Business

An Exeter building company has fought off competition across the South West to scoop up two gongs at a prestigious industry awards event.

Dale Chadwick Carpentry and Construction Ltd picked up the accolades at the Federation of Master Builders’ (FMB) 2023 South West Master Builder Awards, sponsored by Openreach and hosted by comedian Aurie Styla, held at Winchester’s Norton Park Hotel on Friday 17 March.

The awards recognise excellence in the region’s small and medium-sized construction companies and are run by the FMB, the largest trade association in the UK...

For decades now, human resource specialists have played an active role in the way that a business works. From hiring and firing, right through to dealing with complaints, managing employee engagement and more – a human resource expert isn’t just an asset to have, they can also be very expensive, especially if a team is needed.

This is one of the reasons why people are turning to HR software that does the job of an HR specialist, without needing to hire someone to take on the role. But what is this type of product and how does it work? We’ll be taking a closer look in this article...

Three Jaguar and four Land Rover retail sites in the South West are being renamed, following the acquisition of Helston Garages Group Limited by Vertu Motors plc in December 2022.

Jaguar dealerships in Exeter, Taunton and Truro and Land Rover dealerships in Exeter, Taunton, Truro and Yeovil have been brought under the Vertu Motors retail brand.

Vertu Motors plc acquired 28 franchised sales outlets from Helston Garages Group last December and has commenced a rebrand; the existing retail dealership management teams and colleagues will continue in their roles, giving our...

Since leaving the European Union (EU) in 2020, the United Kingdom's (UK) economy has taken a massive hit. The EU was the UK's largest and most significant trading partner, providing an opportunity to generate billions of pounds in revenue from exports. But all of that came to a halt with Brexit, with reports revealing that the UK loses up to £100 billion annually in output.

The effects of Brexit trickled down to each of the UK's constituent parts. Among the affected was Northern Ireland, a region through which goods are conveyed from the UK to Ireland — still a member of the EU...