FASTER broadband speeds have taken a drone company to new heights.

An award winning creative designer near Pwllheli who combines drone videography and 3D visualisation is seeing his business thrive thanks to superfast broadband.

Leader of the house with responsibility for digital, Julie James, visited ‘aspiring entrepreneur’ Jim Ellis who co-runs When it Rains Creative, based at Llwyndyrus Farm, to see how accessing superfast speeds had made a real difference.

The farm has been enabled to access superfast broadband under the Superfast Cymru programme and is benefiting from Fibre-to-the-premises technology.

This means the property has access to Ultrafast speeds of up to 330Mbps which is also enabling the farm to market holiday cottages ‘Llwyndyrus Farm Spa’ and efficiently deal with bookings.

When it Rains Creative offers videography, photography and 3D visualisation services and a faster connection is playing a vital role in the business’ future ambitions.

Jim Ellis recently won the Dr Emrys Award at the Royal Welsh Show for Embracing Innovation and Communications Skills.

The award is for a person under 35 years of age, who lives and works in Wales and has contributed in an exceptional way to embracing innovation and skills.

Following the visit, Ms James said: “I’ve been very pleased to visit Llwyndyrus Farm, where the benefits of a superfast broadband connection are being realised.

“It’s been great to hear how Jim has been using faster connection speeds as part of When it Rains Creative. His passion for using technology to achieve his goals is evidently clear and I’m very pleased Superfast Cymru has delivered for him and the business."

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