Contract win
New Directions Education Ltd, which is based in Ebbw Vale, has been awarded the education master vendor contract for Wales. This agreement for the provision of agency workers within Wales’ education sector will save resource and contribute to greater economies of scale. In the Welsh Government efficiency and
innovation report ‘Buying Smarter in Tougher Times’, one of the key recommendations was that the public sector in Wales needs to identify common and repetitive spending. Mark Gaisford, chief operating officer for New Directions Education Ltd said: “We are a proud
partner of the Welsh education system, and we are equally delighted at the opportunity to pioneer a model of recruitment that will not only drive quality, but save money for the authorities involved.” Gary Williams, managing director for New
Directions Education Ltd, said: “We have been the leading agency for education recruitment in Wales for more than a decade. We take pride in recruiting outstanding supply staff across the country and offering value for money. This contract will allow us to continue supporting the education system; ensuring that quality in Wales is never compromised.”
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Mayor of Newport Margaret Cornelius opens the new Redmayne-Bentley office with (l to r) Dan O’Connell, Robin Hall, Chris Taylor and Gerald Davies, of Kymin
Rugby ace ensures winning start for new office
Local stockbrokers Redmayne-Bentley is celebrating after Welsh rugby ace Dan Lydiate joined the Mayor of Newport Margaret Cornelius officially opened its new offices at 24 Bridge Street, Newport. The Wales international and Newport
Andy Morris (left) of UK Steel Enterprise with Celtic Recycling managing director Keith James
Recycling firm moves into global markets
Celtic Recycling is moving into global markets as the ambitious second phase of its £5m on expansion nears completion. The firm, which recycles heavy electrical
equipment, is seeing new markets open, and expects to create some 30 jobs when the development is complete Phase 2 of the expansion at its 4.1 acre site in
Newport includes the construction of two new industrial units, security lodge and weighbridge. A new access road from the public highway will lead
directly to a 10,000 sq ft heavy load bay installed with two 63 tonne capacity gantry cranes, each fitted with 20 tonne auxillary hoists. There will also be a 5,000 sq ft processing and storage area, and additional hot work facilities which have in the past been undertaken at Celtic’s facility in Pyle near Bridgend. Managing director Keith James said: “Development
of the Newport site underpins our expansion plans and our commitment to providing innovative recycling and waste management solutions to the industry. “Once complete, Newport will provide a unique
recycling facility, unlike anything available within the UK at the present time and to the best of my knowledge, unrivalled within Europe.” The £5m expansion programme has been
part-funded by Tata subsidiary UK Steel Enterprise.
It also includes a £350,000 grant from the Welsh Government. Andy Morris UKSE area manager in Wales said:
“Celtic Recycling is one of Wales’ most dynamic companies and we are delighted to have been able to offer our support with loan funds. Our parent company is one of Wales’ leading industrialists and it is encouraging to see development and growth in this sector of the economy.” Celtic has seen turnover climb from £6.5m in 2009
to an expected £13m in 2012 as the new plant comes on line. In 2009 the company employed 39 staff, and the business plan now predicts that around 100 will be working across Celtic’s three sites in Newport, Bridgend and Barnsley by the end of this year.” Work is increasingly coming from abroad. A new
deal to recycle switchgear for French giant Schneider Electric has been agreed, involving the processing of the defunct equipment from Europe and as far afield as Hong Kong. “Schneider are particularly interested in our
expertise and processes to safely and efficiently recycle SF6 gas, a powerful greenhouse gas used in electrical equipment for its insulating properties” said Mr James. “Once complete, our new facility at Newport will also boast a dedicated SF6 gas processing area.”
Gwent Dragons flanker and the Mayor declared the stockbroker’s new office ready for business almost two years to the day since its first began trading in the city. Daniel O’Connell, managing director
Redmayne-Bentley Stockbrokers, Newport, said: “We’re proud to have come so far in two years after being established as the firm’s first office in Wales and Newport’s only stockbrokers and the first for 30 years. Redmayne-Bentley has been providing first class service to clients since 1875 and we are proud to continue that tradition here in Newport.” Mr O’Connell said: “The new offices,
complete with real time trading floor, is linked through to the London Stock Exchange offering clients the very best up to the minute stock broking service right here in Newport.” Gerald Davies, managing director of
Kymin Financial Services, said: “We are steadfast supporters of the city and this new office underlines and exemplifies our confidence in Newport. “Our ambition is to continue to grow,
to be successful, and to help generate opportunities for wealth creation for our clients and to employ more local people and thereby to benefit the city of Newport.” The Newport branch of Redmayne-
Bentley Stockbrokers, which had been located in Kymin Financial Services offices also on Bridge Street for two years, is part of a national firm that has been in business since 1875. The Newport office is the company’s first and only presence in Wales.
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