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Outdoor Dining Made Convenient with a Commercial Veranda

Outdoor dining has become the hallmark of contemporary hospitality, providing customers with the opportunity to dine in fresh air, immersed in lively atmospheres that indoor environments simply cannot provide. Restaurants, cafés, pubs, and hotels can no longer afford to ignore making a comfortable and predictable outdoor setting. Among the best ways to achieve this is by fitting a commercial veranda. This functional and fashionable addition ensures outdoor dining is convenient, pleasant, and available year-round.

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Disabled people still face barriers in SW workplace

People with physical and mental disabilities still face significant barriers in the workplace, a new Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) survey of senior British SME decision-makers suggests.

Nearly half (45%) of SME senior decision makers surveyed by YouGov for RICS said disabled people would find it ‘difficult’ in their workplace and 16% felt disabled people were not generally supported in their workplace. 70% of the RICS membership in the UK is made up of SME’s.

A lack of appropriate access was viewed as the primary barrier to increasing diversity (29%) among...

The future's bright for Ashton

Independent lighting specialist Amos Lighting has appointed a manager for its soon-to-launch branch in Topsham.

Ashton Hargreaves, 25, from Exeter, will be taking on the role when the company’s second branch opens opposite Darts Farm later this year.

Having already built up a comprehensive understanding of the business working at the Amos showroom in Marsh Barton, she will be taking full responsibility for the day to day running of the new branch, including the showroom stock, visual merchandising and customer service.

Ashton says she is looking forward to the new...

How to be healthy sitting at your desk #InaNutshell

In this very informative In a Nutshell video, Adrian Walker shares his advice on how to remain fit and healthy when we spend so much time sitting at our desks.

He discusses the alarming impact that a sedentary lifestyle can have on our health and offers simple solutions to reduce the damage that can be caused by prolonged sitting during our working days.

Adrian comments that 'the advantages of getting this right are huge and in addition to benefiting our general health we can improve productivity and reduce the costs of absenteeism'.

To find out more, contact Adrian...

10,000 orders in three years for Devon printers

When Crediton-based Hedgerow Print installed a new order processing system back in 2013, they never imagined that barely three years later they would be processing the 10,000th order to go through that system.

“Our order processing system automatically numbers each order and we realised a few weeks ago that we were approaching the number 10,000 and thought it might be nice to mark that milestone,” said Gary Radford, Managing Director at the Company.

In order to mark the event, Hedgerow Print contacted all their customers and contacts to let them know of the plan to award a...

EU Single Market critical to regional economy

The UK’s membership of the European Union has helped boost job creation and growth in the South West for more than forty years, with as many as 250,000 jobs in the region currently linked to exports to the Single Market, the CBI argues.

According to figures from HM Treasury, there is the potential to create 74,340 future jobs for the South West if the UK remains in the EU, and continues to deepen economic ties with its member states.

Several key sectors in the region depend on the Single Market:

83,960 manufacturing jobs in the South West are linked to UK

Roundtable summit on airport expansion

Exeter Chamber and Devon & Cornwall Business Council hosted a roundtable meeting with local business leaders and Let Britain Fly.

The meeting was a roundtable summit which explored and examined how a new runway in London and the South East could deliver benefits to every corner of the UK with a special focus on the South West.

In December the government confirmed its intention to build a new runway in London and the South East, but delayed making a final decision on the location for another six months while it carries out further environmental analysis.

One of...

Crowdfunding success for Local Vets

Local Vets, one of the Crowd10 finalists to go live on Crowdcube on 1st June, were the first to reach their crowdfunding target on Wednesday 15 June, just as the remaining finalists are about to launch their campaigns.

The Crowd10 initiative, which was the brainchild of crowdfunding expert Kirsty Ranger at IdeaSquares, nurtured some of the most promising start-ups from the South West on their crowdfunding journey.

Local Vets launched their crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube during a showcase event in Bristol on 1st June, along with three other finalists. Within just two...

Trinity secures major contract at Warwick University

Exeter-based Trinity Fire & Security Systems has secured a new 10-year contract to maintain a number of the fire and intruder alarms at the University of Warwick.

The contract was awarded earlier in the year and involved a mobilisation period of four months, which was headed by Mobilisation Manager, Simon Hilton.

He said: “This was an outstanding win for Trinity. The contract forms part of a 10-year agreement and we view it very much as a partnership between ourselves and the University.”

The contract currently includes fire alarms and intruder alarms covering...

Workshops help businesses get up to speed

Over 12,000 residents and businesses from communities across Devon and Somerset have already improved their digital skills and knowledge through the successful Get up to Speed Service. The Get up to Speed team runs free workshops and talks for communities and businesses to help boost digital skills and share the benefits of current or future faster broadband. Since launching in Spring 2014, the service commissioned by the Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) programme, has delivered over 500 events and supported more than 9,000 business representatives, and 3,800 community residents. The...

Regus helps Exeter workers to catch the big match

Free access to local business lounges to help people work locally and be ready for England vs Wales 2pm kick-off. Workplace provider Regus is helping local professionals to catch the England vs Wales European Championship match by opening its business lounges up for free. The match has been touted as one of the biggest Internationals for both countries in decades. Unfortunately, tournament organisers have scheduled a 2pm kick-off on Thursday 16th June – presenting a logistical challenge for the UK’s football mad workforce. Regus has provided local workers with a solution, enabling them to...

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Outdoor Dining Made Convenient with a Commercial Veranda

Disabled people still face barriers in SW workplace

The future's bright for Ashton

How to be healthy sitting at your desk #InaNutshell

10,000 orders in three years for Devon printers

EU Single Market critical to regional economy

Roundtable summit on airport expansion

Crowdfunding success for Local Vets

Trinity secures major contract at Warwick University

Workshops help businesses get up to speed

Regus helps Exeter workers to catch the big match

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