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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...

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Exeter Uni launches new programme to power high-growth UK companies

The University of Exeter, as part of the SETsquared Partnership, today launched a programme to enable some of the UK’s best tech scale-up companies become the sector giants of tomorrow.

It is expected to generate over £25bn for the economy by 2030, create an additional 30,000 high-skilled jobs in the tech sector, and help improve Britain’s poor investment record in research and development. SETsquared is the Global No. 1 business incubator and since it started it has helped over 3,500 businesses who have gone on to create over 20,000 jobs and raise £1.5bn in investment. This is...

Footballers score league place with builder's cash

An all abilities football team looking to keep its place in the league has scored new kit with a £1,000 donation.

Persimmon Homes South West has made the donation to Barnstaple Abilities Football Club through its hugely successful Community Champions campaign and it means they will be allowed to keep their place in Devon Ability Court Football League.

Maggie Birchmore, for the club, said: “We are the only disabled football club in the south west and have 55 players aged from six up. We cater for all disabilities and train every week ahead of our monthly match days once a...

Plans announced to expand successful Work Hubs for growing businesses

Devon County Council is announcing the next phase of expansion to a network of business work spaces, which is helping to boost the county’s productivity.

Around 20 per cent of Devon workers are working from home, some of them small businesses that started from spare rooms and kitchen tables, and many are looking to move into larger office accommodation.

Work hubs are the answer, providing flexible term office space, equipped with facilities that modern businesses need. And Devon County Council wants there to be more of them.

Those in Totnes, Tavistock and Barnstaple...

South West Water’s customer service recognised with national accreditation

South West Water’s customer service team has been awarded a prestigious accreditation from The Institute of Customer Service.

The nationally recognised ServiceMark accreditation was officially presented to South West Water’s Customer Service Director Jo Ecroyd and Managing Director Stephen Bird at South West Water's headquarters in Exeter by The Institute of Customer Service on Wednesday (9 May).

ServiceMark is a national standard recognising an organisation's achievement in customer service, and its commitment to upholding those standards.

Between September and...

Exeter’s Really Big Quiz raises record amount for charity

Exeter’s 15th annual Really Big Quiz, organised by chartered accountancy firm Simpkins Edwards and held at the Corn Exchange, has raised an all-time record amount for the Lord Mayor of Exeter’s charity of the year. Beating the previous record of £8,141 set in 2015, the event, which is one of the highlights of the Devon business calendar, raised £9,174 for Age UK Exeter.

The quiz, which took place on 9 May, saw a packed hall of 73 teams fight it out for the title of Exeter’s brainiest eggheads. Simpkins Edwards’ very own John Humphrys and Jeremy Paxman - partners Adrian Hemmings and...

Exeter entrepreneur founds bespoke surfboard company

Duncan Lyster, a fourth year physics student at the University of Exeter, UK, has founded his own hand-crafted, wooden surfboard company.

With help from Think Try Do, a University initiative that helps undergraduates make the connections to found their own start-ups, Duncan Lyster has founded Lyster Surfcraft, creating lightweight wooden surfboards that perform as well as their polyurethane equivalents.

“My dad is a cabinet maker, so while that is a bit different from surfboards, his carpentry skills were a great help when making the first board in my first year of...

TBC Training celebrates UK Enterprise Business Award

TBC Training, a thriving Exeter based company, are celebrating winning the ‘Best for Business Training Courses in South England’ by the 2018 UK Enterprise Awards, hosted by SME News.

The prestigious title was awarded to company founder, Teresa Bulford-Cooper, who trained in London and America with Paul McKenna and Doctor Richard Bandler, the Co-Founder* of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP).

With extensive NLP experience and knowledge, ambitious vision and an engaging approach, the former Harley Street Coach, provides a range of effective, bespoke coaching and leadership...

Flybe engineers on top of the world with Florida success

A six-strong team of talented engineers employed by Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, has returned home to Exeter from the US, triumphant having retained a top award won last year, and placing third overall in the International Team category out of the largest ever field taking part in the annual 2018 Aviation Maintenance Competition in Florida. The prestigious event that took place between 9-11th April, is regarded as the ‘MRO Olympics’ (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul), incorporating both practical and theoretical tasks set to test skill and highlight technical prowess in...

Two partner promotions at Michelmores and a new managing partner

Michelmores has announced the promotions of Paul Beanland, Senior Associate in the Real Estate team, and Tom Stenner-Evans, Senior Associate in the Employment team, who have both been made partner at the firm.

Paul joined Michelmores in March 2015 and relocated to Bristol in October 2017. He now works between its Bristol and London offices and acts for a broad range of clients, including institutional funds, developers, private investors and corporate tenants.

He has extensive experience of all aspects of commercial property work, with a particular focus on acquisitions and...

New leadership team for the Exeter and Heart of Devon Hotels and Restaurants Association

Alexandra Penn, Head of Sales at Event Exeter, University of Exeter will be taking the helm as chairman for the Exeter and Heart of Devon Hotels and Restaurants Association.

A Commercial Manager with over 15 years’ experience in the industry, and having been with Event Exeter since 2014, Penn brings with her a wealth of knowledge and passion for the hospitality industry.

Mark Godfrey, Managing Director of Deer Park Country House Hotel, Derek Phillips, John Wheeler, Head of Faculty at Exeter College and Jemma Mitchell, Owner of Rendezvous Wine Bar retain their positions as...

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

Exeter Uni launches new programme to power high-growth UK companies

Footballers score league place with builder's cash

Plans announced to expand successful Work Hubs for growing businesses

South West Water’s customer service recognised with national accreditation

Exeter’s Really Big Quiz raises record amount for charity

Exeter entrepreneur founds bespoke surfboard company

TBC Training celebrates UK Enterprise Business Award

Flybe engineers on top of the world with Florida success

Two partner promotions at Michelmores and a new managing partner

New leadership team for the Exeter and Heart of Devon Hotels and Restaurants Association

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