Business

If you are an athletics fan, you probably know all about the “Fosbury Flop,” a story that tells a world of things about innovation, persistence and a burning desire to win. Dick Fosbury was a good high jumper and he seemed to have reached the maximum height his body could clear. But he kept an open mind and began to experiment with every different way a body could be propelled over the bar. The style he finally developed was different than anyone else had ever seen. The jump is done head first, with the flat of the back clearing the bar and then the knees are drawn up, jackknife fashion....

Two men from an Exeter based company have been found guilty of misleading consumers with a scheme which targeted unhappy timeshare owners.

Neil Mendoza, 60 and Michael Girvin, 53 managers of ‘Devon Based Associates Ltd’ approached unhappy customers of well known timeshare companies.

They promised, disgruntled customers the chance of a refund and compensation by joining a legal action against the companies ‘mis-selling’ the product.

However once they attended the meeting at their offices in Matford Business Estate, the timeshare owners were pressured into contracting...

A new venture for Exeter-based marketing agency Big Wave Media, the UK Business Games, will be officially launched by their ambassador Jo Pavey at a fun and motivational event in January. ‘An Evening with Jo Pavey’ will be a chance to find out all about the UK Business Games, plus enjoy Jo speaking about her profession and career. The event, held in late January will take place at the Rougemont Hotel, Exeter. Four-time Olympian Jo is a long distance runner, specialising in the 5000m and 10000m. She holds the second fastest time for the 10,000m in Britain and her time recorded in the London...

Exeter-based law firm, Veitch Penny is celebrating having retained its Lexcel and Investor in People quality marks, which the firm has held for 16 and 15 years respectively.

In a simultaneous audit of both awards the assessor praised the firm for its use of plain language in its client care letters, commenting, “ The letters are amongst the best examples I have seen ” and noted that the firm’s significant investment in its IT infrastructure “ should have beneficial effects on client care .”

The assessor concluded his report by saying: “ I was impressed by what I saw in the...