Business

A leading South West renewable energy installer has strengthened its management team with the appointment of two members of staff to its board.

Exeter-based Fair Energy has promoted former business manager Shirley Hill and finance manager Matthew Laing to board directors.

Matthew, a qualified accountant, joined Fair Energy in 2011 and brings to the role three years’ experience in the renewable energy industry and a further three years’ previous experience in the construction industry. Matthew, who has spent time shadowing various positions learning how each department works...

Exeter-based Shipman Financial Planning is set to become one of the South West’s leading financial and investment specialists following a seven-figure buyout of a Guernsey firm.

The purchase means Shipman, whose Head Office is based in Exeter’s Southernhay quarter, can now offer financial planning and investment services almost unrivalled outside London.

Through its purchase of Oculus Investment Managers, a successful discretionary investment management company, Shipman FP will now be able to benefit from Oculus’ strategic relationship with James Hambro and Partners, which...

The power of the sun is helping to raise money for the Exmouth RNLI.

Following the launch of the charity’s new Shannon-class lifeboat at the weekend, local solar PV experts SunGift Solar have pledged to donate £50 to the charity for every system ordered this month.

“As a local company, we were full of admiration for those who helped raise £150,000 towards the new lifeboat, and we want to do our bit to help too,” said Ellen Rodger, director at SunGift Solar. “The RNLI team in Exmouth does marvellous work – saving lives at sea – and we’re fortunate that we have such a...

Law firm Browne Jacobson has strengthened its regulatory team with the appointment of partner Nigel Lyons in Exeter. Nigel joined the team on 6th May 2014 and specialises in criminal regulatory work. Qualified in 1990 Nigel has established a strong reputation as a regulatory lawyer in the UK specialising in all aspects of regulatory enforcement, in particular health & safety, environmental, trading standards and licensing. In addition Nigel has specialist expertise in advising on regulatory matters for farming communities. A former president of the Association of South West Lawyers and...