Business

Staff at the Virtual Jet Centre are flying high after winning the Most Innovative Company Award at The Herald Express’ prestigious business awards.

The organisation beat off competition from 150 other companies to scoop the award at the event at Torbay’s Riviera Centre.

Virtual Jet Centre founder Andy Wilkins, a pilot with 20 years’ experience, said he was delighted: “I was amazed, very pleased, this is recognition of 12 months of blood, sweat and tears of trying to make the training centre a centre of excellence and the award is really inspiring, particularly with all the...

Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter was the special guest at an event which celebrated the launch of a new business magazine for Devon.

Business and Professional Life is a quality, quarterly publication partnered by a daily digital platform.

The new initiative is the result of a link-up between Archant, the publishers of Devon Life, and The Daily UK, which owns two citizen journalism websites, The Exeter Daily and The Plymouth Daily.

It is a ground-breaking alliance and thought to be the first time in the UK that an independent digital publisher has joined forces...

A husband and wife team are using their extensive knowledge of agriculture to provide those looking for their own slice of the West Country dream a unique opportunity to see exactly what they’ll be getting.

West Country Dream, set up by Helen and Murray Garrett, brings together a unique combination of a farm, self-catering cottage and a number of agricultural courses for those considering moving to the region in the hunt for the good life.

Helen explained, “Around 10 years ago we took the decision to relocate to the South West from our farm in the Home Counties. This...

Exeter-based independent retailer Queenstreet Carpets and Furnishings, based in Alphington, announces it has signed the lease on a second store in Topsham which is to open on the 1st May.

The expanding family-owned business was founded by the late Malcolm Dixie and his wife Nikki in 1968 and was originally based in Queen Street, Exeter. Today the independent company is run by brothers, Gary & Mark Dixie who signed the new lease for a second shop located on The Strand in Topsham. The ‘Old Gaol’, a listed building located opposite Topsham’s quay area, was formerly known as ‘...