Business

Gregory Distribution has updated its fleet of temperature controlled vehicles used on the company’s contract with the Appleby Westward Group servicing SPAR stores across the South West of England.

The investment involves the acquisition of 10 Carrier Transicold Vector™ 1950 MT (multi-temperature) refrigeration units which have had many features bespoke designed for Gregory making the trailers some of the most advanced and safe in current operation.

Simon Thomson, Gregory’s Spar Contract Operations Manager based at the business’ Cullompton depot, played a major role in...

Staff at leading Devon law firm Kitsons have taken on a trio of charity challenges in aid of Children’s Hospice South West with an ultra marathon and a firm-wide kilometre challenge covering more than 1,200km in 32 hours ahead of the mighty Three Peaks Challenge next month.

Kitsons’ Partner and Head of Property, Patrick Gaskins and Andrew Morris of Headland Finance kicked off the first challenge by completing the epic ‘Race to the Stones’ 100km trail running race in a 24 hour timeframe along the oldest path in Britain. The duo followed the footsteps of Romans, Vikings, farmers and...

High demand for premises from small firms has seen East Devon District Council let all its available business units over the last month.

Four units have been taken up in Axminster at Millwey Rise with the new firms trading including commercial vehicle agents for Italian car manufacturer Piaggio, a fishing bait manufacturer, a caravan refurbishment business and a glazier.

In Seaton a car cleaning and valeting business has moved into the one of the Riverside Workshops whilst in Sidmouth a unit at the Manstone Workshops has just been taken on by a bespoke carpenter and joiner...

Construction company, Willmott Dixon, is expanding its business in the South West peninsular having recently won four major contacts in the area. Together the investment exceeds £20 million and work will begin straight away. Willmott Dixon have committed that £16 million will be spent in Devon, with Devon based contractors.

Willmott Dixon is inviting companies from across the construction sector to attend a Meet the Contractor event at Sandy Park Conference Centre, Exeter on 4 September. Attendees at the event will learn more about Willmott Dixon, its regional presence and its...