Business

A team of lawyers from a leading South West law firm have won a prestigious national industry award for their work to further understanding of anaerobic digestion (AD) plants, which produce biogas from waste as a source of renewable energy. Stephens Scown LLP, who are based in the South West, with offices in St Austell, Truro and Exeter, and have clients nationally, won the Best AD Support (Legal/Accounting/Consulting) category of the annual Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) awards, which were announced on 6 July in Birmingham. Lawyers from the firm’s renewable energy...

Mid-Devon based garment distributor PenCarrie celebrated last month with a party to mark its 25th year in business.

Starting out on Marsh Barton Trading Estate in Exeter before moving to Sowton Industrial Estate and now based in Willand, PenCarrie is a truly local business, set up and still owned by Paul Persey and his family. The business is one of the largest trade suppliers to the garment decoration industry in the country and is a large employer in Devon.

When the company was set up 1991, its first warehouse was just 350sq m and it distributed just one product. The...

The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) South West has announced the shortlist for its Civil Engineering Awards 2016.

This year we have received a record breaking number of entries and are pleased to announce that two Devon projects South Devon Highway and Granite & Gears have been successful in receiving awards this year. South Devon Highway won two categories, both the Over £1 million New Build category and by a landslide the People’s Choice Award which this year saw over 2000 cast their votes! Granite and Gears was recognised in the Community Award category with a Highly...

Award-winning South West Estate Agent Helmores of Crediton are celebrating an expansion of their firm. In recognition of the changing face of estate agency and growing demand on their expert services, Helmores have developed an in-house Land and Planning Department.

One year ago Helmores Land and Planning Limited was set up by the partners of Helmores and Jake Gresswell, a qualified General Practice Chartered Surveyor. Jake had been working in the residential development industry in the UK for over 20 years. 12 months down the line and Helmores has over 50 instructions for land and...