List of companies of Wales

List of companies of Wales is an incomplete list of notable companies founded in Wales and/or with their corporate headquarters in Wales, organised by industry sector.

Companies of Wales

Construction

• Redrow plc - headquarters in Flintshire

Creative

• Ankstmusik - based in Pentraeth
• Creo - based in Cardiff
• Fflach - based in Cardigan
• Loyn & Co Architects, Penarth
• Monnow Valley Studio - located near Monmouth
• Peski Records - based in Cardiff
• Placid Casual - based in Cardiff
• Rockfield Studios - located near Monmouth
• Sain - based in Llandwrog, Caernarfon

Energy and utilities

• Dee Valley Water - headquarters in Wrexham
• Inexus - based in Cardiff
• Wales & West Utilities - headquarters in Newport^[1]
• Welsh Water - headquarters in Nelson

Financial services

• Admiral Group plc - a motor insurance company with its head office in Cardiff;^[2] Wales' only FTSE 100 company.
• Gocompare.com - headquarters in Newport
• Julian Hodge Bank
• Moneysupermarket.com - headquarters in Ewloe
• Monmouthshire Building Society - headquarters in Newport
• Principality Building Society
• Swansea Building Society

Food and beverages

• Brace's Bakery
• Brains Brewery - founded and headquartered in Cardiff
• Brecon Carreg - based in Camarthenshire
• Breconshire Brewery - based in Brecon, Powys
• Cadwalader's Ice Cream - founded in Criccieth but recently moved its HQ to Cardiff and production to Cross Hands
• Clark's Pies - based in Cardiff
• Hurns Brewing Company - based in Swansea
• Icing Works - founded and based in Penarth
• Michton - based in Swansea
• Penderyn Distillery - located in Brecon Beacons National Park
• Peter's Food Services - based in Bedwas
• Princes Gate Spring Water - based in Pembrokeshire
• Rachel's Organics - based in Aberystwyth
• Real Crisps - based in Newport
• Tŷ Nant - based in Ceredigion
• Wrexham Lager

Hotels

• Celtic Manor Resort, Newport
• Black Boy Inn, Caernarfon
• George Hotel, Chepstow
• St David's Hotel & Spa, Cardiff - Wales' first 5-star hotel

Manufacturing

• Avon Inflatables - based in Llanelli
• Dyfed Steels - based in Llanelli
• Howies - clothing manufacturers based in Cardiganshire
• Ifor Williams Trailers - headquarters in Corwen
• Kronospan - based in Chirk
• Rowecord Engineering - headquarters in Newport
• The Royal Mint Ltd - based in Llantrisant
• Williams Medical Supplies - headquarters in Rhymney

Media

Further information: Media in Wales

• BBC Cymru Wales
• Boom Pictures - headquarters in Cardiff
• ITV Wales
• Media Wales
• Real Radio Wales - studios in Cardiff
• S4C - headquarters in Cardiff
• South West Wales Publications - headquarters in Swansea
• Tinopolis - headquarters in Llanelli
• Town and Country Broadcasting - headquarters in Cardiff

Mining and natural resources

• Welsh Slate - based in Bethesda

Publishing

• Gomer Press - based in Llandysul
• Gwasg Carreg Gwalch - based in Llanrwst
• Seren Press - based in Bridgend
• Y Lolfa - based in Tal-y-bont, Aberystwyth

Restaurants

• Plas Bodegroes - Michelin-starred restaurant on the Llŷn peninsula

Retail

• Buy As You View - based in Bridgend
• Filco Foods - headquarters in Llantwit Major
• Iceland - supermarket, headquarters in Deeside
• Leekes - headquarters in Talbot Green
• Peacocks - headquarters located in Cardiff since the 1940s
• Trade Centre Wales

Sports and recreation

Football

• Aberystwyth Town F.C.
• Afan Lido F.C.
• Airbus UK Broughton F.C.
• Bala Town F.C.
• Bangor City F.C.
• Barry Town United Football Club
• Cardiff City Football Club
• Carmarthen Town A.F.C.
• Colwyn Bay Football Club
• Cwmbran Town Association Football Club
• Gap Connah's Quay F.C.
• Merthyr Town Football Club - reformed in 2010 after liquidation
• Newport County Association Football Club - reformed in 1989 after bankruptcy
• Newtown F.C.
• Port Talbot Town F.C.
• Prestatyn Town F.C.
• Rhyl F.C.
• Swansea City Association Football Club
• Wrexham Football Club - faced a winding-up order in 2011

Cricket

• Glamorgan County Cricket Club

Rugby union

• Cardiff Blues
• Cardiff RFC Ltd
• Llanelli RFC
• Llanelli Scarlets
• Newport Gwent Dragons
• Newport RFC
• Ospreys
• Swansea RFC

Ice hockey

• Cardiff Devils

Transport

Further information: Transport in Wales

• Arriva Trains Wales
• Cardiff Bus
• Cardiff Waterbus
• Edwards Coaches - headquarters in Pontypridd^[3]
• Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways - based in Porthmadog
• First Cymru Buses Ltd - headquarters in Penlan, Swansea^[4]
• GHA Coaches - based in Wrexham
• Lloyds Coaches - based in Machynlleth
• Newport Transport
• Padarn Bus - based in Llanberis
• Stagecoach South Wales - headquarters in Cwmbran
• Veritair Aviation Limited - based at Cardiff Heliport

Miscellaneous

• 118 118 - based in Cardiff
• Woodham Brothers Ltd - scrap metal merchants based at Barry Docks

Former companies of Wales

Creative

• Percy Thomas Partnership - founded in Cardiff c.1912; taken over 2004

Energy and utilities

• Hyder - bought by Western Power Distribution
• Swalec - became subsidiary of Scottish & Southern Energy plc

Food and beverages

• Corona - based in Porth
• Lurvills Delight - based in Ynyshir

Financial services

• Bank of Wales - based in Cardiff
• Bank of Williams and Rowland - based in Neath

Manufacturing

• Anglesey Aluminium - based in Holyhead; closed in 2009
• Gelert - outdoor equipment company, went into administration in June 2013
• Gilbern Cars Ltd - based in Llantwit Fardre, production ceased in 1973

Media

• HTV Wales - became part of ITV
• Television Wales and West - based in Cardiff and Bristol
• Wales West and North Television - based in Cardiff and Bangor

Mining and natural resources

• Goitre Tower Anthracite - ran Wales' last coal pit at Hirwaun until 2008^[5]

Retail

• Hypervalue
• Kwiksave - headquartered in Denbighshire

Transport

• Air Wales Ltd
• Cambrian Airways - headquartered in Cardiff Airport
• National Welsh Omnibus Services - operated in southeast Wales 1929 to 1992

See also

• Economy of Wales

References