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Why Ground Penetrating Radars are Important for Modern Construction in the UK and Ireland

The construction industry across the UK and Ireland has witnessed remarkable technological advancement over the past two decades, with ground penetrating radar (GPR) emerging as one of the most valuable tools in the modern builder's arsenal. As urban environments become increasingly complex and regulations more stringent, the ability to accurately survey what lies beneath the surface has transformed from a luxury into an absolute necessity. This non-destructive technology has revolutionised how construction professionals approach site investigation, risk management, and project planning,...

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Amazon Everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards

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...

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

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

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...

Best WordPress hosting services in Pakistan

Over 30% of the active websites on the internet are built on WordPress, making it the most suitable and effective platform for building your websites. Choosing the right WordPress hosting for your website in Pakistan may be the most important decision for a number of reasons. If you are a beginner and do not have much idea of what to go for, we have eased your problem by providing you with some of the best WordPress hosting sites in this article. All of them will have their benefits and drawbacks depending on what you expect for your site. It is a new blog or the front end of your...

Photography advice for beginners

Photography is something that most people get into because they are passionate about. However, they then reach the stage whereby they want to turn it into something more than a hobby. Does this sound familiar? After all, there is nothing better than earning your income doing something that you love. With that being said, read on to discover more about some of the different ways to get started in the world of photography if you are a beginner.

Do freelance photography for newspapers or magazines

The first option you should consider is contacting your local newspapers and magazines...

Bluegrass Group award win – Best Community IT Provider South West England

Managed Service Provider and South West based IT Experts Bluegrass Group are delighted to announce that they have won Best Community IT Provider South West England in the 2021 UK Enterprise Awards run by SME News.

David Thomas Joint MD comments “2020 was not the year that any of us expected. One of the toughest most businesses have ever experienced in fact. Which is why winning this award means even more to us.

"The Exeter and South West community is our home, it’s incredibly important to us and throughout the pandemic we were determined to support businesses within the...

Don’t let an employment background check kill your dream job

Have you ever let an opening for your dream job pass you by because you dread the employment background check? It is an all too common a story among young graduates looking for their first job, mid-level professionals aiming to fast-track their way up the corporate ladder or switch between two when stuck, and people with criminal histories seeking to return to work.

This fear is not entirely baseless as there are estimates that every three out of four businesses perform screenings on all potential employees, the scope of which may be as broad as their work and credit histories,...

Investors back Exeter artificial intelligence start-up aiming to save insurance sector over £500m a year

A new South West business using artificial intelligence to accurately assess risk in the commercial property insurance sector has raised close to £1 million as it launches in the UK and USA.

Founded by entrepreneur and innovator Anthony Peake, Exeter-based Intelligent AI has been backed by investors and the Government through funding from Innovate UK.

The company has developed an online Intelligent Risk platform using 300 real-time data sources ranging from weather and flood risks to crime rates and fire service response times. It could help to save the sector over £500m...

New Study Reveals The Astonishing Cost That Businesses Face When Dealing With Air Leakages

Ventilation is essential in a business environment but, air leakage occurs when conditioned air flows irregularly into and out of a structure through cracks and holes are external unpermitted air that infiltrates a building or environment through cracks, holes, or any other structural damage.

Just as the impacts and explanations have been complex so far, so is the cost of solving such problems. Manufacturing plants lose up to 20%-40% of generated air to air leaks (the larger the building, the higher the percentage of air loss).

What is an air leakage?

The unintended or...

Faster block chains with cheap transactions will revolutionise the crypto world

The importance of blockchain technology is becoming more apparent to people in mainstream society. There is a unique feeling that we are standing at the threshold just before the next great industrial revolution. Interest in cryptocurrency has soared this year , the market doubling since January and exploding through $2 trillion in April 2021. While more meteoric rises lay ahead, so does uncertainty.

Even though cryptocurrencies are used on a daily basis around the world, many say that they are too inconvenient to be used as means of payment. Transaction speed is very significant...

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Why Ground Penetrating Radars are Important for Modern Construction in the UK and Ireland

Amazon Everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards

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

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

Best WordPress hosting services in Pakistan

Photography advice for beginners

Bluegrass Group award win – Best Community IT Provider South West England

Don’t let an employment background check kill your dream job

Investors back Exeter artificial intelligence start-up aiming to save insurance sector over £500m a year

New Study Reveals The Astonishing Cost That Businesses Face When Dealing With Air Leakages

Faster block chains with cheap transactions will revolutionise the crypto world

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