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L-R, Nick Ames, Dr Sally Basker and Dr Eulian Roberts are pictured at a celebration to thank Nick fo

Exeter Science Park pays tribute to outgoing Chair Nick Ames

Exeter Science Park has paid tribute to its outgoing Chair of the Board, Nick Ames, who has stepped down from his role following the successful completion of his five-year tenure.

Nick has overseen a significant period of transformation and growth for the Science Park, playing an important role in shaping the organisation’s strategic direction and laying the foundations for its next phase of development. His leadership has been instrumental in helping the Science Park strengthen its reputation as a hub for innovation, collaboration and high-growth STEMM (science, technology,...

Donna highly commended as visionary leader

Authored by Sue Cade
Posted: Mon, 09/24/2018 - 1:52pm

Donna Hart from The Family Law Company was highly commended at the national CILEx (Chartered Institute of Legal Executives) Awards 2018.

Although Donna was pipped at the post for the Visionary Leadership category, she was thrilled to have made it through to the finals as one of just two contenders.

Donna, who champions a culture of mentoring, training and wellbeing across The Family Law Company, said: “I was over the moon to have the chance to go to the awards event at the Globe Theatre and socialise with so many talented legal executives; the evening was superb and the...

Award-winning site team at Redrow’s Potters Lea development

Authored by PF
Posted: Mon, 09/24/2018 - 11:08am

Two members of the site team at Redrow’s Potters Lea development in Kingsteignton have both recently been recognised for their exceptional work towards building outstanding homes and providing top quality customer service.

Site manager Steve Damerell has won an esteemed industry accolade for his top-quality work.

Steve has received the Pride in the Job ‘Quality’ Award from the National House Building Council (NHBC). This award will be presented to him at the Pride in the Job 2018 South West lunch on Friday 21 September at the Passenger Shed in Bristol.

Being awarded...

New kitchen on offer as part of builders merchants' Community Fund

Since 2014, RGB Building Supplies has been donating £1,000 worth of building materials every other month to deserving groups, charities and schools as part of its Well Built Community Fund. For the next Community Fund, the builders merchant is doing something different by giving away a stunning premium kitchen with an RRP of £9,700.

RGB’s sister company The Room Works is hosting various workshops and demonstrations at The Great Food & Drink Show at Westpoint, Exeter on Saturday 22nd September and once the show ends, RGB is offering the chance for deserving groups and charities...

Winning run continues for on-form Exeter Chiefs

Authored by Mark Stevens
Posted: Sun, 09/23/2018 - 10:51am

Exeter Chiefs maintained pole position in this season’s Gallagher Premiership, notching up a fourth win on the bounce against rivals Newcastle Falcons at Kingston Park.

Facing off against familiar foes - last season the two clubs met on four occasions - Rob Baxter’s side were given their stiffest examination of the new season yet by a resilient Falcons outfit.

Sam Simmonds, surprisingly left out of this week’s 36-man England training squad, gave a timely reminder to coach Eddie Jones of his powers, bagging two of Exeter’s three tries on the night.

He not only took...

Devon businesses working to go green

Authored by Aino
Posted: Thu, 09/20/2018 - 4:06pm

This year has been a time of reconsideration for many companies using catering supplies. Disposable cups and plastic straws have become known as something to be avoided, if possible.

Devon continues to be at the forefront of the movement, thanks to the Plastic Free North Devon campaign. An industry expert gives us the scoop on how local companies are doing amidst the eco movement.

Devon company, Spot-On-Supplies, have noticed that many companies have made the switch from plastic straws to paper. Roger Moore, managing director, tells us that finding a solution for the cup...

Exeter based Equiniti Data announces launch of EQ Amplify which provides fully-compliant access to their entire UK consumer database

Authored by jenEv
Posted: Thu, 09/20/2018 - 11:09am

Exeter based marketing solutions provider Equiniti (EQ) Data, is proud to announce the launch of EQ Amplify- a new way for marketers to access a centralised UK consumer database, including a flagship classification model.

EQ Data’s consumer database is currently the largest in the UK, representing over 99% of the consumers in the UK, with 65 million UK adults, from over 28 million households. It is drawn from a multitude of open and propriety data sources. EQ Amplify is a data product which plugs in directly to that database to deliver statistical insights direct to marketers. The...

How to recover from a bad business decision

Authored by Claire Small
Posted: Wed, 09/19/2018 - 11:40pm

Be it in our personal lives or at work, every single one of us makes mistakes. More often than not, mistakes can be handled quite easily. After all, they’re a part of life and there isn’t a single person on this planet that hasn’t made both big and little errors regularly throughout their time here.

Unfortunately, things do get more complicated when you make a business mistake, especially if the company you work for is high-profile and has a number of employees. In these situations, a simple mistake can suddenly turn into a scandal covered by news outlets thus damaging your...

Lights go out in theatre but come on for new student accommodation

Authored by Sue Cade
Posted: Wed, 09/19/2018 - 7:55am

New life was breathed into an historic Exeter building after the completion of a major refurbishment project.

The building in Bartholomew street was previously a theatre known as ‘Stage Studios’, home to a theatre school and dance company. It was bought by property developer LS Properties for refurbishment into accommodation for students and/or young professionals.

Now split into two six-bedroom apartments with separate entrances, each apartment has two bathrooms, a large communal lounge and good-sized kitchen. The two lounges are key features of the properties, each...

Historic house project calls for new Trustees

Authored by Proteus
Posted: Wed, 09/19/2018 - 7:51am

The charitable trust behind the project to restore and invigorate an historic house on the outskirts of Exeter are looking for new trustees with specialist skills.

Poltimore House is an 18th century Grade II* listed country house which was owned by the distinguished Bampfylde family for around 500 years. Since it was sold off in 1921, it has variously been a girls’ school, a college for boys, a private hospital, part of the NHS and a retirement home.

Partly destroyed by fire in 1987, the once elegant house which once boasted having a “Spacious Hall, 7 Reception Rooms,...

Half of UK managers feel their gender or age has diminished colleagues’ confidence in them

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 09/18/2018 - 5:58am

A new report amongst UK managers reveals attitudes towards training and confidence in the workplace.

Worryingly, women were five times more likely to feel that their gender hinders confidence in them, with a fifth (20%) of female managers admitting they would rather be managed by a male colleague.

When it comes to confidence in their own abilities, almost half of men (48%) said that they were very confident in their management skills, compared to 30% of women.

The findings also revealed that age played a part in management attitudes, with 68% of young leaders (20-24...

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