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Awards success for Trowers & Hamlins in Exeter

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 11/17/2021 - 12:25pm

Top 40 law firm Trowers & Hamlins' Exeter office has recently enjoyed positive outcomes at both the National Paralegal Awards and the South West Property Awards.

In what was an incredibly successful night for Trowers at the recent National Paralegal Awards, Exeter-based Harvey Lavis was highly commended for his work in the Best Civil Litigation Paralegal category.

Harvey said: "I was thrilled to have been recognised for my work at the National Paralegal Awards," said Harvey "Our Exeter office is full of passionate individuals who are committed to making a difference...

Richter engineer honoured at ICE South West Awards

A talented design engineer at Richter has been recognised by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) at a prestigious regional civil engineering event.

The winners of the ICE South West Civil Engineering Awards 2021 in association with Kier BAM were announced by Rob Bell, TV presenter and engineer, on Thursday 30 September at a gala ceremony in the Bristol Marriott Royal Hotel.

Sally Ameen, who is based at Richter in Exeter, was presented with a Highly Commended award in the Graduate of the Year category, sponsored by WSP.

CAPTION: Sally Ameen, Graduate of the...

Recycled candle making in Exeter

An apple a day keeps the landfill away!

Authored by Sue Cade
Posted: Tue, 09/07/2021 - 11:56am

Wax recycling eco-business The Recycled Candle Company has won an International Green Apple Environment Award in the campaign to find the greenest companies.

The Exeter-based business competed against more than 500 other nominations to scoop one of the coveted awards.

Sargon Latchin, co-founder with Richard Hills-Ingyon says “It’s a real honour to be named as one of the winners in these well regarded environmental awards and join a number of previous winners from the region.

“After the exceptional pressures of the past year and the impact of the lockdowns which...

Six young writers to be awarded prizes for their writing by author Michael Morpurgo

After judging over 100 entries from across the South West, Literature Works is pleased to announce the six winners of the Quay Words Trading Places Flash Fiction Competition.

Young writers in two age categories were tasked with producing very short pieces of creative writing, 250 words for 14-18 year olds and 500 words for 10-14 year olds. Three talented young writers have placed first, second and third in each category. They have won cash prizes and publication in the forthcoming Quay Voices #1 Anthology of new writing from Exeter Custom House. The winners were:

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Special award win for local care company

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 07/13/2021 - 11:11pm

Home Instead Exeter and East Devon has received a prestigious award by a national reviews website, having been named one of the top 20 home care companies in the South West. They have made it onto the impressive list out of 856 home care companies in the region and this is the sixth time they have won this award.

The award is based on the home care company’s reviews on homecare.co.uk , the UK’s top home care reviews site considered to be the ‘TripAdvisor for home care’. The reviews are given by people that Home Instead cares for, plus their loved ones. Home Instead Exeter and...

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Three Redrow SW site managers recognised at the NHBC’s Pride in the Job Quality Awards

Leading housebuilder, Redrow, is pleased to announce that three of its site managers have received Pride in the Job Quality Awards this year.

Alvin Woodhouse, Gary Thomas & Steve Damerell have all won NHBC Pride in the Job Quality Awards for their work on our sites at Harwood, Great Oldbury & Potters Lea.

The accolade, established by the National House Building Council (NHBC), celebrates the exceptional contribution site managers make in creating homes of outstanding quality. Pride in the Job, first launched over forty years ago, is the most highly regarded...

Sandford Orchards celebrates three Golds at the Taste of the West Awards

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 06/16/2021 - 2:26pm

Sandford Orchards, producer of authentic cider created by combining tradition and innovation, is thrilled to have scooped three Gold and one Silver Taste of the West award for their 'cider done right'. This year's Gold Taste of the West awards have been awarded to their rugby themed cider Rib Tickler and two of their new vintage ciders: The General and Sandford Reserve. Their third vintage cider, Apple & Oak, received a silver Judged by the most astute palates of chefs, buyers, retailers and food writers, the Taste of the West Awards is a renowned accreditation for artisan producers....

Six awards for Chunk of Devon at The Taste of the West Awards

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 06/15/2021 - 1:20am

Taste of the West, the South West’s prestigious food, drink and hospitality awards, has announced its first round of winners of 2021. Famed for their delicious, handmade savoury bakes, Chunk of Devon is thrilled to have scooped five Gold and one Silver award for their awesome rustic Devon pies and pasties. Already one of the country’s most awarded pie and pasty makers with over 180 accolades across their range, this year’s Gold Taste of the West awards have been awarded to their Steak Pasty, Lamb Maroc Pasty, Chicken and Mushroom Pie, Steak and Kidney Pie and Veggie Tagine Pie, with a...

IT Provider Bluegrass Group wins award

Bluegrass Group award win – Best Community IT Provider South West England

Authored by Sarah Bailey
Posted: Tue, 05/25/2021 - 10:58am

Managed Service Provider and South West based IT Experts Bluegrass Group are delighted to announce that they have won Best Community IT Provider South West England in the 2021 UK Enterprise Awards run by SME News.

David Thomas Joint MD comments “2020 was not the year that any of us expected. One of the toughest most businesses have ever experienced in fact. Which is why winning this award means even more to us.

"The Exeter and South West community is our home, it’s incredibly important to us and throughout the pandemic we were determined to support businesses within the...

Exeter company, AnTech, wins Queen’s Award for Enterprise

Authored by ZoeOsborne
Posted: Thu, 04/29/2021 - 5:57pm

An Exeter-based company with over 25 years in oilfield innovation has been honoured with the highest accolade a business can receive – The Queen’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade.

A world leading designer and manufacturer of products for the upstream oil and gas industry, AnTech, which has its headquarters in Exeter and a presence in Texas and Saudi Arabia, is one of just 205 organisations nationally to be recognised with a prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise, and is in fact the only company in Exeter to receive one.

Employing 49 staff, AnTech was...

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