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Total profit at Capper & Co dipped after the Spar shop operator was hit by exceptional charges of more than £1m. But the Pontyclun business, which was acquired by fellow retailer AF Blakemore in March, increased operating profit in the face of a slight drop in sales. READ MORE...
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EasierDebt, a debt management company based in Taffs Well near Cardiff, has been acquired by MoneyPlus Group of Cheshire. Read More...
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LBS Builders Merchants, based in Llandeilo, has acquired a branch in Maesteg from rival Jones and Skinner. Read More...
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The Welsh Government has set up two new funding sources worth a total of £55m for smaller companies and job creation. Read More...
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The future of Ffos Las racecourse in Carmarthenshire appears more secure after the British Horseracing Authority allocated the track 26 racing fixtures in 2012, more than had been feared. Read More...
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The entrepreneur behind lawn care business GreenThumb has launched a home insulation product he hopes to develop into a franchise operation. The venture is expected to create 40 jobs. Read More...
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Sharp, the electronics group, is reviewing plans to expand its solar panel factory in Wrexham after the UK government halved the subsidy on domestic solar electricity. Read More...
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Phil Jones, head of the Welsh School of Architecture at Cardiff University, has been unveiled as the head of an organisation tasked with reducing the carbon emissions of Wales' built environment. Read More...
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Allied Healthcare Group, a company which supplies care workers and nurses, is the first occupier to take space at Access 465, Latham Properties' development in Ebbw Vale. Read More...
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