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There are several important business audiences for Wales. Our main targets are decision-makers in companies that have the potential to expand or relocate in the UK, and Welsh businesses who have global ambitions. We also work with several partner and stakeholder groups, including Embassies, Consulates and representative market organisations. 
 

The Welsh Government promotes business opportunities in Wales to international markets. Their work is focussed on enhancing the global profile of Welsh business, attracting inward investment into Wales, securing export business and promoting international trade for Welsh companies. They are active in North America, Europe and Asia, with offices in Tokyo, Shanghai, Beijing, Bangalore and Mumbai. Their marketing activities encompass advertising, direct mail, exhibitions, events, hospitality, press and media, proposition marketing, sponsorship, networking opportunities and local language web sites.

Business Sectors

Wales has identified the following sectors, as a focus for business growth and promotion, to support the overall economic strategy for Wales.

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Advanced Materials & Manufacturing - Aerospace and Defence

Wales is proving a successful and cost-effective base for over 180 aerospace and defence companies including big names and emerging new technology firms.
 
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Advanced Materials & Manufacturing - Automotive

Wales has a long-established automotive industry, with manufacturing skills and research excellence that attracts global players, as well as niche automotive companies and component suppliers.
 
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Life Sciences

Wales has a thriving cluster of life science businesses from globally renowned companies through to University spin-outs. These are busy working together researching, testing, developing and manufacturing new products that are helping shape the industry worldwide.
 
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Construction

Wales' construction industry accounts for 93,000 jobs across a broad range of trades and professions. Businesses range from large civil engineering operations to small specialist enterprises.
 
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Food and Farming

Wales has a rich and diverse food and drink industry with a proliferation of producers, large and small. The Welsh Government is rigorously addressing the need for ever better supply chains and distribution centres to help speed up deliveries to the consumer.

Now employing 18% of the Welsh workforce, approximately 230,000 people, and generating around £6.5bn of sales revenue annually, the food and drink supply chain is, in fact, now the largest combined industry of employment in Wales.

More information on the Food & Farming Sector

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Creative Industries

Creative Business Wales promotes the creative industries in Wales by supporting Wales-based creative businesses including exploitation of intellectual property and stimulating more inward investment and encouraging more business to Wales.
 
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Energy & Environment

Business and academia in Wales are working to create technologies that are sustainable, profitable, and environmentally sound by developing environmental standards, renewable energy generation and sustainable resource use.
 
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Financial & Professional Services

Wales has a buoyant and growing financial and professional services sector and is home to more than 1, 800 companies employing a total around 28,000, including major multi-national and home grown banks and building societies, insurance and pension companies and new internet based operations.
 
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Technology

Over 11,000 IT professionals work directly in the industry in Wales and a further 22,000 in IT functions across other industries. Leading IT companies working in Wales include LogicaCMG, Fujitsu Services and IBM.
 
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Tourism

Tourism in Wales is an important strand of the economy, producing revenues of around £3bn a year. Wales attracts more than 11 million visitors each year with the majority from within the UK but other key international markets include Republic of Ireland, USA, Germany, Netherlands and France.
 
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