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Keeping Public-Facing Worksites Safer, Cleaner and Quieter

Nothing tests public patience quite like a pavement full of barriers, a drill starting at breakfast time and dust. Work has to happen. Shops need refits, roads need repairs, schools need maintenance and hospitals need upgrades. But when a site sits next to people trying to shop, study, rest or work, the way it’s managed matters.

Public-facing worksites sit in the middle of everyday life, which means safety, cleanliness and noise control are not finishing touches. They shape how people feel about the job from day one.

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Discrepancies between the best and worst annuity deals on offer could cost you as much as £100k

Pension Minister’s idea should not be dismissed out of hand as Brewin Dolphin highlights the importance of shopping around for your annuity

Following Pensions Minister Steve Webb’s recent suggestion that pensioners should be given the power to switch annuities, wealth manager Brewin Dolphin has underlined the importance of shopping around and seeking professional advice when choosing your annuity.

Having spoken to four of the major pension providers, Brewin Dolphin has found considerable disparities between the best and worst annuities quoted for a typical 65 year old...

More UK retailers post disappointing profits

Authored by Huw Oxburgh
Posted: Thu, 01/09/2014 - 1:01pm

More large retailers have confirmed that their Christmas profits were below expectations.

Supermarket chain Morrisons have joined retailers Debenhams in issuing a profit warning to the stock market while both Tescos and Marks & Spencer have both said they had disappointing Christmas trading.

Morrisons, which may be opening a new Exeter store near the Police Headquarters in Middlemoor, revealed today (9 January) that its full-year profits were well below market expectations.

The supermarket chain was expected to achieve profits of £812m but will instead be closer...

Further investment planned for Honiton hotel

The Deer Park in Weston, Honiton is delighted to announce that there will be further investment made into the hotel in 2014.

Work will commence this month on the refurbishment of the hotel’s Mews Rooms, situated adjacent to the main house of the hotel overlooking the walled garden. The work will also include further renovations to the main house and ongoing updates to the hotel’s grounds.

This announcement comes after a big year of transformation at the country house hotel, with over £500,000 invested in the hotel and its grounds in 2013. This included a range of new...

South West Communication Group announces ambitious growth plans

South West Communications Group has announced ambitions plan to significantly grow its business by the end of 2014.

Now in its 30th year as a telephone systems provider, South West Communications Group is aiming not only to expand its market share in telephony but also to increase the use of its purpose-built data centre hosting facility in Exeter and to expand the connectivity side of the business.

To support its growth plans, South West Communications Group is launching a recruitment drive to search for the best talent in the area to fulfill new roles in office-based and...

Exeter communications agency celebrates five new account wins

Authored by Gill Vosper
Posted: Wed, 01/08/2014 - 11:28am

Exeter based Absolute PR and Marketing rounded off a year of growth after securing a string of new account wins including a major national property developer and an award-winning Westcountry food producer and supplier.

In addition to its recent appointment as the communications consultancy for South West Lakes Trust, Absolute has now landed five new national and regional clients across the food and drink, tourism and leisure, engineering and property sectors.

Multi award-winning retirement property developer Urban Renaissance Villages has awarded the agency its national...

Building your business through referrals - In a nutshell

Authored by Bitpod
Posted: Tue, 01/07/2014 - 9:19am

In this video local business expert Vic Williams from The Audacious Company gives tips on how to build your business through referrals.

Vic discusses the importance of referrals and the best way to get them.

“That fact is that every new client you acquire and every client you have in your data base will know people you currently don't know and if you don't ask your clients for these referrals, some else will. You will have put in all the effort to offer your client great service or a great product and by not asking the right questions at the right time, you are literally...

Building your business through referrals - In a nutshell

Authored by Bitpod
Posted: Tue, 01/07/2014 - 9:19am

In this video local business expert Vic Williams from The Audacious Company gives tips on how to build your business through referrals.

Vic discusses the importance of referrals and the best way to get them.

“That fact is that every new client you acquire and every client you have in your data base will know people you currently don't know and if you don't ask your clients for these referrals, some else will. You will have put in all the effort to offer your client great service or a great product and by not asking the right questions at the right time, you are literally...

Everys Solicitors back Starlight Walk

Authored by Everys
Posted: Tue, 01/07/2014 - 8:01am

Everys Solicitors in Exmouth have agreed to sponsor the town’s Ladies’ Starlight Walk to help raise money for Hospiscare.

Having supported and taken part in the event last year, Everys has committed to next year’s event as an associate sponsor and to sponsor a number of the participants’ prize categories.

Kim Stradling, family law expert and partner at Everys’ Exmouth branch, said: “With all the money raised going to support people with terminal illnesses in Exeter, mid and east Devon, we are delighted to be sponsoring the Ladies’ Starlight Walk once again.

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Workplace injuries total matches population of a small village

In 2012 the number of people hurt in a work accident in East Devon was 549 – that’s equivalent to the entire population of Musbury.

Injuries ranged from broken bones, back injuries, amputated fingers and head injuries caused by slips and trips, falls from height and becoming trapped in machinery.

East Devon District Council is part of a project to help small businesses improve the way they manage health, safety and fire risks, with an initiative to be launched on Honiton’s Heathpark Estate.

Starting next week (w/c 13 January) 85 businesses on the industrial estate...

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