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New data shows Amazon’s £150 million commitment to Devon

New figures released today show that Amazon has invested £150 million in Devon since 2010. The figures, taken from the latest Amazon Economic Impact Report, document Amazon’s investment in the South West and across the UK over the last 15 years.

The 2025 Amazon UK Economic Impact Hub features comprehensive data covering employment opportunities Amazon has generated across the region and the scope of economic activity driven by its investments including apprenticeship programmes and upskilling Amazon employees.

The figures show that the company has invested more than £150...

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New product launch by Exeter-based IMP Software

Authored by Phil Smith
Posted: Mon, 06/12/2023 - 2:45pm

Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) will be able to maximise educational success by ensuring the effective deployment of resources and design the best curriculum they can afford, following the launch of Exeter-based IMP Software’s new Integrated Curriculum Financial Planning (ICFP) product.

IMP ICFP enables data-driven conversations between financial and curriculum leadership, supported by real-time visibility; an integrated staffing model where both budgets and curriculum planning through the same staffing dataset remove the need to manually populate data; and, for the first time, multi-...

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BGF backs Troy with £15.5 million investment

Troy UK, the largest independent network for industrial and engineering supplies in the UK, has today announced a £15.5 million investment from BGF – one of the biggest and most experienced investors in the UK and Ireland – to support its acquisitive growth strategy.

A family-run business founded in 1986 and based in Exeter, Troy is Britain's leading independent MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) product distributor, serving the industrial, engineering and trade sectors nationwide via its distribution centres and buying group of 400-plus members.

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Air Marketing launches online sales training academy

Exeter-based sales and marketing agency, Air Marketing , has announced further expansion with the launch of a virtual sales training academy to help businesses upskill their sales teams – The SDR Academy by Air Sales Academy.

The SDR Academy is designed to help businesses across the UK, train Sales Development Representatives (SDRs) in skills including cold calling, social selling, email writing, and objection handling. All sessions are live and interactive, allowing delegates to ask questions as they learn.

Delivering the live sessions will be trainers like Erik Pollitt ,...

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Devon Work Hubs support Loneliness Awareness Week

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 06/09/2023 - 9:37pm

Devon Work Hubs will be showing their support for Loneliness Awareness Week next week (12-18 June).

Loneliness Awareness Week is run by the Marmalade Trust , the UK’s leading loneliness charity, and is dedicated to raising awareness of loneliness and getting people talking about it, across the UK and beyond.

The theme of this year's Loneliness Awareness Week is “Connection Matters” - and connections are precisely what Work Hubs provide. Studies have shown that working from home, or running your own business from home can feel isolating at times, but Work Hubs are great...

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Modern Networks acquires Bluegrass Group extending its geographic reach into the Southwest

Authored by Bluegrass
Posted: Thu, 06/08/2023 - 11:46pm

Hitchin, 08.06.2023 – Modern Networks Ltd , a leading provider of IT and telecoms to the UK’s commercial property market, has acquired the Bluegrass Group , an Exeter-based IT services provider that caters to small and medium-sized enterprises across the Southwest. Modern Networks and Bluegrass have shared a long-term relationship with the organisations culminating in this acquisition.

The acquisition boosts the Modern Networks team to more than 165 employees operating from Hitchin, Cambridge, Guildford and Exeter. Modern Networks is backed by leading private equity firm Horizon...

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Michelmores invests in national growth with new Partner appointment

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 06/08/2023 - 3:16pm

Michelmores has appointed Noel Beale as a Partner in its Commercial team within the Firm's Business group.

Noel offers expert advice to a wide variety of clients across competition and economic regulatory matters nationally and internationally. This is founded on over 25 years of experience advising on competition law and regulatory compliance and investigations, as well as merger control strategy and National Security & Investment Act clearances. He provides practical and constructive advice that assists businesses and others with negotiating the risks and complexities that...

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Old Mill announces two new partners

Following a restructure to enable faster career progression and a growth strategy that has created greater opportunities for staff, financial experts Old Mill have announced two new Partners – both from the firm’s compliance team.

Chartered Accountant Jamie Rudge and Duncan Parkes, who is Compliance Director, have both been promoted to Technical Partner.

Jamie and Duncan’s promotions bring the total number of Partners to 25, and the number of new Partners since the restructure to seven. Jon Orchard, Julia Banwell, and Stephen Martin were all promoted in December, while...

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Coworking collaboration for Devon’s Women in Business

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 06/05/2023 - 6:13am

Members of the Devon Work Hub network have been joining forces to host a coworking day for women.

For the past three years the Devon Business and IP Centre (BIPC) has run a Women in Business Course designed to help women to start and grow businesses. The free 12-week course is delivered by Devon-based businesswomen for Devon-based businesswomen.

It offers a mixture of core business skills, digital skills, how-to guides for finding resources, and mindset and coaching skills. The aim is to provide everything women need to feel confident and competent in starting and...

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Devon County Council supports pioneering local company on its mission to transform battery waste into critical minerals

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sat, 06/03/2023 - 6:18am

A pioneering Devon-based company is helping to transform the UK automotive industry and support the transition to net zero with the launch of its innovative electric vehicle battery recycling technology, developed with the support of Devon County Council’s Green Innovation Fund.

Tavistock-based Altilium Metals opened its EV battery technology centre in 2022 and is now the only company in the UK recovering critical battery minerals from waste EV batteries. Through its technology focused subsidiary Altilitech, it was one of seven ground-breaking projects in the county to receive a...

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Browne Jacobson relocates Exeter office to prime city location to accommodate further growth

Browne Jacobson has relocated its Exeter office to Keble House, Southernhay Gardens as part of plans to grow its South West offering.

The firm, which also has offices in Birmingham, Dublin, London, Manchester, and Nottingham will occupy the ground floor after signing a 5-year lease on 3,256 sq ft of office space. The firm has increased its floor space by 20% at Exeter’s prime office campus.

Browne Jacobson’s decision to relocate from its current premises at The Mount on Paris Street will allow the firm to continue its Exeter office growth strategy.

The move comes as...

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