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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.

Public Spaces Leave Less Room for Error

On a busy...

Exeter Business Takes Fitness Seriously

An Exeter-based marketing agency is trialling a new system to increase the physical activity of their staff, with the aim of boosting the overall wellness of the company.

Managers at Big Wave Media are hoping that by tracking their physical activity using MyZone , the team will become more conscious of their fitness.

MyZone is a heart-rate based system that uses wireless and cloud technology to accurately and conveniently monitor physical activity. Employees of Big Wave Media have each been given a heart rate monitor to wear while they’re exercising. When they bring the...

Have You Had Yours Yet?

How do people know what your company has to offer if you don’t tell them?

You can put up a sign outside your business premises listing all the things you do, but if no-one comes by and sees your sign... It won’t matter how long you keep the sign up for! Hundreds of people might go past the sign, your sign could be the best sign ever made, but if no-one who reads your sign needs your product, what then?

You could advertise! Where? The options are enormous and can be very costly.

You could Network – you probably do – but is it slightly ‘same time – same place – same...

Cornerstone completes move into purpose offices

Cornerstone has completed its move into striking new city centre offices. The eye-catching new building is in a prominent position on Western Way and will house Cornerstone’s head office team following a move from Southernhay East, where the housing association had been based for the last 70 years.

The move is a major milestone for the organisation and has been necessary to accommodate its continued growth and development. The office, built by Morgan Sindall and designed by Heighway Field Associates, features brick and glass curtain walling, while being sympathetic to the historic...

Exeter businesses receive new training support

Authored by VickyH
Posted: Thu, 01/17/2013 - 4:32pm

Regional sales training company Estadia has launched a new scheme designed to help businesses invest in essential training for their employees.

The new scheme will allow businesses to improve their cash flow while continuing to refresh and improve employees' performance. Based on the number of employees and training days that are anticipated over a 12-month period, businesses will pay a monthly fee month spread over one year that will support a healthier cash flow as well as providing a discount on the total cost of training.

Richard Palmer, Managing Director, Estadia...

Accountancy firm makes new addition to top-rated app

An Exeter accountancy firm is building on the success of its first ever app by investing in three additional features designed to expand the app’s appeal and help grow the number of downloads even further.

Simpkins Edwards launched its free app in April last year, since when it has had over 1770 downloads via Apple and Google Play stores and consistently appears near the top of search results for its category, outperforming other apps from the UK and internationally. After reviewing the app’s strong performance, the chartered accountancy firm decided to expand its functionality,...

Cullompton’s new Work Hub ready to ‘break the mould’

Devon County Council is supporting the third of Devon’s work hub projects which is opening in Cullompton on Friday 18th January.

The Hayridge Work Hub is hosting a ‘Jelly’ Event from 10am – 4pm to showcase the facilities on offer and give visitors the opportunity to meet the team, tour the building and meet other potential work hub users.

A jelly is an informal co-working event where home-based and mobile workers and small business owners can bring their laptop or papers to a venue to work, chat and collaborate with others.

In addition to flexible office areas, desk...

Blockbuster latest to go into administration

Hard on the heels of the news that HMV has gone into administration and following Jessops' closure at the end of last year, DVD rental firm Blockbuster has become the latest UK High Street casualty after struggling against internet competitors.

Chartered Accountants announce further exam success

Southernhay-based Chartered Accountants Haines Watts, specialising in the owner managed business sector, announce that Fern Stephens, a member of the audit and accounts department, is now a fully qualified Chartered Accountant having passed her exams. This success follows the triple celebration in 2012 when three other members of the firm, Andy Chant, Emma Banfield and Ryan Lewis passed their individual accountancy exams in various areas of the business.

27-year-old Fern joined Haines Watts Exeter in 2005 when she began studying for the AAT qualification. Fern continued her studies...

Exclusive interview with Sir Brian Souter

With the recent launch of eight new double decker buses for the 52 route between Exeter, Sidmouth, Seaton and Honiton, Stagecoach has clearly demonstrated its continued commitment to Devon’s public transport services. The Exeter Daily caught up with the firm's Chairman, Sir Brian Souter, on his biennial visit to the city of Exeter to Stagecoach's South West HQ to talk about his future hopes for the company.

Sir Brian Souter sweeps through Stagecoach's Exeter Head Office like a charge of electricity, lighting up the place with an infectious enthusiasm for leading this top...

Westpoint Trade Show supports independent retailers

Running your own small business can be a challenge at the best of times, and the current economic climate is undoubtedly not making your life any easier! The Giving and Living Trade Show, held at Exeter's Westpoint Arena from 13th to 16th January, aims to support you in as many ways as possible.

As well as the opportunity to see your existing suppliers, you can source great new products and meet and build relationships with new suppliers. However, running a retail business is not just about the products, so there will also be a range of companies at the show who can help you with...

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