South East Wales

A Swiss company is set to expand its manufacturing operations in Newport as part of a deal with a leading technology company in the aerospace and defence sector.

Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Rebecca Evans has welcomed today’s (Friday, 21 November) announcement that South Wales will become the next UK AI Growth Zone.

The First Minister of Wales, Eluned Morgan and Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning, Rebecca Evans, visited Associated British Ports (ABP’s) Port of Newport, to celebrate a major milestone in Welsh industry and regional growth.

The previously publicised £160m Investment Zone for the Cardiff Capital Region has reached a key milestone with the announcement from the UK Government of its sectoral focus and geographical sites based in Cardiff and Newport.

CSconnected is the world’s first compound semiconductor cluster, uniting leading companies, universities, and research institutions across South Wales.

With over a billion pints brewed each year at its Newport site, Magor Brewery is Budweiser Brewing Group’s largest brewery in the UK, producing three of the biggest beer brands; Corona, Stella Artois and Budweiser.

Health & Her, a Cardiff based hormone-health brand founded by Kate Bache and Gervase Fay in 2019, sells a wide a range of science-backed supplements globally that are designed to address hormonal changes in women and men.

Newport-based company, Tomoe Valve, manufactures high performance butterfly valves that are used in a wide variety of projects all over the globe.

South Wales fintech company, Finalrentals, offers a car rental booking platform that enables users in a chosen location to search for and compare car rental prices from a range of companies in their area.

Pontypool-based Halton Wales has made a global name for itself as a leading designer and manufacturer of fire and blast protection and ventilation systems used in the nuclear, tunnel and energy industries.

Welsh company, Concrete Canvas, has seen its innovative flexible concrete fabric used in construction and civil engineering projects all over the world.

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