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Local businesswoman takes over Complete Estate Agency as four Devon branches remain

Local businesswoman Sara Watkins-Schmidt has taken over Complete Estate Agency, with all four of its Devon branches and its existing 23-strong team remaining in place.

The established estate and lettings agency operates from Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot, Teignmouth and Exeter (Cranbrook), with all four locations continuing to trade under the Complete Estate Agency name following the acquisition.

The deal includes Complete’s portfolio of 375 managed rental properties, alongside its residential sales operation and established presence within the local new-build market....

Kickstart trainees receive their certificates

Success for Kickstart trainees

Kickstart trainees have received certificates for completing their six-month apprenticeship with Devon County Council.

A group of 12 young people took up trainee roles with the County Council through the government funded Kickstart scheme, which was designed to enable 18-24 year-olds to receive an apprenticeship.

Five of the apprentices trained as park rangers at Stover Country Park and the Grand Western Canal Country Park, while the remainder worked in administrative based roles in a variety of departments at the County Council.

Half of the trainees also...

Venus Co. founder lovingthebeach

Award winning Devon hospitality company announces it's the end of an era for their Venus operation at Blackpool Sands

Internationally multi-award-winning hospitality business, The Venus Company (loving the beach®) with four stunning beach café locations across South-Devon, announces from January 2023,

The Venus beach cafe business at Blackpool Sands will close for good, as commercial terms to continue could not be agreed to mutual advantage.

A well-respected and renowned environmental champion, Venus operates its beach café business across glorious Devon all year-round including Bigbury-on-Sea located opposite the iconic Burgh Island, and recently acquired dog-friendly Broadsands in...

Old Mill strengthens Wealth Management team with appointment of Tom Parry

Old Mill strengthens Wealth Management team with appointment of Tom Parry

Authored by PR Prose
Posted: Tue, 08/16/2022 - 11:42am

Financial experts Old Mill have strengthened their Wealth Management team with the appointment of Chartered Financial Planner Tom Parry.

Tom, 43, has more than 20 years’ experience in financial services and comes to Old Mill from Independent Financial Advisers Integrity 365. Prior to that, he spent 11 years at Francis Clark, where he developed his specialisms in retirement planning and business protection.

In his new role, Tom, who lives in Exeter with his wife and two sons aged 13 and 11, will be based at Old Mill’s Exeter office where he will provide comprehensive...

Matt Fletcher and Lulu Williams from Optix Solutions

Summer sees growth for the team at Optix

Authored by Sue Cade
Posted: Tue, 08/16/2022 - 10:46am

The summer months are proving bright for Exeter digital marketing agency Optix Solutions with two new faces added to the team.

In July, Matt Fletcher was appointed as Digital Marketing Manager. Matt has a wealth of marketing experience across multiple disciplines including brand & digital strategy, SEO, email marketing, and social media.

Before joining Optix, his career was predominantly in the travel and leisure sector, including leading the brand marketing strategy and championing an integrated, multi-channel campaign approach for two well-known national self-catering...

Volvo Group UK Ltd adopts Devon waterless urinal tech to reduce emissions impact

Volvo Group UK Ltd is adopting Devon waterless urinal technology at its UK HQ in Warwick, and its Felixstowe Renault Truck Commercials Depot, to help cut CO2 and water waste. The flushless urinals are part of the organisation’s commitment to reach net-zero by 2040, covering direct and energy indirect emissions from operations, purchased goods and services.

The roll-out of the waterless urinals, provided by Exeter-based Smarti Environmental, is set to slash Volvo Group UK Ltd’s carbon footprint from its washrooms by 105kg of CO2 per urinal, per year. The switch from flushing to...

Exeter Chamber welcomes Griffin Chartered Accountants as its newest Growth Partner

Exeter Chamber, the region’s leading independent business membership organisation, welcomes one of the city’s leading chartered accountancy firms, Griffin Chartered Accountants (Griffin) as its new Growth Partner.

As a Growth Partner the two organisations will work strategically together to enhance the connection between business and finance in the city, sharing new and progressive ideas to help Exeter continue to drive business success.

The newly formed partnership will advance the accountancy firm’s profile and cement them as key experts in their industry.

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Industry sector focus helps Foot Anstey post £53.5m turnover and 8% growth and firm announces Ali Allan from PwC as its new CFOO

Foot Anstey, the national law firm with locations across the south and south-west of England, continued its story of organic growth as it announced turnover for the 2021-22 financial year of £53.5m – an increase of 8% on the previous year. This is the first time the firm has achieved an annual turnover of more than £50m.

The firm's industry sector strategy continued to bear fruit with sector turnover similarly up 8% on the previous year. In particular, this increase was driven by impressive performances by Foot Anstey's Energy & Infrastructure sector (up 22%), its Islamic...

Local Authority Building Control launch funded trainee scheme

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 08/15/2022 - 5:28pm

Local Authority Building Control (LABC), the membership organisation for 3,500 public service building surveyors in England and Wales, has launched a fully funded trainee scheme to attract new recruits into the profession.

Following the landmark Building Safety Act 2022, LABC is boosting building control capacity in light of new responsibilities and support for the Building Safety Regulator. The regulator will be responsible for ensuring the safety of all new higher risk buildings and for the oversight of 12,000 existing occupied tall buildings.

The capacity building...

Iconic Exeter pub saved after lockdown announces new head chef

Iconic Exeter pub saved after lockdown announces new head chef

Exeter’s iconic Hourglass pub has announced David Smith as its new head chef. The much-loved pub in Melbourne Street was saved from closure by The Exeter Brewery after it did not reopen following the pandemic.

David began his career in Devon. After working in some of the region’s best hotels he moved onto various restaurants across New Zealand and Australia. He now returns to the South West after spending seven years cooking in London.

The Hourglass pub, which was originally established in 1848, was listed as an Asset of Community Value in 2020 by Exeter City Council....

Old Mill promotes 6 specialists and looks to hire 20 more as part of its ‘recruit, retain and promote’ approach

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 08/12/2022 - 1:10am
Tax team has grown by 50% in just eight months and seen income increase by 20% as it accelerates ahead of already ambitious growth strategy

Exeter financial experts Old Mill has promoted a fifth of its 30 strong tax team as part of its ‘recruit, retain and promote’ strategy, putting it on course to become the fastest growing practice in the South West.

In November, Old Mill announced a restructure to facilitate its ambitious plans to grow by 15%pa over the next five years and double staff numbers by 2026. As well as creating a simpler model to support growth, the restructure also...

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