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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....

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Foot Anstey welcomes 12 work experience students to its Bristol, Exeter and Southampton offices

Foot Anstey LLP has welcomed its first cohort of Year 12 and 13 work experience students as part of its Activate Work Experience Programme in its Bristol, Exeter and Southampton offices.

During their time at the firm, the students gained valuable insights into life at a commercial law firm. Also, the students took part in a recruitment workshop helped on key skills, such as CV writing, interviewing, and presenting, which will help them when applying for university and/or seeking jobs in the future.

The firm was joined by: Sam Baillie, Millie Edland, Isabelle Lenny and...

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Zeal submits planning for sustainable hotel at Exeter Science Park

Zeal Hotels has submitted plans to East Devon District Council to develop a sustainable hotel at Exeter Science Park under its own brand.

The 142-room hotel will be the first of a number of sustainable hotels Zeal Hotels plans to open around the UK.

The development, which is backed by a private investor, will be operated by a third-party management company. Confirmation of the hotel’s operator is expected within the next two months.

The property is the culmination of many years of work by Zeal Hotels. Tim Wheeldon , managing director, Zeal Hotels, said: “We’re...

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Tech South West Awards return to celebrate the best of the sector

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 05/02/2022 - 5:24pm

The annual Tech South West Awards have opened for entries as the prestigious event returns for a fourth year to celebrate the region’s tech sector.

Covering the whole of the South West from Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset to Bristol, Bath, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire, the awards showcase innovation across the region’s fastest growing sector.

Awards include Best StartUp, Women in Tech, MarineTech, Commitment to Diversity, Workplace Culture, AgriTech, Tech For Good, FinTech and Commitment to Talent.

The launch comes hot on the heels of the release of the SW...

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Official Opening of the Courtyard Exeter Sandy Park Hotel

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Sat, 04/30/2022 - 10:00am

This week marked a landmark moment for our organisation, as the doors to the Courtyard Exeter Sandy Park Hotel opened to the public.

Tony Rowe OBE, Chairman & Chief Executive of Exeter Rugby Club was joined by the wider board of directors for the grand unveiling, celebrating a new chapter in the history of the business.

The spectacular, £40 million development is the latest feature in the expansion of the Sandy Park site, following on from the re-developed East Stand at the beginning of the year, and marks a significant investment in the future of the wider business...

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Harbourside Corporate Finance promotes new Director

Authored by Ellie Green
Posted: Sat, 04/30/2022 - 1:35am

To support its ongoing growth, South West-based Harbourside Corporate Finance has announced the appointment of Ricki Critchell as its latest Director.

Launched in the autumn of last year, Harbourside Corporate Finance is the newest corporate finance outfit to launch in the South West. Built around an experienced team from regional accountancy firm Milsted Langdon, with whom they remain integrally connected, Harbourside has full operational autonomy and independence.

Ricki joined this experienced corporate finance team as a manager just over five years ago. Since then,...

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Mike completes 400 mile run for suicide prevention

Re-flow's Co-Founder & Managing Director, Michael Saunders, has completed his 400-mile run to raise money for the prevention charity, PAPYRUS.

Over the past four weeks, Michael has run a 10-mile commute from his home in Cheriton Fitzpaine to the Re-flow offices in Exeter, Devon. Undertaking this distance twice a day, he’s completed just under a full marathon every weekday, for 4 weeks in a row. Overall, this has amounted to 400 miles and 40,000 feet of elevation – the equivalent of scaling Mount Everest one and a half times.

Re-flow works closely with companies in...

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Salcombe Distilling Co.

Salcombe Distilling Co. Exceeds £1million Crowdfunding Target in 24 Hours

Internationally acclaimed Salcombe Distilling Co. (SDCo.) launched ‘The Taste of Tomorrow Starts Today’ crowdfunding campaign last week and within the first 24 hours it had exceeded its Seedrs target of £1million. The investment opportunity will stay open until mid May.

The highly ambitious and successful SDCo. creates two world-class spirits brands, the multi-award winning Salcombe Gin and pioneering non-alcoholic spirit and aperitif New London Light. SDCo. is aiming to raise £5 million over the next twelve months, the first part of this through the respected Seedrs platform, to...

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New report reveals South West businesses’ changing use of technology since pandemic

Authored by Program
Posted: Wed, 04/27/2022 - 10:41am

The attitude of South West business leaders towards technology underwent a major shift in the pandemic, according to a new survey.

South West IT and technology support specialists Timewade carried out the ‘Time to Deliver’ survey , in partnership with leading South West accountancy firm Bishop Fleming .

The findings reveal how the pandemic changed business leaders’ view on the role of technology, with 85 per cent now believing that investing in technology is vital for business success, compared to just 56 per cent in 2020.

The main drivers for decisions on investing...

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Five Devon businesses win prestigious Queen’s Awards for Enterprise

Authored by Program
Posted: Tue, 04/26/2022 - 9:15am

South West Business Council have announced this year’s regional recipients of the prestigious Queen’s Awards for Enterprise.

The Queen's Awards for Enterprise is an awards programme for British businesses and other organisations who excel in one of four categories: International trade, innovation, sustainable development or promoting opportunity (through social mobility).

Promoted by the Devon Lord Lieutenant’s Office, the Award is the most prestigious award a UK based company can win and just 200 of these significant accolades are given out each year. This year’s Devon...

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Businesses celebrate summer in style

Exeter Chamber is celebrating the summer in style with its annual business celebration taking place at Exeter Castle on Friday 10th June from 7pm - Midnight.

The annual business event, once celebrated at the end of the year, has been taken in an exciting and new direction for 2022. For the first time, the event will take place in the summer at Exeter Castle.

Exeter Chamber invites all members of the business community to join them at the city’s newest celebratory event for business. With its new look and feel, it’s the perfect event to host clients, suppliers or simply a...

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