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Stepnell strengthens south design capabilities with Ben Greasley appointment

COMPLETE construction partner Stepnell has appointed Ben Greasley as regional design lead for the South, strengthening its design capabilities across Bristol, Southampton and Exeter while supporting projects nationally.

Based primarily at Stepnell's Bristol office, Ben brings 25 years of experience in the construction industry, following 18 months as a senior design manager at Wates. Ben previously spent more than five years at contractor BECT in South Wales, progressing from design management into senior management, having started his career providing consultancy to...

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New estate agency bucking trend

It is well documented that getting a new business off the ground is extremely risky. With statistics reporting 20% of businesses failing in their first year and around 60% going bust within the first three years, making sure a start-up survives during the first few years is critical.

Add in the impact of Covid-19 (3.9% of businesses have ‘no confidence’ that they will survive over the next few months), owning a start-up remains a challenge for entrepreneurs.

WIth the statistics seemingly working against most new businesses, launching a brand new company as the world was...

Double award win for Falcon Property

Plymouth’s Falcon Property recently scooped two separate accolades at the Experts in Property Awards 2021.

With the ceremony held via Zoom, the Experts in Property Awards 2021 was well-attended by its member agencies across Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset and Bristol and celebrated what was most important in agency in 2021, majoring on training, online marketing and community involvement.

Falcon won two awards across the seven awards categories.

Best Trained Agency Staff

The first Falcon award was a Silver win in the Training category. the Experts in...

Exeter firm scoops Builders’ Merchant of the Year for third year running

Bradfords Building Supplies, which has a popular branch in Exeter, has won Builders’ Merchant of the Year (21-50 branches) at the latest annual Builders’ Merchants Awards, for the third year in a row.

The family-run business was first established in the South West just over 250 years ago and also won the Sustainable & Environmental Initiative of the Year for its efforts to educate and support local constructors and home renovators in making environmentally sustainable choices for their building projects.

Now in its 20th year, the Builders’ Merchants Awards is the...

Exeter Chamber appoints new Vice Chair to join its dynamic leadership team

Exeter Chamber continues to go from strength to strength with its dynamic and progressive board. Current board director Steve Gates has been appointed to join Tim Wadsworth as joint vice chair of the Chamber.

Steve Gates is the managing director of Taking Care - part of AXA Health and is an experienced and inspirational senior business leader with extensive understanding of the private health, insurance, and financial services markets.

Steve has previously held the position of vice president of the Hampshire Chamber of Commerce and chair of the local Chamber committee in...

Ashfords' continues to grow its offer to the energy and waste sectors

UK law firm Ashfords' continues to grow its offer to the Energy & Waste sectors with the arrival of experienced energy & construction partner Carl Thompson.

Carl joins from Osborne Clarke where he led the Bioenergy & Waste team and advised on a wide range of clean energy projects from on-shore & off-shore wind, energy-from-waste and anaerobic digestion to battery storage, solar and tidal developments. He is a recognised expert in the Legal 500 and an experienced adviser on complex large-scale commercial construction and engineering projects across rail, energy,...

Devon Elevation Fund launched to help businesses and local organisations

Small businesses and local communities in the county are being invited to apply to a new grant scheme launched by Devon County Council.

The Devon Elevation Fund (DEF) is funded through the UK Community Renewal Fund.

The scheme is offering grants of between £2,500 and £25,000 to projects that help businesses and community organisations to:

• Respond to the different trading environment resulting from COVID-19 • Plan for future growth and development • Develop new products and services • Improve infrastructure • Assess the feasibility of future initiatives...

Three Devon companies in the running for national business awards

Three outstanding businesses from Devon are preparing to attend the national final of the UK’s leading rural business awards programme, where they’re shortlisted for their outstanding accomplishments in business.

Thorverton-based Rull Orchard, The Outdoors Group from Shillingford Abbot and Dartington’s Apricot Centre have been shortlisted in the national final of the Rural Business Awards, held in partnership with Amazon, which will see them compete against fellow businesses from across the UK to be named among the best rural businesses in the country.

The national final...

Innovative Devonia Plans to Expand Sustainable Spring Water Business

A Devon spring water company which puts sustainability at the heart of everything it does is set to double its area of operations. Devonia, which has reused 2.2 million bottles since it began trading, saving nearly 300,000 kilograms of glass from going into a landfill, is the only spring water company in southern Britain with a business model based on the concept of reusing bottles time and again.

“There are two basic elements involved with the increasing demand for spring water, what’s inside the bottle and the bottle itself,” says company owner, Neil Graham. “And every drop of...

Taste of The West gold award for Whimple pub

The Thirsty Farmer, Whimple   has been awarded a Taste of The West Gold Award for their exceptional pub dining.

Licensees of The Thirsty Farmer Donna and Marc Slater, and their team have received a Taste Of The West Gold Award, which is a highly respected accolade in the South West with only 20 to 30 Gold Awards given to pubs each year. The pub received the Gold Award in the category of Dining Pubs, for their exceptional food offer and first class customer service.  

Donna Slater, co-licensee of The Thirsty Farmer, said: “We are humbled to have received this award and...

Law firm celebrates significant growth in apprentices

In recognition of National Apprenticeships Week 2022, which runs from 7 – 13 February, South West law firm Stephens Scown LLP is celebrating the fact that in the last 12 months, the number of apprentices at the firm has doubled, including more legal apprentices than ever before.

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Stepnell strengthens south design capabilities with Ben Greasley appointment

New estate agency bucking trend

Double award win for Falcon Property

Exeter firm scoops Builders’ Merchant of the Year for third year running

Exeter Chamber appoints new Vice Chair to join its dynamic leadership team

Ashfords' continues to grow its offer to the energy and waste sectors

Devon Elevation Fund launched to help businesses and local organisations

Three Devon companies in the running for national business awards

Innovative Devonia Plans to Expand Sustainable Spring Water Business

Taste of The West gold award for Whimple pub

Law firm celebrates significant growth in apprentices

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