Business

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.

Public Spaces Leave Less Room for Error

On a busy...

Full story

Exeter Racecourse experiences phenomenal growth

Exeter Racecourse has recorded its best ever results for conference and events bookings since it first significantly started to build this side of the business in 2005.

The period from 1 January until 30 June saw a 30 per cent increase in revenue compared to the same period in 2012 and the highest following the opening of its £2.2million extension, in 2009, which doubled the size of the facilities available.

From January until the end of June, the racecourse hosted 300 separate events, with an average of 500 visitors per week and just under 12,000 delegates in total....

Tickets reduced as a gift to all the women who couldn't afford it..

Lucy the Founder of Mumazing Success and the brains behind the Recharge and Achieve More Day, an event aimed at Mum’s and Women who would like to achieve an ideal life balance, has reduced the tickets as a gift to Women who couldn’t afford it.

Lucy says “I had so much interest in this day I’m putting on that on the day we launched, people crashed the server (which my web guys tell me is quite hard to do!). Anyway, when the site was back up some Women were saying that they were dying to come, but were struggling to make ends meet. I didn’t know what to do. So I went to all my...

Mariam Badavi shortlisted for Employer of the Year in the Venus Awards 2013

It's an honour to announce that Mariam Badavi has been nominated for the well-deserved Venus Awards - Devon 2013 for Employer of the Year, sponsored by Cathedral Appointments.

Even after seven months of personal setbacks, she got right back up and displays inspiring strength as a businesswoman and mother. She balances her role as a mother to her family and as owner and director of Purity Boutique Spa with grace and vigour.

While making sure to put her clients' needs and expectations first, she creates a loving environment for her beauty and skincare staff who are happy to...

Exeter managed office offers video conferencing services

Sowton Business & Technology Centre in Exeter has installed video conferencing equipment for the benefit of its existing tenants and other businesses in the city.

The managed office provider has installed a high definition video conferencing suite into one of its meeting rooms as an extension of the services it already offers to its customers.

Sowton Business & Technology Centre offers flexible, high specification work space from fully furnished single offices with full administrative support to office suites and boardrooms, along with fast broadband, telephony...

Exeter accountants announce new appointments

Award-winning Chartered Accountants Haines Watts continue to buck the trend in the current economic climate as the Exeter office makes a number of new appointments.

The Southernhay-based firm welcomes Chris Thorpe as the new Tax Director and announces the promotions of Patrick Tigwell as general practice Equity Partner and Lisa Crockford to Associate Partner for the Forensics Department. This follows the recent merger with Crediton accountancy practice Ocean Consultancy Limited run by founder David Park who is now an Equity Partner of Haines Watts Exeter.

A national network...

MEP praises new business group

MEP Trevor Colman was the guest at the second meeting of an innovative business group serving South Devon.

He spoke and gave an impromptu surgery at a 4Networking business breakfast at the Ten Tors Inn in Exeter Road, Kingsteignton.

More than 30 organisations were represented at the event, including its chosen charity, the C-Group, which aims to encourage businesses to support Royal Marines in need, particularly those entering civilian life after an injury.

The meeting was chaired by Gerry Bolt, a business development manager for Bartercard, who said: “We aim to...

Lisa Singleton in Semi-Finals of Venus Devon Business Awards

Lisa Singleton, the owner of graphic design company, Zebra Design, is thrilled to have been nominated for the Venus Awards Devon in the category of Business Mother and Home-Based Business and is over the moon to have reached the semi-finals in both categories.

The Venus Awards were founded in Brighton by Tara Howard, Managing Director of Langtry Manor Hotels to celebrate and recognise the growing number of women in business and take place currently in Dorset, Southampton, Brighton and Devon but will soon by expanding to Bristol and Birmingam.

Zebra Design was started in...

Quantock Brewery beats Crowdfunding target by 20% to raise £120,000

Quantock Brewery set out to raise £100,000 on the Exeter-based equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube , but such was its popularity that the pitch overfunded and finally raised a grand total of £120,000. This takes Crowdcube’s funding total to £9.6 million for 56 pitches.

129 people are now part owners of this award-winning brewery based in the beautiful Quantock Hills in Somerset that has been brewing quality real ales in cask and bottles using traditional craft brewing techniques since 2007.

The founder, Rob Rainey says: “In the past getting money to grow the business...

Devon delivers technology firm expansion

Global technology firm blur Group has announced that it will be establishing its new R&D Centre in Exeter and has launched a recruitment drive for new staff to be part of its expansion.

The company provides businesses with access to the largest pool of vetted service providers worldwide to provide design, marketing, accounting, technology and legal services. It currently trades across 141 countries, allowing businesses to work with the best service providers across the globe.

The economic growth potential in Devon was highlighted to blur Group through Devon County...

Make like a pencil and get the lead out

A young boy asked his mother what he should do in order to be a success when he grew up. The mother thought for a moment, and then told her son to bring her a pencil. Puzzled, the boy found a pencil and gave it to her.

“If you want to do good,” she said, “you have to be just like this pencil.”

“What does that mean?” her son asked.

“First,” she said, “you’ll be able to do a lot of things, but not on your own. You have to allow yourself to be held in someone’s hand.

“Second, you’ll have to go through a painful sharpening from time to time, but you’ll need it...

Business

Keeping Public-Facing Worksites Safer, Cleaner and Quieter

Exeter Racecourse experiences phenomenal growth

Tickets reduced as a gift to all the women who couldn't afford it..

Mariam Badavi shortlisted for Employer of the Year in the Venus Awards 2013

Exeter managed office offers video conferencing services

Exeter accountants announce new appointments

MEP praises new business group

Lisa Singleton in Semi-Finals of Venus Devon Business Awards

Quantock Brewery beats Crowdfunding target by 20% to raise £120,000

Devon delivers technology firm expansion

Make like a pencil and get the lead out

It's your Daily

You make the news

Top video

Selco Builders Warehouse | England Rugby star Jack Nowell visits Exeter Saracens junior teams

Exeter Weather

Search form

Business

Top video

Exeter Weather