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One of the UK’s largest insurance companies has revealed plans to hire more than 400 members of staff over the next three to four years at its Cardiff head office, a news report in the local business media can reveal.

The Welsh Government has added an extra 20 million pounds to a funding pot designed to improve the Welsh housing stock and bring derelict properties back into use, a recent news report in the local business media has been able to reveal.

Tracesmart, a specialist supplier of consumer intelligence services, has increased its existing workforce by 50% following the creation of 40 jobs, a recent news report in the local media has been able to reveal.

One of the UK’s leading insurance groups has revealed plans to create a customer service hub at its Cardiff office and move some functions to Wales from the South East of England, thus creating more jobs in the area. Legal & General’s chief executive, Nigel Wilson, believes that South Wales’s advantages include a “skilled, dynamic workforce”, university involvement and strong political leadership.

A Welsh digital marketing agency has revealed plans to increase turnover to £5m and double staff numbers from 40 to 80 over the next three years. Liberty Marketing was established by Gareth Morgan in 2008 and has organically grown year-on-year, posting turnover of £1.5m in its latest accounts. A 6,200 sq ft head office building in Cardiff Business Park was acquired last year to accommodate Liberty’s expanding pay per click, search engine optimisation, content marketing and social media teams.

A parcel delivery group has revealed plans to land a helping hand to former members of staff of collapsed courier service City Link, a recent news report in the local business media has been able to reveal. APC Overnight revealed plans to make 100 roles available at its national sortation centre in Cannock, West Midlands, but could potentially offer further jobs across its network of 115 depots, including one on Burry Port Industrial Estate in Dyfed.

Around 330 jobs could be at risk as a Chepstow-based steelwork fabrication and turbine tower maker revealed plans to close its infrastructure division and prepare its renewable power operation for sale, a recent news report in the local media has been able to reveal.

The regeneration of Swansea city centre is on the right track after a work plan was agreed that will lead to development briefs for several key sites in 2015, a recent news report in the local business media was able to reveal. The first meeting of the Swansea Development Advisory Group discussed a wide range of ideas on how Swansea city centre can best meet the needs of 21st century residents, shoppers and workers.

A sturdy and reliable employee management system is certainly a must have for any company that plans to take on board multiple new employees, and that’s exactly the case with Griffin Place Communications’ (GPC), a new Welsh company that was set up with support from the Welsh Government. GPC is a contact centre outsourcer specialising in customer care and lead generation and plans to create 300 jobs over the course of the next year at its new site in Cwmbran.

A Deeside frozen food producer will create up to 90 new jobs after securing the necessary funding for expanding its factory and purchasing new machinery, a recent news report in the local business media was able to reveal.

A new development that will see a 150,000 sq ft leisure and retail development with a supermarket and hotel being built in Rhyl could help boost the local economy and create jobs, its developers argued within the planning application.

A well-known insurance company is set to take on board more than 500 additional employees for its office in Newport, a recent news report in the local media was able to reveal. Admiral’s office in the Welsh city had space for about 1,200 employees, but only between 650 and 670 work there now. The 83,000 sq ft office provides space for staff who handle claims. And it houses the group’ s BDE Law team which moved there from Cardiff in August 2014.