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Public sector tipped for reform this year
The Welsh Assembly Government will start serious reform of the way it works this year, according to a top public sector adviser. PricewaterhouseCoopers director Dave Timbrell-Hill told Insider: “What might not be on the table now in terms of some fairly hard delivery messages may be on the table the other side of the election (in May).” Such reform is likely to bring both opportunities and threats to business.
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Companies
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Ifor Williams' profits ahead, but sales trail
Trailer and horse box manufacturer Ifor Williams Trailers was hit by a £4m drop in turnover to £43m in the year to March 2010 as the downturn bit, but its profits doubled.
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Consultants to drive transport project
Transport consultants Sustrans and Socialdata, JMP Consultants and Steer Davies Gleave have been selected to work on the Assembly Government's Personalised Travel Planning scheme.
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S4C switches off second channel
S4C has axed its second channel, S4C2, following a squeeze on the Welsh language station’s resources.
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Target wins £5m Portal contract
Loan administration business Target Group has secured a contract worth more than £5m from secured loan provider Portal Portfolio.
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Studwelders Holdings more positive after making loss
Studwelders Holdings, the Chepstow-based parent company of Studwelders and Northern Steel Decking, blamed a slowdown in the construction sector for a £12m drop in turnover and a pre-tax loss of £107,049, but said it was now in a position to trade profitably.
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Three way win for Avia
Avia, the group behind Colwyn Bay's Plain Healthcare software company, has won three contracts for its Odyssey products.
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Property and construction
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Opco eyes further work after Exeter expansion
Cardiff-headquartered Opco has secured almost £14m-worth of work after opening an office in Exeter. The construction business said further projects based in the South West of England were in the pipeline.
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People
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MIT director joins Welsh innovation project
John Williams, a director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has been appointed a visiting professor at the University of Wales as it prepares to attract innovators from around the world.
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