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How Technology Is Helping Farmers Deal With Real-World Problems

Scouting by foot to see if there’s any problem in the field used to work. The fields were smaller, seasons more predictable, and input costs lower back then. But today, people can’t cover enough ground fast enough to catch the early warning signs. And by the time they do, the weeds have taken...

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South Yard to become an Enterprise Zone

Plymouth’s South Yard is to become an Enterprise Zone, making the site even more attractive to businesses.

Chancellor George Osborne yesterday announced that the bid put forward by the Heart of the South West Local Economic Partnership (HotSW LEP) on behalf of the city had been successful.

The status means that businesses based there have more freedom to expand and reinvest,...

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MP visits Drayton to learn about energy efficiency

Local heating controls specialist Drayton recently welcomed Alison Seabeck, Labour Member of Parliament for Plymouth, Moor View, to its factory to discuss the work the company is doing to help reduce energy costs for households by using energy more efficiently.

Alison met staff working on Drayton’s range of heating controls and learned more about how the company is developing...

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Princess Yachts highlights marine industry

Last week (9-13 March 2015) British Marine Federation (BMF) member Princess Yachts joined forces with fellow marine businesses from the South West to spotlight marine apprenticeships during 2015’s National Apprenticeship Week (NAW).

Co-ordinated by National Apprenticeship Service and supported by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), the week is focusing on the...

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Fire Sprinkler Week targets businesses

Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service is joining with Fire and Rescue Services across the UK in supporting Fire Sprinkler Week 2015, taking place from 16-22 March.

This is the second annual sprinkler awareness campaign undertaken by Fire and Rescue services and this year is focusing on the way that fitting sprinklers can help businesses and education, by reducing the impact of...

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Greenergy help keep school crossings safe

Greenergy has sponsored School Crossing Patrol staff - lovingly known as lollipop ladies and men - throughout Plymouth to help highlight the importance of everyday safety.

New top of the range uniforms help shield lollipop staff from the wind and rain while making them highly visible to traffic.

Greenergy, the UK’s largest fuel supplier, is an established presence on the...

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Local chartered accountants celebrate a successful 12 months

Award-winning Chartered Accountants, Haines Watts Crediton announces it has doubled its number of staff in the last 12 months. This follows on from the merger last autumn with reputable accountancy firm, C.C. Theedom & Co.

Accounts Assistants, Jackie Foan and Caroline Cocker formerly of C.C. Theedom and Co, together with Accounts Semi-Senior, Nicholas Vaggers, are the latest...

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Flybe opens new base at Cardiff Airport

Flybe, Europe's largest regional airline, has today announced it is to open a new base at Cardiff Airport.

The airline will serve 11 destinations in the UK and Europe this summer and base two of its existing Embraer E195 aircraft at the Airport. One of these 118-seat aircraft will arrive at Cardiff in June and the second in September 2015.

This announcement will result in the...

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Firms to have say on regulatory services

Businesses are being asked how better relationships can be forged between companies and the councils and organisations that regulate them.

Plymouth City Council is asking businesses to fill in a survey to find out what sort of support they would like to see to help them comply with regulations that affect their business.

Plymouth City Council is working with other regulatory...

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BMT Isis Celebrates successful first year

BMT Isis Ltd (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, is celebrating the first anniversary of opening its office in Plymouth’s city centre.

Officially opened by Oliver Colvile, MP for Plymouth, Sutton & Devonport, in February last year, the office has allowed BMT to further expand its existing...

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Plymouth lettings agency acquired by Countrywide Residential Lettings

Countrywide Residential Lettings, the UK’s largest lettings agency, has increased its footprint in the Plymouth lettings market with the recent acquisition of leading lettings business Property Links.

Property Links is a full-service lettings agency and property investment consultancy serving all aspects of the rental property market, including services in residential sales, property...

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