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Exeter’s New Critical Minerals Centre is Blazing a Path for Modern Mining

The £5.6 million Critical Minerals Challenge Centre is showing how dramatically the mining industry is evolving. Rather than just focusing on extraction alone, the mining industry has evolved to focus on being more sustainable, while using advanced technology and environmental protection to ease the country into Net Zero territory.

Public Awareness has helped a Lot

Public awareness of the risks regarding mining has helped a lot in speeding up research and investment. Movies like The 33 have brought global attention to the dangers miners face and reflect the real-life story of the...

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80,000 South West employers benefit from Employment Allowance

New data released today reveals how over 850,000 UK employers are benefitting from the Employment Allowance, with 80,000 businesses benefitting in the South West.

The Employment Allowance is a reduction in National Insurance Contributions (NICs) that an employer pays on their employees, and is worth up to £2,000 for eligible businesses and charities.

Within the first six months of its launch 80,000 employers across the region had benefitted from the Employment Allowance. This number is expected to increase throughout the remainder of the tax year.

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MP visits Wifi SPARK's new Exeter HQ

Local MP for Exeter, Ben Bradshaw, recently took time out of his busy schedule to visit the new Exeter HQ of WiFi SPARK – an entrepreneurial business that specialises in managed wireless solutions – to discover its secret to success.

Following the official office opening, presided over by Lord Mayor Councillor Percy Prowse on Friday 17th October 2014, the WiFi SPARK team was keen to extend an invitation to Ben Bradshaw MP to visit their new hub in the heart of Exeter.

The new offices at Matford Business Park provide the WiFi SPARK team with a dedicated base from which to...

Three promotions at Everys Solicitors

Everys Solicitors has recently promoted three of the firm’s legal experts.

Kevin James has been promoted to partner while Jo Knight and Margaret Broom are now associates.

Mr James, who works out of Everys’ head office in Southernhay Gardens, Exeter, specialises in commercial law using his experience of dealing with a range of commercial property transactions including land acquisition, development and disposal. He regularly advises on associated matters relating to planning and environmental issues. His client base spans the region from Exeter to Cornwall, including...

Exeter law firm increases rankings

A leading Exeter law firm has increased its rankings in independent guide to the legal profession Chambers 2015, with several teams and individual lawyers achieving Band 1 status. Stephens Scown LLP increased its ranking for its commercial property team to Band 1 for the Exeter area. Jonathan Hoggett, the team’s head and commercial property partner Michael Northcott both saw their individual rankings increase to Band 2 this year. This success follows the firm recently being named Property Law Firm of the Year at the South West Property Awards. The firm’s family law team, which is widely...

Businesses warned of congestion threat

Over 100 business leaders attended the launch of the new Park & Change initiative at the October Chamber lunch which was held at the Mercure Southgate Hotel.

The new initiative, targeted at cutting congestion in the city, was launched at the Exeter Chamber’s monthly lunch. The aim is to enable the Chamber, along with Devon County Council and the Chamber subgroup, ESBN (Exeter Sustainable Business Network), to work with local organisations, building greater awareness for the scheme from environmentally conscious companies. Companies on the fringes of the city are asked to allow...

WiFi SPARK’s success in the healthcare sector

There are many contributing factors to the patient experience when receiving care at NHS hospitals and WiFi is one such provision that has an increasingly important part to play.

From helping patients to remain connected to the outside world during extended periods of care to providing hospitals with a unique, scalable and customisable platform from which to communicate, WiFi services are making a vital, and highly valued, contribution to hospital wards across the country.

With hundreds of NHS locations serviced nationwide, Exeter based WiFi SPARK is a specialist provider...

Exeter success story continues

The UK’s leading equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube, is launching its first high-impact advertising campaign to further boost its growing investor community, which reached the 100,000 mark last week.

The advertising campaign, created by ad agency, Chapter, will see Crowdcube take over Bank Tube Station, along with 100 branded taxis throughout the capital.

Crowdcube’s forecasts suggest that by the end of 2014 it will have attracted more than 50,000 investors to its platform, a 50% increase in just 12 months. The business expects to add another 50,000+ in 2015, therefore...

Win flights from Exeter to London City

There’s now even more reason to come to Sandy Park’s b2b@SandyPark exhibition, as you could be in with a chance of winning flights from Exeter to London City airport.

B2b@SandyPark, which takes place on Wednesday, 5 November, is Sandy Park’s flagship business exhibition with over 30 exhibitors.

Flybe, who will be exhibiting at the event, have teamed up with Sandy Park to offer 10 pairs of tickets for flights on the London City route, which was only introduced to Exeter Airport on October 27th.

To enter the competition, visit Flybe’s exhibition stand at b2b@SandyPark...

Last places remain at Employment Law conference

With just two weeks to go, limited places are still available for the annual Michelmores Employment Law Conference − aimed at businesses and organisations looking to keep up-to-date with the very latest changes in employment legislation.

The conference, which takes place on 13 November 2014 at Sandy Park Conference Centre, draws a wide range of delegates from across the South West, including employers, HR professionals and directors from the public, private, education and charitable sectors.

Topics under discussion will include holiday entitlement and calculations, and...

Haldon Gold Cup attracts smart technology sponsor

Exeter Racecourse has announced that VIX Technology is the new sponsor of the Haldon Gold Cup, the racecourse’s richest race which takes place on Tuesday, November 4.

VIX Technology is an international provider of business critical payment systems, services and analytics. They are at the forefront of emerging smart and contactless pay technology and specialise in improving user experiences. They handle billions of transactions a year and touch the lives of passengers and communities in over 200 cities and regions around the world.

Bryan Simms, Managing Director VIX UK, said...

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Exeter’s New Critical Minerals Centre is Blazing a Path for Modern Mining

80,000 South West employers benefit from Employment Allowance

MP visits Wifi SPARK's new Exeter HQ

Three promotions at Everys Solicitors

Exeter law firm increases rankings

Businesses warned of congestion threat

WiFi SPARK’s success in the healthcare sector

Exeter success story continues

Win flights from Exeter to London City

Last places remain at Employment Law conference

Haldon Gold Cup attracts smart technology sponsor

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