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Moorland Fuels Sales Manager achieves top industry honour at national UKIFDA Awards 2026

Andrea Williams, Sales Manager at Okehampton-based Moorland Fuels, has been recognised for her outstanding customer service at the national UK and Ireland Fuel Distributors Association (UKIFDA) Awards 2026.

Facing stiff competition from the very best customer service teams in the fuel sector, Andrea was announced as the winner of the Customer Service Award at the prestigious annual UKIFDA Expo & Conference held in Liverpool on 15-16 April.

Working for Devon-based Moorland Fuels, which provides commercial fuels, heating oil, and lubricants across the South West, Andrea’s...

A look into the day to day routine of a product manager

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Mon, 02/24/2020 - 8:49am

A product manager plays a vital role in a company throughout the life cycle of a product. The answer to the question “what is a product manager” is not very simple as it involves a diverse range of activities that vary depending on the company. Some common variables that influence the overall responsibilities include the product life cycle stage, the growth stage of the company and the job level responsibilities. The work schedule remains tight with time-bound deliverables. In fact, most product managers are too busy to find enough free time to use social media or apps like free Twitter...

Challenges facing the south west's haulage industry in 2020

We are just a couple of months into 2020 and it has already been a roller-coaster of a year. From politics to public shifts in behaviour, if this year promises one thing it is unpredictability and new challenges across all industries, not least haulage in the South West.

In this article, we take a look at 4 of the biggest challenges and opportunities that we are likely to see in the South West hauling industry this year. Gaining an awareness of these challenges is a good way to ensure you are prepared and ready to adapt when required.

Brexit

We can’t get away from...

Six years in the 100 Best Companies list for leading Devon law firm

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 02/23/2020 - 10:50pm

A leading Devon law firm has been included in the prestigious Sunday Times 100 Best Companies list for the sixth consecutive year.

At a glittering awards ceremony in London on 20 February 2020, Stephens Scown LLP was ranked at number 74 in the list of 100 best medium sized companies to work for in the UK.

Twenty people from a range of roles across the firm went to the awards ceremony at Battersea Evolution in London to celebrate the result with some of Stephens Scown’s Board members.

“To be ranked among the best employers in the UK for six years in a row is a great...

Passive dividends and income in cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency staking is a popular method for those looking to grow their capital in crypto. This is explained in particular by the fact that staking does not require any technical or other knowledge.

Even a perfect beginner can do cryptocurrency staking, in fact. Indeed, it simply consists in keeping an amount of a cryptocurrency without touching anything. Yes, as simple as that.

Cryptocurrency staking offers regular payments to those who hold their cryptocurrencies in appropriate wallets. This is what we can call "staking". In fact, staking helps secure the network as...

Axminster-based JetBlack Safety® targets the Middle East as a huge growth area for innovative personnel dust removal systems

  • Automated de-dusting booths protect construction and building materials workers from dust-related health hazards

Axminster-based JetBlack Safety®, a world leader in safe personnel dust removal systems, has launched its innovative range of automated, hands-free de-dusting and clean-down booths to one of the world’s fastest-growing markets for de-dusting safety equipment - the Middle East.

Choosing Intersec Middle East - held at Dubai International Convention and Exhibition centre - JetBlack® Safety showcased its range of de-dusting solutions, including its...

Mark Simic, Partner and tax specialist at Simpkins Edwards

Simpkins Edwards holds Budget review events for Barnstaple, West Devon and Exeter businesses

Exeter-based chartered accountancy firm Simpkins Edwards will be holding post-budget events to help owners of SME businesses understand the broader implications of the Budget due to be delivered by Rashi Sunak on 11 March, following Savid Javid’s recent exit from the post.

The free, pre-booked seminars will take place at noon on 13 March at the Simpkins Edwards office in Barnstaple and at Strawberry Fields in Lifton. A further event will take place at Simpkins Edwards’ Exeter office at midday on 17 March. In addition to providing an insight into the Chancellor’s Budget, guests can...

Exeter developer helps to raise over £200,000 for charity of the year, Coram Beanstalk

Authored by LaurenBluck
Posted: Fri, 02/21/2020 - 9:27am

McCarthy and Stone’s team in Exeter, which has a Retirement Living development on Bakers Way, Pinnoc Mews, has helped to raise an incredible £200,000 through its year-long fundraising partnership with national reading charity Coram Beanstalk, achieving twice the target it set itself for the year.

In 2019, McCarthy and Stone announced it had chosen Coram Beanstalk as its charity partner to help improve the outcomes of children who struggle with reading, while promoting the wellbeing benefits of intergenerational volunteering among its nationwide communities. Originally setting...

Five tips on how to improve your farm

Farming is a tough job. With early starts and long hours of physical labour, it can be frustrating if things don’t turn out the way you want them to. Unfortunately, there are times when nature simply decides to work against you.

However, if you’re struggling to achieve quality produce time and time again, think about what you can do to improve your farming methods.

Here are five tips to get you started.

Fertiliser

Obviously, every farmer needs fertiliser if you don’t want your fields to remain barren. Whether you’re using organic fertilising methods or otherwise,...

The next generation of contact centres and what it means for enterprises

It's not uncommon for larger enterprises to handle contact centres with several thousands of agents. As such, their call centre workforce represents an area of their business that could suffer a loss in efficiency, time and money . This is where workforce optimisation comes in to play.

New Software That Ensures Your Contact Centre Runs Efficiently

In October 2019, industry-leading contact centre software provider Aspect announced an update to its cloud contact centre service system, Aspect Via . Via was demonstrated in London and introduced many exciting updates to Aspect’s call...

TEDxExeter

Exeter businesses invited to take part in TEDxExeter 2020

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 02/20/2020 - 12:45pm

Businesses in Exeter are being invited to take part in TEDxExeter 2020 by hosting a free live broadcast in their workplaces for staff to enjoy.

The ninth annual TEDxExeter conference takes place on Friday 17th April 2020, and organisers want to encourage as many people as possible across the city to get involved.

'It's just not possible for everybody who wants to get a ticket to come along to the event at the Northcott Theatre, so this year we're offering more businesses than ever before the opportunity to get involved by streaming the talks directly into their offices,'...

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