A COVID-19 pandemic is a worldwide event that has affected the lives of many businesses and employees. It has led to some businesses having to close permanently while leaving others having to operate remotely from home.
In addition to these changes, what would have been affected as well is employees’ attitudes to workplace benefits and what they value as being the most important aspect to have as a result of working for a business, particularly during these challenging times.
According to Cezanne HR’s employee workplace benefits study , 42% of firms have either made or...
Plans for Cats Protection’s trailblazing adoption centre in Exeter have been revealed and given the green light to proceed this summer, featuring pioneering facilities for cats, staff and visitors, including an enrichment garden.
The first building works, which will see a new adoption centre replace the feline welfare charity’s existing Exeter Axhayes Adoption Centre at Clyst Honiton, are scheduled to begin by mid-June.
Stockport architects Bowker-Sadler have designed a bespoke centre on the current site, taking inspiration from historical local architectural forms...
Ventilation is essential in a business environment but, air leakage occurs when conditioned air flows irregularly into and out of a structure through cracks and holes are external unpermitted air that infiltrates a building or environment through cracks, holes, or any other structural damage.
Just as the impacts and explanations have been complex so far, so is the cost of solving such problems. Manufacturing plants lose up to 20%-40% of generated air to air leaks (the larger the building, the higher the percentage of air loss).
There are some distinct advantages and disadvantages to leasing a car compared to simply outright buying it. The choice of which avenue you choose to go ultimately depends on your current, individual situation and where you are financially. Today we will explain how car leasing works, what the advantages and disadvantages are, and how leasing a car may be beneficial to you.
How car leasing works
If you were to buy a car, you are free to use it however you please. However, you’ll also be responsible for covering the costs of any repairs needed - and repairs are always inevitable...
During the Spring 2020 lockdown volunteers from across the nation plotted a network of walking routes that connect all of Great Britain’s towns and cities.
Without leaving home over 7,000 ‘Slow Ways’ walking routes were mapped using existing paths, trails and roads. Combined, the routes stretch for 100,000km and lap the equator twice.
The team behind Slow Ways is now looking for people from every town and city in Great Britain to walk and review the routes to make sure they work in practice.
Dan Raven-Ellison started the Slow Ways initiative just before the...
The importance of blockchain technology is becoming more apparent to people in mainstream society. There is a unique feeling that we are standing at the threshold just before the next great industrial revolution. Interest in cryptocurrency has soared this year , the market doubling since January and exploding through $2 trillion in April 2021. While more meteoric rises lay ahead, so does uncertainty.
Even though cryptocurrencies are used on a daily basis around the world, many say that they are too inconvenient to be used as means of payment. Transaction speed is very significant...
Metinvest Group operates around the globe and is the largest producer of iron and steel in the Ukraine. To help Ukrainian citizens understand how mining and steelmaking work, the company published an interactive book called The Steelmaker’s Kitchen in June 2019. The authors of the book understood that the topic can be complex, so they chose to compare steelmaking to cooking because most people are familiar with that process.
Interactive book aimed at high school students who may want to get into the trade
As a company, Metinvest Group cares about encouraging young people to...
Law firm Browne Jacobson, which has an office in Exeter, has announced its financial results for 2020/21 with turnover rising 5% to a record £85m for the year ending 30 April 2021. This increase marks a 44% increase in revenues since 2015, when the firm’s turnover was £58.9m.
Key highlights during the year included a series of high profile client wins including, amongst others, Sport England, JD Sports, REAch2 Academy Trust, and GLF Schools and a series of panel appointments and re-appointments including the NHS North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative, Cornwall...
The huge increase in demand for pets during the pandemic hasn’t helped one lonely dog in Devon.
Connor, a three-year-old greyhound currently in the care of dog rescue charity Forever Hounds Trust, has been waiting for the right forever home for more than a year. While there have been lots of home offers for other dogs at the charity’s Centre for Homing and Welfare, which is based near Cullompton in Devon and opened in December last year, Connor has not been one of the lucky ones chosen for a home of his own.
Connor has some special requirements of his adopters, which is...
Demand for two and three bedroom homes in Exeter rises by 24% since March
Zoopla, the UK’s most comprehensive property destination, has revealed that buyer demand for family homes in Devon has risen sharply since pupils returned to the classroom in March. The increase in demand was further amplified by the announcement of the extension of the stamp duty holiday to the end of September and the rapid progress of the vaccine roll-out.
Exeter emerging
Demand for two and three bedroom homes in Exeter, perfect for local families who have children back at school, has risen by 24% in the...
