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The CBI’s South West Regional Council has named Adrian Bratt of Plymouth-based Princess Yachts as its Chair for the next two years.

Adrian, who is a Board Director and holds the position of General Counsel with Princess, takes over from Pennon Chief Executive Susan Davy, who has held the role since 2018.

A governance specialist and commercial lawyer by trade, Adrian joined Princess Yachts in 2017 after operating a national private practice specialising in the manufacturing, retail and energy sectors on behalf of national and multinational firms.

He is a former...

Hughes, the country’s second largest provider of home entertainment and kitchen appliance rentals, and the UK’s fourth largest specialist electrical retailer, has succeeded in putting an end to dangerous driving in its fleet thanks to Lightfoot’s trail-blazing in-cab driver coaching technology and rewards platform.

Rolled out across its fleet of 200 vans and 20 cars, Lightfoot’s dashboard-mounted device, combined with its rewards app, has cut harsh acceleration in the Hughes fleet by 56%, harsh breaking by 30% and harsh cornering by 24%. In so doing, Lightfoot’s driver-focused...

The McCarthy Stone team in Exeter is celebrating after being awarded a Five Star customer satisfaction rating in an independent survey announced by the Home Builders Federation (HBF) for the 16th year running.

The only developer or housebuilder of any size or type to achieve this accolade each year since the survey launched 16 years ago, McCarthy Stone achieved an overall customer satisfaction score of 93%.

The McCarthy Stone Retirement Living development in Exeter, Pinnoc Mews, has been carefully designed for the over 60’s to provide the very best in independent living...

In March 2020, as airlines around the world began to shut down, like so many people, work and travel plans for two young Exeter ladies were put on hold.

As news of the pandemic spread across the globe, back-packer Georgia Wilkinson wrestled with the dilemma of holing-up in Mexico City whilst sister, Emily Turner, and husband Iain postponed plans to spend a second spell working their UK jobs from the beautiful alpine town of Chamonix.

A last-minute Trans-Atlantic flight and a Heathrow pick-up by Mr and Mrs Turner, saw the two former Maynards School girls unexpectedly...