Bridgend County Borough Council has welcomed the announcement that Welsh Government is to provide £6m to support WEPA UK’s expansion plans at its site in Maesteg, which will see 54 new jobs created and hundreds more protected. In June 2020, the council approved the company’s plans for a £100m expansion at Bridgend Paper Mills. Located […]
Read 'Council welcomes Welsh Government support for paper mill expansion' >Welsh Government has announced that the rates holiday for the retail, leisure and hospitality sectors in Wales will be extended for a further 12 months. The £380m package announced by Finance Minister Rebecca Evans provides retail, leisure and hospitality businesses with rateable values of up to £500,000, and charities, with a straightforward year-long business rates […]
Read 'Welsh Government extends business rates holiday' >Town centre businesses in Bridgend County Borough are being offered the chance to take part in a free webinar to help them use Instagram to market and showcase the products and services they offer. The live online workshop, provided by Bridgend County Borough Council and Bridgend Business Forum, will be held on Tuesday 30 March […]
Read 'Free Instagram workshop for retailers' >Businesses have taken part in a survey, providing feedback on Bridgend County Borough Council’s inaugural Digital Christmas Festival. Designed to support local businesses by providing opportunities for showcasing products while enabling shoppers to browse at their leisure, the festival aimed to offer residents safe, alternative ways of celebrating Christmas in town centres during the coronavirus […]
Read 'Businesses have their say on Digital Christmas Festival' >One of Wales’ leading export firms, Markes International, has signed a 15-year lease at Central Park on Bridgend Industrial Estate. The company manufactures equipment that can detect traces of chemicals in the atmosphere for clients globally. Markes International are relocating from Llantrisant to Bridgend, where the building is being renovated by its owner Wendon with […]
Read 'One of Wales’ leading export firms coming to Bridgend' >Bridgend County Borough Council has extended its concessionary rent scheme for market traders and occupiers of small industrial units. The 50 per cent discount, which will be in place until 31 March 2021, forms part of a phased series of concessionary rent rates originally introduced to support small and medium-sized businesses as they reopened following […]
Read 'New rent discount for market traders and small business units' >Bridgend Indoor Market will reopen on Wednesday 10 February with essential retailers being able to resume trading. The market will be open from 9am to 3pm, Monday to Saturday, and five food traders are preparing to reopen. They include a bakery, butcher and delicatessen, as well as fruit and veg, and health food stalls. A […]
Read 'Bridgend Indoor Market to reopen for essential traders' >A sculpture heritage trail and other improvements are on the way to Bryngarw Country Park after additional Welsh Government funding was accepted by Bridgend County Borough Council’s Cabinet at its meeting on Tuesday 19 January. In 2019, a £500,000 Valleys Regional Park Discovery Sites Capital Grant was awarded by Welsh Government develop a new education […]
Read 'Funding accepted for Bryngarw Country Park improvements' >New funding through the Bridgend County Economic Taskforce will be available to Bridgend businesses in the coming months. The funds, from Bridgend County Borough Council’s Economic Futures Fund, will support start-ups, adaptations to business properties and innovative proposals which help support the economy both during the coronavirus pandemic and beyond. They include: Business Start Up […]
Read 'New business funds available for innovation, start-ups and property adaptations' >New funding through the Bridgend County Economic Taskforce will be available to Bridgend businesses in the coming months. The funds, from Bridgend County Borough Council’s Economic Futures Fund, will support start-ups, adaptations to business properties and innovative proposals which help support the economy both during the coronavirus pandemic and beyond. They include: Business Start Up […]
Read 'New business funds available for innovation, start-ups and property adaptations' >
Follow us