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Rebecca Thurgood joins LHC Design board with ambition to support thriving places across the South West

Leading architecture, masterplanning and landscape practice LHC Design today [Friday, July 24th, 2026] announces Rebecca Thurgood’s appointment as board director as the firm builds on its 35-year track record of supporting sustainable development.

An award-winning architect with 25 years’ experience, Thurgood joins fellow board directors Graham Devine and Ian Noakes with an ambition to create sustainable, thriving places across the South West and the UK.

As the studio lead for LHC’s Exeter city centre office, she will support the team’s architecture, masterplanning and...

Expanding Digital Marketing Agency Appoints New Talent

Local marketing agency MiHi Digital has welcomed a new Digital Marketing Executive to the team as its client base across the South West continues to grow rapidly.

Now in its sixth year, MiHi Digital, which works with a number of well-known and award winning regional businesses has appointed Tom French, who joins the team after more than eight years working in journalism in West Devon.

MiHi Digital Director, Mark Worden said, “Tom brings with him a wealth of experience and we are delighted to welcome him to the team. In order to be able to provide the best possible service...

Common online retail mistakes Exeter Businesses should avoid

Authored by Sam Richards
Posted: Fri, 09/13/2019 - 12:35pm

Exeter businesses have enjoyed a significant amount of success thanks to an increasing level of online exposure. Not only is it possible to reach a large virtual audience, but sellers can now market their niche products far beyond traditional geographic boundaries. While this digital momentum is impossible to deny, it should still be pointed out that costly mistakes can be made along the way. Entrepreneurs and freelancers must therefore appreciate some of of the most common pitfalls to avoid if they hope to increase their profit margins without jeopardising ongoing operations. Not Knowing...

The Packexe Unroll for Gold Competition is being extended!

The Packexe Unroll for Gold Competition is being extended!

Authored by Paula_D
Posted: Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:44am

Now running until December 13th 2019, Packexe have extended the competition by 10 weeks.

Since the 1st of May 2019 innovators of Protection products, Packexe LTD, have been hiding golden tickets in selected rolls of their protection film range.

Originally set to end on September 30th, CEO Andrew Orchard claims ending the competition when there are still tickets to be found would be unfair; “if there are tickets left to find there’s a competition still to run” comments Andrew, “our only option is to extend, and our only reason is to get as many winners as possible!”...

James Hopkins: How I Started a Business

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Thu, 09/12/2019 - 6:43am

National Association of Building Contractors is the one of the UK’s fastest growing Trade Associations.

National Association of Building Contractors is a growing tech community in the South West England, CEO, James Hopkins founded the business on the belief that all businesses, regardless of their size should be able to leverage the power of technology to enable them to thrive. This customer focused strategy has propelled huge growth.

James continues, before each of us leaves this world, there’s a very strong chance we will try to start our own business at least once....

Bryony Frost supports LOVE Devon’s charity dinner

One of the UK’s most famous sportspeople, jockey Bryony Frost, is supporting LOVE Devon’s charity dinner that will raise funds for the Devon Communities Together on Friday, October 4 at the Passage House Inn, Kingsteignton.

Staunch Devonian Bryony, who is a LOVE Devon Ambassador, will be joined by Simon Weston MBE, a British Army veteran known for his charity work and recovery from severe burn injuries suffered during the Falklands War, with the evening hosted by the BBC’s David Fitzgerald.

Bryony said: “I’m chuffed to be a part of the LOVE Devon fundraising evening...

Left to right: Colin Hegarty CEO Hegarty Maths and Dan Sandhu CEO Sparx

Exeter learning tech company Sparx joins forces with HegartyMaths

Exeter based education technology company, Sparx, has today announced that they are joining forces with HegartyMaths , which will increase their combined impact in the teaching and learning of maths. The new partnership brings together two of the most influential and groundbreaking education companies and is set to increase their joint reach and capability to over one million users in more than 1,300 schools. The new arrangement will mean that HegartyMaths will become part of the Sparx family.

Sparx and HegartyMaths are both award-winning companies offering maths education...

3 Ways to Make Your Recruitment Strategy More Effective

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Mon, 09/09/2019 - 6:07am

Human resource departments play a crucial role in the success of companies.

One of their most important roles is to identify suitable candidates to fill positions when they fall vacant.

Rigid and outdated recruitment strategies are the biggest cause of longer hiring periods and ineffective recruitment processes. As a result, many companies end up hiring the wrong people.

In this article, we will look at some of the measures HR departments can take to make their recruitment strategy more effective.

1. Show that Your Company is an Ideal Place to Work...

Do you know how much water you can take?  

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sat, 09/07/2019 - 10:43am

With river levels and groundwater falling, landowners and businesses with boreholes, wells and springs are being urged to take a few simple steps to make sure they aren’t taking too much water.

One of the first things people should do is check their abstraction licence. Restrictions can come into force after periods of dry weather so it is important licence holders know when to stop or reduce the amount of water they abstract. They also need to be aware of any specific conditions that apply.

If you expand your business and require more water or if you want to start...

Teacher and student using Sparx in the classroom

Oxygen House announces further investment in learning technology company Sparx, totalling £50 million

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 09/06/2019 - 10:54am

Sparx, a socially focused learning technology company based in Exeter, is to receive a £20 million investment from Oxygen House, an ethical and impact-centric group of companies also based in Exeter. The investment follows an initial £30 million investment from Oxygen House which helped to establish Sparx and to develop and trial the technology.

Together, the £50 million investment is thought to be the largest by a UK investor into the UK edtech sector*.

Sparx was founded in 2010 and is an in-class and homework solution which uses machine learning, personalised content and...

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