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Private Business Awards launch for 2026 in the South West

The Private Business Awards 2026, sponsored by BDO, have officially launched, with nominations now open to private or PE-backed businesses in the South West with a turnover of over £10m.

The second year of the awards programme, which serves to celebrate the businesses that drive UK economic growth, aims to recognise the very best of private business in the region and the rest of the UK. It also recognises the people behind these companies. Last year's inaugural awards saw winners such as Totalmobile, Flagstone Group and Cycle Pharma.

The Private Business Awards is...

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Bailey Partnership celebrates 50 years in construction with four award wins

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 10/07/2021 - 10:53pm

Exeter's award-winning construction consultancy, Bailey Partnership, has celebrated its 50th anniversary by expanding onto the South Coast of England and picking up four top titles in the Constructing Excellence Awards South West – including Winner of Winners.

Founded in 1971, Bailey Partnership has a 110 strong team of professionals and is active across the South of England with six offices from St Austell in Cornwall to London, including a brand-new office in Chichester.

The ‘Building Top 100’ construction consultancy and former ‘Building Magazine Construction...

Blogger outreach services explained

Authored by Liv Butler
Posted: Thu, 10/07/2021 - 7:45am

Blogger outreach services are seeing rising popularity year on year, thanks to their sharp and noticeable results. Before you venture into using these kinds of services, its important that you have a decent overall understanding of what they are and how they work. Blogger outreach has been a term coined to mean a variety of different things. Ultimately, it’s a process which can help your website gain a signifcant amount of increased exposure online.

Learning about blogger outreach

A blogger outreach service where website owners get in contact with other website owners who are...

Onecom acquires Devon-based IP Office Ltd in third transaction this year

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 10/06/2021 - 10:20pm

Onecom, the UK’s leading business communications technology and cloud communications specialist, has acquired IP Office Ltd in its third acquisition in 2021. The transaction brings IP Office’s Exeter-based team and in excess of 700 customers into the Onecom Group family.

The new partnership comes after Hampshire-based Onecom’s acquisition of Olive Communications earlier this year, which created the UK’s largest business-to-business mobile, connectivity and cloud specialist in the UK, in a deal that was closely followed by the addition of thousands of customers and hundreds of...

Why business owners should consider the possibility of selling their business

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Wed, 10/06/2021 - 9:44pm

Never sell a business on the spur of the moment. Don't deny the possibility of selling it either.

If you're considering selling your business, think carefully. You'll need to decide on heaps of factors: the best time to sell, to whom you should sell the company, and for how much.

However, there are several reasons why a business exit is a worthwhile consideration for firm owners. According to the coaches at SGFE , below are good reasons why you should be open to this change.

New opportunities

Every day, new doors open, especially for individuals with vast...

Success for Foot Anstey's fraud team in £70 million classic car conspiracy claim

The Fraud team at national law firm, Foot Anstey LLP has obtained judgment in favour of one of its clients on its application to strike out of a £70 million fraud claim.

The claimant, Maranello Rosso Limited, was a Guernsey special purpose vehicle which had been set up to acquire a collection of classic cars - comprising 33 Ferraris and 38 Abarths - from the owners of the Violati Maranello Rosso Museum in San Marino.

Maranello Rosso Limited had purchased the collection in 2014 (using loan monies provided by the Dutch company Lohomij) and had subsequently entered into an...

Richter engineer honoured at ICE South West Awards

A talented design engineer at Richter has been recognised by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) at a prestigious regional civil engineering event.

The winners of the ICE South West Civil Engineering Awards 2021 in association with Kier BAM were announced by Rob Bell, TV presenter and engineer, on Thursday 30 September at a gala ceremony in the Bristol Marriott Royal Hotel.

Sally Ameen, who is based at Richter in Exeter, was presented with a Highly Commended award in the Graduate of the Year category, sponsored by WSP.

CAPTION: Sally Ameen, Graduate of the...

Non-profit online radio station on a mission to amplify voices and talents across Devon

A non-profit online radio station called Devonstream provides a platform for a diverse range of new and established voices across the county of Devon. It's on a mission to amplify these voices, and give them the exposure they deserve.

Many artists and organisations have taken the opportunity to find new ways to connect with audiences through the Covid-19 pandemic, with audio exploding in popularity. Devonstream was conceived as a place where the county’s burgeoning pockets of audio activity could come together and build their audiences together.

Since its launch in...

Western Power Distribution is taking part in National Inclusion Week 2021

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 10/01/2021 - 10:51pm

National Inclusion Week, running from September 27th-October 3rd 2021, was created by Inclusive Employers who organise the campaign each year. The week aims to raise awareness of inclusion in the workplace.

Now in its ninth year, the 2021 theme for National Inclusion Week is United For Inclusion. It is about bringing people and organisations together to share learning and best practice so we can work together to reach our shared goal of making inclusion an everyday reality.

Last year over 2,000 organisations took part and the combined activities connected with over 16...

How you can avoid unnecessary downtime in your business

Authored by Val Watson
Posted: Thu, 09/30/2021 - 10:48pm

When it comes to running a business and meeting customer deadlines, the last thing you want is any downtime. When production stops, your workforce can get frustrated, and your customers will definitely be disappointed. To avoid this happening as much as possible, here are some things you can do to stop unnecessary downtime in the workplace.

#1 Maintaining your equipment

Routine equipment maintenance might sound like a chore, but it is one of the many things keeping your business ticking over safely. Not only is it crucial for making sure that none of your machinery malfunctions...

Tilney Smith & Williamson bolsters Exeter office with Investment Manager hire

Tilney Smith & Williamson, the leading wealth management and professional services group, has appointed Will Matthewman as an Investment Manager based in its Exeter office as part of the firm’s continued expansion.

Will has come to Tilney Smith & Williamson from Charles Stanley which he joined in 2014 after graduating from Exeter University. During his time at Charles Stanley he progressed from a Trainee Investment Adviser to a Chartered Wealth Manager. The majority of his work revolves around servicing private client, trust and charity relationships as well as business...

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