Business

Honiton-based auction experts Chilcotts have strengthened their team with three appointments, creating valuable employment opportunities in the local area and welcoming a mix of new talent and experience to the business.

Among the new recruits is graduate trainee Amelia Draper, who developed her interest in auctioneering while working at a West Devon auction house alongside her studies in Theology and Religion at Cardiff University. Now a trainee valuer and cataloguer at Chilcotts, Amelia is studying towards a diploma online as part of an in-house training programme, shadowing...

Selling a company creates legal and financial consequences that extend well beyond completion. Choosing the right adviser influences deal value, negotiation leverage, and risk allocation throughout the transaction. Business owners preparing for a sale benefit from comparing mergers and acquisitions solicitors using a structured framework rather than relying on reputation alone.

Different firms approach mergers and acquisitions transactions in different ways. Experience with deal structures, due diligence preparation, and negotiation strategy can affect both the speed and outcome...

It’s normal to feel uneasy upon hearing that a building near your home is scheduled for demolition. The thought of heavy machinery, dust, and collapsing structures can raise concerns about safety, noise, and disruption. Yet modern controlled demolition is far from chaotic. In the UK, it is a carefully regulated process designed to protect residents, workers, and surrounding properties.

Understanding how the process works can help you feel more confident about what’s happening around you. Regulations, professional oversight, and strict safety planning all play a role in making...

Requirement Scoping, Post-Award Compliance, and Obligation Tracking: The Three Leakage Zones Where AI Impact Is Highest — and Human Stewardship Is Non-Negotiable.

Based on insights from the Forrester Opportunity Snapshot: “Don’t Delegate AI,” commissioned by Zycus , a survey of 261 procurement leaders (director-plus)

This series has examined agentic AI in procurement from multiple angles: who owns the strategy, where autonomy belongs, why execution lags vision, what foundations matter, how to govern without over-delegating, where to start with tail spend, and what...