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Potentially life-saving defibrillators have been installed at 60 Hendy Group sites across the south and south west, including those in Devon, as the automotive group puts the health and well-being of colleagues and customers as a top priority.

The company has invested £36,000 in the defibrillators and Hendy Group property manager John Hendy said the widespread installation across all sites was a sensible precaution for the company to protect everyone who comes into physical contact with the business.

The arrival of the defibrillators comes at a time when there are more...

As Exeter based Situ launch their ‘Be More Starfish’ Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) programme based on the starfish parable* that says, ‘everyone can make a difference’, the company is very proud to have achieved silver status from universal sustainability ratings provider EcoVadis.

Tens of thousands of companies partner with EcoVadis to collaborate on sustainability, using a common platform, universal scorecard, benchmarks, and performance improvement tools. Companies are reviewed across a number of areas that are key to meeting sustainable targets, including the...

Advantage South West has appointed Foot Anstey LLP, to its 'Development New Build' and 'General Property' legal panels.

Advantage South West, which delivers better social housing through collaborative working in the South West, is owned by four housing associations and currently has multiple members from across the South West supporting its goal of achieving affordable social housing in the region.

Foot Anstey will join six other law firms on the 'Development New Build' panel and three other law firms on the 'General Property' panel. Foot Anstey's experts are able to assist...

Top 40 law firm Trowers & Hamlins has further expanded its Commercial Litigation team in Exeter with the hire of new insolvency partner Katie Farmer.

Katie specialises in restructuring, insolvency and debt recovery matters as well having extensive experience in advising insolvency practitioners and buyers on transactions involving distressed businesses. She also brings experience in acting for lenders and receivers in relation to secured assets, and for companies, directors, individuals and creditors, in contentious matters such as insolvency litigation, debt recovery...