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South Wales Argus
17-05-2025
- Business
- South Wales Argus
New wellbeing hub opening at Mamhilad Park Estate, Pontypool
The hub will be located at Mamhilad Park Estate, near Pontypool, and will provide space for up to 15 different businesses. The first occupiers of the hub will be Case UK and OH-One, who will take an office and a physiotherapy room. The hub is being marketed to local and regional organisations looking to start up, scale up, or co-locate with other complementary operators. It will be situated in a dedicated wing of Mamhilad House and will offer flexible occupancy agreements starting from 140 sq ft and £245 plus VAT per calendar month. Case UK, which provides mental and physical health and wellbeing services for the employed and self-employed, will use the hub as its Torfaen and Monmouthshire base. The company offers an 'in-work service' funded by the Welsh Government, which provides rapid access to physiotherapy, psychological, and occupational therapy to improve health and wellbeing and reduce sickness absence. OH-One, which provides occupational health and wellbeing services to businesses across the UK, will have two physiotherapists based at the new suite, providing therapy five days a week. Byron Hayward of Case UK said: "Opening a facility at Mamhilad Park Estate is ideal for us with such great access to Torfaen, Monmouthshire, and Newport as well as the 150 different businesses and their 2000 staff who work here. "The beautiful natural setting, which fits so well with our wellbeing ethos, plus free parking for our clients, and the affordability made it an easy decision. "The team here has been really accommodating and it's been really helpful to be able to move straight into a convenient temporary base here while we work with them on our permanent office." The wellbeing hub is the latest addition to the 140-acre Mamhilad Park Estate, which is already home to a wide variety of sectors, including professional services firms, creative studios, high-security businesses, manufacturing, emergency services, and NHS healthcare units. It Is 1.4 million sq. ft of office and industrial space also includes a café, nursery, gym, and hair and beauty salons as well as training facilities, meeting rooms, and extensive storage facilities. James Crawford, chief executive of Johnsey Estates UK Limited, the estate's owner-managers, said: "Studies consistently show that employees who are in good physical and mental health are more motivated, engaged, and productive, and effective health and wellbeing programmes can see productivity increase by up to 20 per cent. "Mamhilad Park Estate, with our picturesque, landscaped gardens, is the perfect setting for a community of wellbeing businesses. "Alongside making sure they are superbly maintained, our focus is on making sure we do all we can to give occupiers a real opportunity to thrive, with flexible, affordable space and terms. "We are particularly pleased to welcome Case UK and OH-One as our first occupiers at the new Wellness Hub and look forward to seeing the difference that they make to local businesses that access the specialist support and healthcare that is available to them."
Business News Wales
15-05-2025
- Business
- Business News Wales
First Tenants Announced for Mamhilad Park's Wellbeing Hub Initiative
A new Wellbeing Hub is set to open at Mamhilad Park Estate near Pontypool with the first occupiers, Case UK and OH-One, taking an office plus a physiotherapy room. The Wellbeing Hub is being marketed to local and regional organisations looking to start up, scale up or co-locate with other complementary operators. Set in a dedicated wing of Mamhilad House it offers space for up to 15 different businesses with flexible occupancy agreements starting from 140 sq ft and £245 + VAT per calendar month. Mamhilad Park Estate will be the Torfaen and Monmouthshire base for Case UK, which provides mental and physical health and wellbeing services for the employed and self-employed. This includes its 'in-work service' funded by the Welsh Government and provided free to employers and the self-employed to support workplace wellbeing and help people keep working. It provides rapid access to physiotherapy, psychological and occupational therapy. OH-One, which provides occupational health and wellbeing services to businesses across the UK, will have two physiotherapists based at the new suite, providing therapy five days a week. Byron Hayward of Case UK said that while location was the company's primary consideration, the estate's flexible approach had also been key. 'Opening a facility at Mamhilad Park Estate is ideal for us with such great access to Torfaen, Monmouthshire and Newport as well as the 150 different businesses and their 2000 staff who work here,' he said. 'The beautiful natural setting, which fits so well with our wellbeing ethos, plus free parking for our clients, and the affordability made it an easy decision. The team here has been really accommodating and it's been really helpful to be able to move straight into a convenient temporary base here while we work with them on our permanent office.' The Wellbeing Hub is the latest offering at the 140-acre Mamhilad Park Estate, which is already home to a wide variety of sectors, including professional services firms, creative studios, high security businesses, manufacturing, emergency services and NHS healthcare units. Its 1.4million sq. ft of office and industrial space also includes a café, nursery, gym and hair and beauty salons as well as training facilities, meeting rooms and extensive storage facilities. James Crawford is chief executive of Johnsey Estates UK Limited, the estate's owner-managers who are also based on-site. He said they decided to launch the hub because the opportunity for wellbeing businesses has never been stronger. He said: 'Studies consistently show that employees who are in good physical and mental health are more motivated, engaged and productive, and effective health and wellbeing programmes can see productivity increase by up to 20%. 'Mamhilad Park Estate, with our picturesque, landscaped gardens, is the perfect setting for a community of wellbeing businesses. Alongside making sure they are superbly maintained, our focus is on making sure we do all we can to give occupiers a real opportunity to thrive, with flexible, affordable space and terms. 'We are particularly pleased to welcome Case UK and OH-One as our first occupiers at the new Wellness Hub and look forward to seeing the difference that they make to local businesses that access the specialist support and healthcare that is available to them.'
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Trump administration taps Potawatomi chairman to serve as DOT's tribal affairs office
Forest County Potawatomi Chairman James Crawford has been selected by the Trump administration to serve as the U.S. Department of Transportation's assistant secretary of tribal affairs. Crawford has served as chairman of the tribe for 15 years and will have to resign to serve in the new position. Tribal Vice Chairman Ken George, Jr., will serve as interim chairman until a special election May 10. '(Crawford) has been instrumental in helping us overcome countless obstacles and achieve numerous milestones,' George said in a statement. 'His steady leadership, constant presence and unwavering commitment to the Potawatomi will most certainly be missed.' Crawford succeeds Arlando Teller, a Navajo Nation citizen, who served as the U.S. DOT's first assistant secretary of tribal affairs after his 2023 appointment. Last year, the Potawatomi Tribe became the first tribe in the state and fourth in the country to win autonomy in deciding its transportation needs. Through the Tribal Transportation Self-Governance Program with the U.S. DOT, the tribe gained control over its infrastructure needs, instead of relying on federal planners to make construction decisions. Many of the tribe's transportation projects programs are still federally funded, but the new program means the tribe is able to implement its own 2025 infrastructure plan, like ATV routes with a tunnel under U.S. Highway 8 in Forest County. 'It moves us away from a 'one size fits all' approach that's often been imposed upon us,' Crawford said at the time the self-governance program was signed. More: Potawatomi Tribe becomes first in Wisconsin to win self-governance in transportation needs Potawatomi Tribe was a major donor to Republican Party in 2024 The Potawatomi Tribe has about 12,000 acres of reservation land primarily in Forest County in northeast Wisconsin. The tribe is one of the largest employers in Milwaukee County, mostly through its hotel and casino, and business development corporation in Brookfield. In 2024, the Potawatomi Tribe was one of the largest donors to Wisconsin's Republican Party, contributing more than $1 million, largely due to sponsoring the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. The tribe typically donates up to around $200,000 to both the Republican and the Democratic parties every year. A tribal spokesman said it would have contributed similarly to the 2020 Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee had it not been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic because of the potential economic impact to the city from these conventions. Sign up for the First Nations Wisconsin newsletter Click here to get all of our Indigenous news coverage right in your inbox Frank Vaisvilas is a former Report for America corps member who covers Native American issues in Wisconsin based at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Contact him at fvaisvilas@ or 815-260-2262. Follow him on Twitter at @vaisvilas_frank. This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Potawatomi chairman resigns to serve on U.S. DOT
CBC
23-03-2025
- Sport
- CBC
Canada's James Crawford records 15th place finish at Sun Valley super-G
Sports Duration 2:20 James Crawford of Toronto finished in fifteenth Sunday with a time of 1:12.94 at the super-G World Cup race in Sun Valley, Idaho.
CBC
08-03-2025
- Sport
- CBC
Canada's James Crawford finishes 8th at Kvitfjell World Cup downhill race
Toronto's James Crawford was the top Canadian in the men's downhill race from Kvitfjell, Norway.
