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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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Winners of Tech South West Awards 2020 Revealed

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Posted: Mon, 11/30/2020 - 5:56pm

Winners of this year’s Tech South West Awards have been revealed at a live digital ceremony.

An online platform to redistribute surplus food to worthy causes, a safer method for underwater robotic surveys for the offshore energy sector and a rapidly deployed online PPE supply hub were amongst this year’s cutting-edge technology honoured at the 2020 awards.

Businesses and individuals from across the region’s tech industry tuned in to the annual ceremony, held for the first time online, and presented by Devon-based naturalist and broadcaster Nick Baker.

Rovco,...

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Businesses urged to sign up to 'prepare for Brexit' webinar

Businesses in Devon, Plymouth, Torbay and Somerset are invited to a FREE webinar to hear from experts about preparing for Brexit in less than five weeks’ time.

Deal or no deal, after December 31, 2020 any business that trades with the EU must follow new rules.

The webinar is being presented by Better Business for All, a partnership of businesses, business support and regulators across Devon and Somerset and is on Friday 11 December, at 10am.

The webinar will offer practical guides on a range of issues including the new UKCA mark, which replaces the existing CE...

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Family owned Devon company challenges UK market to reduce plastic

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Posted: Thu, 11/26/2020 - 10:58pm

A company from the heart of Devon is celebrating after winning Innovation of the Year at the 2020 UK Packaging Awards for its unique eco-friendly packaging.

Furthermore, Newton Abbot based Westaways sausages has been shortlisted as one of five finalists - including four goliaths of pork, beef and poultry processing in the UK - for the Meat, Poultry and Seafood Manufacturing Company of the Year in the Food Manufacturer Excellence Awards. This major award will be announced next February.

Managing Director Charles Baughan said: “We knew we were doing the right thing in...

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Barratt Developments delivers £87m boost to economy in Devon and Cornwall

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Posted: Thu, 11/26/2020 - 10:47pm

Leading housebuilder Barratt Developments - which owns both Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes - has delivered a £87 million boost to the local economy in Devon, Cornwall and the surrounding region over the past year.

During that period, the group built 383 new homes, including 85 affordable, and supported 1,360 jobs in the area. The company's construction work has also supported 570 supplier and sub-contractor businesses and provided 25 places for graduates, trainees and apprentices.

Barratt and David Wilson Homes spent £9m on physical works which benefit local...

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Coffee and cheese are the perfect pairing say two award winning Devon companies

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Posted: Thu, 11/26/2020 - 10:38pm

Coffee and cheese are proving the perfect match for two Devon companies that have combined to bring a whole world of alternate pairings to the table following their two star accolades at the Great Taste Awards.

Blue Goose Coffee and South West Dairy Sharpham Cheese have teamed up with their award winning products to show that a cup of coffee and a well-curated cheese board are as delicious as the more traditional wine and cheese combination.

This year Blue Goose Coffee and Sharpham Cheese have both been awarded two star accolades by the Great Taste Awards. And with the...

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Chance for businesses to join Made in Devon for a year for FREE

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Posted: Thu, 11/26/2020 - 5:19pm

Fifty Devon businesses have the chance to join trading standard’s Made in Devon scheme with their first year of membership free.

Consumers need to be confident that they are buying genuinely Devon sourced products, which in turn is a selling point and source of pride for businesses.

Scheme membership will enable businesses to demonstrate that any claims made about a product’s Devon origins have been checked, vetted and verified by officers from Devon, Somerset and Torbay Trading Standards.

The scheme is an extension to Buy With Confidence, a trading standards...

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Devon small business mentor wins Enterprise Nation’s 2020 Top 10 Advisers Award

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Posted: Thu, 11/26/2020 - 5:04pm

Marketing expert Jennifer Corcoran, founder of My Super Connector based in Shaldon, Devon, has been crowned one of the UK’s Top 10 advisers for the support she provides to small businesses and entrepreneurs to help them build their LinkedIn profile.

The virtual awards ceremony, which announced the winners of the Enterprise Nation Top 50 Advisers competition, across a range of professional disciplines such as legal, finance and funding, technology, HR, PR and marketing and a special ‘Above & Beyond’ category – took place on the evening of 25th November.

Jennifer, was...

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Julie Collins & Tina Parkes Master Florists British Academy of Floral Art

Floristry training school launches Christmas campaign to save England's endangered species

Master Florists Julie Collins and Tina Parkes of award-winning British Floral Academy of Art, launches a special festive fundraising campaign to help save England’s most threatened species from extinction. The internationally renowned duo who offer professional floristry training and flower-arranging courses suitable from beginners to masters, have created an online professional Christmas floristry course to help you dress your home in style in aid of ‘The Back from the Brink’ project.

Back from the Brink is one of the most ambitious conservation projects ever undertaken. It is...

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RapidReg - The Simple Solution to Registration

Devon events entrepreneur pivots to help others bounce back

Covid-19 hit them hard but innovation and determination opened a new door

Today, Exeter based entrepreneur Chris Collins and the team launched their brand new software product, RapidReg , to help businesses in almost any industry manage their registrations, bookings, location sign-ins and more in a simple, efficient and Covid-safe environment.

Co-owner of South West Photo Booths and Founder of BoothBook , Chris’s event businesses has been affected significantly by the pandemic and he isn’t prepared to ‘wait and see what happens’. Something had to change somewhere to support his...

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South West recycling firm invests over £450K in new vehicles as business booms

Following a surge in demand for its services, DCW, a leading independent commercial waste management firm, has invested £456,000 in three new state-of-the-art, environmentally efficient vehicles.

Two of the vehicles are Euro 6 Scania mobile compaction trucks, the lowest emission vehicles available, and are fitted with CCTV as well a cyclist protection and the very latest bin weighing technology. The third, a Mercedes 32 tonne hook-lift truck, is also a low emission vehicle and supports DCW’s growing skip operation.

DCW will add the new high specification vehicles to its...

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