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Rydal Penrhos hosts international rugby

Law firm appoints new debt recovery manager

Rydal Penrhos has a long tradition of playing rugby at a high level and last month the WRU chose the school as the venue for a friendly international between the U18 Women from Wales and Scotland. A friendly, prior to the 6 Nations Festival taking place later in the year, the teams benefitted from the sporting facilities and the accommodation that the school offers. The chef was on hand to ensure that the meals met some exacting nutritional standards and the weekend was hailed as a resounding success with a convincing win for the Welsh women. The match was watched by some very proud family and friends of the teams along with local residents and members of staff from the school. Rydal Penrhos is looking forward to welcoming the WRU back later in the year for more training camps and fixtures.

Penderyn is now exporting to 50 countries!

Penderyn Distillery were delighted to win the FDEA Award (Food and Drinks Exporters’ Association’s) ‘Alcoholic Drinks Exporter of the Year’ in a celebration in London. When they produced their first bottles in 2004, the company quickly established an export market to France, who are the main importers of whisky. Then they developed a market in Germany, and in the past six years the USA market has opened up, as well as China. Penderyn also exports to Australia, Uruguay, Philippines, Finland and Taiwan – plus around 40 more countries. Penderyn’s most recent results saw the international business grow by nearly 30% against the previous year, and its whisky sales by over 50%. It certainly seems the Welsh dragon is roaring around the world, and as the interest in whiskies from new producing countries grows strongly, the pioneers in this category from Penderyn will continue to lead the way.

A North Wales law firm has appointed an experienced specialist to lead its debt recovery team. Preet Poonia has joined Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors, which has offices in Conwy, as the firm’s debt recovery manager, working with clients to help them reclaim their unpaid debt. Andrew Pegg, head of the dispute resolution team, welcomed Preet to the firm. “Preet brings a great deal of experience to the firm from her previous role as a litigation legal assistant at a national law firm in Birmingham,” he said. “Her expertise in civil litigation, mainly covering debt and asset recovery, will be highly valuable to our clients. She has experience of overseeing civil litigation claims from start to finish, including pre-litigation procedures, and in her previous role had the responsibility of ensuring each stage of the process, from issuing legal proceedings right through to enforcement, complied with the Civil Procedure Rules. I am delighted to welcome Preet as debt recovery manager here at Lanyon Bowdler, helping our clients recover the debts which are owed to them.”