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Moorland Fuels Sales Manager achieves top industry honour at national UKIFDA Awards 2026

Andrea Williams, Sales Manager at Okehampton-based Moorland Fuels, has been recognised for her outstanding customer service at the national UK and Ireland Fuel Distributors Association (UKIFDA) Awards 2026.

Facing stiff competition from the very best customer service teams in the fuel sector, Andrea was announced as the winner of the Customer Service Award at the prestigious annual UKIFDA Expo & Conference held in Liverpool on 15-16 April.

Working for Devon-based Moorland Fuels, which provides commercial fuels, heating oil, and lubricants across the South West, Andrea’s...

Trainee accountant Sarah Balsdon and Partner Ruskin Wilson

Thompson Jenner trainee accountant wins national accountancy exam with top score

Congratulations go to Sarah Balsdon, one of our Exmouth based trainee accountants, who came joint first in the country in her latest ICAEW (Institute of Chartered Accounts in England and Wales) Professional Level ACA qualification exam ‘Tax Compliance’ with a remarkable pass mark of 96%!

Competition for the annual award was fierce and Sarah, who is in her 2nd year of training to become a fully qualified Chartered Accountant, was up against students from accounting firms of all sizes and from all corners of the country, including the top national accounting firms.

Exmouth...

Princesshay appoints new Centre Manager

Princesshay has appointed a new centre manager following the retirement of long-serving centre director, Wayne Pearce.

Michelle Menezes joined Princesshay in December. Her role will include overseeing all centre operations, the centre management team and continuing to make Princesshay the premier shopping destination in the South West and the location of choice for retailers in Exeter.

Experienced retail manager, Michelle Menezes has over 10 years of experience working for a variety of high street brands across multiple sectors and has moved from a management role in...

Taking on the online giants at their own game

Builders’ merchant Inter-Line is showing how to beat the online giants with a best-in-class digital operation that has just won the prestigious website of the year title.

Online giants such as Amazon and Screwfix have been eyeing up the builders’ merchant sector and are taking business from traditional merchants.

This has left many builders’ merchants reviewing how their online operation measures up.

But the South-West company took the bold decision to transform its online operation into one that could not just compete against the larger companies but beat them with...

Visit South Devon to launch new business services membership

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Fri, 01/31/2020 - 11:52am

Visit South Devon is to launch an exciting new initiative with its Business Services membership, which enables businesses in the area to connect and work with other Visit South Devon Business members across the tourism sector.

The Community Interest Company which promotes the South Hams, Teignbridge and East and Mid Devon area, announced its new business services membership at its recent AGM, where it also confirmed that it has joined the Devon Chamber of Commerce. The new Business Service will offer members access to a number of suppliers that specifically cater for tourism and...

Institute of Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems champions Lightfoot as game changer for fleet vehicles

Chudleigh-based Lightfoot, the award-winning driver behaviour technology and rewards platform, has been heralded as a game changer for modern fleet vehicles by the Institute of Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems (IAAPS).

Chris Brace, Director of the Institute and Professor of Automotive Propulsion at the University of Bath, explains: “For millions of vehicles on the road, Lightfoot is one of the only ways to reduce the amount of NOx in the real world due to its ability to change driver behaviour in real time.”

Tests undertaken by the Institute of Advanced Automotive...

Why you must periodically inspect your fire safety equipment

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Thu, 01/30/2020 - 10:45am

Ensuring safety in the workplace is of critical importance to employers. Steps are usually followed in accordance with the law particularly when a new business starts up or indeed when a company moves premises. This is also true of our homes – smoke detectors and fire extinguishers are likely to be purchased and fitted, but how often do you check them?

Once the necessary precautions are put in place and the job is ticked off the to-do list, it would be easy to forget about them. However, it is imperative that companies undertake regular checks to ensure their equipment is still not...

Procrastination is costing UK businesses £21 billion a year

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Wed, 01/29/2020 - 2:54pm

If you often find yourself drifting off and wasting time at work, you’re not alone. A new study has revealed the true extent of the UK’s procrastination problem. The survey, commissioned by musicMagpie, found that the average Brit spends 2 hours and 9 minutes each day procrastinating at work, which is costing businesses over £21 billion per year.

Unsurprisingly, phones are a major source of procrastination, with the average UK worker spending 28 minutes each day using messaging apps, 7 minutes on Instagram, 16 minutes on Facebook and 5 minutes on Twitter.

Here’s a breakdown...

Plymouth Science Park

Big Sis mentoring project wins big boost

A project designed to ease the stress and anxiety associated with adolescent girls has won a big boost, thanks to the team at Plymouth Science Park.

'Big Sis C.I.C.' aims to provide mentoring from female university students, who are studying education, to girls who are about to enter secondary schools in Plymouth.

The idea is that they will be able to provide an informal discussion in the safe environment of a school so that physical, emotional and practical needs are addressed.

It’s designed to help girls who might be experiencing issues surrounding adolescence....

Barriers to making the most of technology revealed

The biggest barriers to South West businesses making the most of technology have been revealed.

Cost, lacking the knowledge to make the right decisions and the time to focus on improvements to existing technology are the three top barriers according to a new survey.

Exeter-based technology support and strategy firm Timewade carried out the regional survey, in partnership with Tech South West, to shed light on how firms are using technology and uncover reasons behind the region’s productivity gap.

According to the Office for National Statistics, the South West has...

New Year – New Requirements

As we enter the New Year it’s time to think about what employment law changes will come into force in April 2020: :

Statements of Particulars

From 6 April 2020:

the obligation to provide a written statement of particulars will extend from employees only to employees and workers;

the one-month service requirement to qualify for the right will be removed;

the majority of the written statement must be provided in one document on or before the first day of employment/work;

the information that needs to be included within the statement will...

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