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Office Design by Storage Design Limited at NATO summit

Date Added 22/09/2014

Storage Design Limited supply the Nato Summit.

Nato Summit: Behind the scenes at Celtic Manor

Hundreds of Welsh businesses will be supplying the NATO Summit with services, supplies and staff.

Firms from across the country will supply everything from portable toilets to staff t-shirts after successfully bidding for contracts to work with the UK Government to deliver many different aspects of the Summit.

Breathtaking photos of Brecon Beacons, by Wales-based photographer Nigel Forster, will provide the backdrop to the world leaders meeting.

An additional 26 suppliers are also being used to supply the leader’s gift bags with Welsh goods.

Welsh food vendors will supply food to the ‘Market Street’ at the Summit which will feed the 1,500 media onsite.

Musicians from the Welsh National Opera Brass Consort, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, HRH Prince of Wales’s Official Harpist Hannah Stone and the Band of The Household Cavalry will provide music at the HRH Prince of Wales reception.

Prime Minister David Cameron said: “There will be a great legacy for Wales because people will be able to see in Newport and in Cardiff and in the surrounding countryside and towns and villages, what a beautiful place this is, what an industrious and entrepreneurial place it is, and we’ll be using every opportunity to try and promote Welsh businesses and Welsh culture in all the different events that we have.”

Venues across Wales are being used including the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff Castle, Tredegar House, and 80 hotels in Newport, Cardiff and Bristol.

A total of 24,000 rooms have been booked.

Secretary of State for Wales Stephen Crabb said: “We want to build a lasting legacy following the NATO Summit and send world leaders home in no doubt as to the skills, talent and expertise on offer here in Wales.

“The huge range of suppliers involved with the Summit demonstrates how it will not only boost Welsh businesses, but will also give international recognition to the breadth and quality of products and services on offer here in Wales.”

The Summit, which has taken months of preparation, is now ready to accept world leaders thanks to Welsh companies.

They include:

Temporary power provided by Aggreko in Port Talbot

7,000 square metres of flooring by Cwmbran-based Floorex

Road marking from Barnaby Road Markings of Caerphilly

Furniture made from Welsh elm and other locally sourced timbers from Unique Works in Carmarthen

Brogue coffee tables from Welsh designer Bethan Gray

Hand-made throws from designer Ffion Griffith

Office design from Cowbridge company Storage Design Limited

Chairs provide by Set Office Supplies in Cardiff

Marquees at the Summit and in Cardiff bay by County Marquees Ltd

The meeting table for the leaders is supplied by Cowbridge company Rathkeys

Extra bathroom facilities from Bridgend company Portable Toilets

Local crew supplied by Penarth company Nova

Fencing was supplied by Perfect Associates Ltd who have an office in Wales

Air-conditioning is supplied by Watkins Event Hire who have a base in Wales

Transport management around the event from Show & Event Security of Swansea

Security will be supplied by local security companies subcontracted by G4S

T-shirts for staff printed by Newport-based Sticky Ink

Menus from Welsh celebrity Chef Stephen Terry and his team of 12 students

Square metres of track by Faun Trackway in Anglesey

Celtic Travel, Llanidloes, Powys, Cymru Coaches, Swansea and New Adventure Travel, Cardiff are providing transport

Cardiff and Bristol taxi companies will be providing taxis for staff

The Celtic Manor Resort, where the Summit will be held, will also be using many Welsh suppliers, including:

Meat from Douglas Willis Butchers, in Newport

Food supplies from Castell Howell, in Cross Hands

Water from Prince’s Gate, Pembrokeshire

Welsh cakes from Tan y Castell, Pembrokeshire

Removals and storage help from Fox Removals, Cwmbran

CCTV from Advanced Satellite Systems­, Newport

Laundry services from Afonwen, Cardiff

Concierge minibus fleet from Euro Commercials, Cardiff

Printing services from Uprise Print, Cardiff

Printers and photocopiers from Danwood Wales, Cardiff

Mechanical services from CMB Engineering, Cardiff

Additional kitchen equipment from John’s Electrics, Newport

Waste services from GD Environmental, Newport

Celtic Manor Resort chief operating officer Ian Edwards said: “We try to source local produce and services where possible and we are delighted that they contribute to an authentic Welsh welcome that we are able to offer our guests here at Celtic Manor.

“Our staff and suppliers are proud to be contributing to the staging of the NATO Summit when a global spotlight will once again be focused on South Wales.”