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Flight Case Solutions for Professional Equipment: What Buyers Need to Know

Exeter and the wider Devon region continue to grow as significant hubs for technical innovation, live entertainment, and high-end manufacturing. For operations managers and production professionals across the South West, the logistical challenge of moving sensitive equipment remains a top priority. Whether it is audio-visual gear for a festival at Powderham Castle or delicate laboratory instruments for the Science Park, ensuring items arrive in perfect working order is essential for maintaining business continuity.

Many procurement buyers often ask how to balance weight with...

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How to Improve Your Work from Home Conditions

If remote workers were an exotic HR phenomenon in the previous years, COVID-19 has made it part and parcel of almost all modern offices. However, the freedom that your company grants you comes with additional responsibility. Remote working has tons of advantages for employees, like more significant levels of performance and work-life balance. Team members, team leaders, and managers all need to work together to make work from home successful. However, it is a risky but potentially beneficial proposition. It needs to be executed with proper care and in the right manner. The following tips...

RapidReg - The Simple Solution to Registration

Devon events entrepreneur pivots to help others bounce back

Covid-19 hit them hard but innovation and determination opened a new door

Today, Exeter based entrepreneur Chris Collins and the team launched their brand new software product, RapidReg , to help businesses in almost any industry manage their registrations, bookings, location sign-ins and more in a simple, efficient and Covid-safe environment.

Co-owner of South West Photo Booths and Founder of BoothBook , Chris’s event businesses has been affected significantly by the pandemic and he isn’t prepared to ‘wait and see what happens’. Something had to change somewhere to support his...

South West recycling firm invests over £450K in new vehicles as business booms

Following a surge in demand for its services, DCW, a leading independent commercial waste management firm, has invested £456,000 in three new state-of-the-art, environmentally efficient vehicles.

Two of the vehicles are Euro 6 Scania mobile compaction trucks, the lowest emission vehicles available, and are fitted with CCTV as well a cyclist protection and the very latest bin weighing technology. The third, a Mercedes 32 tonne hook-lift truck, is also a low emission vehicle and supports DCW’s growing skip operation.

DCW will add the new high specification vehicles to its...

Exeter School alumni to sell start-up to Nestle

Nestle has agreed to acquire a majority stake in a company co-founded by Exeter School alumni.

The Mindful Chef, created by Giles Humphries, Myles Hopper and Rob Grieg-Gran, is a B Corp certified healthy recipe box and prepared frozen meals company.

Nestlé has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Mindful Chef with Exeter School alumnus, Harry Trick, acting for Mindful Chef and certain stakeholders on behalf of Michelmores.

Friends since they were at Exeter School, Giles, Myles and Rob founded the company in 2015 and, along with CEO, Tim Lee, will continue to...

Ultrafast fibre for Winslade Park

Burrington Estates has teamed up with South West broadband network specialist Jurassic Fibre to provide what is thought to be the first 10gbps connectivity for a business park in the region.

Jurassic Fibre is busy installing the infrastructure for the ultrafast fibre broadband ensuring the service will be ready for businesses moving into Winslade Manor in early 2021.

This 10gbps service means that businesses will benefit from hugely improved efficiency for day-to-day tasks and processes.

Mark Edworthy, Group Managing Director at Burrington Estates, says “...

Mistakes to Avoid When Designing Your Office

Are you a business owner about to design a space to launch your work to the world? Are you relocating from a previous space and looking to create the perfect office for yourself and your employees? Whichever it is, we know how difficult it can be to balance owning a business as well as working on designing an office space that is both professional and comfortable. That’s why it’s easy to miss some essential points or neglect important aspects of the process. However, with something on this scale, there is no room for error because it’ll mean more time and money spent from your end. Here...

Customer retention: The key to more sales and revenue

Melbourne is one of the fastest developing cities of Australia and having a thriving digital solution company allows you to make a fortune. And if you wish to see your company thrive in the market, then acquiring great digital marketing in Melbourne should be on your priority list.

Most marketing strategies are dedicated toward attracting and converting potential clients into customers. A steadyinflux of new customers is the main reason for the growth and profitability of a business indeed and this is why a lot of companies spend most of their marketing budgets on generating new...

How to Take Your Business away from the Kitchen Table

Every business begins somewhere, and for many, theirs started in the comfort of their own home. While working from the kitchen with piles of orders littering your space starts as a novelty, eventually the excitement wears off and it’s time to embrace growth. The idea of expanding can be daunting, but it’s a necessary step for any business, and it comes from passion, commitment, and patience.

Constant Research

Starting a business takes a whole load of research, but it doesn’t end there. If you’re planning on expanding, then you should first research everything to do with...

The entrepreneurial South West based team behind KickstartGo

Entrepreneurial trio launch streamlined platform to make it easy for businesses in Exeter to create Kickstart jobs

A team of three digital marketing and tech experts based in the South West have launched what they believe is the most user-friendly and comprehensive platform to enable smaller businesses to apply to the government’s recently launched Kickstart Scheme.

They have been confirmed as an official gateway provider and they are hoping that it might make it easier for the thousands of SMEs in Exeter and across the South West to benefit from.

KickstartGo has just one simple form that businesses need to complete if they want to make an application for a job placement. As soon as...

Rising Stars of Civil Engineering named by CECA South West

Three rising stars in civil engineering have received prestigious Young Achiever awards from the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) South West.

Peter Boden, who lives in Exeter , was named the south west’s most promising trainee civil engineer; Aiden Shipp, from Paignton , the most promising trainee quantity surveyor; and Sam Beer, from Exeter , the most promising apprentice. They were recognised for their success at a pre-lockdown COVID-secure event sponsored by BAM Nuttall.

Peter , aged 26, who works for Dyer and Butler in Exeter, received the accolade...

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Flight Case Solutions for Professional Equipment: What Buyers Need to Know

How to Improve Your Work from Home Conditions

Devon events entrepreneur pivots to help others bounce back

South West recycling firm invests over £450K in new vehicles as business booms

Exeter School alumni to sell start-up to Nestle

Ultrafast fibre for Winslade Park

Mistakes to Avoid When Designing Your Office

Customer retention: The key to more sales and revenue

How to Take Your Business away from the Kitchen Table

Entrepreneurial trio launch streamlined platform to make it easy for businesses in Exeter to create Kickstart jobs

Rising Stars of Civil Engineering named by CECA South West

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