HOVIP - Heads of the Valleys Innovation Programme
Heads of the Valleys Innovation Programme
A Unique Opportunity to Become More Profitable
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Testimonials
"Very good tools and techniques to address the issues businesses face. I will definitely use to generate innovative marketing ideas."
Jenny White, Owner, The HR Partnership.
Customers
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2009 Awards entrants
- Arts Factory
- Bevan Foundation
- Dylan’s Den
- Gurnos Ceramics
- New Pathways
- A Plus Training & Business Services Ltd
- Aberfanturning
- EAM Consulting
- Form Contemporary Craft Gallery
- The HR Partnership
- School of Life
- Shabby Chic Antiques
- Timto Ltd
- Valley Education Services Ltd
- Asbri Golf Ltd
- Blue Stag Studio
- Btp Associates
- Cig Mynydd Cymru
- Complete Background Screening Ltd
- Easy Group AP Ltd
- Heavenly Day Nursery
- ITConnectsU Ltd
- Regan Construction Services
- Rhymney Brewery
- Solus Design
- SteruTouch Ltd
- Supply Only Bedrooms
- Swan EMS Ltd
- Tilon Composites Ltd
- Amgen Cymru
- DecTek Ltd
- Graft Ltd
- Melloy Ltd
- Royvon Dog Training Schools
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2009 Exhibitors
- Algebra Office Technology
- Blaenau Gwent CBC
- Business in the Community
- Caerphilly CBC
- Capital Law LLP
- Cig Mynydd Cymru
- Design & Manufacture
- Design & Supply Ltd
- EAM Consulting
- F1 Experience UK
- Form Contemporary Craft Gallery
- Global Academy
- Groundwork Merthyr & Rhondda Cynon Taff
- Gurnos Ceramics
- HSBC Business Banking
- ISO in a Box
- ITConnectsU
- JobMatch
- Merthyr Hafal
- Merthyr Tydfil CBC
- Micaul Solar Ltd
- Rhondda Cynon Taff CBC
- Rhymney Brewery
- Royvon Dog Training School
- Shabby Chic Antiques
- Solus Design Studio
- South Wales Chamber of Commerce
- St David’s Foundation Hospice Care
- Taste of Enterprise
- Torfaen CBC
- UWIC – CPPD
- Wales Millennium Centre
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2009 Innovation Workshops
- Business Industrial Solutions Ltd. (38 employees)
- Capita Symonds Ltd. (300 employees)
- JobMatch
- Palladium Training & Consultancy (5 employees)
- SportDC
- St David’s Foundation Hospice
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2009 Design Wales Workshop
- Palladium Training & Consultancy (5 employees)
- St David’s Foundation Hospice
- Business Industrial Solutions Ltd. (38 employees)
- SportDC
- Easy Group AP Ltd.
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2009 Project Implementation Assistance
- Business Industrial Solutions Ltd. (38 employees)
- Candy Stripes Day Nursery (25 employees)
- Creative Innovations (2 employees)
- Cynon Valley Crime Reduction Services (21 employees)
- The Flower Stork (5 employees)
- Golden Dragon Ltd. (27 employees)
- Jensen Blinds and Interiors Ltd. (2 employees)
- Main Stage Music (2 employees)
- Maxiom Construction Ltd. (3 employees)
- Mrs Puddleducks Day Nursery
- Out & Out Living (2 Employees)
- Rhymney Brewery Ltd. (10 employees)
- RidingHood Music (2 employees)
- Rockfield Safety Ltd. (7 employees)
- Romac Medical Supplies Ltd. (1 employee)
- Royvon Dog Training School (25 employees)
- Spectrum Positive Identify & Training Ltd. (1 employee)
- Techsol Ltd. (2 employees)
- Telecentre & Business School Ltd. (5 employees)
- The Flower Stork (5 employees)
- The HR Partnership (1 employee)
- Tregenna Hotel (27 employees)
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2008 Awards Entrants
- Aberfan & Merthyr Vale Youth & Community Project
- Bandog Media Ltd
- Blaenafon Cheddar Company & Mountain Tours Ltd
- Blaengawney Farm Cider
- BRfm Community Radio
- Cancer Aid Merthyr Tydfil
- Candy Stripes Day Nursery
- Curves
- Cwmaman Community Woodland Trust Ltd
- Cynon Valley Crime Reduction Services Ltd
- Design & Supply Ltd
- Football Media Ltd
- Funtazia Day Nursery Ltd
- Gurnos Community Ceramics Workshop
- ITDA (UK) Ltd
- Joyner Group PA (Cymru) Ltd
- Kidz R Us
- Merthyr Tydfil Borough Credit Union Ltd
- Merthyr Tydfil Crossroads
- My Little Angel
- Nocardsthanks.com
- Out & Out Living Magazine
- Perfect Day Cars
- Playworks Childcare Ltd
- Real Valleys Media
- Regan Construction Services
- Rhymney Brewery Ltd
- Rose-Innes Designs
- Royvon Dog Training Schools
- Spirit of the Valleys Tours
- St David’s Foundation Hospice Care
- Stay Safe Child Products Ltd
- The Really Useful Directory
- Wiltan Ltd
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2008 Design Wales Workshops
- Amanda Owen – Fine Artist
- Art Aspects
- Business Industrial Solutions Ltd. (38 employees)
- Design & manufacture Ltd. (22 employees)
- Easy Group AP Ltd. (7 employees)
- Hapus Ice Cream
- Marie Davies – Fine Artist & Ceramicist
- Maxiom Construction Ltd. (3 employees)
- Palladium Training (5 employees)
- Spectrum Positive Identity and Training Ltd. (sole trader)
- Sport DC (2 employees)
- St. Davids Foundation Hospice Care (200+ employees)
- Steve Cranston Associates (sole trader)
- Taste of Enterprise
- Unique Moments
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2008 Exhibitors
- Aid Training Wales
- Bevan Foundation
- The Blaenafon Cheddar Co & Mountain Tours Ltd
- Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
- BRFm
- BT
- Business Network International (BNI)
- Caerphilly County Borough Council
- Community Enterprise Wales
- Design & Supply Ltd
- H M Marketing Ltd
- HOVIP
- HSBC
- ITDA UK Ltd
- Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
- Micaul Solar Ltd
- My Little Angel
- NESTA
- ngb2b - Newport & Gwent Chamber of Commerce
- Nutrimetics International (UK) Ltd
- Real Valleys Media
- Regan Construction
- Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
- Rhymney Brewery
- Royvon Dog Training Schools Ltd
- St David’s Foundation & Lottery
- Taste of Enterprise
- Theresa Campbell Aromatherapy
- Virtual Assistance
- Virtually Assist Ltd
- Wales Quality Centre
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2008 Innovation Workshops
- Artaspects (social enterprise)
- Business Industrial Solutions Ltd. (38 employees)
- Candy Stripes Day Nursery (social enterprise)
- CODA Business Management Ltd.
- Golden Dragon Ltd. (12 employees)
- Jeff Harris Business Recruitment Consultants (sole trader)
- Jensen Blinds and Interiors (sole trader)
- Marie Davies (Fine Artist & Ceramicist)
- Merthyr Tydfil Social Economy Network Co-ordinator
- Palladium Training (5 employees)
- Penn Pharmaceutical Services Ltd. (250 employees)
- Safer Merthyr Tydfil (social enterprise)
- Spectrum Positive Identity & Training Ltd. (sole trader)
- Sport DC (2 employees)
- St. Davids Foundation Hospice Care (200+ employees)
- Steve Cranston Associates (sole trader)
- Taste of Enterprise
- Telecentre and Business School Ltd. (social enterprise)
- The HR Partnership Ltd. (sole trader)
- Unique Moments
- Virtual Assistance (sole trader)
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2007 Awards Entrants
- AJ Print / Harlan Properties
- Alexandra Smith Therapies
- Celtic Collectives
- Design and Manufacture Ltd.
- Dragon Truck and Van
- Engine Training and Consultancy
- Garnsychan Partnership
- Integrated Children's Centre
- International Technical Diving Agency
- Kidz R Us
- Less Talk Ltd.
- Nocardsthanks.com
- Penderyn Community Centre
- Penn Pharmaceutical Services Ltd.
- Purple Prose
- Regan Construction Services
- Royvon Dog Training Schools
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2007 Exhibitors
- Absolute Photography Wales
- Alexandra Smith Therapies
- BT
- Business in Focus
- Call Catchers
- Core Multimedia
- Design & Manufacture
- Entrepreneur Action
- GTi
- Gwent Business Women's Network (GBWN)
- Heads of the Valleys Innovation Programme (HOVIP)
- H M Marketing Ltd
- Ignite
- International Business Wales
- The Jane Oliver Collection
- JJ Maintenance Ltd
- Juicy Design
- Heads of the Valleys Strategy
- HSBC
- KTS Owens Thomas
- Regan Construction Services
- My Little Angel
- NESTA
- ngb2b – Newport & Gwent Chamber of Commerce
- Presto Solutions Ltd
- Purple Prose
- Rhymney Brewery
- Royvon Dog Training School
- Saurus Limited
- Swansea Institute of Higher Education – The Achievable Access Project
- University of Glamorgan Commercial Services Ltd (Merthyr Tydfil College)
- Virtual Assistance
- Wales Quality Centre
- Workplace Health Connect
- Xenos Wales Business Angel Network
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2007 Innovation Workshops
- Alexandra Smith Therapies (sole trader)
- Brian Jarrett Photographic (sole trader)
- Business in Focus, Merthyr (80 employees)
- Community Enterprise Wales (3 employees)
- Creative Innovations (2 employees)
- Design & Manufacture Ltd. (22 employees)
- Jensen Blinds and Interiors (2 employees)
- Kidz-R-Us Ltd.
- My Little Angel, Merthyr (sole trader)
- Nocardsthanks.com
- Out and Out Living (2 employees)
- Penn Pharmaceutical Services (200 employees)
- PJ Cavalli Personal Trainer (sole trader)
- Regan Construction Services (1 employee)
- Royvon Dog Training Schools (25 employees)
- Saurus Ltd. (11 employees)
- Virtual Assistance (sole trader)
- Williams Medical Supplies plc (160 employees)
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2007 Innovation Strategy
- Royvon Dog Training Schools, Merthyr (25 employees)
- Williams Medical Supplies plc, Rhymney (160 employees)
Heads of the Valleys Innovation Programme (HOVIP) aims to increase the capacity for innovation in businesses in the region. Phase 1 was KEF ESF Funded and hosted by Merthyr Tydfil College. HOVIP2 is supported by the Welsh Assembly Government HoV Regeneration initiative and is hosted by Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council.