The Cardigan Town Mayor Cllr Clive Davies has officially opened the new HQ of Welsh green-tech company Harvst.
The Mayor said: “I’m delighted to welcome another local business into the heart of our thriving community. Harvst is a superb and brilliant example of a business within Cardigan succeeding and growing through innovation and ambition.”
The brainchild of two Cardigan-based entrepreneurs and garden enthusiasts – Rik Sellwood and Chris Tanner – Harvst, offers a range of smart, self-watering, climate controlled mini greenhouses. Since its inception just over a year ago, the green-tech business has outgrown its former premises. The new Harvst HQ, located in Pwllhai in the centre of Cardigan offers a dedicated space to design, manufacture and sell its fully automated and app-connected gardening kit, as well as accommodate its growing team. The company also plans to open an on-site education centre to encourage school and community groups to get growing and be more self-sufficient.
About the move, Rik Sellwood commented: “We are fortunate to be based in a part of the country that is burgeoning start-ups. There’s a real sense of energy about Cardigan and for us, being centrally located – and visible – within such a thriving community, is key to our business. We’re looking forward to working with our fellow neighbours and to forging strong local networks enabling us to all grow together.”
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Image left to right: on the ribbon-cutting photo: Billy Wright, (Harvst engineer); Chris Tanner (Harvst co-founder and director); Mayor, Cllr Clive Davies; Mayoress Myra Davies; Rik Sellwood (Harvst co-founder and director and Will Thomas (Harvst engineer).
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