Business Daily

By Lindsay Lucas, CEO of Exeter-based data and software specialist, Software Solved

The UK technology industry is growing at a rapid rate and globally recognised for its pioneering innovations in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine (STEMM). According to Tech Nation’s 2021 Scale Ratio Report , Exeter was a key tech hub to watch in 2021, along with Belfast and Dundee. The scale indicates the areas in the UK which have the highest potential for growth.

The region has become a hub for tech excellence, turning over £2.4 billion annually, housing big...

More than one in ten of employers in the South West are likely to make staff redundancies in the year ahead, according to a new survey.

The new study, commissioned by workplace experts Acas and carried out by YouGov, shows that 10% of businesses based in the South West are likely to make redundancies in the next 12 months.

Mike Fenn, Acas Area Director for the South West said: “Global events over the past few years have thrown up difficult challenges for some businesses and our poll reveals that more than one in ten of them in the South West are likely to make...

South West Manufacturing Advisory Service, known as SWMAS, has won an award by West of England Institute of Technology, ‘Certificate of Future Technologies 2022”, in recognition of its outstanding commitment to workforce development.

The ‘Certificate of Future Technologies’ is a national business accreditation, achieved by exceptional dedication to internal skills and knowledge development. The prestigious certification is given to a business on completion of a minimum of 50 hours of learning and assessment from within selected specialist modules.

SWMAS has been awarded...

International law firm Trowers & Hamlins has advised the selling shareholders on the sale of Fraser Anti-Static Techniques Limited, a Devon-headquartered multi-national anti-static equipment manufacturer, to SDI Group plc for £16.88 million.

Fraser Anti-Static Techniques Limited is a specialist developer and manufacturer of anti-static products of over 30 years standing. With established sales bases in the UK, Shanghai and Germany, and a distribution network spanning over 40 countries, the Company provides niche products and technical expertise to its customers worldwide....