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Celebrating 10 years of Vision

Authored by Sue Cade
Posted: Wed, 10/30/2024 - 8:32am

Exeter business Vision is celebrating a milestone 10 years providing services in bespoke luxury home construction and renovation.

The company was set up in 2014 by Ross Pollard; already experienced in specifying and installing high quality kitchens and bathrooms he quickly took on more complex projects - including steam rooms and saunas - and the business grew from there.

Over the last 10 years Vision has completed more than 200 projects of varying size and complexity. They include the renovation of the entire ground floor of a house in Torquay and, for a Cowley home, the...

South West food & drink experts serve up success to FUEL region’s small businesses

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 09/03/2024 - 9:10pm

Sell-out business growth event from food & drink experts KW Marketing returns this September for a second serving, bringing the region’s foodie brands together ahead of Christmas and 2025

South West business growth event, FUEL Live, returns on Thursday 26 September, to inspire, empower and connect the region’s foodie brands hungry for knowledge as the busiest and most lucrative months of the year approach.

After a sell-out success in April, huge demand has driven the second event in less than six months, hosted by leading foodie experts KW Marketing.

Taking...

Office team celebrating 25 years

25 volunteer days up for grabs as Optix celebrates milestone anniversary

Authored by Sue Cade
Posted: Mon, 07/08/2024 - 11:55am

Exeter digital marketing specialist Optix Solutions is marking its 25th anniversary with a very special pledge.

Each member of staff will be given a day over the next 12 months to use for volunteering with a local charity or CIC.

Optix MD Rob Stevens explained: “The idea struck us as an especially positive way to mark this really important milestone - and fittingly, we have 25 members of staff!

“At the heart of our business is a genuine commitment to social responsibility; we’re currently supporting a local charity pro bono with rebranding and website work and...

Robert Williams celebrates a quarter century... and launches Force Cancer Charity support

Robert Williams Estate Agents, the Experts in Property office on Southernhay West in Exeter, this month celebrates its 25th Anniversary. To mark the occasion, the busy estate agency is holding a party for clients, colleagues and industry contacts and is raising funds for Force, the local cancer support charity.

It all started back in 1998… Having worked for independent estate agencies both locally and in London for 15 years, Chartered Surveyor Robert took a dislike for corporate governance when Stratton Creber became part of the corporate agency Lloyds/TSB. It was then he decided...

Lightfoot launches Lightfoot Vision

  • New road- and driver-facing cameras form part of Lightfoot’s market-leading driver coaching and rewards platform
  • All-in-one driver engagement and safety solution provided
  • Active AI and machine vision alerts prevent distracted driving
  • Road- and driver-facing video technology saves time and prevents costly insurance fraud
  • Cameras play key role in reducing harsh, risky driving, and associated accidents

Cutting-edge in-cab driver coaching technology and rewards platform, Lightfoot, has launched a suite of in-cab camera solutions that...

Exeter Property Circle April Business Event

Exeter Property Circle are hosting their next Networking Event in Exeter this month

Exeter Property Circle are hosting their next Networking Event in Exeter this month

Exeter Property Circle is a networking group for people working within property in and around Exeter.

Events are informal and a great way to meet new contacts and catch up with old ones in a friendly environment over a drink.

Please join us on 19th April at Exeter City FC for an evening of networking and drinks with Julian & Jamie.

We will be joined by Guest Speakers Julian Tagg ECFC President, Director of External Affairs & Exeter CITY Community Trust Chairman and Jamie...

Exeter Property Circle April Business Event

Exeter Property Circle April Event - An Evening with Julian & Jamie

Event Date: 
19/04/2023 - 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter City Football Club

Exeter Property Circle is a networking group for people working within property in and around Exeter.

Events are informal and a great way to meet new contacts and catch up with old ones in a friendly environment over a drink.

Please join us on 19th April at Exeter City FC for an evening of networking and drinks with Julian & Jamie.

In April we will be joined by Guest Speakers Julian Tagg ECFC President, Director of External Affairs & Exeter CITY Community Trust Chairman and Jamie Vittles, Chief Executive of Exeter CITY Community Trust.

Julian &...

Exeter-based Lightfoot helps East of England Co-op to encourage good driving behaviours, cutting fuel costs by 13.8%

  • CO2 to fall by 233 tonnes over the next five years
  • Vehicle idling reduced by 9%
  • 80% fall in harsh acceleration
  • 96% Elite Driver rate

East of England Co-op, the fourth largest consumer co-operative in the UK, has achieved dramatic drops in fuel use, emissions, and vehicle idling, across its fleet of 104 vehicles thanks to the adoption of British green-tech for fleets.

The cutting edge in-cab driver coaching technology and rewards platform, developed by Lightfoot, has helped East of England Co-op achieve average fuel savings of up to...

Exeter in-cab driver tech helps Civil Rail Solutions to hit ambitious sustainability and safety targets

  • CO2 to fall by 240 tonnes over the next five years
  • 54,500 litres of fuel saved per year
  • Net Zero protocol game changer

Civil Rail Solutions, one of the UK’s leading manpower solutions providers to the railway infrastructure and construction sector, has announced the roll-out of real-time in-cab driver coaching technology from Exeter-based Lightfoot, that’s helping its fleet of 60 vans realise dramatic reductions in emissions and fuel use, at the same time as curtailing instances of dangerous driving.

The adoption of the green-tech for fleets...

Public Sewer Services renews contract with Exeter-based Lightfoot having saved over £58k in fuel bills, and 102 tonnes of CO2 in the last 12 months

Leading sewer and drainage installation, renovation, repair and maintenance company, Public Sewer Services, has renewed its contract with Exeter-based Lightfoot having succeeded in slashing vehicle idling, fuel consumption and CO2 emissions across its fleet of 132 vehicles.

Providing real-time, in-cab coaching, and rewards for better driving, Lightfoot has delivered almost £58,000 of savings on fuel to Public Sewer Services in the year to December 2022, whilst reducing CO2 by 102 tonnes. In trials Lightfoot was shown to improve mpg by 15.5%, at the same time as reducing vehicle...

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