Sustainable building experts move into The Beacon, Llanelli’s landmark hub

Melin Consultants is the latest firm to move into The Beacon, the landmark hub for innovative and enterprising businesses in Llanelli.

The consultants made the short hop from their previous home at Llys Aur, Dafen, this week. They now occupy a prime top floor, corner office at The Beacon.

“It’s a very impressive landmark building and the ideal fit for us as a business,” said Melin director Jamie Best.

“We watched the developments closely when Carmarthenshire Council took over the management of the former Technium building.

“We are a go-ahead firm and this is a go-ahead building full of innovative and enterprising businesses, so we were glad to move in and join The Beacon family.”

Melin Consultants is a company totally tuned in to the construction industry buzzwords of ‘environment and sustainability’.

The firm is building a Wales-wide reputation as one of the industry experts on sustainable construction. The business has also recently expanded into England with the opening of a office in Bristol.

The Beacon building was recently officially opened by the Welsh Minister for Business, Enterprise, Technology and Science Edwina Hart.

The Minister said at the opening that the Welsh Government and local authorities needed to work together to engineer economic recovery in Wales. Growth and sustainable jobs was the future, she said.

She said there was a need to build a more enterprising private sector and to increase the number of small firms being created in Wales, highlighting a number of recent initiatives to support entrepreneurs, new start ups and micro businesses.

She said the Beacon Centre for Enterprise would provide Carmarthenshire County Council with an opportunity to develop a vibrant and sustainable business hub for South West Wales.

Mr Best said he was delighted with the facilities at The Beacon.

“We consider ourselves innovative and enterprising. We specialise in all the things which people value in the construction industry today – getting environmental issues right and making sure buildings are as sustainable as possible,” he said.

“It’s an exciting time for the building and construction industry with everyone appreciating the value of getting it right first time in terms of energy savings and sustainability.

“We are right up there in the vanguard when it comes to technical expertise in this area. We’re probably not on the radar as far as members of the public are concerned, but our name and reputation is growing day by day.

“Today, the business has eight employees and our new location in Llanelli provides us with an impressive Carmarthenshire home in an iconic building with good links to the motorway.”

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Press release issued by Robert Lloyd on behalf of Melin.