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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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National award for local coffee business

Buckfastleigh-based independent coffee specialist, Coffee West Ltd, has been announced as winner of ‘Distributor of the year’ trade award at the Spring Ball in London last week.

The Award ceremony on 10 April, 2013 was sponsored by the Essential Café magazine and took place at St John’s Smith Square, in the heart of Westminster.

The awards observed the highest standards in terms of objectivity and impartiality and have been decided in closed session by an independent panel of judges.

Coffee West was recognised for providing the most outstanding all-round support to...

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Young Ones sails through to the next stage of Pitch it to Michon

Cheshire-based Young Ones is through to the voting stages of Pitch it to Michon, a national competition where start-up businesses can pitch to win marketing support and design worth up to £15,000.

To celebrate 30 years in business, Nottingham-based creative agency, Michon, opened up a nationwide competition to find the best new business ideas and talent. Having narrowed down the field to a lucky six, the finalists, including Young Ones, must now put together a video pitch that will be published online for the public to vote on.

Started by Chris Rea, who is about to graduate...

Stephens Scown helps Cornish Orchards’ cider hit the Fuller’s spot!

Leading South West solicitors, Stephens Scown LLP, recently acted for Cornish Orchards in a £3.8 million deal between them and London-based Fuller’s Brewery, taking just five weeks to complete this complex acquisition.

Announced by Michael Turner, Chairman of Fuller’s, as part of their full year results for 2012/13, the acquisition of Cornish Orchards is part of the good news message, which includes a 7% increase in revenue (to £271.5 million) for Fuller’s.

Not only is this good news for Fuller’s and their customers, but very much so for Cornish Orchards’ former owners,...

New contract to provide ShoreTel telephone system to Plymouth academy

South West Communications Group has been awarded the contract to provide a new ShoreTel telephone solution to All Saints Academy in Plymouth, Devon.

The Academy, which services the educational needs of over 1,000 students and employs 200+ members of staff, is about to embark on the second phase of a construction and refurbishment programme which will see the existing Avaya telephone system removed from its east wing.

Rob Bromidge, network manager, said: “All Saints has embarked on an exciting period of redevelopment with a new building and refurbishment work worth £12...

Autism as an asset in the workplace - a talk by Robyn Steward

Author, consultant and trainer Robyn Steward, one of the UK’s leading experts on autism, will be speaking at a free breakfast seminar hosted by award-winning Exeter business Brain-In-Hand.

Robyn Steward is an international speaker, an ambassador for the National Autistic Society and recently hosted her own programme on BBC Radio 4.

Her talk ‘Autism as an asset in the workplace’ takes place on Friday 28 June 8.30am for 9-10am and will include a question and answer session.

Afterwards Robyn will be running an Autism/Asperger's Awareness workshop between 10.30am - 12....

Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park receives top performing award from TripAdvisor

Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park has received the highly regarded TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence award thanks to exceptional reviews from visitors to the park. The accolade, which honours hospitality excellence, is given to establishments that consistently achieve outstanding reviews, with only the top-performing 10 per cent of businesses listed on the website receiving this prestigious award.

Chris Down, Chief Executive of Crealy Great Adventure Parks said: “We are thrilled to have received a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence. It is a reflection of what visitors to...

Why should you get better at your job?

When I am hired to speak to a company or association, I typically talk ahead of time to six to eight people who will be in the audience to get a better sense of the group. I ask them a series of questions about creative selling, teamwork, negotiations, how they get close to their customers and so on. Then I surprise them and ask what they do to get better at their jobs? Over the years some of the typical answers I’ve received include: going back to school to learn new skills or get another degree, joining trade organizations and attending events, networking, listening to speakers, reading...

Female company directors are better judges of longer-term company performance

Groundbreaking research by the University of Exeter Business School reveals that female company directors defy negative gender stereotyping by astutely valuing future company performance.

The stock market responds more positively to trades made by male directors in their own company stock than their female counterparts, new research reveals. However, over the longer term (3-12 months), returns made by female directors on trades in their own company stock are at least equal to, or exceed, those of their male counterparts.

The study by the University of Exeter Business School...

South West Communications Group wins contract to provide multimedia customer service solution to Farrow & Ball

South West Communications Group has recently been awarded the contract to provide a new unified communications solution to Dorset-based Farrow & Ball to enhance its world-wide delivery of excellent customer service.

The Exeter-based telecommunications experts will install a ShoreTel Enterprise Unified Communications solution to some 200 users at Farrow & Ball’s headquarters in Wimborne, as well as at its outlets in Paris, Frankfurt and Toronto.

Already an existing customer, the luxury paint and wallpaper manufacturers and distributors turned to South West...

Business

Keeping Public-Facing Worksites Safer, Cleaner and Quieter

National award for local coffee business

Business Sponsorship Opportunities

Young Ones sails through to the next stage of Pitch it to Michon

Stephens Scown helps Cornish Orchards’ cider hit the Fuller’s spot!

New contract to provide ShoreTel telephone system to Plymouth academy

Autism as an asset in the workplace - a talk by Robyn Steward

Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park receives top performing award from TripAdvisor

Why should you get better at your job?

Female company directors are better judges of longer-term company performance

South West Communications Group wins contract to provide multimedia customer service solution to Farrow & Ball

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