Newport City Council - Case studies
Case Studies for Newport City Council
Admiral plc
“Newport’s position gives us access to a large reservoir of staff. The availability of such skills and experience was a deciding factor in our choice, as well as the high quality building we found in Langstone Business Park. Undoubtedly, Newport will be an exciting place in which to live and work in the years ahead. We’re proud to be part of it, and confident the city will provide an exccellent base for Admiral staff.”
Ceri Assiratti, People Services Manager
Yell
“We have been delighted at the vast amount of people wanting to work at our new call centre for the Yellow Pages 118 24 7 service and impressed at the wealth of talented and motivated individuals in the Newport area. The new people we have recruited are already playing an important part in delivering an effective, high quality information service for us. We’re looking for strong links with Newport as it goes through its own expansion and development.”
Jason Smith, Head of 118 24 7
Kingslegal
“Our decision to relocate to Imperial Business Park at Junction 28 of the M4 is based on our continued growth and our need to recruit and retain highly skilled staff. The excellent transport links and the ample space to expand our workforce make Imperial Park an ideal location for us, particularly as it opens up a wider catchment area from which to recruit.”
Tom Denman, Finance Director
Quinn Radiators
“Newport has a long manufacturing history and the workforce is highly skilled, motivated and dedicated which has contributed to Quinn Radiators’ success. This combined with the area’s accessibility makes Newport an ideal strategic business location for Quinn Radiators”
Mark Smith, UK Sales Director
HM Prison Service
“We chose Celtic Springs, Newport after a thorough and robust selection process. Our criteria included good transport links, the quality of the building itself and the ability to attract the right quality of workforce – Celtic Springs ticked all those boxes. We were delighted with both the quantity and quality of response throughout the interview process.”
Steve Hodgson, Head of Shared Service Centre
Halo Foods
“One of the key factors to our success in staying at the top of a very competitive market is our workforce. More than anything this industry needs a pool of dedicated employees that also demonstrate a willingness to adapt to new working patterns. This can be a difficult combination to find, but our employees are the basis of our success. Another factor is the location, and from Newport the links to the M4 motorway are superb, which helps us to make on-time deliveries of food products to our customers.”
Robin Williams, Head of Human Resources
Wilkinson
“Wilkinson has a deep appreciation for the value of good human relationships at work and Wales has not disappointed. Since we opened our Distribution Centre at Magor, Newport, we have found an unrivalled enthusiasm amongst our workforce and customers which promises well for the future.
Our 850,000 sq ft Distribution Centre is ideally located to serve not only Wales but also the south and south west of England. An initial investment in this site of more than £65 million demonstrates our commitment to Wales and its people and we have recently increased this investment by extending the Magor distribution centre”
Simon Lowe, Manager Wilkinson Hardware Stores Distribution Centre.
UK Intellectual Property Office (formerly The Patent Office)
“In April 1991, The Patent Office brought 1000 jobs to Newport to staff its 220,000 sq ft headquarters known as Concept House. In February 2000, The Patent Office was awarded the Charter Mark for the third time, a tribute to the commitment to all its staff to excellence and continuous improvement in the delivery of its service.”
Lawrence Smith-Higgins, Assistant Director of Marketing
Surface Technology Systems
“As part of Sumitomo Group, STS are dedicated to bringing the latest advances in plasma processing within the reach of R&D and production users. The key to our success is our technical expertise, experience and customer focus, which gives us the ability to work in close partnership with each customer to configure a system best suited to meet their individual requirements.
The company has long recognised the importance of quality and reliability in its product. By selecting Newport, we knew we could rely on the workforce to ensure excellence in the manufacturing process. Each system is fully tested at the Newport plant prior to shipment followed by a similar demonstration of capability at each customer’s site.”
Peter Martineau, Managing Director
