Business

In the latest In a nutshell video local business expert Nicky Dunn from Mango Personnel explains recruitment and retention.

Nicky explains the best way to tackle recruitment and the best way to ensure you retain them “Have you taken on the wrong member of staff and its been more hassle than its worth? Recruiting and selecting the right staff, at the right time, for the right roles, is fundamental to the success of your business. Therefore the quality of your staff and the range of their skills, knowledge and qualifications, are the key elements to successful recruitment”

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A FIRM which helps agricultural businesses convert their waste into ‘green’ fuel, is celebrating after achieving an internationally-recognised quality mark. New Generation Biogas, based in Totnes, has been awarded the ISO 9001: 2008 by QAS International (Quality Management Systems) for its design, manufacture and installation of plant and equipment for the production of biogas. NG Biogas makes anaerobic-digesters, which break down biodegradable waste and transform it into gas, which can then be burnt to provide heat, electricity or vehicle fuel. The units enable small to medium sized farms...

Leading proposal and tender writing company, Winning Tenders, is launching its unique Successful Tendering seminar series, with the first event being held in Exeter on Monday 19 May , 4pm – 7pm at Sandy Park Conference & Banqueting Centre.

Aimed at business owners and representatives of small and medium size companies who are interested in business growth, seminar attendees will gain an understanding of the tendering process and insight into the exciting opportunities that tendering can offer.

Leading local procurement professionals and tender specialists will demystify...

Devon engineering company, Centrax, recently opened their doors to 30 members of the Manufacturers’ Association for East Devon & Exeter (MADE) for a site tour around the power generation factory. Centrax, based in Newton Abbot, manufacture industrial power generation equipment for the global market.

Members of MADE, part of Exeter’s Initiative for Science & Technology (ExIST) a sub-group of Exeter Chamber of Commerce & Industry, enjoyed an evening tour of the two manufacturing divisions – the Gas Turbine Division (GTD) and the Turbine Components Limited (CTCL).

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