Working in Cardiff

Cardiff’s rich culture has a diverse range of influences, from the Romans and Normans of antiquity through to the industrial revolution and the coal industry - which transformed Cardiff from a small town into a thriving, international city.  More recently, Cardiff has been chosen as one of 13 favourites worldwide in the Frommer’s Guide list of top destinations for 2008. The city is described as "a city transformed" that has "reinvented itself and is now a thriving cosmopolitan centre with an ancient Welsh heart".

Cardiff Bay is now a thriving waterside development, and the construction of the Millennium Stadium in the city centre helped transformed Cardiff into a true European capital city. The stadium is arguably the best in Britain and was built for the 1999 Rugby World Cup.  In 2005 Cardiff celebrated its centenary as a city and 50 years as capital of Wales (and enjoyed a year-long calendar of events, festivals and parties which marked the double anniversary). It is generally viewed as a stylish town that has gained in confidence since the recent establishment of the Welsh Assembly (devolved power for Wales). It also has the best shopping in Wales and the National Museum and Gallery is one of the jewels in Cardiff’s crown.

Cardiff Castle stands impressively in the heart of the city and is now a popular tourist attraction (the Roman's first established a fort at this site in AD55 and it is from here that Cardiff has evolved). It sits in the expansive grounds of Bute Park and the castle has hosted a number of rock concerts and performances and has the capacity to accommodate over 10,000 people. Fusion Workshop's offices are only a few hundred yards from the Castle, the Stadium and city centre parks.

More information can be obtained on Cardiff and the surrounding South Wales areas on sites such as:

http://www.visitcardiff.com/
http://www.aboutbritain.com/
http://www.keytothecity.co.uk/