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Exports, finance and R&D are crucial, says manufacturing adviser
Access to finance, encouraging exports, innovation and research should be among the Welsh Government's top policy priorities to help engineering and manufacturing companies, a top adviser has told Insider. Gareth Jenkins, the chairman of the Welsh Government's independent sector panel on advanced materials and manufacturing, said that Wales already leads the UK in developing skills for manufacturing.
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Deals
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Acuitas raises development funds
Acuitas Medical, a Swansea medical software company, has won funding from Finance Wales and Altima Partners. The cash will be used to speed up development of its disease diagnosis technology before it is commercialised.
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Companies
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Profits slip at KMS Components
IT distributor, reseller and vendor KMS Components, based in Cardiff, saw its profits drop by more than £420,000 in 2010, despite an increase in revenue to £31.3m.
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Property and construction
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Newport nod for Llanwern homes
Developer St Modwen and house builder Persimmon have won planning permission from Newport Council for 307 homes on the former Llanwern steelworks site. The scheme at the Glan Llyn development was designed by Barton Willmore.
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Scarborough and Valad plan Talbot Green development
Scarborough Development Group and fellow developer Valad have unveiled plans for a £200m shopping, leisure, office and housing development near Talbot Green in South Wales.
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Local Parade buys Quay centre for £2.8m
Local Parade Investments, a retail centre investor, has bought Quay Shopping Centre in Connah's Quay, Flintshire, from St Modwen for £2.8m.
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Brammer expands its Cardiff operation
Brammer – which distributes industrial, maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) products – has relocated its sales and service centre in Cardiff.
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Government and politics
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DVLA awards Capita £100m contract
The Swansea-based DVLA (Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency) has awarded Capita a five-year contract estimated to be worth £100m.
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Life sciences strategy - have your say
The Welsh Government has identified six sectors of the economy for support, including life sciences. But how can it make its support for this sector work? Insider is looking for your views as part of the Made in Wales initiative.
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Community
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