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Exeter site manager recognised as one of the best in the country

A Redrow site manager at St Michael's Meadow has won a top national award for the quality of the homes they’re building in Exeter.

Roy Taylor has won a Pride in the Job award from the National House Building Council (NHBC) for the second consecutive year. This follows his success in 2025 when he achieved the Seal of Excellence in the regional stage of the competition – an accolade awarded to only the top 5% of site managers in the UK.

The awards, often dubbed the ‘Oscars’ of the housebuilding industry, recognise the very best site managers across the country. Judging is...

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Leading Exeter property consultancy shortlisted for prestigious award

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Sun, 01/30/2022 - 10:33pm

A leading national property consultancy has been shortlisted for a prestigious award which celebrates excellence in undergraduate employability.

Fisher German, which has an office in Exeter, has been announced as a finalist for the ‘Best Development Programme’ award in the National Undergraduate Employability (NUE) Awards for the second year in a row.

The award recognises employers who go above and beyond to develop students' technical and soft skills, and empower them to be more effective and successful employees.

Fisher German is one of just five companies...

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A third of Exeter businesses will be disrupted by ransomware in 2022

Ransomware is going to disrupt more than a third of Exeter businesses in 2022.

That’s the prediction from local data security expert Chris Thomas, Joint Managing Director of IT support company Bluegrass Group, who’s been studying the latest stats.

Chris comments: “A business is hit by ransomware every 11 seconds. It’s far bigger than most owners and managers realise. And it makes me sad to predict so many businesses round here will fall victim next year.”

Ransomware is a dangerous type of attack, where hackers get into a computer or entire network, and encrypt the...

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Microsoft 365 migration

Microsoft 365 key benefits

With a reported 187,000 businesses in the UK now using Microsoft 365, it’s one of the most adopted business tools of all time.

But why are businesses raving about it?

We’ve outlined the key benefits our IT support clients mention when it comes to Microsoft 365:

Anytime, anywhere access

With files stored in the cloud, this means your users can access the data they need, on any device, from any location, at any time. This flexibility is absolutely invaluable in today’s ‘always on’ world.

Improved Communication

Microsoft 365 offers three...

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Local broadband provider supports esports at Exeter College Students Awards

Authored by Program
Posted: Fri, 01/28/2022 - 4:04pm

Exeter-based broadband company Jurassic Fibre have today announced they are supporting the 2022 Exeter College Student Awards by sponsoring the Esports Academy Student of the Year category.

The Exeter College Student Awards offer a chance to shine a light on the outstanding achievements of the college’s students.

The Esports Academy Student of the Year Award is a new category for this academic year, following the opening of Exeter College’s new Esports Academy in July 2021.

Based in the college’s state-of-the-art Digital and Data Centre, the academy welcomed its...

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Azets South Molton bolsters team with four promotions

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 01/27/2022 - 11:01pm

Following a period of growth, Azets, the UK’s largest regional accountancy firm and business advisor to SMEs, has announced four promotions in the South Molton office.

Lewie Parker , Carl Power and Georgia Bere have all been promoted to Assistant Manager, having each been with the company for over five years and individually passing the Association of Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA) exams. Lewie, Carl and Georgia will all be responsible for clients of their own across multiple service offerings such as tax and bookkeeping, within a variety of industries.

After...

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Cofton scoops Environment and Sustainability title at the Western Morning News Business Awards

Multi award-winning South West holiday park Cofton Holidays has scooped the Environment and Sustainability award at the Western Morning News Business Awards 2021, recognising its sustained conservation efforts during the pandemic.

The family-run business, based near Dawlish Warren, was presented with the award at a black-tie event at Plymouth’s Crowne Plaza. After facing fierce competition from category finalists including Accord Healthcare, LiveWest and SunGift Solar Ltd, Cofton walked away with the Environment and Sustainability title.

Winning the award is the latest...

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South West recycling firm acquires assets of national electrical recycling company as part of strategic UK expansion

The South West’s leading independent commercial waste management firm DCW has acquired the assets of electrical recycling company South West Computer Recycling.

After Somerset-based South West Computer Recycling, trading as WEEE Disposal, went into liquidation, DCW acquired its assets, allowing it to extend the reach of its Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) recycling service nationwide. Customers of WEEE Disposal will also now have access to DCW’s portfolio of other Zero to Landfill services which cover all types of waste from confidential data to clinical waste,...

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Business support programme launched in Devon

Authored by Program
Posted: Tue, 01/25/2022 - 9:55am

A new business support programme has been launched offering a range of business training and support services for the self-employed and small to medium size enterprises (SMEs) in Devon, Plymouth, Somerset and Torbay.

Up to 600 businesses will be supported through the Heart of the South West Growth Hub’s new programme – Thrive.

The programme is part funded by the ERDF and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with match funding from the Growth Hub and the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

The programme aims to stimulate...

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VoIP

Is your phone system affecting your revenue growth?

For many businesses, their phones are their lifeline for generating new revenue.

Even in our age of email and messaging, there’s something powerful about the phone. Fewer people call into a business these days. But those that do are often ready, willing and able to buy.

Perhaps you rely on your phones to be able to correctly route inbound calls to your staff, whether they’re working in the office or at home.

Or maybe you need your phones for outbound calling, either for business development or to keep in touch with existing clients.

However you rely on them...

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What is Block Hours IT Support?

Looking for exceptional, responsive and professional IT support but with maximum flexibility? Then Block Hours support could be for you.

Here at Bluegrass Group we understand that SMEs are all really individual. Some have an in house IT team supporting their operations and staff 9am – 5pm.

Some SMEs work with an outsourced IT partner. Some might have a bit of both or none at all.

The main thing we understand is that in today’s unpredictable world, companies need total flexibility and support that fits around their individual needs.

That’s why we don’t just...

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