Business

What Group Investments Ltd, the financial advice and distribution group, is building a new sales force that can advise on and sell life assurance and other health-related policies.

It is the latest company looking to attract finance through the equity-crowdfunding platform InvestingZone.

The York-based financial advisory firm says there is a huge opportunity for growth in the direct sales arena since the collapse of many big insurers and their sales forces over the past 30 years.

“In the mid 1980s there were around 350,000 salespeople working for British financial...

South West Communications Group is expanding its sales team,

swcomms is looking to double the size of their current telesales team to make appointments for their field based communications consultants who offer voice, data and Internet connectivity solutions to businesses throughout the Westcountry and beyond.

There are opportunities available now for both full and part-time roles.

Tamsin Abba, swcomms’ telesales manager, said: “We are looking for people who are bright, vivacious, reliable and punctual, and have a cracking sense of humour.

“This is a real...

Exeter-based Pennon Group has expanded after acquiring Bournemouth Water for £100.3million.

Pennon Group Plc owns South West Water Limited and Taunton-based Viridor Limited. The Group has assets of around £5 billion and a workforce of around 4,500 people. Bournemouth Water is a water-only company serving a population of 437,600 people in an area of more than 1,000 square kilometres, including Bournemouth, Wimborne, the New Forest, Lymington and the Fawley oil refinery on the Solent. South West Water provides water and sewerage services to 1.7 million customers in Devon and Cornwall...

It’s been a busy time for Exeter Solicitors Rundlewalker who have just launched an apprenticeship scheme, completed an office move and taken on five new members of staff.

But the office move won’t affect its clients very much – they are still based on the stunning location of Exeter Quayside on Kings Wharf but they have moved to a more suitable suite of offices with even better views of the River Exe.

The firm has also taken on its first apprentice through the Damar Training Apprenticeship Scheme.

‘We’re very proud of this new scheme, ‘ said Rundlewalker Director,...