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Exeter-based law firm achieves record breaking results

Porter Dodson, the South West-based UK Top 200 law firm, has announced a record-breaking year of growth and achievement, increasing revenue to £20.2m, while retaining the highly prestigious Gold Investors In People accreditation for the third successive time.

Across its Exeter, Sherborne, Poundbury, Bridport, Wellington, Taunton, and Yeovil offices, the firm has seen year-on-year growth of 15.5%, leading to a 25.4% leap in net profit.

These impressive results round off a year in which the firm has achieved significant headcount increases, made possible in part by the...

Stagecoach, bus, Exeter, Devon

How are bus timetables in the South West changing during the latest National Lockdown?

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 01/08/2021 - 4:59pm

Stagecoach South West have been working closely with the local authorities to maintain essential connections for keyworkers across the South West as the country is plummeted into another national lockdown. The local bus operated has ensured vital links are maintained for school journeys and essential shopping trips with their network remaining relatively unchanged in the coming weeks.

The bus operator will be making some very minor changes to services across the South West from 10th January 2021 with the majority of buses operating on school holiday timetables which is clearly...

My VIP Card

National discount scheme supports local shops in lockdown

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 01/08/2021 - 12:41pm

In the wake of another lockdown the national discount scheme, My VIP Card, is offering UK shoppers a way to order take advantage of thousands of deals whilst supporting local and small businesses with a network of over 1,000 online local shops.

These small businesses can now sign up for free and will benefit from their online shop or service being promoted to a national audience of shoppers keen to support local and small business whilst taking advantage of thousands of amazing discounts.

The discount scheme is urging shoppers to remember and support local and small...

John Laramy

Exeter College principal recognised in New Year’s Honours list

Authored by stephendixon
Posted: Fri, 01/08/2021 - 10:29am

Exeter College Principal and Chief Executive John Laramy has been awarded a CBE in the New Year’s Honours List in recognition of his services to education.

John, who has been with Exeter College for twelve years, has successfully led the College and sustained its status as one of the very best colleges in the country. The College continues to win various awards and in his first year as Principal, it was ranked as the top college in the country by one of the sector newspapers, FE Week. In fact, in the five years the paper has ranked every college in the country, Exeter has never...

South Devon University Technical College

Newton Abbot technical college’s founding student on track to become the first to graduate as a Toolmaker with MB Aerospace

Celebrating its employer partnership with a leading international engineering firm, South Devon University Technical College (UTC) has announced that one of its founding students is on track to graduate as a fully qualified Toolmaker in 2021.

Joe Phippard, 21, will be the first student from Newton Abbot’s pioneering technical college to graduate as a Toolmaker with MB Aerospace.

Joining the college the year it opened in 2015, Joe studied the Level 3 Extended Diploma course in engineering which saw him complete a week’s work experience at MB Aerospace, based in Newton Abbot...

University of Exeter Business School

University of Exeter Business School launches new sustainable  finance research centre

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 01/05/2021 - 11:11am

The University of Exeter Business School has launched a new research centre focusing on sustainability in finance, an area experiencing huge growth within the financial sector.

Professor Chendi Zhang will be heading up the new Exeter Sustainable Finance Centre (ESF), which will draw on the University of Exeter Business School’s vast expertise in the areas of sustainability, finance, accounting, economics and management.

Sustainability was once considered a niche area in finance, but its growing importance has seen it catapulted into the mainstream as is now one of the...

Hendy Group

Hendy Group helps buyers switch to electric

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 01/04/2021 - 10:02pm

Customers switching to electric are being given a helping hand by one automotive group which is offering far more than just the vehicle.

Hendy Group, which represents 21 manufacturers across the south coast, has joined forces with Zoom EV to offer electric vehicle customers a host of benefits to make the transition as smooth as possible.

Hendy Group’s commercial director Mark Busby said the partnership with Zoom EV will provide reassurance to customers considering electric vehicles that they can easily access the right services.

“Part of the experience of...

Azu Spirits

Devon spirit tasting company launches with local twist

A new whisky and gin tasting company has launched in Devon, shining the spotlight on the region’s finest drinks and distilleries.

Based in Exeter, Azu Spirits is a premium spirits tasting brand, delivering a blind tasting experience straight to customers’ doors.

The company’s local gin tasting box features selected gins from Atlantic Distillery, Conker, Curio, Papillon, Pothecary and Wrecking Coast, showcasing some of the South West’s finest distilleries.

Ellen Gibson, founder of Azu Spirits, said: “Being based in Devon, we’re privileged to have some of the...

Dangers of emotions in Forex trading profession

In Forex, there are two types of traders. Traders who are emotional and traders who are robots. You may not know what type of trader you are if you do not start trading but most people think emotional traders are profitable. They are wrong as emotional does not come to help when you are trading. Maybe this is the reason people try to spend their money on buying Forex bots that can automate their trading. These bots do not have emotions and they are pure robots. They are the only software that is designed to meet your needs of the trading platform and make your analyses faster. They act...

Octopus Renewables, RES

RES commits to new Exeter site for Octopus Renewables solar spares

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 12/31/2020 - 3:13pm

RES and Octopus Renewables have signed a three-year spares management contract which will see RES supply inverter spares for the clean energy investor’s solar assets in the UK.

The agreement requires RES to own over 1000 spare parts that are compatible with Octopus Renewables’ inverter fleet and deliver these on-demand within a guaranteed time period. This provides substantial availability improvement and commercial advantage for 640 MW of Octopus’ UK solar portfolio.

To support this and other recent growth, RES opened an operations and maintenance (O&M) site in...

Devon-based chartered accountant appears in Leaders Council podcast alongside Lord Blunkett

Chartered accountant David Park, a partner at Haines Watts (Exeter and Crediton) was invited on to an episode of The Leaders Council of Great Britain and Northern Ireland regular podcasts, including an interview with former Home Secretary and Education Secretary Lord Blunkett.

The Leaders Council chaired by Lord Blunkett, brings together business leaders, politicians, and influencers across the UK. The Council’s goal is to celebrate the achievements of the nation’s unsung leaders, while laying the ground for the next generation. Leaders Council members are invited to take part in...

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