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Exeter Installer shortlisted for major national award

Matthew Bird of Devon Renewables Ltd in Exeter has been shortlisted for Best Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Installer (Best HVAC Installer) at the Heating Installer Awards 2026.

As one of only four HVAC installers to be shortlisted out of thousands across the UK, Matthew now enters the final stages of the competition, where he’s in with the chance of being crowned the overall national winner.

To secure the shortlist, Matthew showcased a project he ran for a family of five, in their five-bedroom detached in the local area. The house had been heated using an old...

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Brewin Dolphin celebrates 10 years in Exeter

Directors and staff of Wealth Management Company, Brewin Dolphin Exeter office held their annual summer party for clients and associates at Exeter Castle.

This year’s event was extra special as the Exeter office celebrates its tenth anniversary in the City.

Over 250 guests were welcomed with a glass of Pimm’s and delicious canapés from Posh Nosh.

Representatives of the Exeter Office’s charity of the year, Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) were also present and to-date Brewin Dolphin staff have raised an incredible £2,500 for this worthy cause.

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Optix Solutions celebrates 15 Years of success

On the 18 July 2014, Exeter-based Optix Solutions celebrates a very special birthday.

The brainchild of Exeter University alumni and entrepreneurs Alastair Banks and James Dawkins, Optix Solutions specialises in delivering unrivalled web design and creative digital marketing solutions to clients across the country.

Optix Solutions is now 15 years old, and business has never been better.

Optix Solutions has come a long way since its conception in 1999. Having identified a gaping hole in the market, Alastair and James set out to offer a service focusing on the...

Health centre gets new patient communications link thanks to Exeter IT firm

A health centre has undergone a major telecommunications revamp to help further improve customer service for its 10,000 patients.

Roborough Surgery, in Eastcote Close, Plymouth, has had a new call handling system installed by IP Office Ltd based in Exeter, which hopes to boost service efficiency. The new installation was completed last week and now call-handling is via a full commercial contact centre.

Karen Avery, reception manager at Roborough Surgery, said: “The new system will be up and running fully from July 7, but certainly what we are getting at the moment we are...

Matt hopes to be a cut above

A budding entrepreneur has opened his first hairdressing business in Ottery St Mary.

At just 19 years of age, Matt Booth is determined to make a success of Alley Barber, a traditional barber’s shop.

After training at the Total Barber Hair Academy in London and serving his apprenticeship in a number of Exeter salons including Gentry and Restyle Barber, Matt decided the time was right to set up on his own.

He said: “I’d just started looking for suitable premises, when I heard the video rental shop in Saddlers Lane was available. It seemed the ideal spot to catch...

Resounding success for Exeter PA event

Organizers of the latest Exeter PA Network seminar are expressing their delight at the resounding success of the event which attracted over 60 delegates to the Mercure Southgate Hotel in Exeter.

The evening was styled as a ‘celebratory event’ aimed at raising awareness amongst the regional personal assistant community of the various awards that are open to them and encouraging them to put themselves forward for recognition.

High profile speakers included Leanne Graham, Executive PA Magazine/HAYS PA of the Year winner 2013 and Lucy Brazier, the CEO of Executive Secretary...

Funding available for SW tech businesses

The Technology Strategy Board (the UK’s Innovation Agency) has published its blueprint for growth, which outlines investments of over £400 million in British Innovation.

Businesses from across the South West are being encouraged to look at the range of specialist business support available and bid for a share of the funding on offer.

144 organisations in the South West received help or funding from the Technology Strategy Board in the last financial year.

These companies were awarded over £21 million to support their collaborative research and development projects...

Sandy Park to launch revolutionary App for the Meetings Show

Sandy Park Conference and Events Centre, are to become one of the first companies in Europe to use a ‘Proximity App’ at an Exhibition Venue, when they launch at the Meetings Show between the July 8-10 in London's Olympia.

Tied in to their competition where visitors can win a VIP Rugby Weekend in Devon watching the Premiership Rugby Exeter Chiefs team, the innovative new App will allow anyone to enter, simply by being within a three-metre range of the Sandy Park stand at E33b.

The revolutionary App works with one of the latest Proximity Beacons to deliver messages to and...

BAM to build £50m research centre

BAM Construction has been appointed to build the £50 million research centre known as the Living Systems Institute, for the University of Exeter. The construction value is £32 million.

BAM has offices in the Devon city and will use a predominately local supply chain to deliver the new building.

The centre will bring together mathematicians, scientists and engineers in a bid to revolutionise the diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of human, animal and plant diseases.

It will consist of two linked buildings on a split level site, with a tower block nine storeys...

Michelmores lawyers ‘Leaders in their Field’

Thirty-six lawyers at Michelmores LLP have been singled out as "Leaders in their Field" by Chambers & Partners, one of the highest regarded directories in the legal market.

The total shows an increase of five over last year and six of those to achieve this exceptional professional accolade do so for the first time. These include litigator Sarah Chisholm-Batten, education experts Antony Power and Charlotte Antoniou, property law specialists Emma Honey and Lucy Smallwood and property litigator Rob Nicholson.

Louise Edwards, Marketing Director, said: “We are delighted that...

Michelmores celebrates Best Companies Award

For the second year running law firm Michelmores is celebrating a 'One Star' accreditation in the prestigious Best Companies Awards, which are recognised as the 'Michelin stars' of the business world. The ambitious firm is one of only 20 Law Firms to be listed in the Best Company Guide 2014 scoring well in the competition on its levels of engagement with staff, its commitment to personal growth and how the firm’s employees think Michelmores puts something back into society. The news coincides with Michelmores announcing that all of its trainees have opted to stay with the firm, having...

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Exeter Installer shortlisted for major national award

Brewin Dolphin celebrates 10 years in Exeter

Optix Solutions celebrates 15 Years of success

Health centre gets new patient communications link thanks to Exeter IT firm

Matt hopes to be a cut above

Resounding success for Exeter PA event

Funding available for SW tech businesses

Sandy Park to launch revolutionary App for the Meetings Show

BAM to build £50m research centre

Michelmores lawyers ‘Leaders in their Field’

Michelmores celebrates Best Companies Award

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