Business

Berry Recruitment has seen pre-tax profit rise by 82 per cent to over £1 million, its latest accounts have revealed. The consultancy with 26 branches across the country, including one in Exeter, also recorded a significant rise in turnover to more than £42 million. Its specialist sectors include those of office, industrial, construction and catering – all good indicators of the wider economy. Berry’s figures relate to the year ending 31 December 2013, and show the company is well placed to continue its growth through 2014, in which it hopes to increase turnover to more than £50 million....

Environmental firm, SLR Consulting, has welcomed air quality specialist, Morgan Fitzpatrick to its Exeter base in Polsloe Road.

Morgan, who was previously based in the firm’s Bradford on Avon office, is an Associate with 12 years’ experience of undertaking air quality and odour assessments. The move helps to extend SLR’s capabilities to clients across the South West, especially for air quality issues related to proposed housing schemes, an area that is seeing significant increase as a result of an upturn in new build across the South West.

In addition, Morgan will be able...

Everys Solicitors in Exmouth put their best feet forward when they sponsored and took part in the town’s Ladies’ Starlight Walk to help raise money for Hospiscare.

Having supported and taken part in the event last year, Everys committed to this year’s event as an associate sponsor and to sponsor a number of the participants’ prize categories.

Kim Stradling and Margaret Broom, from the Exmouth branch, took to the stage to give encouragement to the walkers as they set off for the 12km walk from Exmouth RFC.

Everys also provided a prize of £500 to be presented to the...

Leading Devon law firm WBW Solicitors have appointed a new Partner to head up their private client team in Exeter.

Peter Cox, 47, joined the Southernhay office at the beginning of April from Torquay firm Boyce Hatton and is leading the growing team.

Born and bred in the West Country, Peter is well known in Exeter, having stood for parliament in the 2005 General Election.

He said: “I joined WBW because I wanted the opportunity to come back to Exeter and move to a bigger firm with a commitment to the type of work I specialise in. I was also keen to be part of a bigger...