Industry News

Defra: Pubs will be able to save almost £3,000 a year, serve better pints to punters and conserve significant amounts of energy using state of the art drinks cooling technology being developed with Government backing.
 
21 businesses are getting government funding to develop technology that can boost food & drink production & improve the environment.  Other award winners include: a digital project making buying local food more convenient & affordable online; a farm irrigation system to dramatically reduce water use; and research into reducing potato diseases without using pesticides.
 
Two competitions, co-funded were announced at the Farming, Food and Drink Innovation Summit in March 2012. The aim was to inspire innovation that leads to more efficient production with less impact on the environment.
Press release & links
 
BIS: The latest £120m investment from government & industry in aerospace research & technology was announced at the Farnborough International Airshow.  The new funding, part of a total £200m investment in aerospace since 2011, was announced alongside a new vision for the future of the sector which will help UK aerospace firms win £bns worth of new contracts over the next 15 to 20 years.

It will see government & industry working together - under the guise of the Aerospace Growth Partnership (AGP) - to secure the future for UK aerospace.  £60m was previously announced in the Budget for a UK Centre for Aerodynamics. Press release ~ Reach for the Skies report ~ Aerospace Growth Partnership (AGP)
 
WAG: Environment Minister, John Griffiths, has attended the launch in Wales of new industry body the Resource Association.  Key objectives of the Association are to ‘raise awareness of employment opportunities in the recycling & reprocessing industries and work with local authorities to improve recycling services’.
 
Speaking at the event, the Minister outlined details of the Welsh Government’s Collections, Infrastructure and Markets Sector (CIMS) Plan.  It outlines how the Welsh economy can best provide sustainable, high quality recyclate for local reprocessors of recycled material & manufacturers of products from recycled materials.
Press release ~ Collections, Infrastructure and Markets Sector Plan ~ Resource Association
 
WAGOSTC Wales is set to establish the largest trading floor in the UK outside of London in a major expansion supported by the Welsh Government

The company - which was the first derivatives trading company to set up in Wales  - will create 132 new jobs, the majority being graduates from Glamorgan & Cardiff University Trading Floor Schools, along with students from Swansea University.
Press release & links ~ OSTC Wales ~ Case Study: OSTC Wales
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