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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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Microsoft's Windows chief leaves in power struggle

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer isn't going to let anyone get in his way.

Not even his presumed heir apparent, who runs the software maker's Windows empire, can stop Ballmer as he pushes the company in a new direction.

That was the underlying message of a power struggle that led to the abrupt departure of Steven Sinofsky, who oversaw the Windows operating system that has been the foundation of Microsoft's success.

The fissure announced late Monday came less than three weeks after Sinofsky and Ballmer appeared on a stage in New York to hail the long-...

RIM to unveil new BlackBerry phones on Jan. 30.

TORONTO (AP) — Research In Motion said Monday that it will hold an official launch event for its new BlackBerry 10 smartphones on Jan. 30. The new phones are seen as critical to RIM's survival.

The Waterloo, Ontario-based company said Monday details on the much-delayed smartphones and their availability will be announced at the event.

The announcement comes as the company struggles in North America to hold onto customers who are abandoning BlackBerrys for flashier iPhones and Android phones.

RIM's current software is still focused on email and messaging, and is less...

Calendar Club celebrates 15 years on Exeter high street

In 1998 Calendar Club opened its very first store in Exeter, one of 12 short term retail stores in the UK during that year. In 2012 they celebrate their 15th anniversary opening more than 300 stores in shopping centres across the UK and Ireland between September to January.

Exeter's Calendar Club store for this year is situated on the edge of the Guildhall high street entrance, in what was previously the Nickleby's menswear premises. The store stocks roughly 1,500 products that include calendars, diaries, annuals as well as an extended range including posters and animal...

Bad Weather Boosts Business Growth For Exeter Construction Firm

Exeter construction firm Mulberry has seen significant business growth in the last two months driven by poor weather and an enhancement to their status as the preferred supplier in the region to Crawfords Repairnet, the UK’s largest loss adjusters and building repair network company .

Mulberry has seen a 38% increase in turnover during September and October compared to the same period last year and report that the growth stems from a surge in the number of insurance related domestic flood repair projects they are currently delivering.

“The bad weather has undoubtedly been...

Google, Amazon and Starbucks face questions on tax

LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers on Monday accused major multinational companies of aggressive tax avoidance, amid calls by the U.K. government for a global crackdown on firms that seek to evade taxes.

In sometimes bitter exchanges at a three-hour parliamentary committee hearing, legislators questioned Starbucks, Google and Amazon about the amount they pay to the U.K. government in taxation.

Lawmakers scoffed as Troy Alstead, Starbucks global chief financial officer, claimed that the fact the coffee giant had reported losses for all but one of the 15 years it has operated in...

New contracts manager for South West sealant specialist

A Bristol-based sealant specialist has employed a new contracts manager to lead the company’s expansion in the South West of England, which will include a new office in Exeter.

Joe Prowse, who is originally from Torquay, has been taken on by S&D Sealants, who specialise in the supply and fit of sealants and mastics to the construction trade across England, Scotland and Wales.

Mr Prowse has over 15 years’ experience in the mastics industry and will be responsible for building recognition of the S&D brand and winning new clients for the company. He...

Barnstaple company wins prestigious manufacturing award

Barnstaple-based SFL Flues and Chimneys has been named winner of the EEF South West Region Business Growth Award, for bucking market trends and achieving 24 per cent growth over the last year.

SFL manufactures stainless steel prefabricated flues and chimneys for residential and commercial use and won the award, sponsored by Westfield Health, for a remarkable performance brought about by its investment in lean business improvement techniques.

Commented Sami Caglar, Managing Director of SFL: “Despite facing challenging trading conditions, we managed to prove...

UK studying claims HSBC accounts used by criminals

LONDON (AP) — Britain's revenue and customs service is examining allegations that criminals may have used offshore accounts with HSBC, Europe's biggest bank, to launder money, it confirmed Friday.

Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs said in a statement that it had been contacted about a leaked list of the bank's customers, and accusations in a British newspaper that the clients include drug dealers and gun runners.

"We can confirm we have received the data and are studying it. We receive information from a very wide range of sources which we use to ensure the tax rules are...

FSCS to pay out for poor advice on Arch Cru and Keydata

The Financial Service Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has opened the floodgates for consumers to claim against 16 financial advisers (including Financial & Taxation Consultants based in Exeter) some of which were involved in Keydata and Arch Cru scandals.

The FSCS has declared 16 financial advice firms across the country in default, meaning that their customers can now put in a claim for up to £50,000 for any money they may have lost as a result of their dealings with the firms.

A default means that the FSCS is satisfied the firms cannot pay their...

Network Central returns to Sandy Park

Network Central, the giant business-to-business exhibition, is returning to Exeter in November.

Among the highlights of the event promises to be a talk by Sally Hurst, the owner and founder of The Old Bag company, who is also the wife of Burts Chips’ founder Nick.

The free-to-attend event, at Sandy Park on Thursday, 29th November, also features a host of expert speakers on a wide range of subjects from business growth to the local press and media.

And there’ll also be a reverse Dragons’ Den hosted by Mark Jenkins of Exeter City Football...

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Keeping Public-Facing Worksites Safer, Cleaner and Quieter

Microsoft's Windows chief leaves in power struggle

RIM to unveil new BlackBerry phones on Jan. 30.

Calendar Club celebrates 15 years on Exeter high street

Bad Weather Boosts Business Growth For Exeter Construction Firm

Google, Amazon and Starbucks face questions on tax

New contracts manager for South West sealant specialist

Barnstaple company wins prestigious manufacturing award

UK studying claims HSBC accounts used by criminals

FSCS to pay out for poor advice on Arch Cru and Keydata

Network Central returns to Sandy Park

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