the Chartered Institute of Marketing's (CIM) annual celebration which features new awards this year. Insider readers can help to decide who should be awarded Wales Business Insider CIM Outstanding Marketer by nominating a deserving colleague or peer in the industry.
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Moneysupermarket makes strong start to 2011
Moneysupermarket.com, the online comparison site operator, has said the company is trading "well ahead" of the same – albeit "relatively weak" – period last year.
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International Greetings plays its cards right
International Greetings expects its full-year results to be in line with expectations as it benefited from improved efficiencies and the development of new products. Buoyed by the success of its Toy Story 3 licence, the gift wrap and card manufacturer with an operation in Hengoed near Caerphilly posted first-half revenue of £103.5m.
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WRU in creditor line-out after publisher collapses
The Welsh Rugby Union is owed thousands of pounds following the collapse of CRE8 Publishing, according to documents seen by Insider. The WRU's fellow creditors include football giants Arsenal, Celtic, Rangers and West Ham.
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JBA sets up in Langstone
Environmental management consultancy JBA Consulting is to base its Wales office at Nelson House in Langstone, near Newport.
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GVA acquires Humberts in leisure drive
Property consultancy GVA, which has an office in Cardiff, has exchanged contracts with leisure specialist Humberts Leisure. The company said it will complete the acquisition of the business later this month.
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Government and politics
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Paterson transfers to Wrexham from Sunderland
Wrexham Council has recruited former head teacher Helen Paterson to be its chief executive. She will move from Sunderland Council, where she is strategic director of transformation.
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Cardiff traffic charge plan mooted
Cardiff Civic Society, the built and natural environment charity, has drawn up a plan for a traffic congestion charging system in the city.
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