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Remote Work for Engineers: Setting Up Your Technical Workspace

One of the more consequential developments of the 21st century, as far as work is concerned, is the normalisation of the practice of remote work. Nowadays, it’s possible to submit work digitally. This means that an entire working day, for millions of professionals can be conducted at home....

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Are horticulture agronomy services worth it?

Have you heard everybody raving about the benefits of horticulture agronomy services? This is something that businesses all over the country can benefit from, whether it is for improving crop yields or preventing damaging pests. But, one thing that growers want to know is whether horticulture agronomy services are really worth the money you pay. Well, let’s take a look at how they are able to...

4 Tips for Business Cards

The ubiquitous nature of the internet and everyone doing everything online has changed the landscape for many businesses when it comes to marketing.

However, whenever change comes there will always be people that will prefer to do it the old way or will like the break from the current styles. Business cards are a great way of providing that to people. Business cards are a great way...

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Three must-have resources to support your employees: A guide for modern businesses

Navigating the business world is no easy feat. Day-in, day-out, businesses big and small face a whole host of obstacles and responsibilities. Whether they impact your company or not, knowing how to get through a process like this can be challenging at the best of times. Add into the equation supporting your employees through challenges like this, and you have a whole new headache forming....

How to Choose the Right Accountant for your Business?

When you are first starting out with your business you are eventually going to get to the point where you need to hire an accountant to make sure that all your financial obligations to the Government where you operate are met.

Making sure that you choose the right accountant from the start can make all the difference in helping your business flourish and succeed. Also, making sure...

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Foot Anstey advises Marston Holdings on its acquisition of Grosvenor Services Group

Foot Anstey has advised Marston Holdings, a provider of integrated technology-enabled solutions, on its acquisition of Grosvenor Services Group (GSG), supplier of specialist services to utilities.

Grosvenor Services Group is one of the UK's leading utilities field services agencies and has delivered debt collection services to the energy and water sectors for over 20 years.

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Safety equipment to prevent serious injuries at work

Every business needs to minimise the risk of serious injuries at work. For a start, it’s the moral responsibility of a business to look after its employees and avoid putting them in dangerous situations. Plus, it can save your business money if you’re not paying out compensation frequently. Below, we explore the safety equipment required to prevent serious injuries at work.

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It’s well worth a pint: Venaspace prepares for launch in Plymouth

A brand-new business centre will launch in Spring in Derriford Business Park led by flexible workspace providers Venaspace.

Recently acquiring The Apex in Derriford Business Park, previously the Valuation Office Agency, Venaspace will launch a series of brand-new workspaces promoting flexible office space for local businesses in the science and technology rich area. The site is...

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Derriford Business Park

Plymouth technology company helping charities work smarter with chatbots

Plymouth-based Disruption Works are helping charities to work smarter through automation, chatbots, and Robotic Process Automation (RPA).

More than ever, charities are leaning on the time-saving benefits of chatbots to redeploy staff in a more meaningful way.

Disruption Works, based at Plymouth Science Park , are using technology for good to help the sector with smarter...

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Local Skills Report sets priorities for the South West

The Heart of the South West Skills Launchpad , part of the Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership (HotSW LEP), has launched a Local Skills Report, which sets out priorities for the region for 2022 to 2024.

The report recognises that the area's economy is shaped and led by the skills of its residents and businesses, but that the level of those holding a higher-level...

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What is umbilical cord blood, and why are celebrities choosing Plymouth-based Biovault Family to bank it?

Stem cells are extraordinary. Those left in your baby's cord blood after the birth are especially powerful, able to regenerate every kind of damaged blood cell. So far cord blood stem cells are being used to treat more than 80 diseases including cancers like leukaemia and lymphoma, inherited immune system and immune-cell disorders, sickle cell disease and anaemia, and Gaucher disease. But...

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