Key Points
- In 2026, a communication and Welsh consultancy company called Ateb will be celebrating their 10 years.
- Ateb is a company formed in 2016 by Rhys Evans and Llinos Iorwerth.
- The firm started off as a start-up business of two people and has since evolved into a consultancy firm that operates throughout Wales and the UK.
- They offer consultancy services for Welsh language and strategic communication to businesses and organisations.
- Ateb operates from the M-SParc, Gaerwen, Anglesey and claims to be a bilingual communications specialist company.
- The areas covered by their services include Welsh Language Standards, language strategies, bilingual campaigns, media relations, public relations, and stakeholder communications.
- This information was published by Herald Wales on 4 November 2026.
Wales (Wales Times) November 04, 2026 — North Wales Welsh language and communications consultancy Ateb is celebrating its tenth anniversary after growing from a two-person start-up into a business serving clients across Wales and the wider United Kingdom. As reported by Herald Wales, the company was founded in 2016 by Rhys Evans and Llinos Iorwerth, who identified a gap in the support available to organisations requiring Welsh language and bilingual communications expertise.
What does Ateb do?
Ateb describes itself as a specialist consultancy offering strategic communications and expert Welsh language support to organisations and businesses. According to the company’s website, its services include guidance on Welsh language matters, regulatory support, Welsh Language Standards, and the development of sustainable language strategies.
The business also provides communications support, including strategic campaigns, public relations, media relations, press releases and journalist engagement in both Welsh and English. Ateb states that bilingual communication is central to its work, with services designed to help organisations create content and campaigns that operate effectively in both languages.
How has the business grown?
Ateb began in 2016 as a two-person business founded by Mr Evans and Ms Iorwerth. Ten years later, Herald Wales reports that it has become a consultancy operating across Wales and the UK.
The company’s public profile describes it as a communications agency specialising in public relations, Welsh language strategies and policies. Its LinkedIn listing records its founding year as 2016 and places its operations in Gaerwen, Wales.
Ateb says it works with clients across the UK while combining the personal approach of a small team with the capacity to deliver communications and language-support projects.
Where is Ateb based?
The consultancy is based at M-SParc, the Menai Science Park in Gaerwen, Anglesey. Its published contact details list the address as M-SParc, Gaerwen, LL60 6AG.
The company’s location places it within North Wales’ growing science and enterprise environment. Business News Wales has also reported on recent investment plans for M-SParc, including a £2.5 million expansion proposal.
Why is the anniversary significant?
The tenth anniversary marks a decade since Ateb’s establishment and highlights the development of a North Wales business built around Welsh language expertise and bilingual communications. Herald Wales reported that the company started with two people and has since expanded its reach beyond Wales.
Ateb’s name means “answer” in Welsh, according to the company’s own about page. It positions this as reflecting its role in providing answers to organisations seeking support with Welsh language commitments and communication campaigns.
What services support its growth?
Ateb’s website sets out a range of services for public sector, third sector and business clients. These include reviewing current Welsh language provision, developing strategies and policies, providing bilingual communications capacity, delivering Welsh language awareness briefings, and supporting tender responses and service planning.
For communications clients, the company offers strategic communications and campaigns, reputation management, media relations, press release preparation and journalist engagement. It says its approach is intended to ensure audiences understand and engage with messages in Welsh and English.
The company also publicises client relationships, including work with the North Wales Regional Skills Partnership and National Museum Wales. One published client testimonial, attributed to Rees Brown of the North Wales Skills Portal, said Ateb’s guidance helped the organisation work with stakeholders and improve the visibility of its platform.
What has been reported about the milestone?
Herald Wales reported the anniversary under the headline “North Wales consultancy Ateb marks decade of UK-wide growth.” The report described Ateb as a Welsh language and communications business that launched as a two-person start-up and is now celebrating its 10th anniversary.
Business News Wales also listed the story on 3 November 2026 under the title “Ateb Marks Decade of UK-wide Growth.”
The available reporting confirms the company’s founding year, founders, initial size, anniversary and UK-wide operation. Further financial, staffing or client-number details were not included in the accessible reporting and therefore cannot be independently confirmed.
Background of the development
Ateb was established in 2016 by Rhys Evans and Llinos Iorwerth. The company’s creation came at a time when organisations in Wales continued to face requirements and expectations around Welsh language provision, particularly following the Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011, which introduced Welsh Language Standards giving people in Wales legal rights to receive some public services through the medium of Welsh.
Ateb’s service model reflects that policy and communications environment. It offers support to public sector bodies on Welsh Language Standards, while also working with third-sector organisations and businesses on practical language strategies, bilingual communications and tender-related support.
The company’s base at M-SParc in Gaerwen links it to Anglesey’s enterprise and innovation community. Its growth from a two-person start-up to a UK-wide consultancy reflects the broader demand for organisations to communicate bilingually and meet Welsh language obligations.
Prediction: What could this mean for Welsh businesses?
For Welsh businesses, public bodies and third-sector organisations, Ateb’s decade of growth suggests continued demand for practical bilingual communications and Welsh language compliance support. Organisations that operate in Wales, bid for public-sector contracts or serve Welsh-speaking communities may increasingly need clear strategies for Welsh Language Standards, bilingual content and stakeholder engagement.
For small Welsh-language businesses, the milestone may reinforce the potential for specialist local expertise to expand beyond a regional market. Ateb’s reported move from a two-person start-up to UK-wide work indicates that Welsh language and bilingual communications services can have relevance for organisations based outside Wales as well as within it.
For North Wales, the development adds to the profile of M-SParc as a base for professional services and innovation-led businesses. If demand for bilingual communications continues, Anglesey-based consultancies such as Ateb may benefit from opportunities among public bodies, charities, cultural institutions and companies seeking to strengthen their Welsh language provision.
