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Devonport waterfront upgrades contract set to create supply opportunities for local firms

Dozens of businesses are set to attend an early morning networking event in Plymouth on Tuesday 14 May to highlight supply opportunities on offer during the design, installation, and refurbishment and/or repair of water management infrastructure across Devonport Royal Dockyard.

The breakfast session provides a fantastic opportunity for prospective suppliers to meet with Babcock...

Setting Up Your Own Restaurant: Key Tips for Success

Embarking on setting up your own restaurant can be an exhilarating yet daunting endeavour. It requires a passion for food and a solid understanding of business, customer service, and the regulatory landscape. This guide offers key tips for success, from conceptualisation to launch, ensuring you navigate this complex process with greater ease.

Concept and Brand Identity

Your...

Low emission waste collection vehicles

South West Zero to Landfill recycling firm celebrates arrival of new low-emission vehicles that drive down carbon footprint.

DCW, a leading independent commercial waste management firm, has invested £600k in four new state-of-the-art, low emission vehicles for its fleet operating across Devon.

The Zero to Landfill firm has taken delivery on two front end loader trucks used for skips and two hook-loader trucks used to collect general waste from commercial customers which feature the very latest in sustainable...

What is the CNPJ number used in Brazil?

Launching a business abroad requires knowledge of the regulations of the destination country. Tax regulations play a special place. Each country has different methods of identifying entities for tax purposes, and different rules for their implementation. An example of a popular country is Brazil. It is a frequent tourist destination for many people from all over the world. Therefore, by doing...

HR tech provider secures £1m equity investment from the South West Investment Fund

RoleMapper, the AI-powered job management platform, has secured a £1million equity investment from the British Business Bank’s South West Investment Fund (SWIF), via appointed fund manager The FSE Group.

The investment is part of a £2.1million funding round that will support job creation and overall growth of the business. The funding round includes investment from Mercia Ventures,...

GAG Pooling and Centralisation in MATs: 2024 Update

Multi-Academy Trust finance ‘issues and trends’ report launched by IMP Software

New research by an Exeter software firm has revealed how Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) are pooling funding and the opportunities and challenges facing leaders around centralising their operations.

GAG Pooling and Centralisation in MATs: 2024 Update has been developed by MAT finance specialists IMP Software and CJK Associates , who partnered to conduct a survey in November and...

Dartmoor National Park: Decade and Counting with Isuzu D-Max

Isuzu UK dealer, Ashburton Motor Works, has agreed to provide Dartmoor National Park (DNP) with three new D-Max pick-ups to add to the park’s growing Isuzu fleet in February 2024. Since 2014, the Isuzu D-Max has been the go-to vehicle for DNP to carry out essential park operations.

The national park has acquired a large collection of D-Max pick-ups over the last 10 years. Most...

Green Commerce: Leveraging Eco-Friendly Fulfilment Strategies for Business Success

E-commerce was one of the industries that transformed immediately after the pandemic, adapting to customer needs and providing excellent customer support. However, the global epidemic triggered a massive increase in online shopping, automatically generating more packaging and waste.

Online shipping is the cause of significant waste of packaging and electronics, as well as generating...

Major employer announcement key opportunity for South West

The announcement of a major new employer locating to the Gravity smart campus in Somerset has been heralded as a key opportunity for the region.

Agratas, Tata Group’s global battery business, has been confirmed as the operator of the UK’s new battery gigafactory on the Gravity campus close to junction 23 of the M5 near Bridgwater in Somerset.

It represents a £4 billion...

Assistant Site Manager shares her advice for women entering the exciting world of construction

Local housebuilder Barratt David Wilson Homes Exeter is celebrating Women in Construction Week from the 4th to the 10th of March.

The week will be dedicated to showcasing top female team members across the region and to encouraging more women to join the industry.

Office for National Statistics data reveals that currently only 15.8% of the construction workforce in the UK is...

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