Living Space Architects has been highly commended in the Best Residential Extension section of the Local Authority Building Control South West Building Excellence Awards 2025 for the imaginative design of extensions and renovations at a holiday home in Lyme Regis.
The Exeter-based practice was asked to formulate a substantial and sustainable upgrade to create a bold and exciting property for the client’s extended family to enjoy.
The house, which stands on a hill, had a garden room built into the gradient with doors opening onto the garden. The master bedroom now looks...
Accountancy firm Simpkins Edwards flew the flag for Devon at the prestigious Accounting Excellence Awards, picking up the Gold award for Employer of the Year (Mid-Tier Firm).
The firm, which has five offices across the county and employs over 130 people from the local area, shows a genuine commitment to ensuring that all employees are safe, supported and valued.
Judges praised Simpkins Edwards for the quality of the awards submission, and for backing up its claims with robust data, pointing to exceptionally low staff absence rates with just 0.38% of total hours lost due to...
Devon-based Sandford Orchards’ Red Zero has just won gold and been named Best Non-Alcoholic Cider at the World Cider Awards, less than a year after it was launched. This latest achievement follows gold awards from Taste of the West and The Farm Shop and Deli Awards, with undoubtedly more to come.
Barny Butterfield, founder of Sandford Orchards comments: “We took our time creating Red Zero because we like to do things properly at Sandford Orchards. It was not the first non-alcoholic cider to market but we like to think that it is one of the best and it seems that the experts agree....
An Exeter-based building and renovation business has been recognised for its exceptional work on a large-scale renovation project at the Federation of Master Builders’ South West Awards 2025.
Set up in 2014 by Ross Pollard, Vision has grown to handle increasingly complex projects from new build, extensions and single room refurbishments to whole house renovations.
The award-winning project is a luxury upgrade to a 1930s family home overlooking the Exe Estuary. Works undertaken by Vision included updating an indoor swimming pool and adding a steam room; creating a bespoke...
The General, a world class vintage cider produced by Crediton-based, independent, family-owned Sandford Orchards has just added another award to its trophy cabinet. It was named Champion Cider by Taste of the West at their ceremony last month.
Barny Butterfield, Chief Cidermaker at Sandford Orchards comments: “We are delighted to have scooped another accolade for The General. At 8.4%, it is the Godfather of our vintage range, aged for a minimum of 6 months in our ancient oak vat. It has already won gold at The World Cider Awards in 2021 plus a gold medal and the category trophy at...
Sandford Orchards has just launched the 2025 Breakthrough Cider Maker Awards which offer aspiring cider makers the chance to win an invaluable package of advice, guidance and guaranteed listings in the on and off trade. These unique awards, which are now in their fourth year, are free to enter, open to cider makers producing between 3,000 and 50,000 litres of cider or perry per year and designed to support the future of cider in the UK. The closing date is 31st January 2025.
Barny Butterfield, Chief Cidermaker at Sandford Orchards and founder of the awards comments: ”When we...
Hot on the heels of the NatWest Regional Growth Tracker survey, which reveals that output growth in the Southwest has reached a 28-month high, the inaugural Twelve Awards 2024 are set to celebrate the businesses and individuals driving this remarkable progress.
With the shortlist now finalised, tickets are on sale for the black-tie event on 5th December at the Exeter Golf and Country Club. This first-ever awards event is poised to become a seasonal highlight, bringing together leaders and changemakers from across the Southwest.
Independent, family-owned Sandford Orchards, based in Crediton, is celebrating two more awards for its hugely popular session cider, Devon Red. It has just scooped a Gold at the Food Drink Devon Awards and a Silver at the Great British Food Awards. These are in addition to the Gold it was awarded at the Taste of The West Awards earlier this year.
Barny Butterfield, Chief Cidermaker at Sandford Orchards comments: “Devon Red is our flagship cider and the one that is most well-known and widely adored by our fans. Just last year it was voted ‘best drink’ by the readers of Food...
A prestigious new award, ‘Devon Wine of the Year’, has been launched by the Food Drink Devon Awards to celebrate the very best wine the county produces, from its plethora of high calibre vineyards and wineries.
Entries are open to all Devon-based producers, both members and non-members of the organisation, with entries closing on Monday 22nd April.
The winner of the inaugural ‘Devon Wine of the Year’ award will be announced at the glittering Food Drink Devon Awards’ ceremony on Monday 7th October at Sandy Park.
Food Drink Devon board director and wine writer,...
The highly-regarded Michelmores Property Awards are returning in 2024, marking 21 years of celebrating the South West’s best property, development and construction projects.
The shortlisted projects have now been announced for the Awards – a high-profile, sell-out event with around 450 individuals in attendance – to celebrate outstanding property and construction projects in Bristol, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Dorset, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall.
This year’s Awards received 63 nominations across 11 categories, with our panel of nine expert judges visiting each project...
