Twenty seven new staff join Oil 4 Wales
Independent oil distributor Oil 4 Wales has recruited 27 new members of staff as it continues its growth strategy across Wales. Drivers, boiler engineers, sales representatives and apprentices have joined the family-run business, which employs 80 staff. The investment in new staff comes on the back of a record year, which saw the company’s … Read more
Sony UK TEC to pioneer ‘manufacturing of the future’
Sony UK Technology Centre (UK TEC) will spearhead a landmark research centre helping, to identify ground-breaking manufacturing processes of the future. The Pencoed-based facility, which produces thousands of HD broadcast and professional camera systems annually, including the latest 4K broadcast cameras, has launched the Advanced Manufacturing Research Operations Centre (AMROC) in a collaborative partnership with … Read more
Ground-breaking broadcast cameras roll off Sony UK TEC production line in UK first
World-class 4K cameras labelled the “next generation” in broadcast technology are set to be manufactured in Wales for the first time. The top of the range 4K cameras, the HDC-4300, are being produced at Sony UK Technology Centre from this month – marking the first time they have been manufactured outside of Japan. The … Read more
One giant leap for Techniquest as exhibits feature at science centre launched by astronaut Tim Peake
Cardiff’s Techniquest has taken one giant leap for scientific education by providing its popular exhibits to a new centre launched by astronaut Tim Peake. The educational charity, based in Cardiff Bay, has provided a number of interactive exhibitions to the newly opened Airbus Foundation Discovery Space Stem centre in Stevenage. The specialist … Read more
Miss Wales finalist urges women to explore careers in manufacturing
“There is so much opportunity for women in manufacturing”. That’s the message from delighted Miss Wales hopeful and Sony UK Technology Centre employee Hannah Williams. The 23-year-old sourcing officer, based at the specialist Pencoed manufacturing facility, has been selected as a finalist in this year’s prestigious pageantry competition. But the Cardiff University graduate … Read more
What are the biggest changes to this year’s banned sports substance list and what does it mean for athletes?
Pushing yourself to the limits of physical endurance to claim that all important win is what sport is all about. Throughout the competitive world you see it time and time again. Tour De France riders tackling some of the most challenging mountains in the world, international rugby players enduring significant impacts, and weightlifters lifting double … Read more
Tim Peake space capsule made of LEGO and hydrogen-powered car arrive at Techniquest
A replica of Tim Peake’s space capsule built using 150,000 LEGO bricks has gone on display at Cardiff’s Techniquest. The replica of the Russian Soyuz Space Capsule, created by the UK Space Agency and professional LEGO building company Bright Bricks, is set to be exhibited at the science discovery centre from this month. The … Read more
Miss Wales finalist urges women to explore careers in manufacturing
“There is so much opportunity for women in manufacturing”. That’s the message from delighted Miss Wales hopeful and Sony UK Technology Centre employee Hannah Williams. The 23-year-old sourcing officer, based at the specialist Pencoed manufacturing facility, has been selected as a finalist in this year’s prestigious pageantry competition. But the Cardiff University graduate isn’t taking … Read more
Techniquest’s After Hours event set to get the X Factor
Techniquest is set to get the X Factor when its popular adult-only After Hours event returns in February. The Science Communication-themed night will take place on February 23 at the Cardiff Bay-based science discovery centre with the regional finals of the FameLab competition set to take place. Sponsored by insurance provider Admiral, the X Factor-style … Read more