Swansea Leads the Way in Adopting
Online Estate Agents The Welsh city of Swansea has just topped Rightmove’s list as the online estate agency capital of the United Kingdom. As a result, it is no surprise that money saving online estate agent
eMoov.co.uk has been particularly successful in this area of the country.
The home of dragons, castles, rugby players, sheep and Catherine Zeta- Jones is also the home of innovation - Welsh valleys are the new Silicon Valley.
It is nothing new for Swansea to be an early adopting city. This technology pioneer was a hub during the industrial revolution because of the port for trading goods. It is also the location of the Swansea University, which is considered a top school in Wales.
As part of Swansea’s £500 million grant towards regeneration, a science and technology centre may be built to showcase large screens, an aquarium and a research facility, among other things. This further demonstrates the bond between innovation and Wale’s second largest city.
Although the property industry shuns both Wales and Swansea for not being noteworthy, South Wales is not to be underestimated as an innovative powerhouse. It must also be noted that Scotland is not far behind Wales in its early adopting tendencies.
Founder and CEO of
eMoov.co.uk, Russell Quirk, commented:
“This recent research by Rightmove demonstrates the success of online and hybrid agents. As the sectors market share improves everywhere, it is notable that Swansea leads the way in early adoption with a colossal 18% market share, some three times the growing national average.
Evidently Swansea is predominated by sharp smart folk, who can even more clearly see the benefits of better agents at a lower cost. It is no wonder that they have been identified as a centre for digital and technology.”
Sigma donates brand new Masterclass kitchen to Owen Williams
Successful Welsh kitchen manufacturer, Sigma 3 Kitchens, has provided a brand new kitchen, under its brand Masterclass, to Owen Williams in support of #StayStrongForOws. Wales international Owen Williams suffered a significant injury while playing for Cardiff Blues in the World Club 10s in Singapore. Te #StayStrongForOws fundraising and awareness campaign was launched in 2014 and urged the rugby world to unite together in support of the injured player. Sigma 3 got involved when Steve Tough, Commercial Sales Director of Sigma’s kitchen brand Masterclass, heard that money was being raised to build Owen a new house. Steve, who is a big rugby fan, said: “I was at a rugby dinner about six months before Owen’s accident and I happened to be seated on the same table as Owen so I had a chance to talk with him. I’d been following his career closely and he was destined to be a fantastic player, it was a terrible shock when he had his accident. “Last year I was at a charity dinner and it was announced that Cardiff Blues were raising money through the #StayStrongForOws campaign to build Owen a new house. Straight away I wondered whether we might be able to supply the kitchen, I got in touch with Helen Davies at Cardiff Blues to ask whether we could get
New Homes Wales and the South West
involved and it went from there.” Sigma 3 supplied
and installed
premium Masterclass kitchen cabinetry in the new Sutton Silk Light Grey finish and state of the art Neff appliances for Owen’s new kitchen, with worktops supplied by Llandaff Laminates Ltd. Sigma 3 pride themselves on tailoring kitchen designs to individual needs. In Owen’s case, Sigma were able to provide a kneehole sink area and Neff oven with a Slide-n-Hide door system to make accessibility more wheelchair-friendly. Te design and installation was overseen by Sigma 3’s Commercial Manager, Wayne Jervis. Owen said: “I have been overwhelmed by the support I have received since my injury. I’m very grateful to Sigma
for donating this kitchen, which has been custom made for me and will make a huge difference.” Brian Lakin, Chief Executive of Sigma 3 Kitchens said: “We were delighted to be able to step in and provide Owen’s new kitchen. Owen’s injury was a tragedy that touched us all, so it was a pleasure to be able to do something to help.” Anyone who wishes to donate funds direct to Owen Williams can do so by sending a cheque to Helen Davies at Cardiff Blues, BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park, Westgate Street, Cardiff, CF10 1JA, made payable to ‘Cardiff Blues Regional Benevolent Trust’ with ‘Owen Williams’ written on the reverse.
http://uk.virginmoneygiving. com/fund/StayStrongForOws
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