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Business News Wales
24-07-2025
- Business
- Business News Wales
Tramshed Tech Swansea Expands with New Roles in Historic Palace Theatre
Eight months after opening its doors in Swansea's restored Palace Theatre building Tramshed Tech is creating jobs in the city. The coworking network and innovation hub, which launched its Swansea location in November 2024, is recruiting for three new positions. The refurbished 136-year-old landmark now includes five floors of workspace. The historic theatre stage has been transformed into an event space, while the ground floor Da coffee shop is open to the public. 'The response from Swansea's business community has been incredibly positive,' said Louise Harris, CEO at Tramshed Tech. 'We're building a strong foundation of members who truly value our flexible coworking, office space, meeting rooms, and event facilities. The Palace Theatre is becoming exactly the collaborative hub we envisioned – where Swansea's rich heritage meets its bright entrepreneurial future.' Now Tramshed Tech is recruiting for the following roles to support their expanding operations: Community Manager & Receptionist – A full-time position leading community engagement, member relations, and space management. The successful candidate will be instrumental in planning events, onboarding new members, and fostering the collaborative culture that defines Tramshed Tech. – A full-time position leading community engagement, member relations, and space management. The successful candidate will be instrumental in planning events, onboarding new members, and fostering the collaborative culture that defines Tramshed Tech. Community Executive & Receptionist – A full-time role serving as the 'face' of the business, providing exceptional customer service to members and visitors while supporting the community function that makes Tramshed Tech unique. – A full-time role serving as the 'face' of the business, providing exceptional customer service to members and visitors while supporting the community function that makes Tramshed Tech unique. Barista for Da Coffee Shop – A part-time position joining the independent coffee shop that celebrates community and collaboration, serving Coaltown coffee and locally sourced food to both Tramshed Tech members and the public. The Palace Theatre restoration, supported by £4.9 million from the Welsh Government, comes as Swansea Council is leading a £1 billion city regeneration plan. 'Tramshed Tech's rapid growth in the Palace Theatre demonstrates exactly what we hoped to achieve,' said council leader Rob Stewart. 'They've created a dynamic business environment that's attracting entrepreneurs and supporting local talent, while preserving this magnificent historical building for future generations.' Tramshed Tech also continues to deliver its award-winning business growth programmes, supporting tech, digital, and creative businesses throughout Wales. The Swansea location is hosting the 'Skills for Swansea' programme – offering free half-day digital skills training sessions funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund for residents and workers aged 19 and over. These complimentary workshops cover skills including digital marketing fundamentals, programming foundations, AI applications, data handling, and enhanced digital tools. Founded in 2016, Tramshed Tech now has locations in Cardiff, Newport, Barry, and Swansea. All three positions are open for applications. Interested candidates should email their CV to swansea@
BBC News
16-07-2025
- General
- BBC News
Swansea flood defence and promenade 'like the Med' unveiled
A major project aimed at protecting a large part of the shoreline near Swansea has officially £26m project, which took two years to complete, covers 1.2km (0.75 miles) in Mumbles, aiming to protect homes and businesses from coastal flooding, while also resulting in a wider, more attractive owners had previously said the work had led to fewer people visiting, but now hope it will boost visitor numbers. Swansea council leader Rob Stewart said the new-look promenade "can rival anything in the Mediterranean". Deputy first minister Huw Irranca-Davies, who grew up in nearby Gowerton, unveiled a plaque on the promenade, describing it as "magnificent".A recent Met Office report revealed that the UK sea level is rising faster than the global average, with the risk of flooding expected to increase. Irranca-Davies, who is responsible for climate change and rural affairs, said there was a set of criteria for prioritising coastal defence schemes based on social and economic factors."We cannot defend every inch of seafront and coastline," he Bollom, who lives nearby, said some neighbours living on the ground floor had lost some views of the bay, but understood the work needed to be done."It looks amazing," she said of the seawall and promenade. "And I would rather not get flooded. The old seawall was eroding and it looked scruffy," she said, adding there were new seats and bins. Lily Ella Westacott, manager of local lifestyle shop Hiatus, was also pleased with the project."It's a big improvement to the local environment and we're confident it'll bring more people to enjoy Mumbles."Mr Stewart, from Swansea council, said the project would defend residents and businesses in the area "for the next 100 years"."It also gives them a fantastic new seafront that can rival anything in the Mediterranean," he said.
Business News Wales
14-07-2025
- Health
- Business News Wales
Housing Association Celebrates 50th Anniversary
Community-based housing association Caredig has celebrated its 50th anniversary with partners, staff, and tenants. The housing association manages nearly 3,000 homes across five authorities. It provides specialist housing and support services for people with mental ill-health, older people and those with a variety of other support needs, including those at risk of homelessness. Chief Executive Marcia Sinfield said: 'It was our pleasure to welcome to the event our partners from Welsh Government, councils, funders and developers who work together with us to make this all possible. The Leader of Swansea Council, Cllr Rob Stewart, cut our celebratory cake and we were delighted to welcome the Deputy Leader Cllr Andrea Lewis too.'
South Wales Argus
28-06-2025
- Business
- South Wales Argus
Senedd hears Swansea Bay city deal ‘well on its way'
Rob Stewart said six projects had been completed – to a value of £210m – by the end of 2024/25 as part of the £1.3bn Swansea Bay city deal, which was signed in 2017. Cllr Stewart, who chairs the Swansea Bay city region joint committee, told the Senedd's economy committee a further 19 projects, valued at £761m, are in the pipeline. The leader of Swansea council pointed to 'significant progress' in moving projects from the feasibility stage to completion, with the 71/72 Kingsway project in Swansea set to open. He stressed the Swansea deal had very different terms and conditions to the Cardiff capital region city deal, which was agreed with a different UK Government. The Labour politician said 896 jobs have been created so far – against an initial target of 9,700 – and the city deal has leveraged £133m of private-sector investment. Pressed about jobs numbers, Cllr Stewart said councils had to jump through a lot of hoops, which took a long time, and the job creation numbers have started to accelerate. He was hopeful of hitting or even exceeding the 9,700 target. Giving evidence on June 26, he told the committee that Pembroke Dock infrastructure upgrades and Trinity Saint David's 'innovation matrix' building have been completed.
Wales Online
27-06-2025
- Business
- Wales Online
Nearly £3m council funding has been approved for this new office block in Swansea
Nearly £3m council funding has been approved for this new office block in Swansea The aim is start work in spring or early summer next year An image of the office building which will go up between St Mary's Church, Swansea and the new multi-storey car park off Albert Row (Image: Swansea Council ) Council chiefs in Swansea have committed nearly £3 million towards another new office block in the city centre. The five-storey building has planning permission and will take shape on land between St Mary's Church and the new multi-storey car park off Albert Row. It has always been described as being a public sector office building, or hub, but private sector interest will also be sought now for some of the office space. The ground floor will have commercial units while public sector organisations, and potentially some private sector ones, will occupy the four floors above. Cabinet members heard more about the project at a meeting on June 26 and agreed to allocate £2.95 million to take the project forward, including procuring a contractor, although the actual construction cost won't be known for some time. It emerged that the council will only occupy one floor of the new building instead of two as had been proposed, but this will still enable it to finally decant all staff from the seafront Civic Centre. Never miss a Swansea story by signing up to our newsletter here Council leader Rob Stewart said the authority was in discussions with the Welsh and UK Governments about the potential relocation of some of their staff to the new block. This is where the office block will be built (Image: Richard Youle ) Article continues below The council has previously commissioned a new office block on The Kingsway - 71/72 The Kingsway - which is due to open shortly, while new office space has also been created by a private sector firm on the corner of Princess Way and St Mary Street. Two tenants have been announced for 71/72 The Kingsway - travel company TUI and workspace provider IWG Ltd - which will occupy just over a quarter of the five-storey building. Cllr Stewart said high quality office and mixed-use space was "hugely important if we are to continue to regenerate the city centre" and that "strong demand is building" for 71/72 The Kingsway. The new block is part of a wider regeneration project planned for the surrounding area, known as Swansea Central, in collaboration with a council development partner called Urban Splash. If all goes to plan for the authority and Urban Splash there'll be new shops, restaurants and walkways, as well as the office block, connecting to the city centre at one end and the new Copr Bay development at the other. The Copr Bay development comprises the new but unfinished multi-storey car park, flats, commercial units, yellow pedestrian bridge across Oystermouth Road and the Swansea Building Society Arena. A report before cabinet said the aim was to finalise design work for the office block this year, appoint a contractor and break ground in April, May or June 2026 and complete the building in October, November or December 2027. It added there were already interested parties in the office space. Cabinet has previously allocated £2.68 million in pre-development and other costs to move the project forward. Deputy council leader Andrea Lewis seconded the report. "It has been a huge amount of work to get us to this stage and it's great to see this report here today," she said. Article continues below
