With a full house of 442 guests, made up of the firms and the award sponsors only, we will be celebrating the best of Welsh business in an atmosphere that is very different to your standard business dinner.
Last year's winning company, Unit Construction and Engineers, has already announced a major project in the last few months and it was great to see that another previous FG50 company, Moneypenny, has recently stated that it will be creating an additional 100 jobs in Wrexham.
So which company will win this evening?
Well, I am afraid the result is not officially announced until the 52 page Western Mail supplement on Wednesday but I can reveal is that all fifty companies have made an incredible contribution to the Welsh economy both in terms of employment and increased sales during the worst recession since the 1920s.
More relevantly (and WAG policymakers take note) this growth has, yet again, occurred across a range of industrial sectors.
This year, I have also asked the opinions of the entrepreneurs as to what they would do if they were economic development minister.
As you can imagine, some interesting responses and I will publish these next week.
6 comments:
Dylan,
Is there and award for Putting English ports ahead of Welsh ports even though it’s not a devolved issue (what happened to being fair), and development in the Welsh port (in terms of wind farms) makes more sense than the English ports.
Or an award for not really caring about the most poor region in the UK (as you know that’s Anglesey) because it’s not middle England.
Rather quiet on this issue me thinks…..
Yet another whinge. Why don't you ask your leader IWJ what he has done for Anglesey since being an MP and AM for Ynys Mon. Sweet FA would be the answer.
Um he’s not my leader, and no I did not vote for him at the last election…
The conservatives like to point out how Albert Owen MP and Ieaun Wyn Jones AM have not delivered for Anglesey. So when the Coalition Government had a chance to show how they could make a difference, how they could help the poorest region in the UK, a chance to say, “This is how it’s done chaps”, they say “Sorry Anglesey go and see Ieuan”.
It’s the National Grid, and offshore windfarms will benefit the nation as a whole in reducing carbon emissions, not much to ask therefore for a fair playing field and fair funding. And for Nation I mean the United Kingdom, pity then that some people think it’s not united anymore.
Anything I say on this matter, the Druid of Anglesey has already bettered. I therefore suggest you read his post on the matter.
However, it says a lot that you use an article on celebrating Welsh business success to whinge about alleged inequalities in government funding.
Rather than moaning about what government can or cannot do, perhaps you should be congratulating the best of Welsh business and their contribution to our economy.
Thank you Dylan, you are after all the Conservative economic advisor. Interesting therefore you refer me to the Druid. Yes I congratulate successful welsh businesses, like Holyhead Marine and Holyhead Towing. A pity therefore they will loose out to firms in Liverpool because of an unfair decision. But then again it seems it does not matter to you.
What a totally pathetic comment.
Is that really the best you can come up with?
You can't even bring yourself to congratulate the fifty fastest growing companies in Wales with making a puerile political point. I think that says everything about your "concerns" about the Welsh economy.
p.s. which is the only Welsh county to benefit from the drive to develop a new tranche of nuclear power stations, thus creating thousands of well paid jobs. Answers on a postcard please...
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