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Exeter site manager recognised as one of the best in the country

A Redrow site manager at St Michael's Meadow has won a top national award for the quality of the homes they’re building in Exeter.

Roy Taylor has won a Pride in the Job award from the National House Building Council (NHBC) for the second consecutive year. This follows his success in 2025 when he achieved the Seal of Excellence in the regional stage of the competition – an accolade awarded to only the top 5% of site managers in the UK.

The awards, often dubbed the ‘Oscars’ of the housebuilding industry, recognise the very best site managers across the country. Judging is...

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Turkey and Tinsel trippers raise cash for Down's syndrome employment programme

A hotel in Paignton has raised £1,472 for charity from the sale of raffle tickets during its ‘Turkey and Tinsel’ themed breaks.

The Marine Hotel offers up stays from mid-October to guests, when the hotel is fully decorated for Christmas. Each four-night break is a pretend Christmas, so on arrival the guests have mulled wine and mince pies and on the second night of their stay, they have a five-course Christmas dinner including a visit from Santa with a gift for everyone. Through each break, they run a raffle with all prizes donated by the guests.

This year the nominated...

4 Ways Small Businesses Can Improve Communication

Strong communication is the key to success, whether it is internal or external. Small businesses should strive to improve their communication channels and practices in order to boost their productivity and efficiency. The need for facilitating faster, convenient, and reliable communication is increasing day by day. That is because more and more and businesses are pushing their boundaries and expanding their horizons globally. Even small businesses can go a long way by using advanced technologies such as voice over internet protocol (VoIP) or unified communications.

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How Can Businesses In Exeter Reduce Admin Costs In 2020?

In Exeter, there are many new businesses that are just getting started. With news of this city being the City Of Apprenticeships, business owners are looking at new ways that they can improve their business and reduce costs overall. While hiring apprentices can be a good way to achieve this, there are a few other areas that costs can be reduced in to make the business more successful in 2020.

In this article, we are going to look at the issue of admin costs and offer you some advice on how businesses in this city can reduce these costs in 2020. Keep reading to hear some of our tips...

Devon Air Ambulance Charity named in 100 Best Not for Profit Companies to work for

This week Devon Air Ambulance is celebrating a 2 Star accreditation, recognising very good levels of employee engagement and coming in at number 13 in the 100 Best Not for Profit Companies to work for. Martin Bell, Retail and People Development Director commented “We know that Devon Air Ambulance is a great place to work but to receive this national recognition is a huge testament to our fantastic staff who work tirelessly to ensure that our service is available for anyone who should need it. This is very much an award and recognition for every single member of our work family, whom I...

Dirty Martini Marketing win Exeter Festival of South West Food & Drink contract

Months of planning came to fruition for Exeter based creative marketing agency, Dirty Martini, after being handed the exciting baton that is the Exeter Festival of South West Food & Drink. In just a few short years, the once ‘one-man-band’ marketing agency has blossomed into a strong team of professionals, working hard to shout about the bustling business and event scenes that Exeter boasts. The pairing of the Festival and Dirty Martini may seem like a natural fit to many. After years of working with local hospitality hotspots, Dirty Martini has branched out into representing a range...

Exeter set for 2,500 jobs boost as developers buy historic park

A luxury residential and commercial developer has bought an historic estate to kick-start a major project - and a huge 2,500 jobs boost for the city.

Burrington Estates today announced the purchase of Winslade Park, in Clyst St Mary, which is set in 86 acres of parkland on the outskirts of Exeter.

The acquisition, which includes an 18th century Grade II-listed manor house, is the first step towards plans to provide 150 new homes and 125,000 ft of commercial office space at the heart of a new purpose-built community.

It will also be home to a £10m leisure complex...

6 Digital Marketing Tips Every Entrepreneur Needs to know

Are you in business that isn't working? Don't lose hope. Learn how to use pavement signs and sandwich boards for marketing your products. It will help if you place them outsides your store where they will display your product and guide buyers to your business hence increasing buyers. Below is a list of tips that will help you earn traffic. 1. Website Optimization and SEO For you to have many buyers on your website, conversion optimization is very crucial. However, you need to pay a website professional to improve your website, although it's costly it will help you convert more of the...

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

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.

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

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...

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Exeter site manager recognised as one of the best in the country

Turkey and Tinsel trippers raise cash for Down's syndrome employment programme

4 Ways Small Businesses Can Improve Communication

How Can Businesses In Exeter Reduce Admin Costs In 2020?

Devon Air Ambulance Charity named in 100 Best Not for Profit Companies to work for

Dirty Martini Marketing win Exeter Festival of South West Food & Drink contract

Exeter set for 2,500 jobs boost as developers buy historic park

6 Digital Marketing Tips Every Entrepreneur Needs to know

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

Challenges facing the south west's haulage industry in 2020

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

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