Business

Landmark Information Group, the UK’s leading provider of land and property search information, with a local office in Exeter, has appointed eight apprentices to join its 430-strong workforce.

Following an extensive interview and selection process, the apprentices will all be undertaking a 12-month Landmark apprenticeship programme designed to equip them with the skills necessary to progress in the industry. Five of the appointments were made in partnership with the apprenticeships provider QA Apprenticeships, and are designed to combine employment with government funded training....

Leading Devon legal firm Stephens Scown LLP has recently secured a top funding specialist to boost its renewables team across the region.

Mike Rowe, appointed as consultant with Stephens Scown, brings with him a wealth of experience, including 30 years of blue chip company involvement within the agri-business sector. Much of this experience came through senior management roles within both Barclays Bank and Clydesdale Bank within the South West.

For the last four years, Mike has been running Moorhayes Consultants , a consultancy specialising in the strategic development and...

The UK’s economic recovery appears to have strengthened during the third quarter of 2013, based on a wide range of indicators, according to a review by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Estimates of output in the services and construction industries both show an acceleration between the second and third quarters, while retail sales volumes grew at the fastest quarterly rate since the start of 2008. The labour market continued its recent improvement, with employment and hours rising and unemployment falling. Following a period of relatively flat output growth during 2011 and...

A new Head of Residential Estate Agency has joined Kivells, one of the longest established estate agency practices in the south west. Marc Cottrell has been an estate agent in the south west and beyond for many years. Having sold his own North Devon agency, he relocated to Cornwall and worked for specialist country homes departments in Truro based estate agencies. Subsequently he was offered a directorship of a national estate agency focussed on the higher end of the market. This saw him take on the operational activities for the south and south west of the UK covering an area from Surrey...