The recently appointed First Minister of Wales, Vaughan Gething, is visiting Mumbai ahead of a Wales trade mission to India. This is Mr Gething’s first international visit as First Minister, his focus is meeting with leaders of Tata Steel, as well as exploring wider business links between Wales and India as part of the Government’s year of Wales in India.
Mr Gething said: “The aim of the trade mission is to help us build on established links with India and discuss future export opportunities. Wales has a strong industrial heritage that has shaped our confident, creative and ambitious economy of today. We have strength in advanced manufacturing, creative industries, energy and environment, life sciences, and technology. I’m looking forward to the connections and friendships that will be built from this trade mission.”
Details of businesses and organisations taking part in trade mission:
Ruth Lee, based in North Wales, is the world’s leading manufacturer and provider of life-like manikins and training aids, used by rescue training experts in over 40 countries across the globe. Key customers include Fire and Rescue Services, Paramedics, Ministry of Defence, Airports, National Lifeboat Institutions and Coastguards, Offshore operators, Health and Safety Officers, Care Home workers, and a multitude of International Search and Rescue organisations. Ruth Lee was recently recognised for its excellence in Innovation, with its Pool Rescue Training Manikin winning the most prestigious business award in the country, The King’s Award for Enterprise: Innovation.
Eco Bunker produce and sell sustainable products and services for the golf and landscaping sectors. Whether it’s Kingsbarns, host of the Dunhill Cup, or the Ryder Cup at Marco Simone, EcoBunker consistently delivers innovative, effective and low maintenance solutions for the best golf courses in the world. EcoBunker are much more than a product. EcoBunker is a team of inventors, engineers and greenkeepers hat design, advise and supply the most advanced patented bunker solutions within the industry.
Criced, the Welsh name for cricket, is launching to fill a gap in the educational system that will enable school children aged 10- 17 a pathway to experience a top-quality Welsh education leveraging the medium of cricket to enrich their academic journey and cultural experience. Criced will connect pupils in India to potential exchange programmes with selected Welsh schools. Criced would profile the pupil and recommend best fit; would make necessary arrangements between schools to facilitate this to advise on longer term opportunities.
NPTC Group of Colleges is a leading institution in the UK’s Further and Higher Education sector. As one of the largest college groups in Wales and the United Kingdom, NPTC offers a wide array of Academic and Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programs across nine specialised campuses, covering a third of Wales’s landmass.
Cardiff Academy is the oldest independent Sixth Form College in Cardiff, the capital of Wales and has been established since 1999. The College has a holistic and inclusive approach to teaching, bringing out the best in its students.
