One of the UK's leading charities has given South West Water's drought expert a top award for voluntary work.
Neil Whiter, the company's Head of Supply Demand Strategy, received the President's Award for Outstanding Contribution to WaterAid at the international charity's Annual Supporters' Meeting last week in London.
He has served as WaterAid Regional Representative (South West) for the last four years and supported the water industry charity for over two decades by immersing himself in promotional and fundraising activities, delivering engaging presentations about...
Buckfast Organic Bakery, makers of Clive's Pies has been selected as a Winner in the World Food Innovation Awards 2015 in the Best Free From Product category with their delicious Clive's Gluten Free Pies.
Clive’s has been making gluten free pies for customers across the UK for many years, and now the Devon bakery has been catapaulted into the spotlight by winning the Best Free From Product at the World Food Innovation Awards 2015.
Sally Carson, Clive’s Managing Director said “The team were thrilled to be finalists and whilst exhibiting at the International Food and Drink...
The partners of Haines Watts North Devon LLP celebrate national success as ‘Accountancy Firm of the Year – Small, Medium Size Entities (SMEs’), at the annual Financial Directors (FDs) Excellence Awards. This award follows on the back of the Haines Watts group winning ‘Auditor of the Year’ in the SME category for two consecutive years.
John Edwards, Managing Partner Haines Watts North Devon says: “It is great to see Haines Watts win such a prestigious award, particularly as it is voted for by business people and not by an academic panel of experts. It’s also fantastic that Haines...
Exeter-based Chartered financial planners Shipman Financial Planning have been recognised as best in their field by a prestigious business magazine read across the world.
Shipman - based off Southernhay, Exeter - has been voted Client Choice winner of the 2014 Corporate Intl Magazine Global Award: Family Business Advisory Firm of the Year in England.
The award is given to companies who, as well as being successful over the past 12 months, have also shown "excellence not only in expertise but in service".
Corporate Intl magazine has 350,000 subscribers in 150...
Exeter City fan Neil Le Milliere has been named as the npower Football League Fan of the Year at the Football League Awards.
A total of 17 awards were given out at The Brewery, London, to recognise achievement both on and off the pitch.
Lifelong Grecian Neil was shortlisted alongside Derby County fan Nick Webster and Coventry City fan Pat Raybould.
Neil is a founder of the London Exiles – City fans that live and work in London – and he researches and organises travel to home and away games to make sure they get to fixtures promptly and by the cheapest means....
Saks, dubbed the UK’s favourite hair business, opened its first ever salon in Exeter’s Princesshay in February 2012. Now a year old, Saks has gone from an 8 member team of locals including hair stylists, technicians and apprentices, to an award winning 16 strong team of local hair specialists trained by Saks and L’Oreal.
Since opening Saks has become well known for their friendly staff, community spirit and company ethos - to transform the way their customers look and feel, each and every day. This ethos has secured more than 3500 new customers in their opening year as well as a...
Hilary Edwards, of the Exeter and District Netball League, has been shortlisted as one of three final candidates for the Sports Coach UK Children's Coach of the Year 2012.
400 nominations were received and Hilary has been selected out of all of those candidates across 35 different sports to represent netball.
Hilary has coached High Five netball for Exeter Netball NC's U12 and U14 teams, as well as the England Netball 'Back to Netball' scheme that encourages adults back into the sport. She is a hugely talented and appreciated coach in Exeter, with her...
Baroness Floella Benjamin OBE DL, actress, author, politician and much loved University of Exeter Chancellor, has been recognised for her outstanding contribution to children’s television and her championing of arts for children, at an awards ceremony at BAFTA, London, on Saturday 20th October.
The annual Children’s Arts Awards, organised by Action for Children’s Arts (ACA), celebrates artists who have made a lasting contribution through their work to children’s art and welfare in the UK. Baroness Benjamin will be presented with the J.M.Barrie Award, for a body of work that will...
An Exeter-based marketing agency has achieved Recommended Agency status with national body the Recommended Agency Register (RAR) .
The clients of Big Wave Media have rated the agency so highly that it now appears on the online Register; which collates client recommended marketing agencies from across the UK.
General Manager of Big Wave Media , Tom Gozna, said: “We’re really pleased to be included in the register. Our business would be nothing without our clients so it means a huge amount to be so highly rated by them.”
