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Office Design Trends for 2026: Why Lighting Matters for Productivity

Office design has moved far beyond rows of desks under harsh fluorescent fittings. As businesses look ahead of 2026, lighting has become a central part of how workspaces support productivity , wellbeing, and flexibility. The right lighting setup can actually influence how alert your teams feel...

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PSP's first wedding couple return to expand successful creative agency

A husband and wife team are moving back to Plymouth Science Park where they met more than 15 years ago! Ben and Clare Stirling were the first couple to meet on the site and go on to become married.

Their award-winning business, ‘Made with Maturity,’ provides clients with a full range of services, from website design through to boosting your on-line profile with Search Engine...

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Top Plymouth design team to help environment with new techniques

Creating meaningful, sustainable packaging is the Holy Grail for many design companies. It’s a goal which ‘Until The Cows Come Home,’ based at Plymouth Science Park, aims to help firms achieve.

Jamie Billing, Technical Director, says minimising the negative impacts of rubbish on the environment requires a holistic approach to the issue.

“There are simple types of design...

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Topping off 20 years of Signs Express (Plymouth)

Chris and Vida Reilly, owners of Signs Express (Plymouth), have topped off their 20th year as part of the UK’s leading sign and graphics company with a prestigious award win.

The Signs Express (Plymouth) franchisees were recognised for their continued investment of time and energy into their business and their focus on strategic growth throughout 2017. Craig Brown, of Signs Express...

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Gammaray beams success in scheme for Devon design talent

A new venture, which aims to help artistic talent in Devon, is being launched by a creative company based at Plymouth Science Park.

Gammaray Creative will work with upcoming designers, who may have hit hard times but who are all keen to build up their portfolio.

“We aim to run courses for people less fortunate than ourselves,” says Troy Woodhouse, Director of Gammaray Creative...

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Drake Circus helps Plymouth residents get a foot on the career ladder with free training

Drake Circus is giving people in Plymouth the chance to embark on a free five-week training programme, designed to provide them with the skills they need to build a successful career in retail or hospitality.

The ‘Bright Lights Starting Out in Retail and Hospitality’ programme gets underway in February and will combine classroom teaching alongside work placements at one of Drake Circus...

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Plymouth business opens new office after 60% growth in 2017

Plymouth business Sponge UK, which is one of Britain’s fastest growing digital learning companies, has opened a new UK office after another successful year.

The award-winning company, which creates innovative workplace learning solutions for global organisations, officially opened its new office in Nottingham on Thursday, 14 December 2017.

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CDS to deliver superfast broadband to thousands more in Devon

A major expansion of broadband rollout across Devon and Somerset has received Government approval to provide thousands more homes and businesses in Devon with access to a superfast connection.

The Government’s Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) agency has given the go-ahead for Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) to increase access to its planned ultrafast (up to 1,000Mbps) broadband with...

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Sitel to create 300 new jobs in Plymouth

With a nationwide network of contact centres, global outsourcing leader Sitel is one of the big employers in the South West. Continuing the growth of their well-established operation in Plymouth, Sitel is set to create a further 300 jobs in January and February 2018.

Since opening earlier in 2017, Sitel Plymouth located in the iconic grade II-listed building “The Ship – Spirit of...

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Employment fell by 25,000 across SW over last three months

The health of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK remains at its lowest level in three years, according to the SME Health Check Index, a quarterly economic index compiled by leading economics consultancy - Centre for Economics and Business Research Limited (Cebr) in association with CYBG PLC, owner of Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks.

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Van owners to be extra vigilant after spate of thefts

Police in North and West Devon are warning van owners to be extra vigilant following a spate of van thefts in North Devon.

Over the last few weeks there have been several thefts of tools and other trade equipment which have been left in vans. Officers are advising the public not to leave their tools and equipment for prolonged periods in their vans, especially overnight.

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