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SW businesses raise £900 for FORCE Cancer Charity at Exeter Padel Tournament

Business from across the South West came together at City Padel Exeter to raise £900 for FORCE Cancer Chairty as part of a charity padel tournament hosted by Konker .

The event saw 12 local businesses compete in a friendly tournament, combining sport, networking and fundraising in support of Devon based cancer charity. The day aimed to create a relaxed and social alternative to traditional business events, while raising money for a cause with strong local impact.

Funds raised will support FORCE Cancer Charity’s ongoing work providing practical, emotional and well-being...

Women in business celebrated across the South West 

Authored by Claire Small
Posted: Wed, 04/10/2019 - 12:23pm

Over 100 business women were inspired as The Successful Women in Business Network (SWIB) held their annual conference and launched their SWIB Awards last month.

SWIB is a membership organisation for women who want to grow their businesses , an or develop their careers, with the support of other women, at regular networking events across Devon, Dorset, Hampshire & Somerset.

Founded by Gill Donnell MBE experienced leader, motivational speaker and business coach, who has spent much of her working life promoting the role of women in the workplace.

In 2009, Gill’s...

Importance of Reliable Web Hosting: How’s the Performance of the Travel Industry?

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Wed, 04/10/2019 - 10:18am

Many businesses in Exeter have a website presence, but little is clearly understood about the importance of fast, reliable web hosting to ensure a quick loading site that rarely goes offline. Nevertheless, these are two critical aspects businesses should take note of. Indeed, what is more important than an attractively designed website is whether it takes longer than two seconds to load or is offline too frequently. That's why it is essential to use website monitoring tools to manage website performance effectively.

StatusCake , a website monitoring service provider, has recently...

Leading family law team welcomes divorce law overhaul

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 04/10/2019 - 12:19am

One of Devon’s leading family law teams has welcomed today’s announcement of the introduction of ‘no fault’ divorce, hailing it a major step forward that will allow couples to end their marriages in an amicable way.

The government has today, 9 April 2019, announced an overhaul of divorce laws, which will allow couples to divorce without blame. The law currently requires one spouse to allege adultery or unreasonable behaviour by the other for divorce proceedings to start straight away. The change will mean that couples will be able to divorce straight away by stating that their...

A CGI of what the 120-bed new student accommodation in Exeter will look like

J S Wright awarded Exeter student accommodation contract

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 04/09/2019 - 5:54pm

Birmingham-based building services specialist J S Wright has been appointed to help meet booming demand for purpose-built student accommodation in Exeter.

The 129-year-old mechanical and electrical services specialist, which has its head office in Aston and offices in Bristol and London, has secured a contract worth more than £1.3million to design and build the M&E services for a new 120-bed scheme on the site of the dilapidated former Honiton Inn in Paris Street.

J S Wright was commissioned by South West regional contractor Pollard to equip the eight-storey block and...

A CGI of what the 120-bed new student accommodation in Exeter will look like

J S Wright awarded Exeter student accommodation contract

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 04/09/2019 - 5:52pm

Birmingham-based building services specialist J S Wright has been appointed to help meet booming demand for purpose-built student accommodation in Exeter.

The 129-year-old mechanical and electrical services specialist, which has its head office in Aston and offices in Bristol and London, has secured a contract worth more than £1.3million to design and build the M&E services for a new 120-bed scheme on the site of the dilapidated former Honiton Inn in Paris Street.

J S Wright was commissioned by South West regional contractor Pollard to equip the eight-storey block and...

TEDxExeter votes for Blue Planet biologist to win charity money from accountants

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 04/09/2019 - 5:31pm

A local top 30 advisory firm has given £1,000 to charity with the help of attendees at TEDxExeter.

Bishop Fleming, sponsored the annual conference for the fourth consecutive year, which saw an amazing day take place in the heart of Exeter on April 5.

An exciting opportunity was given to the entire audience at the city’s leading ideas festival, to help one of the six charitable causes attending to receive a £1,000 charitable donation.

Split into three sessions, TEDxExeter discovered and explored this year’s theme – The Art of the Possible.

Inspiring speaker...

SMEs in the South West see £2.8bn turnover growth in three years, new research shows

A group of high potential SMEs in the South West has generated £2.8bn of turnover growth in the last three years and represents the third highest proportion of growing businesses in the UK, according to new research by BGF, the UK and Ireland’s most active investor.

The research calculates growth in turnover and employees among the UK’s private companies with revenues between £3m and £150m, a category of 13,286 businesses nationwide, 937 of which are based in the South West.

These businesses have experienced combined turnover growth of 14%. More than 76 percent of these...

Beyond Brexit: Looking at the health of the Eurozone

People in Exeter – and right across the UK – have rightly been focussed on the ongoing battle to deliver Brexit which has dominated domestic headlines ever since the divisive 2016 referendum.

Yet, with the focus firmly on negotiations between Brussels and Westminster, there’s a distinct danger that we take our eye off the equally-serious matter of the future of the Eurozone.

The post-crash period was defined by a debt crisis that threatened to bring the whole EU project and associated single currency down, with the very real fear that Greece would default on its debt. There...

Glen King PR merges with Bigwave media

Leading public relations consultancy Glen King PR announces a merger with Bigwave media, one of the largest digital and marketing agencies in the South West. The two agencies have been working in partnership over the last 18 months in order to offer a wider range of services and from 1st April 2019 the Glen King PR team will officially join Bigwave media.

Glen King PR, a media-award-winning consultancy, was founded by Glen King in March 2005. As a former media spokesperson for Camelot, Glen was actively involved in the exciting and historical launch of the National Lottery in 1994...

How can businesses benefit from using gap insurance on their commercial vehicle fleet?

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Tue, 04/09/2019 - 8:10am

Where businesses are concerned, having the appropriate insurance for your assets is crucial. When protecting your cars and other vehicles that are used day-to-day for the running of your company, having adequate protection is a must and will ensure you don’t suffer with loss of profits should accidents happen.

Why is gap insurance important for businesses?

What a lot of businesses don’t know, is that regular business car insurance is not enough to cover your fleet. If a vehicle is written off then the insurance policy will only pay out the current value market of the...

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