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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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South West food and drink companies set for export success

Dozens of food and drink producers from the South West will take part in a UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) trade mission this week at ANUGA, the World’s biggest food industry event, which takes place in Cologne, Germany. Companies from the South West, including Uffculme-based Willie's Cacao, Luscombe Drinks from South Devon, Proper Cornish Pasties from Bodmin and Somerdale Cheeses from Wellington will meet a range of buyers and suppliers, and visit a number of local food and drink producers. UKTI International Trade Adviser, Andrew Fraser, who is leading the South West delegation at ANUGA,...

More staff and new premises for Sampson Hall

Exeter-based leadership and business development consultants Sampson Hall, have unveiled expansion plans including the opening of a new South West office, a bigger team and the launch of an internship scheme in collaboration with the University of Exeter.

Sampson Hall teach leadership and business strategy with a difference - they are ex-Royal Marines who bring the hard won lessons from the battlefield to the boardroom. The company, which also has offices in Newcastle, has expanded its South West arm by moving into new premises at Odhams Wharf in Ebford near Exeter, to accommodate...

Partnership is key to future, says city’s Chief Executive

Partnership between the city council and the private sector is key to the future prosperity of Exeter, the authority’s Chief Executive believes.

Karime Hassan, who is also the city council’s Growth Director, is to be a keynote speaker at the ATASS Respect Think Partnership conference being held at Woodbury Park in October (Thursday 17th).

With council budgets already under pressure and Exeter expecting direct funding from central government to fall in the coming years, he says that partnerships between councils, businesses and residents are the best way to ensure the city...

Exeter Lives: Matthew Whittaker

No stranger to coffee lovers in Exeter and beyond, Matthew (Matt) Whittaker trades on his vintage Dutch trike, the BikeCaffe, most days except Sundays. He is also known to have peddled his coffee at various festivals throughout the land. We caught up with him to find out a little more about why he loves the city of Exeter.

How would you describe yourself in 5 words?

Chatty, grizzly, day-dreamer, beach-bum, lanky

 How would you describe Exeter in 5 words?

Friendly, laid-back, historic, youthful, hilly!! 

What brought you to Exeter?

The love...

Exmouth accountancy software shortlisted for national award

Digita, Thomson-Reuters’ Exmouth-based software house, is up for a top industry award.

Their software Digita Company Secretarial has been shortlisted in this year’s British Accountancy Awards as Practice Software Product of the Year.

It is part of a range of products produced to aid accountancy firms in their day to day practice.

Andrew Flanagan, Managing Director of Digita said: “One thing we really try to do at Thomson-Reuters is make complexity simple for our customers.”

“Our software is fully integrated into the overall Digita professional suite. We’ve...

Cameron urges GP surgeries to follow Exeter Dental Centre’s lead and open 7 days a week

A private dental centre in Exeter has welcomed the news that David Cameron is looking to offer more patients the chance to visit a GP in the evening or at weekends by piloting a scheme in nine areas of England, where surgeries will be able to bid for funding to open from 8am to 8pm seven days a week.

Based on the success of the first wave, other groups will be encouraged and enabled to open their doors at the evenings and weekends.

Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, said: "We live in a 24/7 society, and we need GPs to find new ways of working so they can offer appointments at...

Marketing - The Facts!

In a recent survey of Devon and Cornwall Small Businesses only 13% of the businesses surveyed conduct Marketing Planning and yet 90% said that they see Marketing as important to the success of their business with 56% seeing it as critical to success*.

So what’s the problem? Why is there such a huge gap between those that do and those that don’t?

We believe it’s to do with 3 important factors: • The Perception of Marketing and the belief that anyone can do it • The Confusion about what’s out there and who to trust • The Price of professional advice

The Perception of...

Exeter Chiefs players get a bit fruity

Members of the Exeter Chiefs’ squad put their business brains to the test recently when they visited local drinks manufacturer Frobishers. The players were challenged to create a new juice drink and come up with a marketing strategy to present in a ‘Dragons' Den’ style pitch to senior members of the Frobishers team. The day was part of the RPA’s (Rugby Players’ Association) Player Development Programme which aims to individually assist players in their personal and professional development, helping them to identify a second career and providing them with skills for a smooth transition into...

The Fixer: Alex Polizzi to return to BBC Two to help failing family firms

Tom Edwards, Commissioning Editor, Factual Features and Formats, has commissioned Twofour to produce a third series of hit BBC Two series Alex Polizzi - The Fixer .

The show sees third-generation hotelier of the internationally renowned Forte family dynasty - and successful businesswomen - Alex Polizzi turn her attention to family firms that have reached breaking point. She tackles both their financial failures and domestic dramas and tries to guide them back onto the path to success.

Home-grown family businesses make a significant contribution to the country's economy:...

Devon couple are first winners in national prize draw

The first winners of a national monthly promotion being run by Scandinavian furniture brand, Ekornes Stressless, were an Exeter couple that were entered into the prize draw by Potburys of Sidmouth.

Each month Ekornes selects one lucky customer at random to win their choice of Stressless recliner and footstool.

The winners of the first monthly draw, Mr and Mrs Szpek, went to Potburys in April to find a nursing chair for their imminent first child. Mrs Szpeks’ father has had a Stressless chair for several years so Mrs Szpek thought a Stressless chair would make an ideal...

Business

Keeping Public-Facing Worksites Safer, Cleaner and Quieter

South West food and drink companies set for export success

More staff and new premises for Sampson Hall

Partnership is key to future, says city’s Chief Executive

Exeter Lives: Matthew Whittaker

Exmouth accountancy software shortlisted for national award

Cameron urges GP surgeries to follow Exeter Dental Centre’s lead and open 7 days a week

Marketing - The Facts!

Exeter Chiefs players get a bit fruity

The Fixer: Alex Polizzi to return to BBC Two to help failing family firms

Devon couple are first winners in national prize draw

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