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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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Cut down on congestion and costs by joining Exeter's car club

Devon County Council is calling on Exeter to use a car club to cut down on congestion and travel costs. Through LSTF (local sustainable transport funding) the county council is supporting Exeter-based company Co-Cars to buy more vehicles and raise the number of users. By joining the car club residents can book a car when needed without the cost of keeping one on the road full time. Cars are parked in a designated bay and can be unlocked through a smart card. The vehicles are clean and have full insurance, tax and MOT. Members can use the vehicle for as long as they have booked it for and...

Mike Krage designs the UnExpected Exeter Festival 2013 branding and posters

Mike Krage of Exeter-based graphic design studio Krage Design has worked with Val Wilson, Arts & Events Manager, and Catherine Devenish at Exeter City Council to design the distinctive UnExpected Exeter branding. The branding and headline 'Expect the UnExpected' were developed to produce a strong, bold, modern image that would reflect the exciting new festival produced by Exeter City Council, taking performance & art into unexpected locations across the city from 15-22 Sept this year.

As well as the A3 programme which doubles as a poster, Krage Design produced...

s-commerce firm blur Group moves its global HQ to Exeter Science Park, creating 100 jobs and the new 'Silicon Valley'

blur Group, the company that is reinventing commerce at blurgroup.com announces the move this month of its Global HQ from London to the Exeter Science Park, the UK’s 70th and newest Science Park. This will also see the creation of 100 jobs by the end of next year. blur Group successfully opened its R&D Centre in Exeter earlier in the summer. Meanwhile blur’s London and Dallas offices will remain as regional commercial hubs.

This move by blur Group, one of the fastest growing LSE:AIM listed tech companies, shows a commitment to a region with four of the country’s top 20...

Mariam Badavi wins Devon Venus Award for Employer Of The Year

I am absolutely overwhelmed and honoured to be blessed with the title of Employer of the Year for the Venus Awards for Devon 2013, very kindly sponsored by Cathedral Appointments.

A warm thank you goes out to all of you, especially my dear mum who played a pivotal role in getting me nominated all the way through to my remarkable victory. Without her support and that of so many of you, none of this would be possible!

I believe the key to being a good employer is to create a secure and happy environment for your staff in the first place, so that they do their work excellently...

Kitsons Scale New Heights - Three Peaks Charity Challenge

Sixteen members of staff from leading Devon law firm Kitsons faced the challenge of a lifetime this weekend when they tackled the three highest peaks in Scotland, England and Wales to raise money for Children’s Hospice South West.

Three teams of walkers left the comfort of their desks to don walking boots and waterproofs and undertake the gruelling 10,000 feet ascent across uneven terrain and more than 450 miles of driving in challenging weather conditions.

Two of the teams, including five Kitsons partners (James Cross, David Turner, Cameron Caverhill, Nick Johnson and Tony...

South West Communications Group renews Exeter Chiefs deal for next three years

South West Communications Group has put pen to paper to renew its main sponsorship deal with Exeter Chiefs for a further three years.

The Exeter-based telephone systems, data networks and Internet service provider is preparing to celebrate its 20th year of sponsorship of the Aviva Premiership club and this deal will see “sw comms” firmly in place on the shirts until the end of the 2015/16 season.

Exeter Chiefs kicked off the 2013/14 season with an away trip to Franklin’s Gardens to play last season’s finalists Northampton Saints and their first home game is against London...

New website for Exeter-based Kirkham Board

Kirkham Board announces the launch of our new website, designed with a fresh new clean look and user-friendly navigation.

www.kirkhamboard.com

Kirkham Board comprises of Quantity and Building Surveyors, and Architectural Services. We provide the ideal combination to assess, procure, monitor and control the resources required to successfully complete a construction project.

The website scales so that it can be viewed on any device; PC, mobile, or tablet.

We hope you will enjoy our new site. If you have questions, comments or suggestions then we would be...

'Local banking' brought back to Devon as TSB returns to the high street

Welcome Back to Local Banking in Barnstaple, Exeter, Exmouth, Ford, Okehampton, Plymouth, Torquay and Tavistock.

The new TSB Bank which has launched today – with more than 4.6 million customers and over £20 billion of loans and customer deposits – is one of the biggest changes ever seen in UK banking as ‘local banking’ is brought back to Britain. There are ten branches in Devon which will all be welcoming TSB back to the high street.

Never before has a new bank launched with a nationwide network of 631 branches, four call centres, an award-winning internet bank, mobile...

Devon Venus Award winners revealed at glamorous gala evening

Following thousands of votes and over 1,432 nominations and applications the Devon Business Women Awards announced the 2013 winners at the University of Exeter's Great Hall on 5 September 2013, hosted by Celia Delaney and Tara Howard.

From the moment you walked into the room you could feel the thrilling and exciting emotions coming from so many influential women of Devon all awaiting their awards. Each winner was announced and presented with their awards after they enjoyed a sumptuous three course meal, with some exceptional entertainment, topped off with a wonderful song performed...

The Power of Negative Thinking

From the beginning we are taught by our parents what NOT to do. Don’t cross the street without looking. Don’t go to bed without brushing your teeth. Don’t talk back. Don’t get in trouble. And on and on. Similarly, from an early age we are told by our moms, “Don’t worry, honey. Everything will be all right.” Or “Let me kiss it and make it well.” From infancy up we’re inundated with platitudes that may provide short-term diversion but don’t work in the long run. One of my favorite books, Norman Vincent Peale’s “The Power of Positive Thinking,” a classic bestseller, inspired an optimistic...

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How Exeter Businesses Use New Technologies to Boost Efficiency

Cut down on congestion and costs by joining Exeter's car club

Mike Krage designs the UnExpected Exeter Festival 2013 branding and posters

s-commerce firm blur Group moves its global HQ to Exeter Science Park, creating 100 jobs and the new 'Silicon Valley'

Mariam Badavi wins Devon Venus Award for Employer Of The Year

Kitsons Scale New Heights - Three Peaks Charity Challenge

South West Communications Group renews Exeter Chiefs deal for next three years

New website for Exeter-based Kirkham Board

'Local banking' brought back to Devon as TSB returns to the high street

Devon Venus Award winners revealed at glamorous gala evening

The Power of Negative Thinking

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