Business

The Exeter office of Ashfords LLP has advised DQ Entertainment PLC (DQE) on its fund-raising of £4.1m to remake the much-loved children's tale The Jungle Book .

With its main operations in India, DQE is an award-winning global producer and distributor of animation and visual effects for feature films, TV, video, internet, mobile and next-generation console games.

Having established itself as a producer of quality animated content for television, DQE has increasingly focused on the production of high definition 3D stereoscopic animations and, most recently, animated feature...

With just a month to go until nominations for this year’s National Apprenticeship Awards competitions close (on 26 April 2013), current apprentices and employers across Devon are being encouraged to enter as the awards celebrate their 10th year.

The 2012 competition saw Devon employers David Youll and JTP Joinery of Paignton and Puffins of Exeter recognised in the awards.

On a national level the 2012 winners have seen significant benefits from taking part.

City & Guilds Apprenticeship Champion of the Year, Jenny Westworth, from BAE Systems won following a public...

Michele Parker, a Director at Pavey Group, one of the South West’s leading Financial Services and Insurance Firms, has been named runner-up in the prestigious Independent Financial Adviser of the Year Award. The competition is organised by Sesame Bankhall Group, a major provider of support services to more than 4,000 financial advisers in the United Kingdom.

Michele, who joined Pavey Group in 2004 and works across both the Exeter & Torquay offices, specialises in investments, pensions, and Inheritance Tax planning. She has been nominated for the award for demonstrating a...

Following on from our Blog of 8 March – ‘What Are We Doing About Exeter’s Triple Crown Status’ The Plum Consultancy is delighted to advise that the ‘Expect Success: Invest in Exeter’ logo is available for all local businesses to use on their websites, stationery and email signatures to promote Exeter’s extraordinary triple crown status in the UK.

With investment enquiries up by 250% since the campaign was launched in London 2 weeks ago, congratulations are to be extended to all those involved in obtaining these fantastic accolades. To capitalise on this opportunity, Exeter Chamber...