Swansea media talent - a business Bible

It's always good to see trades unions taking genuinely useful action to help their members across Swansea and South Wales.
And this is a little big-up for Bectu. In longhand, that's the Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union.
Their publication pictured here is an invaluable resource to help business in tracking down their ideal Bectu member - and to help those members find work.
Crewfinder Cymru 2010 highlights so much that's good about collective action that it's hard to know where to start. It's 208 pages thick and full of great contacts.
How about searching for a perfect filming location for a new company video? Well, this book carries a wonderful location guide. In Swansea Bay it details places such as the National Waterfront Museum (filming, interviews, live broadcasts).
On the early pages there's lots of evidence of Swansea Bay excellence. Penclawdd's Kathy Nettleship is listed as a line producer with 12 years' experience, Port Talbot's Clive Harpwood is a producer/director with almost three decades in the business and Gwaun cae Gurwen's Mike Harrison is listed as a director of photography.
The creative industry's big news for Wales and this rams home that message. Business would do well to look very close to home when considering new publicity strategies - you'll go a long way to match Welsh talent.
Incidentally, Crewfinder Cymru 2010 will be one of my Bibles this year. I thank a loyal member of the NUJ (National Union of Journalists) for hunting it down. The NUJ and Bectu, by the way, are key partners in Cult Cymru, a dynamic training initiative for creatives. It's a lively and positive example of unions working together.