The CBI’s South West Regional Council has named Adrian Bratt of Plymouth-based Princess Yachts as its Chair for the next two years.
Adrian, who is a Board Director and holds the position of General Counsel with Princess, takes over from Pennon Chief Executive Susan Davy, who has held the role since 2018.
A governance specialist and commercial lawyer by trade, Adrian joined Princess Yachts in 2017 after operating a national private practice specialising in the manufacturing, retail and energy sectors on behalf of national and multinational firms.
Exeter Cathedral School has been shortlisted as Prep School of the Year.
The prominent Times Educational Supplement Independent School Awards 2021 recognise and celebrate the most outstanding institutions and those making remarkable contributions in the sector.
The Headmaster, James Featherstone said: “We are very proud to have been shortlisted as Prep School of the Year, alongside our fellow finalists. It recognises the innovative, ambitious and dynamic ECS Community, working together to ensure our pupils thrive.
In 2021, most business will be conducted online, even once the government restrictions on movement have lifted, and it will even be true for local companies. The way businesses work has changed too, as most employees have to work remotely from home.
Every edge your business can gain to get clients and customers is a must as the competition expands, and larger or even global ones challenge local companies. Here are just five ways to help you level this extensive playing field.
#1 Give your website a UX (User Experience) make-over
Small local businesses look set to thrive after lockdown as shopping habits have shifted fundamentally across the UK due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
According to a survey by Barclaycard , 90% of people who started shopped locally intend to continue shopping at local businesses after the pandemic is over.
Travel and lockdown restrictions have led to fundamental changes in the way we shop over the last year. Over 60% of consumers in the UK have opted to support their local economy and shop locally in the past 12 months.
Hughes, the country’s second largest provider of home entertainment and kitchen appliance rentals, and the UK’s fourth largest specialist electrical retailer, has succeeded in putting an end to dangerous driving in its fleet thanks to Lightfoot’s trail-blazing in-cab driver coaching technology and rewards platform.
Rolled out across its fleet of 200 vans and 20 cars, Lightfoot’s dashboard-mounted device, combined with its rewards app, has cut harsh acceleration in the Hughes fleet by 56%, harsh breaking by 30% and harsh cornering by 24%. In so doing, Lightfoot’s driver-focused...
Unlike the other rooms in your entire household, the bathroom is the dampest and humid requiring sufficient heating to keep it warm. Specific requirements suit various bathrooms; therefore, a homeowner needs to assess its usage, size, style, and shape. A bathroom that is not heated provides favorable conditions for dampness. In turn, mold build-up attaching on walls, tiles, and fabrics such as towels. A bathroom heater provides a solution by producing warmth and removing cold thus preventing damp conditions. An ideal bathroom heater uses radiation for heating eg....
Over the last decade, trading options have evolved like never before. New players such as cryptocurrency trading have entered the game and are proving to be a lucrative idea. However, some people find cryptocurrencies too complicated and intimidating, and so they’re still relying on the old reliable forex trading.
Trading with cryptocurrencies and Forex trading are often considered similar, as they both involve trading with currencies. In this article, we will point out some key differences between the two, so that you can better understand how they differ from one another, how...
There are various reasons why you consider renting a charter bus Baltimore. You can seek charter bus company services if you need the bus for a wedding, corporate tours, or traveling to the airport as a group. When looking for a charter bus company, do not just choose any company. You need to consider some factors. Select a charter company that offers excellent services.
Here are factors you should consider when choosing a charter bus company in Baltimore :
Company safety records
Before hiring a charter bus, you should look at its previous safety...
Children love playing outside, often no matter the weather or what’s available to play with, but, as parents, we want to keep them safe. Part of that is ensuring they’re dressed for the weather, part is making sure their play equipment is put together correctly, and part is choosing a hard-wearing but gentle floor for the kids to jump (and possibly fall) onto.
This might mean sacrificing part of our lawns or patio area and spending a little money, but it can also save all manner of broken bones. There are five loose-fill material floors that we’ll be discussing here, giving you...
There are many misconceptions associated to the African continent. Most of these misconceptions are often perceived while some are expressed by people with very limited exposure about the African continent. Below are some of the misconceptions that you should not limit you from getting a Uganda car rental and hitting the road to go on a self guided safari in Africa, the world’s second largest continent.
Should be many days
It’s a common misconception to assume that every African safari has to be many days. But you can execute a very short self drive safari of as low as 3...
