Growth at Greenthumb as Managing Director reveals future expansion plans
A GIANT of the lawn care industry is sowing the seeds of future growth with plans to expand further post-pandemic. GreenThumb is the market leader for lawn treatment services with 220 branches nationwide and a network turnover of more than £48million. Founded by CEO Stephen Waring in 1986, the business employs more than 100 staff…
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Basement works underway at £5.2m John Summers Clock Tower development
THE redevelopment of a beloved North Wales landmark received towering support from leading names in construction, safety, and engineering. Travis Perkins builders’ merchants, global fire alarms business Aico, City Electrical Factors (CEF Ltd) and Clwyd Alyn Housing are among the organisations on site this week at the Grade II-listed John Summers Clock Tower in Deeside,…
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Mona Dairy on milk farmer recruitment drive at Royal Welsh Show
THE cream of dairy farming in Wales are signing-up to produce milk for a £20m cheese factory that will run entirely on renewable energy. And given the growing appetite in the UK and internationally for its products, Mona Dairy is aiming to recruit more than 80 direct suppliers over the coming months. Representatives from the…
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Salisbury’s Chartered Accountants grow team to meet client demand
A BOOMING accountancy practice has taken on 10 new staff in less than two months to meet a surge in demand for its award-winning services. Salisbury’s Chartered Accountants is experiencing its busiest ever summer, with more and more clients joining the North Wales firm. Based in St Asaph, Menai Bridge, Ruthin and Penmaenmawr, the business…
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Coleg Cambria to host series of summer sessions for prospective HE students
COLEG CAMBRIA’S acclaimed University Centre will host a series of summer drop-in sessions for prospective students. The college has a wide range of higher education courses on offer in partnership with leading institutions such as Bangor, Wrexham Glyndwr, Liverpool John Moores, Swansea, and Aberystwyth universities, in addition to programmes run alongside Pearson, the national awarding…
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11 Coleg Cambria learners to compete at next WorldSkills UK final
WALES will be flying the flag with more representatives than any other home nation at this year’s WorldSkills UK competition. And 11 of those participating in the event – to be held across six venues in November – are from Coleg Cambria, which has sites in Northop, Deeside, Llysfasi and Wrexham. They are in the…
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Up and up for vertical farming project thanks to success of pilot growers
AN INNOVATIVE vertical farming project will grow even further with the launch of a new accelerator programme. For two years the Tech Tyfu pilot initiative – delivered by not-for-profit organisation Menter Mon – has worked with growers in Gwynedd and Anglesey to develop fresh micro greens using sustainable, water-based hydroponic methods. Their success has seen…
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Coleg Cambria recruitment event attracting engineers to education
SKILLED engineers, builders and the trades are being urged to consider a future in education. Coleg Cambria is holding a recruitment event at its Institute of Technology in Deeside from 5pm-7pm on Wednesday (July 13). Following on from the success of last week’s Digital Manufacturing Skills Expo – which welcomed more than 200 people and…
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Multiple disabilities won’t stop inspirational Jess living pet and people care roles
AN INSPIRATIONAL young woman refused to let multiple disabilities stop her from caring for both humans and animals in two important new placements. Despite being both partially blind and deaf since birth, dyslexic and suffering with Labyrinthitis and chronic migraines throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, Jess Watson continues to put others ahead of herself. The 26 year-old…
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Students rise from Kickstart to new careers after five-year Coleg Cambria journey
STUDENTS who joined a leading college as teenagers on an employment and training scheme are leaving five years later with bright futures ahead of them. Jack Morgan, 20, and 23 year-old James Griffiths started their FE journey with Coleg Cambria Yale in Wrexham on the UK Government’s Kickstart programme. After exploring different subjects, they found…
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