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Exeter Racecourse's networking event proves the way for gaining new customers

Exeter Racecourse hosted its first networking event of the year with a sell-out gathering that was buzzing with enthusiasm, as businesses from across the region came together full of optimism for the year ahead. Delegates enjoyed a productive morning of networking, followed by afternoon racing.

The quarterly networking events, launched in 2024, have quickly become some of the most popular business gatherings in the region. Hosted at the racecourse, they offer a relaxed yet professional environment that encourages meaningful connections.

The events are spearheaded by Head...

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Tristan joins family-run Devon printed packaging company

Authored by Reporters
Posted: Mon, 08/01/2022 - 2:53pm

TRISTAN Besley from Newton Abbot has joined a Devon-based family-run printed-packaging company as its Technical Sales Support (August 2022).

The 18-year-old has joined his family business Newton Print Ltd after completing his studies and will be assisting the sales team as well as creating the samples and designs customers’ request.

He said: “This is my first ever job after studying at OSG, Plymouth.

“As part of my role, I will be assisting the sales team with customer support, as well as creating the technical and structural designs for our packaging work. I am...

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Devon-based eco fleet-tech business reaches Global Good Awards final

Lightfoot, the trail-blazing, Devon-based in-cab, driver fleet coaching technology and rewards platform, has succeeded in making it through to the finals of the internationally renowned 2022 Global Good Awards. Rewarding businesses big or small for their responsible and sustainable practices, the prestigious awards attracts applicants from across the globe.

Past Global Good Awards winners include the likes of Cannon, ITV, Unilever, Barclays, Samsung, KPMG, DPD, Aviva, Octopus Energy and many other international businesses.

Exeter-based Lightfoot has reached the final five...

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Restart Scheme is ‘restarting’ careers across SW

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 07/28/2022 - 9:34pm

In July 2021 Seetec Pluss were awarded the 4-year contract by the Department for Works and Pensions (DWP) across Devon, Cornwall, Dorset, Somerset, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, and the Isles of Scilly to help combat the effects of Covid-19 the government launched the Restart Scheme to support thousands of people to find work across South-West England.

One year on, Seetec Pluss and our expert, local delivery partners have assisted over 5,000 residents into meaningful, sustainable work.

The scheme has been supporting people who have been out of work for at least 9...

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Bradfords renews partnership with Exeter Chiefs

Bradfords Building Supplies has extended its partnership with the Exeter Chiefs for the 2022/2023 season, including its under-8s tag rugby festival.

As a Key Club Partner, Bradfords will continue its support of the Exeter Chiefs women’s team and its player sponsorship for Chiefs and England international, Henry Slade, as well as Chiefs forward and Dutch international, Linde Van Der Velden.

The Bradfords Community Cup – the major regional tag rugby festival for under-8s held at Sandy Park – continues to form an integral part of the agreement.

David Young, CEO of...

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InExeter announces a month of events to celebrate Local Living

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 07/27/2022 - 10:57pm

The month of September has been dedicated to celebrating ‘Local Living’ by InExeter, the Business Improvement District for Exeter.

The idea behind Local Living Month is celebrating all that is great about Exeter, the independent businesses, buying things local to support businesses as well as being more sustainable and championing local organisations. The full event lineup includes the popular Fore Street Flea in the West Quarter as well as events on Sidwell Street in Eastgate and on South Street for the Cathedral Quarter.

To kick things off, the Sidwell Jumble is...

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Foot Anstey reports continued private equity deal activity

The Private Equity team at national law firm, Foot Anstey LLP has reported a successful first half of the 2022 calendar year, having completed in excess of 10 private equity-backed deals.

The team at Foot Anstey specialises in advising private equity-backed portfolio companies bolt-on and buy-and-build acquisitions, as well as having a deep specialism in management advisory.

Deal highlights in the first half of 2022 include advising Marston Holdings on its acquisition of Grosvenor Services Group, supporting August Equity backed Integrity360's acquisition of Caretower, and...

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Hendy Group makes potentially life-saving defibrillator investment in Devon 

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 07/25/2022 - 5:44pm

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...

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Exeter's student and graduate entrepreneurs celebrated at Student Startups Awards

A sustainable chocolate startup, an app to monitor flood resilience and an A-level politics revision platform were among the original and inspiring business ideas celebrated at the Student Startups Awards.

The virtual event, hosted earlier this month by the SETsquared Exeter Student Startup team, was the culmination of another successful year for the University’s Startups programmes, with 34 grants awarded totalling £40,180 and more than 900 engagements with students, graduates, strategic partners and the wider community.

The student entrepreneurs were hailed for...

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Situ’s sustainability efforts are rewarded with a silver rating from global sustainability ratings provider EcoVadis

Authored by jo.redman
Posted: Fri, 07/22/2022 - 6:07am

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...

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Dr Jean-Luc Solandt, Principal Specialist of Marine Protected Areas at Marine Conservation Society - Howard Davies, Salcombe Distilling Co.Co-founder

Salcombe Distilling Co. Partners with Marine Conservation Society to Fund Important ‘No Anchor Zone’ to Protect Seagrass Meadows

Environmentally driven Salcombe Distilling Co. is proud to have partnered with the Marine Conservation Society to fund vital work to protect Seagrass meadows off the coast of Dorset’s Portland Harbour. The purchase and installation of ‘no anchor zone’ buoys have been generously funded through Salcombe Distilling Co.’s ‘1% for the Ocean’ campaign, with their contributions now protecting or regenerating over 230,000m² of ocean habitat worldwide. On World Oceans Day in June 2021, the Devon-based spirits producer pledged to donate 1% of sales from their Salcombe Gin ‘Start Point’, ‘Rosé Sainte...

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