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Making a difference

E UROPEAN StructuralFunds are making avaluable contribution tothe economic

development of Wales andthe wellbeing of ourcommunities.

It has been a difficult andchallenging time for peopleand businesses in Wales, butwe are working hard to put theshadow of recession behind us– and European funding helpsto give us an extra edge on theroad to recovery.

The funds support EU andWelsh Government strategiesto help businesses to flourishand help our people gain theskills and training that are vitalfor success in today’scompetitive global economy.

The funds are veryimportant for our businesscommunity – creating the rightconditions where businessescan grow and become morecompetitive, and can maximisethe opportunities ofinnovation and research anddevelopment to develop newproducts and processes.

At a time when our financialinstitutions are tighteningtheir purse strings, theJEREMIE scheme has providedinvestments worth £76m to

370 SMEs to help them togrow.

The funds are also helpingto deliver significantachievements in strategicinfrastructure, supporting theregeneration of some of ourpoorest communities and intackling the effects of climatechange and fuel poverty – forexample, our Arbedprogramme is helping to tacklehigh fuel cost rises byimproving housing energyefficiency for nearly 5,000low-income homes.

Our programmes aredelivered over seven to nineyears, and so far we havealready committed more than82% of the EU Structural Fundsavailable under the currentround (2007-2013). With matchfunding, this has led to a totalinvestment of over £3.1bn inWales, while EU projects haveso far assisted more than268,500 participants. Of theseover 75,800 supported to gainqualifications and over 31,000helped into work, while 9,750(gross) jobs and 1,950 newenterprises have been created.

I am especially pleased thatour access to Europeanfunding has also helped us tofight the ill effects of the

recession. Some 17,500 workersat risk of redundancy havestayed in work thanks to WelshGovernment schemes, ProActand Skills Growth Wales, toupgrade skills.

This year’s historicreferendum marks a new erafor Wales, strengtheningdevolution and enhancing ourcountry’s profile in Europe.

Looking ahead we aredetermined to continue tomaximise the impact ofEuropean funding. Over thecoming months, I will bediscussing our investmentpriorities for any future EUprogrammes 2014-2020 inWales with partners from theprivate, public and thirdsectors. To embark on thisprocess we need to start with aperiod of reflection, and nowis the right time to do this.

Indeed, the EuropeanCommission has recentlypresented its proposals whichwill help set the parameters onhow we will deliver andmaximise any new Europeanprogrammes in Wales. Theseunderline the need to focus ondelivering the goals of Europe2020 for smart, sustainable andinclusive growth, with a

stronger emphasis on impactsand results. The WelshGovernment has also recentlyset out its aims for the nextfive years in its Programme forGovernment, an ambitiousvision to deliver measurableimprovements to the lives ofthe people of Wales.

While we won’t know forsome time how much fundingdifferent parts of Wales mightsecure for any future Europeanprogrammes, we need to startplanning now and inpartnership.

We must set our ambitionshigh, but we also need to berealistic about what theEuropean programmes can doto help address the manyeconomic and social challengesfacing our country. In doingso, we must face up to theneed to invest and implementthe European funds in such away that they will maximiseopportunities for sustainablegrowth and jobs and achievethe greatest impact.

I believe that we are utilisingthe current EU funds well bysupporting many excellent andinnovative projects. Thequality of our projects and theway we successfully managethe Structural Funds in Waleshas also been recognised by theEuropean Commission.

In addition, through theRural Development Plan,investments have been madein improving the competitive-ness of the agricultural sectorand the sustainable manage-

ment of our natural resources,while the European FisheriesFund is supportinginfrastructure on port andprocessing improvements andmeasures to improve thesustainability of naturalresources.

We value the importance ofgenuine partnership, and we

will be working with ourpartners to ensure that thenew programmes deliversuccessfully for Wales.

Together, we can create theright conditions to supportsustainable economic growthand quality jobs for the benefitof the people, communitiesand businesses in Wales.

Shininglight onindustryB ANGOR University has been

working with Caernarfon-basedcompany Phytovation to developnew technologies to produce

pharmaceuticals from plant sources as partof the EU-backed Beacon initiative.

The Beacon initiative is helping Welshcompanies develop new routes to productsfrom biomass, rather than thosetraditionally from oil.

Phytovation’s collaboration with theuniversity has enabled the company toprogress new products from plants, such asSenna powder for use in making highquality laxatives.

Andy Beggin of Phytovation said: “Ourpartnership with the university is highlyvalued, and we hope this funding will act asa springboard for companies to increase ourbusiness.”

The £20m Beacon project is led byAberystwyth University’s Institute ofBiological, Environmental and Rural Science(IBERS), in partnership with Swansea andBangor Universities.

Backed with £10.5m from the EuropeanRegional Development Fund, it assistsbusiness to develop innovative productsfrom plant materials and help in the fight totackle climate change.

Alun Davies AM

Alun Davies AM, Deputy Ministerfor Agriculture, Food, Fisheries andEuropean Programmes, discusses whatEU funds have done for Wales

A Beacon of light for the green economy

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Fund backsgrowth plan

A NORTH Wales company is leading the world inthe development of a system to monitor theblood clotting status of patients taking the drugWarfarin – often used to treat thrombosis.

St Asaph-based Microvisk has developed a medicaldiagnostic system of instrument and strip, calledCoagMax®, which uses embedded micro sensors to workout blood-clotting characteristics from a finger-prick ofblood and displays the results on a handheld reader.

Microvisk is set to launch its product in the next 12months. It is continuing its UK-based clinical trials, andplans trials in the USA and Germany. The company isalso expanding its research and manufacturing facilities,as well as recruiting additional scientists andmanufacturing staff.

The company has received investment from theJEREMIE (Joint European Resources for Micro toMedium Enterprises) fund, led by Finance Wales.

Dr John Mihell, investment executive at FinanceWales, said: “Microvisk is set to target a growing globalmarket with this product. We are pleased to support thecompany over several rounds of investment.

“We look forward to continuing to back themanagement team as they prepare the product forlaunch.”

The £150m JEREMIE fund helps companies to grow bymaking debt and equity investments in early stage andexpansion deals as well as follow-on investments.

It is backed with £60m from the European RegionalDevelopment Fund.

Helping research to survive

T HE EU-backedKnowledge EconomySkills Scholarships(KESS) programme is

helping student JenniferBrierley improve her careerprospects.

Through KESS, she is leadinga research project alongsideGwynedd-based BlizzardProtection Systems Ltd.

The first class honoursgraduate is investigating theefficiency of the company’soutdoor survival products,equipping her with the skills topursue further researchprojects. Jennifer said:“Without the support fromKESS it would be unlikely Iwould be able to undertakefurther study and training.”

The £33m programme is ledby Bangor University inpartnership with Wales’ otheruniversities and backed with£21m from the European SocialFund.

KESS provides more than400 PhD and Masters placesover the next five years incollaboration with Welshcompanies.

Boosting local skillsA £7.5m EU-backed

scheme to help morethan 5,000 workers inWelsh companies gain

skills and drive forwardbusiness performance hassigned up MWT Civil Engineer-ing, in Llysfaen, Colwyn Bay.

The company is one of thefirst to benefit from YDyfodol, which targetsemployees across Conwy,Denbighshire, Gwynedd andAnglesey, encouraging them toundertake training anddevelopment.

Managing Director MikeThomas said several areas havealready been identified wherehis employees can benefit.

He said: “Safety perfor-

mance, environmentalawareness and a quality endproduct are as important to usas they are to customers.

“Y Dyfodol will enable us tocontinue to qualify staff inthese key areas.”

Y Dyfodol is led by ColegLlandrillo Cymru, inpartnership with Coleg Menai,Deeside College and ColegHarlech and backed with £4.5mfrom the European SocialFund. It will help up to 800businesses boost performancethrough training anddevelopment.

Another local projecthelping companies to developstaff skills and improvebusiness performance is Skills

for the Workforce.Deeside College is leading

the Skills for the Workforceprogramme, which is offeringaround 2,400 employees fromup to 600 Small-Medium SizedEnterprises within Flintshireand Wrexham the chance toacquire new skills.

For a £50 per personregistration fee, companies canjoin the scheme to upskill theirworkforce. Training can beused to progress onto otherskills programmes such asModern Apprenticeships.

The project is delivered incollaboration with Yale Collegeand Coleg Llysfasi, and isbacked with £1.5m from theEuropean Social Fund (ESF).

Moving aidADVICE and support from the WelshGovernment’s Business Innovationprogramme helped a North Walesmedical company relocate into newpremises, boost productivity andimprove training.

Prism Medical UK was operating twosites in St Asaph and Abergele, but thecompany has now moved into a brandnew 50,000 sq ft facility in Kinmel Bay.

The move was part of a LeanManufacturing Exercise, which resultedin improved layout, machine usage andstaff training at the new base.

The company, which manufacturesspecialist equipment for the safermoving and handling of mobilitydisadvantaged people throughout theUK, Europe and North America, hassince become more efficient andimproved productivity.

Prism Global Manufacturing DirectorJohn Palmer praised the support hiscompany had received under the £28mBusiness Innovation programme, backedby £14m from the European RegionalDevelopment Fund.

“With the support we got an externalconsultant in who helped us with thelayout and flow of the new plant. Wehave also done a lot of training withkey members of staff,” said Mr Palmer.

“We have found the BusinessInnovation staff to be very helpful. Theyhave a good in-depth understanding ofbusiness.”

James Kirkwood (left) and Gareth Hughes in the Energy and Fabrication Centre at Coleg Menai,Llangefni, where affordable training is offered to businesses through the Dyfodol scheme

BangorUniversitystudent JenniferBrierley carriesout atemperaturetest on thelatest materialshe's developingfor survivalclothing andequipment

Major venue is unveiledT HE regeneration of

Colwyn Bay took amajor step forwardwhen the new sports

and community venue at ParcEirias was unveiled.

The £6.5m complex inColwyn Bay aims to boost theeconomy and create jobs byattracting visitors through itsenhanced cultural and

sporting facilities.Developed as a sporting

centre of excellence, ParcEirias boasts an internationalstandard rugby pitch, a2,500-seat covered grand-stand, floodlights andchanging facilities.

It also provides a venue forcommunity, cultural andsporting events, and will

become the home of RygbiGogledd Cymru as well asthe WRU North WalesAcademy.

This ambitious projectbuilds on the existing sportshub, improving the capacityto host more major eventswhile establishing strongerlinks to the waterfront toprovide a sports quarter.

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Cyfrannu i’r dyfodol

M AE CronfeyddStrwythurolEwropeaidd yngwneud cyfraniad

gwerthfawr tuag at ddatblygiadeconomaidd Cymru a lles eincymunedau.

Bu'n gyfnod caled a heriol ibobl a busnesau yng Nghymru,ond rydym yn gweithio'n galedi roi cysgod dirwasgiad y tucefn inni – ac mae cyllidEwropeaidd yn rhoi hwbychwanegol inni ar y fforddtuag at adferiad.

Mae'r cronfeydd yn ategustrategaethau'r UE aLlywodraeth Cymru i helpubusnesau i ffynnu a helpu einpobl i ennill y sgiliau a'rhyfforddiant sy'n hanfodol ermwyn llwyddo yn yr economicystadleuol byd-eang syddohoni y dyddiau hyn.

Mae'r cronfeydd yn bwysigiawn i'n cymuned fusnes –maent yn creu'r amodau cywiri fusnesau allu tyfu a bod ynfwy cystadleuol, a gall eu cael igynyddu'r cyfleoedd arloesi acymchwil a datblygu, er mwyndatblygu cynhyrchion aphrosesau newydd.

A'n sefydliadau ariannol ynfwyfwy darbodus, mae cynllunJEREMIE wedi darparubuddsoddiadau gwerth £76

miliwn i 370 o Fusnesau Bach aChanolig i'w helpu i dyfu.

Mae'r cronfeydd hefyd ynhelpu i gyflawni llawer o ranseilwaith strategol, gan gefnogiadfywio rhai o'n cymunedautlotaf ac ymdrin ag effeithiaunewid yn yr hinsawdd a thloditanwydd. Er enghraifft, mae einrhaglen Arbed yn helpu i fyndi'r afael â chodiadau llym mewncostau tanwydd trwy wellaeffeithlonrwydd ynni mewn taii bron 5,000 o gartrefi lle mae'rincwm yn isel.

Cyflwynir ein rhaglenni drosgyfnod o saith i naw mlynedda hyd yma rydym eisoes wedineilltuo dros 82 y cant oGronfeydd Strwythurol yr UEsydd ar gael yn y cylch cyfredol(2007-2013). Ynghyd ag ariancyfatebol, mae hyn wediarwain at gyfanswmbuddsoddiad o dros £3.1bn yngNghymru, ac mae prosiectau'rUE hyd yma wedi helpu dros268,500 o gyfranogwyr. O'rrhain, rhoddwyd cymorth i75,800 i ennill cymwysterau aci dros 31,000 gael gwaith, achrëwyd cyfanswm o 9,750 oswyddi a 1,950 o fentraunewydd.

Rwy'n arbennig o falch body cyllid Ewropeaidd sydd argael inni hefyd wedi ein helpu

i frwydro yn erbyndrwg-effeithiau'r dirwasgiad.Mae tua 17,500 o weithwyr aoedd mewn perygl o golli eugwaith wedi cadw eu swyddi oganlyniad i gynlluniauLlywodraeth Cymru, ProAct aSgiliau Twf Cymru i wellasgiliau.

Mae'r refferendwmhanesyddol eleni yn gychwyncyfnod newydd i Gymru, yncryfhau datganoli ac yncynyddu'r ymwybyddiaethohonom yn Ewrop. Wrthedrych ymlaen, rydym ynbenderfynol o barhau igynyddu effaith cyllidEwropeaidd i'r eithaf. Dros ymisoedd nesaf, byddaf yntrafod ein blaenoriaethau o ranbuddsoddi cyllid o unrhywraglenni o eiddo'r UE yngNghymru yn y dyfodol -2014-2020 - â phartneriaid o'rsectorau preifat a chyhoeddusac o'r trydydd sector. I fynd i’rafael â’r y broses hon, maeangen inni ddechrau gydachyfnod o fyfyrdod, a nawryw’r amser iawn i wneudhynny. Yn wir, mae’rComisiwn Ewropeaidd wedicyflwyno ei gynigion ynddiweddar, fydd yn helpu ibennu’r paramedrau o ran sut

y byddwn yn cyflawni ac yngwneud y gorau o unrhywraglenni Ewropeaidd newyddyng Nghymru. Mae’r rhain yntanlinellu’r angen iganolbwyntio ar gyflawni’ramcanion yn Europe 2020, amdwf doeth, cynaliadwy achynhwysfawr, gyda mwy obwyslais ar effaith achanlyniadau. MaeLlywodraeth Cymru wedipennu ei hamcanion ar gyfer ypum mlynedd nesaf hefyd ynddiweddar, yn ei RhaglenLywodraethu, gweledigaethuchelgeisiol i gyflawnigwelliannau mesuradwy ifywydau pobl Cymru.

Er nad fyddwn yn gwybodam gyfnod faint o gyllid fyddgwahanol rannau o Gymru ynei gael ar gyfer unrhyw raglenEwropeaidd yn y dyfodol, maeangen inni ddechrau cynllunionawr ac mewn partneriaeth.

Mae’n rhaid inni gaeluchelgeisiau mawr, ond maeangen inni hefyd fod ynrealistig am yr hyn y gallrhaglenni Ewropeaidd eiwneud i helpu i fynd i’r afael ânifer o’r heriau economaidd achymdeithasol sy’n wynebuein gwlad. Wrth wneud hyn,mae’n rhaid inni wynebu’rangen i fuddsoddi adefnyddio’r arian Ewropeaiddyn y fath fodd fel eu bod ynrhoi’r cyfleoedd gorau un o rantwf a swyddi cynaliadwy, ac yncael yr effaith fwyaf.

Rwy’n credu ein bod yndefnyddio arian presennol yrUE yn dda trwy gefnogi nifer o

brosiectau rhagorol ac arloesol.Mae ansawdd ein prosiectaua’r ffordd yr ydym yn rheoli yCronfeydd Strwythurol ynllwyddiannus yng Nghymruwedi ei gydnabod hefyd gan yComisiwn Ewropeaidd. Hefyd,trwy’r Cynllun DatblyguGwledig, mae buddsoddiadauwedi’u gwneud i sicrhau bod ysector Amaethyddol yn fwycystadleuol, ac i reoli einhadnoddau naturiol yngynaliadwy. Mae CronfaPysgodfeydd Ewrop yncynorthwyo’r seilwaith

gwelliannau i’r porthladdoedda phrosesu, a mesurau i wellacynaliadwyedd adnoddaunaturiol.

Rydyn ni’n gweldpwysigrwydd partneriaethwirioneddol, a byddwn yngweithio gyda’n partneriaid isicrhau bod y rhaglenninewydd yn cyflawni’nllwyddiannus i Gymru. Gyda’ngilydd, gallwn greu’r amodauiawn i gynorthwyo gyda thwfeconomaidd cynaliadwy aswyddi o safon er lles pobl,cymunedau a busnesau Cymru.

Mentroi wella’rdyfodolM AE Prifysgol Bangor wedi bod yn

gweithio gyda’r cwmniPhytovation yng Nghaernarfon iddatblygu technolegau newydd i

greu cyffuriau o blanhigion fel rhan o’rfenter Beacon a gefnogir gan yr UE.

Mae menter Beacon yn helpu cwmnïau oGymru i ddatblygu technolegau bio-mas affyrdd o wneud cynhyrchion sy’ndraddodiadol yn cael eu gwneud o olew.

Drwy gydweithredu â’r brifysgol maePhytovation wedi gallu datblygucynhyrchion newydd o blanhigion, felpowdwr Senna i’w ddefnyddio mewnmoddion llacio o safon uchel.

Dywedodd Andy Beggin o Phytovation:“Mae’n partneriaeth gyda’r brifysgol ynwerthfawr iawn ac rydym yn gobeithio ybydd y cyllid hwn yn sbardun i gwmnïaugynyddu’n busnes.”

Sefydliad y Gwyddorau Biolegol,Amgylcheddol a Gwledig (IBERS) ymMhrifysgol Aberystwyth sy’n arwainprosiect £20m Beacon, mewn partneriaethgyda Phrifysgol Abertawe a PhrifysgolBangor. Fe’i cefnogir gyda £10.5m o GronfaDatblygu Rhanbarthol Ewrop i helpubusnesau i ddatblygu cynhyrchion arloesol oddeunyddiau planhigion a helpu i fynd i’rafael â’r newid yn yr hinsawdd.

Alun Davies AC, Dirprwy WeinidogAmaethyddiaeth, Bwyd, Pysgodfeydd aRhaglenni Ewropeaidd,

Alun Davies AC

Mae’r cwmni Beacon yn cynnig gobaith i’r economi werdd

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Arian atfusnes iachC WMNI yng Ngogledd Cymru yw’r gorau yn y byd

yn datblygu system i fonitro ceulo’r gwaed ymysgcleifion sy’n cymryd y cyffur Warfarin – sy’n amlyn cael ei ddefnyddio i drin thrombosis.

Mae Microvisk yn Llanelwy wedi datblygu systemdiagnosteg meddygol gydag offeryn a stribyn o’r enwCoagMax® sy’n defnyddio micro synwyryddion i asesunodweddion ceulo’r gwaed o ddafn bach o waed ac yndangos y canlyniadau ar ddarllenydd llaw.

Mae disgwyl i Microvisk lansio’i gynnyrch yn y 12 misnesaf. Mae’n parhau â’i dreialon clinigol yn y DU acmae’n bwriadu cynnal treialon yn UDA a’r Almaen. Mae’rcwmni hefyd yn ehangu’i gyfleusterau ymchwil agweithgynhyrchu, yn ogystal â recriwtio rhagor owyddonwyr a staff gweithgynhyrchu.

Cafodd y cwmni fuddsoddiad drwy gronfa JEREMIE(Cyd-adnoddau Ewropeaidd ar gyfer Busnesau Micro iGanolig), dan arweiniad Cyllid Cymru.

Dywedodd Dr John Mihell, swyddog gweithredolbuddsoddi yn Cyllid Cymru: “Mae Microvisk am dargedumarchnad fyd-eang gynyddol gyda’r cynnyrch hwn.Rydym yn falch o allu cefnogi’r cwmni drwy sawl cylchbuddsoddi. Rydym yn edrych ymlaen at barhau igefnogi’r tîm rheoli wrth iddo baratoi ar gyfer lansio’rcynnyrch.”

Mae cronfa £150 miliwn JEREMIE yn helpu cwmnïau idyfu drwy wneud buddsoddiadau dyled ac ecwiti yngynnar, yn ogystal â chytundebau ehangu abuddsoddiadau dilynol. Caiff ei chefnogi gan £60m drwyGronfa Datblygu Rhanbarthol Ewrop.

Rhoi hwb i waith ymchwil

M AE rhaglenYsgoloriaethauSgiliau'r EconomiWybodaeth (KESS),

gyda chefnogaeth yr UE, ynhelpu’r fyfyrwraig JenniferBrierley i wella rhagolygon eigyrfa. Drwy KESS, mae hi’narwain prosiect ymchwil ochryn ochr â Blizzard ProtectionSystems Ltd o Wynedd.

Ers ennill gradd anrhydedddosbarth cyntaf mae wedi bodyn ymchwilio i effeithlonrwyddcynhyrchion goroesi awyragored y cwmni, gan roi’r sgiliauiddi fwrw ymlaen â phrosiectauymchwil pellach.

Dywedodd Jennifer: “Heb gy-morth KESS mae’n annhebygoly byddwn i’n gallu gwneud astu-dio ac ymchwil pellach.”

Caiff y rhaglen £33m ei har-wain gan Brifysgol Bangormewn partneriaeth gydaphrifysgolion eraill Cymru, acmae’n derbyn £21m drwy GronfaGymdeithasol Ewrop. Mae KESSyn cynnig dros 400 o leoedd argyfer doethuriaeth neu raddmeistr dros y pum mlyneddnesaf mewn cydweithrediadgyda chwmnïau yng Nghymru.

Cefnogi sgiliau lleolM AE cynllun £7.5m

gyda chymorth yrUE i helpu dros5,000 o weithwyr

mewn cwmnïau yng Nghymrui ennill sgiliau a llywioperfformiad busnesau wedicofrestru’i gwmni cyntaf.

Mae’r cwmni ymhlith ycyntaf i elwa ar y Dyfodol sy’ntargedu gweithwyr yngNghonwy, Sir Ddinbych,Gwynedd ac Ynys Môn, gan euhannog i gymryd rhan mewnhyfforddi a datblygu.

Dywedodd y RheolwrGyfarwyddwr Mike Thomasfod nifer o feysydd sydd eisoeswedi’u nodi lle gall ei weithwyra busnesau elwa.

“Mae diogelwch,

ymwybyddiaeth amgylcheddola chynnyrch terfynol o safonyr un mor bwysig ag ydynt igwsmeriaid. Bydd y Dyfodol ynein galluogi i sicrhau bod staffyn ennill cymwysterau yn ymeysydd hyn.”

Caiff y Dyfodol ei arwaingan Goleg Llandrillo Cymru,mewn partneriaeth gydaCholeg Menai, Coleg GlannauDyfrdwy a Choleg Harlech acmae’n cael cefnogaeth o £4.5mdrwy Gronfa GymdeithasolEwrop. Bydd yn helpu hyd at800 o fusnesau i roi hwb i’wperfformiad drwy hyfforddianta datblygu.

Prosiect lleol arall sy’n helpucwmnïau i ddatblygu sgiliaustaff a gwella perfformiad

busnes yw Sgiliau ar gyfer yGweithlu. Mae Coleg GlannauDyfrdwy yn arwain y rhaglenSgiliau ar gyfer y Gweithlu sy’ncynnig y cyfle i oddeutu 2,400o weithwyr o hyd at 600 ofentrau bach a chanolig yn Siry Fflint a Wrecsam ennillsgiliau newydd.

Am ffi cofrestru o £50 yperson, gall cwmnïau ymunoâ’r cynllun i ddiweddarusgiliau’u gweithlu. Mae modddefnyddio’r hyfforddiant isymud ymlaen i raglennisgiliau eraill fel PrentisiaethauModern. Caiff y prosiect eigyflwyno ar y cyd gyda Cholegyr Iâl a Choleg Llysfasi, ac fe’icefnogir gydag £1.5m o GronfaGymdeithasol Ewrop (ESF).

Symud lleMAE cyngor a chymorth drwy raglenArloesi i Fusnesau Llywodraeth Cymruwedi helpu cwmni meddygol yngNgogledd Cymru i symud i saflenewydd, gwella cynhyrchiant a gwellahyfforddiant.

Roedd Prism Medical UK yngweithredu ar ddau safle yn Llanelwy acAbergele, ond mae’r cwmni bellach wedisymud i gyfleuster newydd sbon 50,000troedfedd sgwâr ym Mae Cinmel. Roeddhyn yn rhan o ymarfer gweithgynhyrchudarbodus, a arweiniodd at wella’rgosodiad, y defnydd o beiriannau a’rhyfforddiant i staff ar y safle newydd.

O ganlyniad mae’r cwmni, sy’ngweithgynhyrchu offer arbenigol arsymud a thrin pobl ag anawsterausymud yn fwy diogel yn y DU, Ewrop aGogledd America, wedi dod yn fwyeffeithlon ac wedi gwella cynhyrchiant.

Bu Cyfarwyddwr Cynhyrchu Byd-eangPrism John Palmer yn canmol y cymorthy mae’i gwmni wedi’i dderbyn o dan yrhaglen £28 miliwn Arloesi i Fusnesau,gyda £14m drwy Gronfa DatblyguRhanbarthol Ewrop.

“Gyda’r cymorth, dyma ni’n gofyn iymgynghorydd allanol ein helpu idrefnu gosodiad a llif y safle newydd.Rydyn ni wedi rhoi llawer ohyfforddiant i aelodau allweddol ostaff,” meddai Mr Palmer. “Mae staffArloesi i Fusnesau wedi bod yngymwynasgar iawn. Mae ganddyn nhwddealltwriaeth fanwl dda o fusnes.”

James Kirkwood (chwith) a Gareth Hughes yn y Ganolfan Ynni a Saernïo yn Coleg Menai, Llangefni,lle cynigir hyfforddiant fforddiadwy i fusnesau drwy’r cynllun Dyfodol

MyfyrwraigJennifer Brierleyo BrifysgolBangor ynarbrofitymheredd ydeunydddiweddarafmae’n eiddatblyguermwyn dillad acoffer

Cyhoeddi canolfan newydd

M AE canolfanchwaraeon achymunedolnewydd ym Mharc

Eirias wedi gwneud cyfraniadmawr at y gwaith o adfywioBae Colwyn. Nod y ganolfan£6.5m ym Mae Colwyn ywhelpu i roi hwb i’r economi achreu swyddi drwy ddenuymwelwyr i’w gwell

cyfleusterau diwylliant achwaraeon.

Mae Parc Eirias wedi’iddatblygu fel canolfan oragoriaeth mewn chwaraeonac mae yno gae rygbi o safonryngwladol, eisteddle 2,500 oseddi dan orchudd,llifoleuadau ac ystafelloeddnewid. Bydd yn lleoliad argyfer digwyddiadau

cymunedol, diwylliannol achwaraeon, ac yn gartref iRygbi Gogledd Cymru acAcademi Gogledd Cymru URC.

Nod y prosiect uchelgeisiolhwn yw gwella’r ganolfanchwaraeon bresennol, gan roimwy o le i gynnal mwy oddigwyddiadau mawr a chreucysylltiadau cryfach â’rglannau.