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The Family Law Company appoints additional Shareholder

The Family Law Company has announced the appointment of experienced family law Solicitor Imran Khodabocus to Shareholder.

His appointment brings the number of Shareholders to ten, contributing to the firm’s succession planning strategy.

Khodabocus joined the specialist law firm in 2016. He now heads up the Domestic Abuse team, specialising in children and domestic abuse matters which are complex and sensitive. He also acts for children and grandparents in care proceedings.

He has developed a widely respected expertise working on cases involving honour based abuse...

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Royal Mail and the History of Privatisations by Tim Walker Head of Office – Divisional Director of Brewin Dolphin, Exeter

Authored by Glen King PR
Posted: Wed, 07/17/2013 - 11:56am

The privatisation of Royal Mail last week should present opportunities for private investors, as well as employees and institutions. The chance to buy shares at a discount, the scope for rapid growth following flotation and the injection of private capital and incentives, all contribute to potentially profitable outcomes and the sell-off of such a massive and socially critical institution – must not be held back from the general public – as suggested by some commentators.

Options for raising funds in the pipeline are the sale of its stake in; Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds Banking...

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Regional house builder joins search for 225 young people to join the business

Authored by hlillicrap
Posted: Wed, 07/17/2013 - 10:13am

Persimmon Homes South West has announced it is taking part in a national recruitment drive to find 225 young people to join the business.

The leading regional house builder is searching for up to five new apprentices in brick-laying and joinery, two new trainee sales advisors and two graduate / trainee technical staff.

Managing director Simon Perks says he wants to hear from young people across the region, looking for their first job in the construction industry.

“This is a fantastic opportunity for young people to join a thriving business,” said Simon.

“We...

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Bright outlook for Met Office solar system

Authored by jamesreddy
Posted: Wed, 07/17/2013 - 12:16am

Despite poor weather, Met Office solar PV has generated more than estimated in first year.

A year after a 250 kW solar PV array was installed at the Met Office HQ Exeter, and – despite some terrible weather over the past 12 months – the system has still out-performed initial estimations.

The sun may be in full view now (with the Met Office predicting below average rainfall and above average temperatures throughout July) but official statistics show that 2012 was one of the wettest years on record for the UK and June 2012 was the least sunny in records dating back to 1910....

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South West Communications Group is selected to provide new global, dual-business IP telephone system

South West Communications Group has signed a deal to deploy a ShoreTel Unified Communications (UC) solution to gas turbine and turbine components experts Centrax.

The gas turbine manufacturers and turbine components supplier has been at the forefront of the industry for more than 65 years and has been based in Newton Abbot since 1955.

Centrax will take delivery of its new telephone system this summer to serve the needs of its 700-plus employees and to link its multiple plants and workshops at its Newton Abbot site, and to begin enjoying the efficiencies created by unified...

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Everys Solicitors celebrate first birthday at accessible Seaton office

Authored by Everys
Posted: Tue, 07/16/2013 - 5:16pm

Everys Solicitors’ office in Seaton is celebrating its first birthday in its modern, accessible offices.

After spending 28 years at the former Eyre Court Road location, Everys moved to the new premises in Harbour Road a year ago. It is one of the firm’s nine offices in Devon and Somerset.

Richard Stokes, resident partner of the Seaton office for 18 years, said: “The old offices served us well but they were on a hill and our clients needed to go up steps to visit us. The new location has proved much more suitable for a modern practice like ours and it is more easily...

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Norwegian technology company utilises local law firm in £1m deal

Norwegian technology developer, Badger Explorer ASA, has chosen leading South West legal firm, Stephens Scown LLP, to act on the sale of its subsidiary Redruth-based Calidus to Westcountry manufacturing firm, Severn Glocon plc.

Badger Explorer has sold, in a stepped deal over the next 2.5 years, Calidus Engineering Ltd to Gloucester-based Severn Glocon Group plc. Multi-discipline engineering firm, Calidus, manufactures ‘down-hole’ equipment for harsh environments, for local and global clients within the oil and geothermal industries. The deal is worth in excess of £1.2 million....

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How would you like a free pair of hands?

No matter where you are based throughout the country there is a wealth of talent just waiting to be tapped into and it has never been as readily accessible as it is now!

Just in the last couple of weeks we have attended exhibitions, business gatherings and breakfast meetings highlighting the resources available to businesses, many of which are free to the employer and could serve as a valuable extra pair of hands to growing businesses watching their cash flow that would benefit enormously from some extra assistance at this time.

In particular, we are talking about the...

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The South West`s first dedicated salary survey for finance professionals

Authored by iomarketing
Posted: Sun, 07/14/2013 - 3:44pm

Every year salary surveys are produced by recruitment agencies purporting to accurately cover the whole of the UK, but until now no-one has produced a salary survey specifically for the accountancy sectors in only Devon, Cornwall & Somerset.

Lloyd Barnes Accountancy Recruitment is one of the leading specialist accountancy recruitment firms in the South West and they undertook a 12 month campaign to ascertain the true level of salaries being offered throughout the region.

Managing Director, Mark Lloyd said ‘For many years nationwide accountancy salary surveys have proved...

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Finalists Announced for the NatWest Venus Awards Devon 2013!

The finalists have been announced in the NatWest Venus Women’s Awards, Devon. Semi-finalists, sponsors and friends gathered at The Magdalen Chapter Hotel in Exeter, to find out who would be invited to the grand Awards Ceremony at Exeter University on 5 September.

The event was co-hosted by Celia Delaney of Exeter-based company, SpeakingSuccess, and the founder of the Venus Awards, Tara Howard.

Some of the finalists were selected directly by their sponsors, while others had to face the even more challenging public vote process.

Tara Howard says: “Whether it be by the...

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Lunchtime networking for city professionals

Around 15 members of the Gilbert Stephens Lunch Club enjoyed a two-course luncheon at The Conservatory located on North Street.

The bi-monthly event, organised by the Devon-based law firm, is held at various venues in and around Exeter and gives professionals from the city the chance to meet in an informal setting.

For information on upcoming events arranged by the Gilbert Stephens Lunch Club, please email alistair.heron@gilbertstephens.co.uk

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