Two of Lineal’s youngest team members recently featured in an exciting video project aimed at introducing young people to careers in technology.

The Digital Skills Series is a joint project by Devon County Council & the Heart of the South West LEP which interviews ‘Digital Pioneers’ among some of the South West’s most innovative tech companies, and aims to get Key Stage 3 students interested in the amazing opportunities that are available in the digital sector.

It is hoped that the scheme will help promote apprenticeships, degree apprenticeships, work experience and other kinds of placement that help promote much-needed technical skills in the sector.

One recent survey of tech companies in the South West suggested more than half of businesses struggle to find recruits for technical roles, and that the region needs to do more to work with schools, local and central government to overcome the skills shortage.

Lineal have supported apprenticeships for over a decade, and are featuring in this video project for the second time in recent years. The short video-interviews will be shown to school children across the area as part of a series, and we hope it will help inspire the next generation of digital pioneers.

Our thanks to Alex, Harry, and Ocean City Media for their hard work towards this fantastic educational project. You can learn more about the Digital Skills Series here: https://skillslaunchpad.org.uk/ks3digital/digital-pioneers/

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Lineal is pleased to announce its successful move from Loxhore to its new offices in Unit 7, Riverside Court, Barnstaple, North Devon. The new offices add increased capacity and will provide our customers with significantly more reliable connectivity for remote-access cloud services.

“Our new office is a step up for us” explained Head of Support Matt Norris, “We’re especially pleased that the new premises give us greater scope to interact directly with customers, to offer a wider range of services and equipment, and to invest in a larger team of staff for Lineal’s future.”

In addition to private meeting rooms and equipment workshop, the Riverside Court site includes an enlarged staff working room and our Pearson VUE -authorised test centre. The new work space supports a team of ten, with a range of specialised disciplines crossing software development of our SQWLWorks software, technical support, consultancy, marketing and administration. With the move also come new products: Lineal now offers businesses the unified Communications platform Shortel, Office 365, and disaster recovery services.

Just off Castle Street, Barnstaple, contact details and directions to Lineal’s new offices at Riverside Court can be found on our website here.

We’re currently recruiting staff to join our growing team – you can learn more about our newest vancancies by clicking here.