Jobs in Cardiff
submitted: May 3rd 2009 |
by: Sarah Maple |
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Word Count: 443 |
Cardiff is the capital and largest city in Wales covering over 54 square miles and boasting over 320,000 inhabitants. In the past, the coal industry is considered that which truly established the city. In the 1700s, in an effort to make the transport of coal more efficient, the Glamorganshire Canal was built leading to the later establishment of Cardiff's docks, and by the 1900s the city was the planet's most important coal port. Today however, if you are looking for jobs in Cardiff, there are several other industries that are vying for employees in the city.
Cardiff is considered one of the best cities for shopping in the UK due to its unprecedented number of shopping arcades (soon to total 12) and its significant city centre. As a consequence, the retail sector is a big supplier of jobs to its inhabitants and the surrounding area. Major chain stores such as Topshop, Gap and Primark, dominate Queen Street - whilst such institutions as Howells (Wales's oldest and largest department store) and Spillers Records (the world's oldest record shop) have been drawing trade since 1856 and 1894 respectively.
Celsa Steelworks at Cardiff Bay is one of the continuing ties to the industries of the past. A manufacturer of bars and wires, today Celsa employs over 450 staff (not including sub-contractors) in Cardiff and produces 900,000 tonnes of steel product every year. The Celsa Group have had a major part to play in the construction of some of the most important structures in recent years, including the Oresund Bridge in Denmark, and the Millau Viaduct in France.
Cardiff is also the centre of Media in Wales, and the second most important location for media in the UK after London. Papers such as The South Wales Echo, Western Mail, Metro, and Capital Times are all published in the city. For television, the BBC and ITV both have their Welsh bases in Cardiff at Llandaff and Culverhouse Cross - whilst the Welsh speaking channel S4C is also based out of Llanishen. Cardiff University is also home to the Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies.
In recent years, Cardiff has also established itself as something of a tourist destination as a result of its industrial heritage and retail significance. Alongside these pull-factors, the city is home to numerous attractions catering for the thousands of visitors, and supplying many jobs in the process. The two biggest places of interest, St Fagans National History Museum and the Wales Millennium Centre both received in excess of half a million visitors each in 2007.
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Sarah Maple writing about Jobs in Cardiff and the state of jobs.
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