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Devon site manager wins prestigious national award

A Devon site manager is celebrating after receiving a prestigious award for his work at a local housing development.

Chris Spencer, a Site Manager from Devon, received the National House Building Council (NHBC) Pride in the Job Quality Award for excellence in on-site management at David Wilson’s Hampton Mill in Okehampton.

For more than 40 years, the NHBC’s Pride in the Job scheme has been dedicated to recognising the industry’s very best performers and is a prestigious accolade that site managers aspire to achieve.

To receive the award, site managers must score...

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Mears wins Exeter Repairs and Maintenance bid

Mears strengthens position in South-West with Exeter Repairs and Maintenance bid

Authored by archana.nair
Posted: Thu, 10/22/2020 - 11:22am

Mears is pleased to announce that from 01 December 2020, we have been appointed to be Exeter City Council’s partner to deliver the new Integrated Asset Management contract which supersedes the current repairs response and void refurbishment contract.

This will build on the strong relationship we have established over the last 10 years which saw us repair over 6000 properties. As this builds on a fantastic grounding between Mears and the council we are confident that we can get straight down to work to deliver and support the Exeter communities where we are lucky to work.

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More than two-thirds of business leaders will continue to do meetings virtually

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 10/22/2020 - 8:35am

According to the Office for National Statistics, as of April 2020, 47 percent of people were working from home, mostly as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Before 2020, many workplaces didn’t allow working from home or even flexible hours, but COVID-19 has forced bosses to reassess their processes.

A survey of business leaders by speakers bureau VBQ Speakers has revealed that 68 percent will continue to hold company-wide meetings, annual general meetings and conferences virtually moving forward.

69 percent claim that virtual conferences are as...

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Skern Lodge

Outdoor learning experiences aren’t just for kids – they’re great for the workplace too

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 10/22/2020 - 12:14am

Devon managers need to encourage their staff find their inner child to help take their businesses to the next level.

This is the message from North Devon training-and-skills company Skern Lodge, which is encouraging local companies to think about how their workforce might benefit from exciting meaningful outdoor challenges.

Training and Development Manager Richard Thomas said that not only are these challenges a great way to have shared experiences in a fun environment, but they can also teach individuals a great deal about themselves, help them think creatively and take...

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Fisher German

Leading property consultancy opens new Exeter office

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Fri, 10/16/2020 - 11:53am

A leading national property consultancy has launched a new office in Exeter as it expands its presence in the South West.

Fisher German has opened a new office at Exeter Business Park as part of ambitious, long-term growth plans.

The firm, which has 26 offices across the UK, offers a broad range of professional services including all aspects of land and property management and consultancy.

It covers the six main property sectors of rural, utilities and infrastructure, sustainable energy, planning and development, commercial and residential.

Fisher...

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End of the annual report as we know it? Researchers set out future of corporate reporting

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 10/15/2020 - 8:55pm

How can companies make their annual reports meet the information needs of investors and other stakeholders more effectively?

This is one of the questions addressed in The Future of Corporate Reporting , a discussion paper published by the Financial Reporting Council, with an independent literature review (available here ) by academics from the University of Exeter Business School.

The study considers a common criticism that annual reports can be too long, inaccessible and confused about their audience and purpose, and calls for a new set of common principles for all...

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Campaign to attract men to care sector launched in south Devon

Authored by Reporters
Posted: Tue, 10/13/2020 - 3:13pm

CARERS at a leading south Devon care provider want to challenge the stereotype that care work is more suited to women and are urging men to consider joining the industry (October 2020).

The team at Guardian Homecare, which looks after people at home in Exeter, says men are urgently needed in the sector.

Manager, Catherine Porter says: “I believe that lots of kind and caring men may overlook working in care when they seek a job because they believe it’s an industry for women only.

“But our male carers say it is an extremely fulfilling. It enables them to make a real...

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Exeter law firm teams up with award winning game developers to help schools with compliance during pandemic

Exeter law firm Browne Jacobson has teamed up with award winning game developers to help school and academy trust staff comply with the legal and regulatory environment during the current pandemic.

The firm, which is a National Powerhouse in the education sector, has spent months working with a team at E3 Compliance Training (E3CT), led by co-founders Steve Brett, Nicolas, Pylypiuk and BAFTA award winner Dave Allsopp on developing the content and app for EduCompli.

EduCompli will deliver a series of bespoke fun and engaging staff training modules covering topics such as...

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Chudleigh-based Lightfoot, helps civil engineering firm cut higher-risk driving by two-thirds

Chudleigh-based Lightfoot helps civil engineering firm cut higher-risk driving by two-thirds

Skilled Labour Services, which specialises in the supply and provision of skilled labour for groundworks and civil engineering construction projects, has seen incidents of higher risk driving within its fleet plummet by two-thirds thanks to Devon-based Lightfoot’s award-winning in-cab technology and rewards platform.

Operating without a dedicated fleet manager, the business wanted a self-managing solution that would help to cut both fuel and vehicle bills, at the same time as helping their drivers to be safer on the road.

Empowered by Lightfoot’s dashboard device, which...

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Dave Remy, CEO Event Store

Britsol-based ICON Corporate Finance advises Bath- Headquartered Event Store on Series A investment

Tech-focused investment bank, Bristol-based ICON Corporate Finance, has advised Bath-headquartered Event Store Limited on its strategic investment from Qualasept Holdings (QH).

Event Store is the company behind EventStoreDB, the open source event stream database which has been a market leader in Event Sourcing and Event Driven Architecture since its launch in 2011. Initially incubated within QPH, Event Store’s significant success across multiple sectors brought about the spin out and strategic investment.

Monica Shupikai Simmons, Director at ICON Corporate Finance, who led...

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ICON webinar:Busting the myth: why now is the right time to consider a buy-and-build growth strategy

Bristol-based ICON Corporate Finance and TLT LLP bring global leaders in acquisition together to discuss growth in tech-focussed buy-and-build campaigns - Live Webinar

Well-capitalised Private Equity funds are on the hunt using their buy-and-build platforms to deploy significant capital behind acquisitive technology company CEOs, says Bristol-based tech-focussed investment bank ICON Corporate Finance. That’s good news for tech companies looking to be acquired, or for those looking to become an acquirer.

Having focussed on future-proofing portfolios during the early stages of the pandemic, private equity funded companies are sitting on war chests, actively seeking to expand portfolio companies’ operations and generate growth through acquisition...

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