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Having mobilised to assist UK Government efforts to combat Covid-19, a Port Talbot company specialising in the manufacture and global distribution of precision instrumentation, has now become the UK’s first safety goggle manufacturer.
Economy Minister, Vaughan Gething has congratulated software start-up company Aforza on securing a $22 million funding investment which will see it double its number of employees, establish new headquarters in the US and drive significant product innovation that will benefit consumer goods businesses of all shapes and sizes.
Economy Minister Vaughan Gething met global technology company Thales to see first-hand how work on the ResilientWorks test bed environment for electric and autonomous vehicles and energy infrastructure is progressing.
The Welsh Government is further extending incentives to support businesses in recruiting apprentices in Wales until February 2022.
Economy, Transport and North Wales Minister Ken Skates has thanked iconic Welsh whisky and spirits brand Penderyn on diverting its expert distillers to produce much needed hand sanitiser for the NHS in Wales.
Welsh gin distilleries have produced and given away more than 200,000 bottles of desperately needed hand sanitiser to frontline services, essential workers and community care providers since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic.
The AMRC Cymru is one of several key sites set to host the rapid manufacturing of ventilators as part of a consortium of businesses united under the VentilatorChallengeUK initiative.
In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, Caerphilly-based, award winning software firm Awen Collective is offering its Profile cyber software free throughout 2020 to all healthcare providers, including suppliers and manufacturers of ventilators, face masks and hand sanitisers.
The thriving cyber security sector in Wales is mobilising its members to offer their own IT skills to the NHS in Wales at this time of crisis.
Protecting computer systems from attack has never been more important. Wales is a place where cyber security firms can thrive, with a growing tech ecosystem, forward-thinking universities and active networking groups such as the Cyber Wales clusters.