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Reasons Behind the Growth of Solar Panel Installations in the UK and Ireland

In recent years, solar energy has emerged as a major contributor to the renewable energy mix in both the United Kingdom and Ireland. Once considered niche or overly dependent on subsidies, solar photovoltaic (PV) systems are now becoming mainstream. A combination of technological, economic, environmental, and political factors has driven this significant rise in installations across residential, commercial, and agricultural sectors.

This guide explores the key reasons behind the growing adoption of solar panels in the UK and Ireland and why this trend is expected to continue...

Simon Wells

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Fix Auto Newton Abbot opens for business

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 06/03/2021 - 11:38pm

Three months after revealing plans to expand and develop a secondary site, Fix Auto Mid Devon owner Louise Woolacott and her daughters Erika and Alena opened the doors to Fix Auto Newton Abbot on 1st June.

The 6,000sq ft state-of-the-art repair centre has been designed and developed to complement their existing site and further cement the network’s position in the South West. When volumes allow, the new venue will have the capacity to repair more than 25 vehicles a week.

In order to maximise the workspace and ensure enough area for 18 work bays, they have installed two...

How to reply to Google Play reviews

Feedback management affects the number of users excited about your app. Many of your potential customers scroll through Google Play ratings before hitting the download button as reviews show whether the app solves their problem and if it works well. Follow our tips to manage feedback wisely and improve the image of your company.

Replying to comments is absolutely essential. Respond to Google Play reviews using the most detailed strategy on https://appfollow.io/blog/how-to-respond-to-google-play-reviews , and your download count will soar. Here are the basics.

Why it matters...

COVID Vaccines and Market Implications

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Thu, 06/03/2021 - 6:41am

Life will return to the “old normal” once the COVID - 19 vaccination is available. That does not, however, imply that it will be beneficial to the markets. The first cases of covid 19 were detected in Wuhan, China , almost a year ago. We saw an unimaginable global shutdown as a result of the virus in Q2, followed by a record-breaking come back to growth in Q3 as the summer month approached. The second and third waves emerged in Q4. The finding of phase 3 vaccine trials began to trickle in November and by the end of the year, frontline workers and those in greatest need had already...

Do online polls provide the same answers as telephone surveys?

Authored by Val Watson
Posted: Wed, 06/02/2021 - 4:50pm

There is no doubt that surveys can affect the result of a local or national election. It influences us, in different ways, according to our personality and beliefs. It may be the factor that will make us vote, or stay at home, if we feel our vote will count. But now that surveys are moving online, does it make a difference? It would seem so, according to two American universities, which have just switched from phone surveys to online polling.

Costs matter

There are a few reasons why online surveys are getting the upper-hand on traditional ones. The first one is the price...

Stagecoach South West announces appointment of new operations director

Stagecoach appoints new Operations Director to manage SW bus routes

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 06/02/2021 - 12:50pm

Stagecoach South West has announced the appointment of new operations director, Katie Wagstaff to join their senior management team.

Katie began her career as a graduate trainee at Stagecoach South in 2014 and has since worked in various management roles within the Stagecoach London business and was previously Operations Manager for Basingstoke. She will be responsible for the South West operations which includes 917 drivers and 348 buses and coaches spanning over 111 routes and over 16 million miles a year. She replaces Paul Clark, who left at the end of May 2021 to take a new...

Devon company breaks into Chinese market with sustainable coffee pods

Devon company breaks into Chinese market with sustainable coffee pods

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 05/31/2021 - 9:10pm

A Devon-based, award-winning coffee pod producer is breaking into the Chinese market with its eco-friendly, compostable coffee capsules made from wood and bark.

Blue Goose’s coffee pods are now selling in China online through the Great British Food Store on the country’s largest social media platform, WeChat.

The Great British Food Store just set up by Business West, one of the UK’s largest Chambers of Commerce, is already selling 20 UK food and drink brands on WeChat which has a user base of 1.2 billion.

Lex Thornley, co-founder of Blue Goose, based in Exeter...

Approaches to adopt to design a successful mobile app

Authored by Liv Butler
Posted: Mon, 05/31/2021 - 7:18am

In essence, web application architecture is responsible for ensuring smooth communication and interaction between databases, servers, and applications in a certain system.

As you may know, the operation of web applications is impossible in the absence of any of the two basic components: client side (frontend) and server side (backend). The former is essentially the code visible to app users, whereas the latter is the code running on a server and used for communicating with hardware.

If you require more information about mobile app development or want a more professional...

Amazon Everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 05/30/2021 - 1:08am

An Exeter woman has been announced as a finalist at the 2021 Amazon everywoman in Transport and Logistics Awards .

After the Covid-19 crisis threw the critical role of transport and logistics into the spotlight as never before, Mel Peirson is one of 66 finalists, and therefore one of the most outstanding individuals working in the industry today.

Mel, who is Service Delivery Leader at Royal Mail in Exeter, has been announced as a finalist for The Supply Chain Award - Leader, which is awarded to a woman who is innovating and excelling in their role within the supply chain...

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Free business ‘finishing school ’ programme for Devon start-ups

New Fully Funded 6 Week Program for Start-ups that are Ready to Launch

Register this weekend to start next week! https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/take-the-leap-tickets-154509840091

Take the Leap is a fully funded six-week training programme from independent charity Devon Communities Together, that is designed to assist aspiring entrepreneurs who already have a fully formed business concept that they are preparing to launch.

The programme will guide participants through the practicalities and technicalities of how to build a business model around their idea and...

Blockchain is changing the face of business and it can be done for free

Think about where your business spends most of its money. Administration? Payroll? Data storage? Now imagine one system that could unite all of them, for virtually no money.

Sounds almost too good to be true, doesn’t it? But that’s really the beauty of blockchain and its associated technologies. Something that the likes of Satoshi Nakamoto and Vitalik Buterin know well. As both the creators of Bitcoin and disruptive platform Ethereum respectively, were able to build an entire financial ecosystem from little more than clever mathematics and computing skills.

A casual...

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