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Exeter Installer shortlisted for major national award

Matthew Bird of Devon Renewables Ltd in Exeter has been shortlisted for Best Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Installer (Best HVAC Installer) at the Heating Installer Awards 2026.

As one of only four HVAC installers to be shortlisted out of thousands across the UK, Matthew now enters the final stages of the competition, where he’s in with the chance of being crowned the overall national winner.

To secure the shortlist, Matthew showcased a project he ran for a family of five, in their five-bedroom detached in the local area. The house had been heated using an old...

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...

Exeter School alumni to sell start-up to Nestle

Nestle has agreed to acquire a majority stake in a company co-founded by Exeter School alumni.

The Mindful Chef, created by Giles Humphries, Myles Hopper and Rob Grieg-Gran, is a B Corp certified healthy recipe box and prepared frozen meals company.

Nestlé has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Mindful Chef with Exeter School alumnus, Harry Trick, acting for Mindful Chef and certain stakeholders on behalf of Michelmores.

Friends since they were at Exeter School, Giles, Myles and Rob founded the company in 2015 and, along with CEO, Tim Lee, will continue to...

Women's contribution to construction sector recognised at prestigious property awards 

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 11/23/2020 - 8:36pm

South West Women in Construction (SWWIC) and its chair, Glayne Price were the recipients of the prestigious John Laurence Special Contribution award at the 18th Michelmores Property Awards held virtually on 12 November. The Awards celebrate the very best South West property and construction schemes, as well as the teams involved in them. The John Laurence Special Contribution Award is given to an individual or organisation in recognition of their outstanding work for and influence on the industry. This year, the judges felt that the Award should be given to not one, but two recipients, in...

Winslade Park

Ultrafast fibre for Winslade Park

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 11/23/2020 - 8:01pm

Burrington Estates has teamed up with South West broadband network specialist Jurassic Fibre to provide what is thought to be the first 10gbps connectivity for a business park in the region.

Jurassic Fibre is busy installing the infrastructure for the ultrafast fibre broadband ensuring the service will be ready for businesses moving into Winslade Manor in early 2021.

This 10gbps service means that businesses will benefit from hugely improved efficiency for day-to-day tasks and processes.

Mark Edworthy, Group Managing Director at Burrington Estates, says “...

Self Assessment customers warned about scammers posing as HMRC

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Sun, 11/22/2020 - 11:26pm

Self Assessment customers should be alert to criminals claiming to be from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

As the department issues thousands of SMS messages and emails as part of its annual Self Assessment tax return push, HMRC is warning customers completing their returns to take care to avoid being caught out by scammers. The annual tax return deadline is on 31 January 2021.

The department knows that fraudsters use calls, emails or texts to contact customers. In the last 12 months, HMRC has responded to more than 846,000 referrals of suspicious HMRC contact from the...

Small businesses to be recognised as Devon Business Champions

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sat, 11/21/2020 - 5:36pm

Small community-based businesses locally will be given the opportunity to be crowned champion of their town or the whole of Devon in 2021 following the launch of an exciting awards programme.

The Town & County Business Champions 2021 awards have been launched to highlight the achievements of the UK’s very best micro and small businesses who are keeping community spirit alive in their local area.

The awards are aimed at any businesses with up to 50 employees, including hairdressers, cafes, accountants, solicitors and graphic designers.

Awards director Damian...

The entrepreneurial South West based team behind KickstartGo

Entrepreneurial trio launch streamlined platform to make it easy for businesses in Exeter to create Kickstart jobs

Authored by cfrankpitt
Posted: Fri, 11/20/2020 - 12:42pm

A team of three digital marketing and tech experts based in the South West have launched what they believe is the most user-friendly and comprehensive platform to enable smaller businesses to apply to the government’s recently launched Kickstart Scheme.

They have been confirmed as an official gateway provider and they are hoping that it might make it easier for the thousands of SMEs in Exeter and across the South West to benefit from.

KickstartGo has just one simple form that businesses need to complete if they want to make an application for a job placement. As soon as...

Rising Stars of Civil Engineering named by CECA South West

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 11/19/2020 - 10:18pm

Three rising stars in civil engineering have received prestigious Young Achiever awards from the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) South West.

Peter Boden, who lives in Exeter , was named the south west’s most promising trainee civil engineer; Aiden Shipp, from Paignton , the most promising trainee quantity surveyor; and Sam Beer, from Exeter , the most promising apprentice. They were recognised for their success at a pre-lockdown COVID-secure event sponsored by BAM Nuttall.

Peter , aged 26, who works for Dyer and Butler in Exeter, received the accolade...

Farmers urged to protect their land as lockdown 2.0 sees rise in trespassers

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 11/19/2020 - 9:59pm

Farmers and landowners are being advised to protect themselves from unwanted public rights of way being created, as lockdown 2.0 has again seen an increasing number of walkers in the countryside.

Leading property consultancy Fisher German, which has an office in Exeter, is urging landowners in the South West to protect their interests as the boom in walking during another lockdown period has resulted in more people trespassing.

Experts from the firm’s rural team have said that even if landowners currently see no harm in people walking across their land, not protecting it...

Virtual Christmas Market

Visit Exeter launches Virtual Christmas Market

Visit Exeter have launched their first ever Virtual Christmas Market.

The aim of the initiative is to promote local businesses online in the run up to Christmas, during England’s second national lockdown.

“Traditionally, this is the busiest time of the year for many of the businesses taking part, so that’s why it’s so important for people to support the Virtual Christmas Market during these difficult times,” said Cllr Ollie Pearson, Lead Councillor for City Centre and Corporate Services.

Included on the website are links to the online shops of Exeter retailers,...

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