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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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80-metre Bypass tunnel arrives for Clyst Honiton

Large concrete sections have now started arriving on site at the Clyst Honiton Bypass to create a tunnel. The tunnel which is a safety measure at the foot of Exeter Airport’s runway, will comprise of 44 sections or arches which will create an 80 metre long tunnel. Once complete the bypass will take traffic away from the local roads of Clyst Honiton and provide access to key employment sites.

The construction of the tunnel marks another major milestone in the story of the developments of the Exeter and East Devon Growth Point, unlocking access to key development sites and bringing...

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UBS rogue trader Kweku Adoboli guilty of fraud

Authored by JAMIII
Posted: Wed, 11/21/2012 - 9:00am

LONDON (AP) — A rogue trader who lost $2.2 billion in bad deals at Swiss bank UBS was sentenced to 7 years in prison Tuesday after being convicted in what prosecutors called the biggest fraud case in U.K. banking history.

Ghanaian-born Kweku Adoboli, 32, exceeded his trading limits and failed to cover his losses, allegedly faking records to hide his tracks at the bank's London office. At one point, Adoboli risked running losses of up to $12 billion.

"There is a strong streak of the gambler in you," Judge Brian Keith told Adoboli. "You were arrogant to think the bank's rules...

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Multiple national success stories for SW marketing and PR

A South West based marketing and PR firm is celebrating a number of success stories – and all within weeks of one another.

One Voice Media & PR, which has its offices in the heart of Exeter’s business district Southernhay, has enjoyed mammoth success in staging the World Premiere of Ice Age Live! at Wembley Arena on 2nd November.

Ice Age Live! brings the animated film characters to life in a new storyline taken from all three films. After its international launch, the spectacular new production is now embarking on a five year global tour before...

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Mind the Skills Gap: Employers and Students Work Together

The Exeter & Heart of Devon Employment and Skills Board are working with local employers and colleges to develop a new award to help young people gain 'core employability skills'.

The Board have kicked off the process by inviting young design students to enter a competition to name and brand the award itself. Currently called the “Employability Challenge” Award, the Exeter & Heart of Devon Employment and Skills Board have invited Further Education and Sixth Form students studying design related subjects to enter a competition to create a corporate identity for the...

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Hybrid vehicle manufacturer clinches Manufacturing Innovation award

Authored by Ashwoods
Posted: Tue, 11/20/2012 - 10:06am

Leading hybrid commercial vehicle manufacturer Ashwoods Automotive has clinched another award.

The Exeter-based company won the prestigious Manufacturing Innovation Award at the Insider Made in the South West Awards, held in Bristol.

Neil Tague, Editor at South West Business Insider which organises the Awards said: “The South West has some really smart businesses providing next-generation solutions in their chosen fields, and Ashwoods is one of the best.

“It has identified a market requirement for a more efficient and environmentally-friendly way to run commercial...

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Artists channel their inner CALM through 3D printing

Unique works of art created using specialist equipment at the University of Exeter are on display in an exhibition that showcases the diverse potential of the technology.

The University’s Centre for Additive Layer Manufacturing (CALM) invited 30 professional artists to work with its engineers on its “3D printers”, which build up an object layer by layer.

Dr Sara Flint , commercial manager of CALM, said: “This collaboration was an extremely exciting opportunity for us to work with 30 artists who all had very different creative ideas about how they could...

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Exeter City Football Club entertained key clients with an exclusive showing of Skyfall

Authored by JAMIII
Posted: Sat, 11/17/2012 - 2:01pm

Exeter City Football Club in conjunction with the night’s main sponsor Paramount Personnel entertained key clients with a private showing of the new James Bond film Skyfall at the View cinema Exeter.

As one sponsor said it was the “Invite of the year” Black Tie was the order of the day with St Austell Brewery supplying Bollinger to wet their appetites and Brakes Food Services supplying Canapés. The evening started with a welcome from Senior Commercial Manager Mark Jenkins followed by a presentation from the football in the community team of Richard Pears and Jamie Vittles which...

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BP agrees to pay $4.5B; 3 employees charged

Authored by JAMIII
Posted: Fri, 11/16/2012 - 8:55am

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A day of reckoning arrived for BP on Thursday as the oil giant agreed to plead guilty to a raft of charges in the deadly Gulf of Mexico spill and pay a record $4.5 billion, including the biggest criminal fine in U.S. history. Three BP employees were also charged, two of them with manslaughter.

The settlement with the federal government came 2½ years after the fiery drilling-rig explosion that killed 11 workers and set off the nation's largest offshore oil spill.

In announcing the deal, Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer said the tragedy "resulted...

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Met Office and PA Consulting Group scoop top IT Awards

The Met Office and PA Consulting Group last night scooped two awards at the prestigious UK IT Industry Awards - ‘Best use of cloud services’ and ‘IT project demonstrating most effective use of collaborative technology’ - for the Met Office’s Weather Observation Website (WOW).

The winning project, developed by the Met Office with teams at PA Consulting Group and Google, used the Google App Engine to build and host web applications exploiting cloud and collaborative technologies. This allowed the Met Office to launch the WOW service with zero up front infrastructure costs,...

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BP says settlement near on US penalties

Authored by JAMIII
Posted: Thu, 11/15/2012 - 8:51am

LONDON (AP) — British oil company BP said Thursday it is in advanced discussion with U.S. agencies about settling criminal and other claims from the Gulf of Mexico well blowout two years ago.

In a statement, BP said "no final agreement has yet been reached" and that any such agreement would still be subject to court approvals.

BP said the proposed settlement would not include civil claims under the Clean Water Act and other legislation, pending private civil claims and state claims for economic loss.

The explosion and fire aboard the Deepwater Horizon rig on April...

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