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One of Carmarthenshire’s most dynamic businesses has taken its first steps onto the international stage. EMC Services, the electrical contractors firm currently based in Llanarthne in the Towy Valley, now has a team of workers in the West African Republic of Sierra Leone. “It’s a lot different to working in Carmarthen,” smiled EMC director Neil Alexander, pictured above. “But it represents our first move into international work and it is obviously a hugely exciting project for us as a company.” The Sierra Leone contract for EMC Services comes through the company’s work with Dawnus Construction, the international civil engineering and building company which has offices in Swansea. Mr Alexander explained: “Dawnus are familiar with our work and invited us to join them on a series of projects in the Tonkolili District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. “Dawnus are already well established there, working for the gigantic African Minerals corporation. They have a number of constructio...

Teamwork always pays dividends, as any football team boss knows. It was certainly the case for Carmarthen Town AFC football club and the Parents/Teachers Association of Ysgol Bro Myrddin in Carmarthen. The club and school combined to sell raffle tickets for Carmarthen Town, with the school getting 75% of the funds for all the tickets they sold, while the football club received 25% for supplying the tickets and the prizes. The Grand Raffle first prize winner of £500 was the Parents/Teachers Association of Ysgol Bro Myrddin. The prize money will now go towards sponsoring the school mini-bus. Pictured, left to right are - Dorian Williams, Head of Ysgol Bro Myrddin, Eldeg Rosser, treasurer of the Parents/Teachers Association, and Neil Alexander of EMC Services, the sponsors of Carmarthen Town AFC's Grand Raffle and Community Programme. Carmarthen Town AFC chairman Gareth Jones said: “It was great for both the school and the football club to team up in this way. In the end, we both bene...

One of Carmarthenshire’s most dynamic businesses is planning a move to a new headquarters in Carmarthen. EMC Services, the electrical contractors firm currently based in Llanarthne in the Towy Valley, has been given planning permission for a new two-storey HQ in Heol Glasdwr in Parc Pensarn. “This represents a significant move for us in what will soon be our 10th year in business,” said EMC director Neil Alexander “The move has been made possible by a grant from the Welsh Assembly Government’s Single Investment Fund which is helping to safeguard current jobs and hopefully create new jobs. The move will make us a more efficient company and help reinforce our professional image. “We were successful last year in receiving a prestigious international quality award, the landmark ISO certificate, a quality management award which recognised the firm’s commitment to ‘an exceptional quality of service’. “That was a real feather in the cap of what is a growing business,” said Mr Alexander. “Now ...