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How Exeter Businesses Use New Technologies to Boost Efficiency

It is hard to think of Exeter without picturing its familiar rhythms. The clink of cups in a café that has been there for forty years. The hum of a market stall fan on a summer afternoon. The way the High Street leans into the day, unhurried but not lazy. Beneath this steady scene, however, something is shifting. It is not loud or obvious. It happens in offices above shops, in converted industrial units, and behind the glass of unmarked buildings where screens glow late into the night. The city’s businesses are wiring themselves into the twenty-first century, and they are doing it with...

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Rail strike ballot underway

Members of the rail union have started to vote in a ballot on both strike action and action short of a strike of all First Great Western members over the threat to jobs and safety from the introduction of the new Hitachi Inter-City trains. At the end of May the union confirmed that it had entered into dispute with First Great Western over the introduction of Super Express Trains on their franchise. The RMT were seeking the following assurances from management to resolve the matter:- To keep a safety competent Guard on every train. To keep safety critical station Despatch staff. To keep...

RGB hosts first Health & Safety Week

The Exeter branch of RGB Building Supplies will be holding their first ever Health and Safety Week between Monday 15th and Friday 19th June highlighting some of the industry’s health risks and ways that they can be minimised.

The event coincides with the national campaign which aims to encourage companies to implement new initiatives throughout the year to counter any health and safety concerns.

Throughout the week, RGB will be displaying posters giving advice to customers about how they can reduce some hazards, as well as highlighting some of the solutions that it has to...

Crediton firm recruits following growth investment

The installation of a new press at Hedgerow Print in Crediton represents the largest single investment in the Company’s 26-year history.

The new Komori LS529 press significantly increases the Company’s capacity as it runs at more than twice the speed of the previous press. The built-in UV ink and lamp system, dries sheets as they leave the press, further increasing the speed of production.

Having been voted UK Environment Focused Printing Firm of the Year in 2014, the Company’s environmental credentials will now be further enhanced, as they no longer need to use spray...

Flybe annual results announced

Flybe today announced its results for the year ended 31st March 2015.

This year represented the first full financial year of Flybe’s three year transformation plan and the focus has been on resolving legacy issues and laying foundations for profitable growth, with significant progress on both fronts.

Flybe is now returning to revenue and capacity growth as it enters the next chapter of its transformation. Financial highlights: · 3.3% increase in Passenger Revenue per Seat to £51.35 (2013/14: £49.70) · 5.7percentage points increase in Load Factor to 75.2% (2013/14: 69.5%),...

Apple Pay coming to the UK

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 06/09/2015 - 8:05am

Apple has announced that starting next month, Apple Pay will be available to customers in the UK, bringing them the easy, secure and private way to pay.

Whether buying groceries, grabbing coffee, picking up lunch or taking the Tube, UK shoppers will soon be able to make many of their daily purchases with Apple Pay. At launch, over 250,000 locations will accept Apple Pay, with support from eight of the UK’s most established banks, across all of the major credit and debit card networks.

“Apple Pay has quickly become a big part of millions of users’ everyday shopping routines...

Growing Everys Solicitors opens London office

Authored by Everys
Posted: Tue, 06/09/2015 - 7:34am

Everys Solicitors has opened a new office in London, in addition to the firm’s eight branches in Devon and Somerset and first overseas office in Dubai.

New appointment Stephen Beverley has joined the firm from Cavendish Legal Group to head up the London office in Jermyn Street, at the heart of the fashionable district of St James’s.

Qualified for 30 years, Mr Beverley has worked in London for most of these specialising in advising companies and individuals on employment law, commercial litigation and dispute resolution, as well as advising directors, shareholders and...

RMT confirms strike ballot timetable

The RMT has confirmed the timetable for a ballot for both strike action and action short of a strike of all First Great Western members over the threat to jobs and safety from the introduction of the new Hitachi Inter-City trains. At the end of May the union confirmed that it had entered into dispute with First Great Western over the introduction of Super Express Trains on their franchise. We made it clear that RMT were seeking the following assurances from management to resolve this matter: To keep a safety competent Guard on every train. To keep safety critical station Despatch staff. To...

Consultation on parking dispensation scheme

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 06/08/2015 - 5:28pm

A consultation has been launched on proposed changes to Devon County Council’s parking dispensation permit scheme.

The County Council is proposing to introduce additional types of permit to provide greater flexibility for those who use the scheme by reducing the need to book for each site where they are parking.

If approved, three different types of permits will be available to businesses, contractors and landlords to pre-purchase and use as and when required.

These permits are the annual dispensation costing £45 per year, short stay dispensation which costs £60 for...

High flying lawyers promoted at Exeter firm

A leading Exeter law firm has promoted four high flying lawyers into associate, senior associate and partner roles. The promotions have been made in a number of the firm’s specialist teams including commercial property, holiday and residential parks and private client.

Stephens Scown LLP has promoted two of its Exeter-based lawyers to partners, bringing the total number of partners at the firm to 53. Kirstie Apps, a specialist in holiday and residential parks law, has been promoted to partner. Nigel Coveney, who is part of the commercial property team, also becomes a partner....

Boardroom biscuit etiquette revealed

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 05/28/2015 - 10:11am

If you want to strike success in a business meeting- offer a plate of shortbread, new research reveals.

A study of 2,000 business workers found one in four say they’re more inclined to close a deal in a meeting because of the biscuits provided, with shortbread, chocolate bourbons and flapjacks all likely to win a favourable reaction.

In fact, having the right selection of snacks was deemed more crucial to meeting success than making good small talk beforehand, the study found.

And while it's easy to take the biscuit, there are unwritten rules- waiting for the...

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