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Contents Introduction/ Foreword
We’re in Business
04 Become a Commercial Partner
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Transforming Swansea
Council Population
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Corporate Property Services Building Control
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Innovation
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Swansea – a city within a park
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Team Building
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E-newsletter sign up To sign up to our Commercial Services e-newsletter, please email your name, contact details and company to sales@swansea.gov.uk
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Introduction Swansea is a vibrant, waterfront city at the heart of the wider Swansea Bay City Region; a city that has a huge amount to offer as a business location. Emerging as a City of Innovation, Swansea has a growing economy, exciting regeneration plans, distinctive culture and superb quality of life with a breathtaking coastline and countryside. Work is underway to transform the city centre through new commercial, housing, retail and leisure developments that will reinforce Swansea’s role as the economic driver for the region, creating jobs and growth. As a council, we are committed to developing a vibrant and viable city centre, a thriving economy, a healthy urban and rural environment, and sustainable development in local communities. This will, without doubt, lead to unprecedented levels of investment in the area, creating new business and high quality employment opportunities locally. To coincide with all of the regeneration and developments, this commercial brochure is a much-awaited, informative tool for the council to engage with businesses within the locality. Please enjoy reading through and I hope we can assist you in your business life. Councillor David Hopkins Cabinet Member – Commercial Opportunities & Innovation
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Foreword Welcome to our new Swansea Council Commercial Services brochure. This is an exciting platform for us to highlight many of our diverse and expert service opportunities that we can provide to local businesses and the wider customer base with a view to generating new business and income for the authority. I am sure you will be aware that austerity is affecting all public bodies and whilst this places huge demands and the need for efficiencies, it is also looking to make sure that services “pay their way� by generating new sources of income where possible on the open market. All these services are permitted under legislation and the council, like all across Wales, is seeking its own freedoms to offer a greater range of services going forward. Any services promoted in this brochure would automatically have the guarantee of the council along with the inclusion of our advertising partners. Customers will also have the benefit of knowing that this assists with local employment and retains the money in the local economy.
To ensure this brochure is at no cost to the council or its taxpayers, the publication includes advertisements from a few key businesses who have taken the opportunity to promote their own non-conflicting services alongside those provided by the council. We hope you find something of interest and look forward to growing our commercial opportunities over the coming years. If you have any further enquires on any of the Council services listed, please contact 01792 633808. Martin Nicholls Director - Place
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We’re in Business Swansea is a great place to be in business and a city where many exciting and ambitious developments are in the pipeline to develop the economy for a bright future. The city has an impressive and varied list of commercial and public organisations contributing to the economy. They include a mix of international names and home grown businesses, some of which have been in operation for a long time while others are more recent additions to the business landscape, attracted by the warm and welcoming environment in the region and the support available. All these businesses come together to play a part in a vibrant and diverse employment environment.
Support The council’s business support service is a one-stop shop for SME’s and larger organisations in Swansea, providing fast, accurate and efficient services that range from payroll processing to cash management. Support also includes providing access to information, workshops, advice and guidance online, over the telephone and face-to-face through the Service Centre. The centre offers competitive rates and is fully compliant, with all work undertaken by professionally qualified teams. Contact 01792 636557 or ServiceCentreHelpdesk@swansea.gov.uk There are also grant funding opportunities for business properties in the city centre. The Property Enhancement Development Fund (PEDF) was set up to bring derelict or vacant properties into beneficial use and to ensure good quality building and shop front enhancements across the city centre. Homes above shops (HAS) grants provide up to 45% of costs to convert empty floorspace on upper floors of commercial units into new residential accommodation. For further information, contact 01792 637266 or email business@swansea.gov.uk Swansea also qualifies for the Tier 1 Assisted Area Status which means eligible businesses located in the city can access the highest levels of regional aid. Within the city centre, businesses have the support of Wales’s first Business Improvement District - Swansea BID - which has achieved British BIDs Accreditation. Beyond Bricks & Mortar is Swansea Council’s community benefits policy, ensuring all the council’s contracts contain clauses to support employment and training for unemployed people. It has been developed to help tackle poverty and promote inclusion, adding value to the local community. For further information contact 01792 637243 or email beyondbricksandmortar@swansea.gov.uk The initiative aims to address barriers to entering the labour market by creating meaningful job and training opportunities for those struggling to gain employment, such as young people not in education, employment or training. Beyond Bricks & Mortar also works with contractors on local sourcing, increasing the opportunities for local businesses.
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Partners In addition to the support available, opportunities exist to become a partner of the council, giving businesses the chance to expand their branding and association to a higher level via the niche platforms we offer. With new ways of innovative working, the council’s Commercial Team provides high impact, promotional partner solutions that offer a number of different benefits to local businesses. These include: Strengthening the company brand with exposure to a selected audience through effective targeting Developing a long term partnership with Swansea Council Prime display space at events with distribution/ sampling opportunities Building image and reinforcing reputation and credibility within the community Cost effective branding and advertising Branding on council collateral Differentiation from your competitors Positive association with other quality providers Thousands of potential new customers To contact our Commercial Team, please ring 01792 633808 or email sales@swansea.gov.uk
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Become a COMMERCIAL
The Commercial Team at Swansea Council has a range of sponsorship and commercial opportunities for you to raise your company profile and strengthen your brand to customers and the community within the region. By becoming a partner, your company is exposed to thousands of potentially new customers, increasing brand awareness and reinforcing your company’s reputation and credibility. It also gives you an association with other quality providers that have taken advantage of the packages on offer.
Partnership with Swansea Council will build a long term relationship between us and your company so that the message and association is even more positively received and proactively portrays your company as a key community partner ‘Proud to Support’. The opportunities are endless and fall under four categories:
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Advertising Sponsorship Promotions
Trade exchange
a range of high visibility indoor and outdoor advertising platforms unique brand awareness opportunities from roundabouts to fleet everything from the supply of promotional personnel and giveaways to sampling, merchandising and leaflet distribution an exchange of products or services
You could brand a whole car park or park and ride location, increase awareness on lamp post banners (subject to planning), sponsor a roundabout, school sports bibs, school breakfast clubs or after school activities, winter highways services, or even become a partner in education or the Grand Theatre pantomime season. There are also opportunities to promote your business on council vehicles. There are 50 recycling collection and over 250 maintenance vehicles in the fleet, which between them
visit every household in the city. Advertising on vehicles creates a moving canvas to promote your business to residents and the local community, as the vehicles never leave local roads. Opportunities to promote your business also exist on the council’s website and social media channels. With an average of 40,000 home page visits and more than 1.1 million page views each month, a banner advert at www. swansea.gov.uk will take your message to a wide and varied audience. You can also use our social media pages to promote your association with the council. Our Facebook page has almost 11,000 likes and there are more than 43,000 followers on Twitter. To find out how you can develop a long term partnership with Swansea Council, call 01792 635457 or email sales@swansea.gov.uk
Expert suppo support for all your design-to-print design to pri needs DesignPrint has provided Swansea with top class design and print solutions for more than 40 years. Its expert team of designers and printers delivers creative, experienced and enthusiastic expertise across private, public and third sectors. Constant investment in technology and skills allows us to offer swift and responsive services. Specialities include the design and print of signs, brochures, stationery, show stands, promo items, reports and newsletters.
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Council
Population
Swansea Statistics
Population Swansea’s population is 244,500 (2016) and is projected to grow to 271,000 by 2036. It currently has a working age population (age 16-64) of 155,300.
Commuting Swansea has a daily net inflow of +15,500 commuters.
Catchment Population Over 600,000 people live within a 30-minute drive to Swansea and two million within an hour’s drive-time. 1h ou r
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0.63m 2.0m
Employment
Qualifications 36% of residents are qualified to degree level or higher (NVQ 4) and 56% to A-Level (NVQ 3).
Swansea Employment by Sector 4.3 %
7.1%
17.5%
Manufacturing 4.6 %
Construction Wholesale & Retail Transport & Communication
16%
Accommodation & Food Financial & Professional Services 5.1%
36%
Public Administration Education
8.3%
11.1%
Residents qualified to A-Level (NVQ 3)
Residents qualified to degree level or higher (NVQ 4)
9.2%
Health Other services
18.1%
There are 105,800 people in employment in Swansea. Swansea’s status as the regional retail, leisure, educational and administrative centre for South West Wales is reflected in the high proportion of employment in the service sectors (88%).
56%
Students Swansea is home to over 24,000 students studying at Swansea University or University of Wales Trinity St David.
There are nearly 8,000 businesses in Swansea and over 27,000 businesses in the wider Swansea Bay area. Priority Sectors
Life Science 400 2,300 3,200
11,000
Creative Industries
1,300 5,200
Advanced Manufacturing
15,500
Energy & Environment
15,600 9,800 3,800
30,400 28,100
Financial & Professional Services Tourism ICT Number Employed in Priority Sectors
27,300 6,500
For details of the latest Council owned property and land for sale or lease in Swansea, visit the Corporate Property webpage: www.swansea.gov.uk/availablelandandproperty
We advertise a variety of surplus council owned properties and land. Our latest property for sale is the former Gowerton Primary School (pictured), for details of this and more current availability, please visit our webpage.
passengers and shoppers every year
waiting for your message
to advertise print or digital video contact: sales@swansea.gov.uk
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Corporate Property Services
Corporate Property Services is responsible for a number of key areas within the council including the sale, letting and development of council land and the management of the council’s Civic buildings. In addition to our responsibility for a number of internal services, we can offer direct support to private individuals and businesses who are seeking property or land for development, or even using council buildings for meetings, conferences or special occasions.
The council’s website shows all council land and buildings available to lease or buy, including small industrial units. We are also happy to deal with any particular enquires relating to use of the Civic buildings and will accommodate requests wherever possible. Contact us on 01792 636727 or email Elizabeth.Beddoe@swansea.gov.uk
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Building Control – what we can do for you Swansea Building Control ensures that buildings are safe, healthy, sustainable and accessible for all users whether domestic, commercial or a public service. Our aim is to provide a quick, professional, responsive, value for money service to our customers. With an 80% market share in a competitive market, feedback from our customers is extremely positive, highlighting the flexible, cost effective expert advice we offer. The majority of our work relates to public health and safety legislation for buildings and events. We offer advice on the options available to businesses to achieve the required standards for compliance with the relevant legislation. Whatever the scale of the project, its ambition and complexity, we’ve got the expertise and experience you need. Each surveyor is part of a multidisciplinary team, giving your project the support of in-house specialists to complement your development. We’ve been involved in projects ranging from the construction of the Liberty Stadium and Maggie’s Swansea to much of
the development of the city’s universities, hospitals and commercial premises. Well versed in new and innovative construction methods, we stay at the forefront of professional knowledge through constant staff learning and development and through our extensive partnerships with professional bodies, industry and government. Each surveyor has instant access to the very latest technical and legislative information through our online knowledge base. Whether it’s planning, environmental services, licensing or disabled access, we’re closer than anyone else to the right people. Your interests are the focal point of our service and we pay particular attention to what you tell us. Through customer surveys, we analyse the results to help improve the service to match our customers’ needs.
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Our service also includes: Pledges regarding our level of service which helps you obtain the best possible development in terms of quality, cost and speed of response. A truly independent service, quality assured through SGS. Fast turnaround of plans for projects submitted for Building Regulation Approval. Same-day site inspection, assisted by mobile communications. Extensive records and knowledge of local ground conditions and historical records of existing buildings. Specialist advice on the building regulations from qualified surveyors. Pre-building regulations submission advice and consultation. Liaison with other local authority departments and official agencies. Partnership working.
Participation in a multi-disciplined safety team ensuring safe sports stadia. Survey of premises for licensing matters and suitability for marriage venues. Energy Performance Certificates for new build housing. Part L Conservation of Fuel and Power advice and assistance in SAP Calcs and Water Efficiency Calcs. Fire risk assessments. There is no profit motive in using Local Authority Building Control – just a desire to provide a value for money service that is accountable and impartial. The price we quote for your project is the price you pay – this cost includes all inspections, advice and the issue of a completion certificate on a satisfactory final inspection – so there are no hidden extra costs for our service. We can complete application forms on your behalf and take card payments over the phone. For more information on our services, our customer care pledge and FAQs, visit www.swansea.gov.uk/bcon or call 01792 635618.
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Transforming
Swansea A £1.3 billion Swansea Bay City Deal is all set to transform the economic landscape of the area, boosting the local economy by £1.8 billion and generating almost 10,000 new jobs over the next 15 years across sectors including creative industries, life sciences, energy and digital. With funding from the UK and Welsh governments, as well as the public and private sectors, projects proposed include a digital village and tech quarter on Kingsway in the city centre as well as a ‘box village’ on the University of Wales Trinity St David’s SA1 waterfront development that would create incubation spaces and co-working areas for start-ups and small businesses. There are also ambitious plans that will change the face of the city centre through the creation of a world class leisure and shopping destination. The scheme includes a mix of leisure, retail, residential and commercial developments as well as a new 3,000-seat arena for concerts and events. This is the first phase of Swansea’s £500 million regeneration scheme with the second phase including a city beach, aquarium and digital science centre.
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Swansea BID (Business Improvement District) works hard to promote the interests of its 870-plus BID businesses and to improve and promote Swansea City Centre as a great place to shop, study, stay, visit and do business. The City Centre regeneration is one of the most exciting developments we have seen in recent years, promising to help revitalise the City Centre and usher in a new era for Swansea. The Swansea BID area businesses we represent are passionate about their businesses, their city and its future vibrancy and prosperity, so the regeneration is something they are keen to support and to see come to fruition.”Russell Greenslade Chief Executive, Swansea Bid
Creating Inspirational Learning & Workplaces Ministry of Furniture, the business to emerge from Remploy Furniture. At Ministry of Furniture, we’re experts in creating inspirational workplace and educational environments. Based in South Wales, businesses, local government and educational organisations are welcome to visit our 3000sq ft corporate offices and showroom. Recently we’ve expanded into an additional 7500sq ft remanufacturing,
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assembly, and distribution facility. Our design team are experts in creating inspirational interiors that will help you achieve the best use of space in your workplace. We’re literate in the very latest space design and BIM modelling software, and can plan the smallest scheme to the very largest of contract projects. City & County of Swansea
Gower College - Swansea
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Swansea City Centre Street Trading Scheme Providing great commercial opportunities Be part of the changing face of Swansea City Centre and apply today to trade in the heart of the city to become an ofďŹ cial street trader For further information and an application pack visit www.swanseacitycentre.com/streettrading call 01792 633090 or email citycentremanagement@swansea.gov.uk
Street Lighting The street lighting department is responsible for maintaining around 30,000 street lights and 5,000 illuminated trafďŹ c signs and bollards across Swansea. The street lighting team also offer a range of professional lighting services including: lighting design and maintenance for Authority owned lights, new housing developments and specialist lighting projects, Christmas decorative lighting and architectural lighting. We provide a comprehensive public lighting service, encompassing all elements of lighting design, installation and maintenance requirements. Our experienced lighting design engineers are able to provide expert, impartial advice and efficient lighting designs for a range of purposes, from housing developments to specialist projects, each in line with British Lighting Standards and specifications. Our dedicated in-house team of skilled electricians and civil workforce are able to carry the initial project design through to completion, providing a streamlined process throughout. Our dedicated lighting maintenance team are also available to extend their extensive, specialised knowledge and experience in offering a comprehensive maintenance service for routine and emergency repairs from lamp replacements to lighting column renewals. Our civil workforce are also able to offer their skills in undertaking trenching, ducting and cabling works. Please contact: streetlighting@swansea.gov.uk for further information.
www.swansea.gov.uk/streetlighting
Swansea Council’s
Commercial Team Working for you Extend your brand to potentially 66,000 new customers each day with Swansea Council’s commercial opportunities. Tailored to meet your needs and audience - signpost your customers in the right direction to your doorstep.
Talk to us about... With a comprehensive portfolio of sponsorship and advertising platforms, we can work with you to ensure maximum brand coverage by targeting over 9,500 internal staff members or title sponsorship of a children’s playground. The opportunities are endless! Contact us for more information on 01792 633808 or email us at sales@swansea.gov.uk
Q Advertising on our fleet vehicles from as little as £125 per month Q Roundabout sponsorship potentially targeting 66,000 motorists per day Q Website advertising and Social Media partnership Q Bus station poster and digital screen advertising - reaching 250,000 visitors per week! Q Multi storey car park pillar wraps the Quadrant Car Park, 260,000 customers per annum Q Swansea City Centre’s Christmas Trees
Employee Car Park Permits
We have several Multi Storey Car Parks (MSCPS), Surface Car Parks and Park and Ride Car Parks which companies can pay for annually at a reduced daily rate. High Street Multi Storey Car Park for example can accommodate over 700 cars every day. To alleviate some of the street parking congestion in and around the High Street area we are introducing an Employee Parking scheme at a discounted rate of £550 (inclusive of vat) per annum (£10.58 per week). At East Burrows 24 hour Car Park we are offering a service that can benefit staff parking. It’s a ‘Pay as you go’ car parking scheme for a daily rate of £3.50. We have recently extended the car park to accommodate the increase of businesses in the SA1 area utilising the sail bridge as a connected and safe access to and from your place of work. Together with the car parks near the city centre we also have two Park and Ride sites which provide not only secure parking facilities but also regular bus services to the City Centre. These are located at Landore and on Fabian Way. The park and ride sites offer excellent value for money. We can provide park and walk and park and pedal schemes and also a ‘12 for 10’ offer (£25 provides 12 days parking).
To find out more or to apply for your Employee car park permit contact sales@swansea.gov.uk
The Lifelong Learning Service offers a wide range of high quality accredited and non-accredited Adult Education provision throughout Swansea. With over 70 years of experience providing excellence in adult learning we have supported learners to improve and enhance their employment skills and prospects through classes in: Essential Skills
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Creative Arts and Well-being
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Learning for Life
Our experienced and expert tutors are highly qualified and motivated to help learners reach their potential and explore all learning pathways and opportunities.
01792 470171 lifelong.learning@swansea.gov.uk www.swansea.gov.uk/lifelonglearning
Resources Directorate
Workforce, Analytics, Recruitment & Change
Service Centre Our Mission is to provide fast, accurate and efďŹ cient Business Support Services, that are value for money and fully compliant; undertaken by professionally qualiďŹ ed teams.
For further information please contact
Sian Williams Service Centre Manager 01792 636557 | 07532 372042 Sian.Williams2@swansea.gov.uk
Payroll Processing
Helpdesk One Stop Shop
Service Centre
Reporting Compliance
Purchasing Accounts Payable
DBS & SCW
Cash Management Accounts Receivable
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Education
Education in the City Swansea offers a range of education and lifelong learning opportunities throughout the lifecycle, including thriving further and higher education colleges and universities. Swansea University enjoys impressive rankings in university league tables and its global reputation continues to grow. It was named the best university in Wales by The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2017 League table and is listed as one of the top 400 universities in the World University Rankings. The university was also ranked 26th in the UK for quality of research in the Research Excellence Framework. More than £72 million has been invested at the Singleton Park campus with a further £450 million investment at the new 65-acre Bay campus – and investment is continuing. The new world class facilities and leading research expertise will attract global companies and help support the development of small to medium size enterprises and start-ups. The University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) is a dynamic multi-campus institution with a proud track record for developing graduates with the skills needed by employers.
UWTSD has invested £100 million into the city to complete the Cultural Quarter and through its partnership with the Welsh Government and Swansea is revitalising the city’s waterfront to create a new neighbourhood that connects education with business, innovation and enterprise. UWTSD’s SA1 Swansea Waterfront is a £350 million development which provides opportunities for the University to co-locate and collaborate with the employers to grow new businesses linked to its academic portfolio, develop the skills of current businesses and attract investment into the region. In the further education sector, Gower College Swansea has six campuses across Swansea offering a wide range of A Level and vocational courses as well as apprenticeships, higher education degrees and professional qualifications. Within the local authority area, there is one nursery school, six infant schools and five junior schools. There are also 77 primary schools, nine of which teach through the Welsh medium, and 15 comprehensive schools, of which two are Welsh medium. In addition, there are six special schools in the county.
Hyfforddiant arbenigol wedi’i deilwra i ateb eich anghenion
Expert training tailored to meet your needs
Yn Hyfforddiant GCS rydym yn darparu atebion
amrywiaeth eang o gyrsiau i unigolion sy’n gobeithio diweddaru eu sgiliau.
At GCS Training we provide bespoke training solutions for employers and a wide variety of courses for individuals looking to update their skills.
Mae ein portffolio’n cwmpasu meysydd fel digidol, arweinyddiaeth, iechyd a diogelwch, cwsmer, marchnata a gwerthiant.
Our portfolio covers areas such as digital, leadership, health and safety, facilities management, housing, healthcare, customer service, marketing and sales.
Os ydych yn gobeithio gwella’ch sgiliau presennol, ailhyfforddi neu ennill cymwysterau proffesiynol, gall Hyfforddiant GCS eich helpu.
If you are looking to enhance existing skills, then GCS Training can help you.
Mae cyllid ar gael ar gyfer rhywfaint o hyfforddiant a datblygu, cysylltwch â ni am fanylion.
Funding is available for some training and development, please contact us for details.
01792 284400 | training@gcs.ac.uk | www.gcs.ac.uk
SA1 Swansea Waterfront - developing at the heart of the city
SA1 Glannau Abertawe - yn datblygu yng nghanol y ddinas
The University of Wales Trinity Saint David’s new £350 million SA1 Swansea Waterfront development is taking shape in the heart of the city. New facilities for the Faculty of Architecture, Computing and Engineering, Yr Athrofa – the Institute of Education, as well as new library facilities and the Construction Wales Innovation Centre are being created at the prime waterfront location.
Mae datblygiad newydd ÂŁ350 miliwn SA1 Glannau Abertawe gan Brifysgol Cymru Y Drindod Dewi Sant ! " # #
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The University’s vision for SA1 Swansea Waterfront is for a neighbourhood with academic activity at its core to attract companies to collocate with the University to exploit knowledge, develop skills, support existing companies and attract new investment into the region. The innovative development, which opens in September 2018, will include purpose-built facilities for learning, teaching and applied research, as well as social and recreational spaces for use by the University and wider community in the heart of the city centre. New enterprise hubs will be created together with high skill accelerator schemes, to grow new businesses linked to the universities portfolio, to further develop the skills of current businesses and attract new investment into the region. Over the past 5 years, UWTSD has, and continues to invest over £100 million of its own resources into the heart of Swansea to provide opportunities for local people and companies to access high skills development in key priority areas for the The University’s strategy links with the ambitions for the region by providing the support system and skills pipeline to deliver economic impact that will lead ultimately to jobs.
Gweledigaeth y Brifysgol ar gyfer SA1 Glannau Abertawe yw creu cymdogaeth â gweithgarwch academaidd yn greiddiol iddi er mwyn denu cwmnïau i gyd-leoli gyda’r Brifysgol a gallu manteisio ar wybodaeth, datblygu sgiliau, cefnogi cwmnïau presennol a denu buddsoddiad newydd i’r rhanbarth. Bydd y datblygiad arloesol, sy’n agor yn 2018, yn cynnwys cymhwysol, ynghyd â mannau cymdeithasol a hamdden i’w defnyddio gan y Brifysgol a’r gymuned ehangach yng nghanol y ddinas. Bydd canolfannau menter newydd yn cael eu creu ynghyd â chynlluniau sbarduno â sgiliau lefel uchel, er mwyn meithrin ! " datblygu sgiliau busnesau cyfredol ymhellach a denu buddsoddiad newydd i’r rhanbarth. Dros y 5 mlynedd ddiwethaf, mae’r Drindod Dewi Sant wedi buddsoddi mwy na £100 miliwn o’i hadnoddau’i hun ynghanol Abertawe, ac mae’n parhau i wneud hynny. Diben hyn yw darparu #
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sefydlu Canolfannau Rhagoriaeth ar draws gwahanol sectorau a fydd yn dod â manteision economaidd a masnachol amlwg er mwyn gyrru yn ei flaen y gwaith o adfywio’r ddinas ac ar draws Dinas Ranbarth Bae Abertawe creu ecosystem arloesi a menter integredig sy’n darparu ar gyfer cydweithredu ynghylch trosglwyddo gwybodaeth rhwng diwydiant ac academia gyrru datblygiad cymdeithasol ac economaidd trwy alluogi cwmnïau i fanteisio ar gyngor a chymorth sy’n gysylltiedig â gallu a medrusrwydd technolegol darparu mannau deori o ansawdd uchel i gwmnïau, entrepreneuriaid a graddedigion creu mas critigol o arbenigedd thechnoleg a fydd yn denu cwmnïau, partneriaethau a buddsoddiad newydd darparu cyfleoedd ar gyfer cynnydd cyflogeion trwy Ganolfan Datblygiad Proffesiynol Parhaus yn cynnwys ym maes addysgu drwy’r Athrofa dod ag arfer gorau i Gymru a dangos yr hyn sydd orau am greadigrwydd ar arloesedd Cymru
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Innovation
Innovation is key to Swansea’s economic success. The ‘Internet Coast’ city deal bid is being progressed with the UK and Welsh governments and aims to spur £1.3 billion private investment in the digital economy across the Swansea Bay region, creating 9,000 jobs. It focuses on developing the region into an interconnected digital superhub, through major investment in digital infrastructure and related energy, life science, advanced manufacturing and data-driven digital network projects. Swansea is a key hub for HPC Wales, an innovative collaboration between Welsh universities, government and Fujitsu. It gives business and researchers access to world class, secure and easy-to-use high performance computing technology, as well as the support and training necessary to fully exploit it. Through Swansea’s universities, businesses have access to cutting-edge expertise in areas such as life science, advanced engineering, materials, low carbon technologies, digital technology and creative industries.
Swansea University’s vision as a research-intensive UK Top-30 University has been achieved; it increasingly attracts global companies such as Rolls Royce, Tata Steel and BP to collaborate on innovation and establish operations in the City Region. The Institute of Life Science at Swansea University Medical School co-locates interdisciplinary research and development with state-of-the-art clinical research facilities and business incubation units, and is supporting the growth of a dynamic life science cluster. A new £32.5 million Computational Foundry is due to open in late 2018 at the university’s Bay campus. It aims to drive research into computational and mathematical sciences through collaborations, placing Swansea firmly at the heart of a thriving regional ecosystem of digital companies and research.
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Innovation
The University is also a major partner in the ARCH project, known as ‘A Regional Collaboration for Health’, a world-class, visionary project with the Abertawe Bro Morgannwg (ABMU) and Hywel Dda University health boards. ARCH promotes research, training and skills, to help deliver a vibrant economy through investment, innovation and sustainable employment. University of Wales Trinity Saint David’s ambitious campus development in SA1 Swansea Waterfront will create additional opportunities for it to engage with industry to promote innovation and exploit knowledge through collocation and collaboration with key partners. As Swansea’s city university, UWTSD’s Swansea College of Art is key to the development of the city’s cultural quarter and to the creation of a creative and digital media cluster to serve the needs of the region. The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) and a consortium led by The University of Wales Trinity Saint David are working in partnership to deliver the Construction Wales Innovation Centre (CWIC) at SA1, providing state-of-theart facilities and training for individuals and construction companies. The centre will open in September 2018 and will see a minimum of 1100 students trained at the SA1 hub each year.
The Wales Centre for Advanced Batch Manufacture, known as CBM has been jointly established by the University of Wales and University Trinity Saint David, and is a core component of the University’s SA1 development, driving innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship among companies engaged in new product development and low-volume manufacture. CBM Research specialises in doctoral level applied research in the application of advanced technologies and techniques to manufacturing processes. A three-year relationship between the University and the Swansea-based technology company Power & Water, has resulted in the creation of Puro. Based in the offices of Technium, in the University’s SA1 Swansea Waterfront development, Puro focuses on the delivery of new, sustainable, clean-technology products and services to meet the rising global demand for safe, clean water worldwide. The joint venture partnership has evolved from the Integrated Master Course in Applied Environmental Engineering developed between Power & Water and UWTSD. Swansea has a burgeoning technology sector, with many new enterprises emerging to commercialise research and expertise in areas such as digital media and ICT; Swansea TechHub (one of only seven TechHubs around the world) and Indycube Swansea Central are thriving examples of new co-worker spaces supporting enterprising and innovative business activity. A strong creative sector is also developing, which includes Wales’s first dedicated space built purely for use by the creative industries. Located at Swansea’s Urban Village development in the city centre, it provides an affordable and cutting-edge hub for small start-ups, creative companies and the performing arts.
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Decorations Brighten your business or home Swansea Council Parks Department are offering the following:
Residents Hanging Baskets (Supply Only)
Businesses Hanging Baskets, Lamp post Baskets & Barrier Troughs
Get your order form online at www.swansea.gov.uk/hangingbasket Alternatively contact 01792 297486 or email alan.hughes@swansea.gov.uk
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Swansea – a city within a park
Our parks team provides a range of diverse services to businesses across Swansea, from grounds maintenance to specialised knotweed treatment, hanging baskets to cleansing services for car parks and grounds.
More than 100 staff work across the city, many of whom are NPTC (National Proficiency Tests Council) qualified and fully compliant with health and safety and the relevant regulatory bodies. The team has previously worked with clients including D r Cymru Swansea, Gower Inn, Lewis Pies, National Waterfront Museum, Swansea University and Parkmill Swansea. For more information on how we can support your business, contact parks.section@swansea.gov.uk Brighten up your business The team offers a range of hanging baskets to brighten up the frontage or surround of your business, as well as providing lamppost baskets and barrier troughs. And you don’t need to do a thing – the comprehensive maintenance service includes everything from installation to watering! Specialised knotweed services The fastest growing species of plant in the UK, knotweed can grow virtually anywhere and causes many problems including loss of native plant species, physical damage, rapid spread, reduction in land values and difficulty in obtaining mortgages. If knotweed is affecting your business, contact our parks team now for a competitively priced quote for a treatment service. Sponsorship opportunities There are many opportunities to get your business associated with our parks team. You can sponsor one of our many innovative playground structures such as the mobility swing and iconic pirate ship structure in Bracelet Bay or the iconic Green Flag status Victoria Park. Speak to our sponsorship team about the many packages available and the associated benefits by calling 01792 635457.
#Its t GowerTi Time Our ac vity centres at Rhossili and Port Eynon provide fantas c bases for experiencing all that Gower has to oer, r not to men on views that have to be seen to be believed. For over 30 years we have been providing ac vi es, events, team building and educa on and pride ourselves on the experiences and memories that we help to create. We work with schools, youth groups, families, adult services, businesses and anyone that wants to experience our Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. www.gowerac vitycentres.co.uk 01792 390481 gowerac vitycentres@swansea.gov.uk
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Team Building with a spectacular backdrop
If you’re looking for something a little different for your team building, Gower Activity Centres have it all. Whatever your team development needs, our experienced event and instructor staff will work with you to put together the perfect package. Whether it’s improving communication and efficiency or just all having an unforgettable experience together, Gower needs to be the place to do it, with spectacular scenery, sand and surf on tap. Activities include surfing, rock climbing, kayaking, mountain biking, coasteering, gorge walking and raft building. There really is something for everyone. Our centres at Rhossili and Port Eynon are also the perfect venue for meetings and conferences. An exciting environment leads to exciting discussions and ideas, so why not host your conference/meeting overlooking some of the most dramatic coastline you are likely to see. With our large garden spaces, internal catering facility, and smart TV conferencing capabilities, meetings will never be the same! Visit www.goweractivitycentres.co.uk to find out more or call 01792 390481.
Swansea Grand Theatre A stage for everything
Conferences & Events
Swansea Grand Theatre is a great creative environment boasting an array of ďŹ rst class amenities necessary for your corporate events: meetings, conferences, product launches ... including:
WiFi, Professional stage lighting and sound systems, Stage platforms, rostrums, ISDN line, Dance studios with sprung oors, HDMI projectors and screens, Full catering facilities, Exhibition spaces, VIP and disabled on-site parking Stage lighting rigs, sound system and stage specialists can all be additionally arranged, and we will be happy to organise any other equipment you require. We offer excellent facilities to ensure ease of access and maximum enjoyment for everyone.
Lift to all levels of the building Wheelchair-accessible toilets Ramped access Infra-red induction hearing systems Disabled parking nearby Should you or your delegates require any special access assistance, please inform our staff who will be happy to make the appropriate arrangements.
For more information tel - 01792 475242 Or email - swansea.grandfrontofhouse@swansea.gov.uk
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Hire a space in Swansea’s stunning Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, with Edwardian style architecture, and a new contemporary wing Room hire
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