Simon Davis

Sep 17, 2024 | yachtsandyachting.com | Simon Davis

Allen OK Class UK Inland Championship at Rutland Sailing Club by Simon Davis 17 Sep 07:15 BST Over the weekend of 7th-8th September the OK Class returned to Rutland SC for their Allen sponsored Inland Championship, part of the Allen OK Grand Tour. Joining the OK class at Rutland were the Finn and Europe classes. The forecast was for a light wind weekend. Arriving on Saturday the conditions did not look promising and through the rain & drizzle there appeared to be little wind.

Sep 5, 2024 | industrymoves.com | Elizabeth Fry |Simon Davis

Payton Capital, the private debt fund manager, has continued its hiring spree with two directors and a manager joining the Queensland office. Banking specialists Simon Davis, Gary Parkin, and Sarah Jackson will join the borrower services team tasked with building strong relationships and delivering lending solutions to clients. The appointments follow last month's recruitment of career banker Peter Loukas as state manager of Victoria and MaxCap Group's operating chief, Mark Heaven.

Jun 21, 2024 | ciobpeople.com | Simon Davis

There is no hiding from the importance of technology and data in the construction industry, particularly with an eye on attracting the next generation. However, so far acceptance and adoption of digitalisation is slow, widening the skills gap in the industry The Construction Skills Network (CSN) reports that around 251,500 additional workers are needed by 2028 to meet the expected levels of work – equating to more than 50,000 per year from 2023.

May 27, 2024 | howwemadeitinafrica.com | James Torvaney |Jaco Maritz |OX Delivers |Simon Davis

OX Delivers utilises purpose-built electric trucks to transport goods across rural Rwanda. Jean-Paul is a Rwanda-based farmer who sells chilli peppers to an exporter in the capital Kigali, nearly 170km from his farm in Tyazo. In the past, he had to load 100kg sacks of peppers onto three bicycles, push them to the nearest town, then load them onto a bus for a seven-hour journey to Kigali. Finally, he transferred the peppers to three motorbikes for delivery to the warehouse.

Apr 16, 2024 | blog.roboform.com | Simon Davis

As our online lives expand, so does the burden of managing countless login details. ‘Password Fatigue’ was first submitted to Collins Dictionary in 2014 and is defined as ‘feeling induced by trying to remember too many passwords’. Since then, the term has been widely used to describe the overwhelming exhaustion and frustration of managing an ever-increasing number of online accounts.