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Ignition supports Brooklands Events & Marquees with acquisition of Toby’s Garden Festival

Asset finance provider, Ignition, has arranged a £60,000 Growth Guarantee Scheme (GGS) loan to support the expansion of Brooklands Events & Marquees Ltd, enabling the business to take over the management of a well-established gardening festival.

The funding has helped Brooklands acquire The Garden Fest Co Ltd, the company behind Toby’s Garden Festival, which takes place annually over the early May bank holiday weekend at Powderham Castle near Exeter.

Founded 11 years ago by gardening broadcaster, Toby Buckland, the festival has grown into a popular fixture in the...

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Foot Anstey launches market leading product for the private equity sector

National law firm, Foot Anstey LLP, has launched a tech-enabled solution for the private equity investors and their portfolio companies called Ingenuity for Private Equity – GRIP.

GRIP is a one-stop-shop for private equity houses and portfolio companies. Using the technology, the system allows PE houses and its portfolio companies to share information with one another, including monthly financial information, or the monitoring of risk and compliance metrics. This provides each of the PE house and its portfolio companies with a tailored report on their business and then allows the...

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Gauging the Effectiveness of Your Amazon Marketing Campaign

Authored by Val Watson
Posted: Thu, 06/30/2022 - 12:39pm

Marketing is a massive expenditure for any business, so it makes sense that you would want to know that you are doing it right. Whether you are selling your product on Amazon or growing your brand through advertising, there are several metrics that you can use to track the effectiveness of your Amazon marketing campaign.

What are marketing metrics?

Marketing metrics are measurable tools that can be used to check how well a campaign is doing. They usually measure the effect that your campaign has had against actions taken by your audience. These metrics can be used to optimise...

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Devon-based Lightfoot appoints Software as a Service leader, Bob Mann, as new Chairman

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 06/28/2022 - 10:31pm

Lightfoot, the trail-blazing, in-cab, driver fleet coaching technology and rewards platform, has announced that Software as a Service (SaaS) businesses leader, Bob Mann, has been appointed as Chairman of the Devon-based green-tech company.

Currently Chair of Openbravo, one.network, Social Value Portal, ethiXbase, and a board member of Zift, Bob Mann is widely recognised as a pioneer in the SaaS space. He previously ran the European operations of several US software companies, including Siebel Systems, and rapidly turned Relayware - now part of Zift - into a leading global SaaS...

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Allison Homes South West makes two senior appointments as part of its national growth strategy

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 06/28/2022 - 8:19am

Allison Homes South West has appointed managing director Matthew Bennett and commercial director Alan Bray to its senior team.

The two new appointments come as Allison Homes embarks on ambitious expansion into the region as part of its growth strategy to be a national housebuilder.

Matt joins from Burrington Estates where he was commercial managing director, having also held a Board position at Barratt David Wilson Exeter. He will oversee the vision of the company in acquiring land, as well as bringing new homes within thriving communities to Devon, Somerset and the...

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How Businesses Benefit from Partnering with Project-Based Agencies

Authored by Liv Butler
Posted: Mon, 06/27/2022 - 10:56pm

A business or a company generally hires a project-based agency to focus solely on a project on a short to medium-term basis. And suppose you hire a project-based agency. They’ll then be dedicated to brainstorming ideas for the project, proposing and advising the strategy to you, and executing the project in phases. In contrast, as the hiring company, you get to approve each phase.

There are different reasons why businesses can benefit from partnering with project-based agencies, and here are some of those:

  1. Hiring Processes Are Eliminated

Hiring...

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Checkatrade appoints Foot Anstey LLP to provide employment law advice

Foot Anstey LLP has been appointed by Checkatrade, the UK’s number one website for finding a tradesperson, to provide employment law advice.

The Foot Anstey Client Service Team, led by Lisa Wallis (Legal Director), includes Gemma Robinson (Senior Associate), Sharee Kitley (Associate) and Michael Thomson (Legal Executive), who will be working with Checkatrade to advise on a variety of employment law related matters.

As a retainer client Checkatrade will have access to the law firm's Ingenuity for Employment solution to help streamline its Human Resources legal support. The...

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Red Diamond sold to Mitsubishi Logisnext Europe as part of UK market expansion

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sat, 06/25/2022 - 10:03pm

Forklift truck importer and distributor Red Diamond Distribution Limited has been acquired by Mitsubishi Logisnext Europe, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of forklift trucks. This latest acquisition enables MLE to move forward with its program of integration and realignment of its global brand portfolio.

Red Diamond has been the exclusive distributor of Mitsubishi forklift trucks in the UK since its incorporation in 2013, helping the brand to more than double its market volume in that period.

As the shareholders of Red Diamond own a number of Mitsubishi...

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Bloor Homes launches new Exeter region

On 1st July 2022 ‘Bloor Homes Exeter’ will officially launch as a new region for the company, creating new jobs and ensuring the continued delivery of its new, quality homes across the South West of England.

The company is currently investing £5m in a new regional headquarters located on Honiton Road, Exeter. When complete later this year, the new building will provide 17,000 square feet of modern office space for c.70 staff and includes green features such as solar PV panels, latest LED lighting technology and 20 charging points for electric cars.

Bradley Davison,...

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Foot Anstey advises Nester on proposed Peer2Peer legislation in the UK

National law firm, Foot Anstey LLP, has advised Nester Holdings on the impact of proposed legislation on Peer2Peer lending by the UK Government.

In November 2021, the UK Government proposed bringing Shariah-compliant peer-to-peer lenders within the scope of the "alternative finance" tax rules, which aim to bring the tax treatment of Shariah-compliant financial products into line with conventional financing, so those investing via Shariah-compliant products are not disadvantaged.

Nester is an online Peer2Peer (P2P) financing platform helping users invest and discover new...

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Essential Tips for a Successful Office Get-Together

Authored by Ellie Green
Posted: Fri, 06/24/2022 - 1:43pm

Business owners understand that if they want to ensure success for their company, they should assemble a great team to achieve their goals. People working together, collaborating, exchanging ideas, and converging to create the best possible results don’t simply come together. There’s a process of getting to know and feeding off each other.

It's crucial to ensure that there will be team-building exercises to provide camaraderie and a good relationship between and among the team members. Team members should learn to trust each other, and one way of doing that is to ensure that...

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