Business

Builders bums needed for charity calendar!

Tradespeople from across the South West are being invited to nominate themselves and their bottoms for inclusion in RGB Building Supplies’ Builders Bums 2022 charity calendar, which will be sold in aid of Cornwall Mind, Devon Mind and Mind in Somerset.

RGB would like to include men and women in the trade from across the region who will be photographed doing their job, but showing a...

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Future bright for solar industry – but more can still be done

The founder of a leading South West solar energy installer is backing a new report from trade group Solar Energy UK which calls for the government to set a much higher target.

The report Lighting the Way suggests that while the UK solar industry could feasibly grow twofold by 2030, if it is to align with net zero targets it realistically needs to treble in size over the next eight...

Heart of the South West Better Business for All wins national award

Heart of the South West Better Business for All wins national award

The Heart of the South West Better Business for All partnership (Hot SW BBFA) has won the Better Business for All award at the Office for Product Safety & Standards (OPSS) Regulatory Excellence Awards ceremony.

The national award celebrates outstanding regulatory practice that achieves positive outcomes in supporting businesses and protecting consumers. The event attracted...

Jurassic Fibre to extend full fibre network to Sidmouth

Broadband provider and winner of the ISPA New ISP 2020 award, Jurassic Fibre, has reached a significant milestone in delivering gigabit connectivity to overlooked communities across the South West with the announcement that it is extending its network to Sidmouth and its surrounding villages.

Construction is due to commence shortly. Once complete, the network will deliver ultrafast...

How to coose the best card machine for small businesses

Half of all UK transactions are card payments while only 23% of payments were made in cash in 2019.

What this means is that we are rapidly moving towards a cashless society as cards and payment apps take over. This trend started before the coronavirus but it was certainly accelerated by last year’s events.

What this means for your small business is that it is virtually...

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Plymouth Science Park welcomes the NHS Peninsula Clinical Genetics service

The NHS Peninsula Clinical Genetics service for Plymouth is the most recent organisation making the move to Plymouth Science Park . Part of the University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, the Genetics service covers Devon and Cornwall and provides medical genetics assessment and support to a population of around 1.7 million people.

They support patients from all hospital departments,...

Devon shop takes to the road

Backworld, formerly an ergonomic office and home seating shop on the Topsham Road in Exeter, is now mobile.

Rethinking the business model following the succession of Covid-related non-essential retail closures, owner Paul Skinner made the bold move to shut up shop and take to the road. Backworld is now a fully mobile retail operation.

Customers no longer have to visit the shop...

Public asked to vote for Surprise Supplies winners

RGB Building Supplies has selected the finalists for its first Surprise Supplies giveaway and it’s now down to the public to choose two winners to receive £1,000 worth of building materials each.

RGB had invited businesses and groups from across the region that had been affected by the pandemic to get in touch and explain how a donation would help.

The finalists are Gourmet...

Devon Delivers for business success and work/life balance

Devon is being showcased as a great place to do business as part of a campaign to attract companies to the county. Devon Delivers , which aims to encourage businesses to relocate to the county, has launched a new video and website to highlight the county’s unique selling points as Devon looks to make a strong economic recovery post-pandemic. For companies considering expanding or relocating,...

Tech Business Culture Survival Guide

Research to reveal key learnings and opportunities for South West’s tech sector

Workplace culture experts Interaction are partnering with the collaborative technology network Tech South West to create the region’s first culture guide for the sector

The Bath-based firm which works with tech brands across the South West will conduct a deep dive into the cultural challenges technology...

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