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Exeter site manager recognised as one of the best in the country

A Redrow site manager at St Michael's Meadow has won a top national award for the quality of the homes they’re building in Exeter.

Roy Taylor has won a Pride in the Job award from the National House Building Council (NHBC) for the second consecutive year. This follows his success in 2025 when he achieved the Seal of Excellence in the regional stage of the competition – an accolade awarded to only the top 5% of site managers in the UK.

The awards, often dubbed the ‘Oscars’ of the housebuilding industry, recognise the very best site managers across the country. Judging is...

Mark Anderson appointed to influential European aviation Board

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 10/13/2019 - 10:58pm

At the European Regions Airlines Association (ERA) 2019 General Assembly held in Juan Les Pins, France this week, Mark Anderson , CEO of Connect Airways* representing Europe’s largest regional airline, Flybe, has been elected to the ERA Board further strengthening the Association’s position as the influential voice of European aviation.

ERA is a trade association representing the European aviation industry with a membership including 51 airlines and 153 associate and affiliate members who jointly cover the entire spectrum of the aviation sector - airlines, airports, manufacturers...

Electric car charge points to be installed in East Devon car parks

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 10/13/2019 - 9:13pm

A two-year £1.3m joint project to install at least 25 electric vehicle charge points for public use in car parks across Devon begins in October 2019

Once complete the Devon Low-carbon Energy & Transport Technology Innovator (DELETTI) programme will prevent more than 300 tonnes of carbon from entering the atmosphere every year.

The project follows Devon County Council securing a grant of £817,712 from the European Regional Development Fund.

The project is being led by Devon County Council in partnership with East Devon District Council, North Devon District...

Devon’s finest honoured at prestigious Food Drink Devon Awards

Devon’s talented food and drink scene was alive at Monday night’s vibrant annual Food Drink Devon Awards. The county’s finest food and drink producers, hospitality and catering businesses and speciality retailers celebrated in style at the esteemed Awards’ ceremony, held at the magnificent 19th century Victorian hotel, The Imperial in Torquay. The ceremony was hosted, for the first time, by Devon food and drink champion BBC Radio Devon’s, Kerry White.

Competition was immediately fierce in the ‘Taste of Devon Product Awards’ with a staggering 250 product entries. The highly...

 Liz Allen, Stephens Scown's partner and head of family in Exeter, who has retained her band 1 ranking in the new edition of Chambers UK

Law firm's "outstanding reputation" praised in new edition of independent guide

Authored by Paula_D
Posted: Fri, 10/11/2019 - 4:26pm

One of Devon's leading law firms has received top ranking in the latest edition of an independent guide to the legal profession.

Exeter-based Stephens Scown LLP is ranked in seventeen sections of Chambers & Partners' UK 2020 guide, with four teams receiving band 1 recognition. Eight of the firm's lawyers received band 1 ranking, and in total 25 lawyers are ranked.

Chambers UK is an independent guide to the legal profession and its rankings are based on feedback from clients and other professionals.

The firm's top rankings came for the family, agriculture and...

BCR Associates win Customer Excellence Award

Authored by kbrook
Posted: Fri, 10/11/2019 - 11:31am

BCR Associates Ltd have been named winner of the Customer Excellence category as part of the Business Leader awards which took place at Aston Gate Stadium in Bristol on Thursday 26th September.

BCR Associates was recognised for its commitment to delivering excellent customer service levels and demonstrates a hands-on approach to supporting clients with cost and risk management. As procurement specialists, BCR Associates take a proactive approach to the management of energy, telecoms, insurance and business supplies contracts, making sure that clients are signing the right terms and...

Taylor Wimpey Exeter apprentice bags award

An apprentice at Taylor Wimpey Exeter has won a Pearson BTEC Construction Student of the Year award, thanks to his top results on the course and his work as a Technical Co-ordinator.

Dan Reynolds, 26, started his career with Taylor Wimpey as an NVQ Level 3 Construction apprentice while studying at Exeter College. After working hard to gain his qualification in Construction and the Built Environment, Dan is now using his skills as a Technical Co-ordinator at the Taylor Wimpey Exeter regional office.

Pearson’s BTEC Awards are now in their ninth year and allow talented...

L-R Ann Hunter InExeter Manager, Patrick Cunningham InExeter Chairman, Jon-Paul Hedge ECC Director of Comms.

InExeter 2020-2025 ballot opens

The ballot for renewal of the city business improvement district, InExeter, opens today, with businesses in the area being asked to cast their vote for a second term.

InExeter launched the organisation’s 2020-2025 business plan in September setting out a proposed programme of delivery for the next five-year term. This includes investment in an increased programme of commissioned events, public art and exhibitions, further improvements to the city’s streetscapes and support for programmes such as Exeter Homeless Partnership.

Each eligible business within the proposed area,...

Ambitious initiative takes new approach to tackle homelessness in Exeter

People who have been homeless will be at the heart of a new collaborative initiative to tackle the problems of homelessness in Exeter.

Public sector organisations, businesses, charities, residents and people with experience of homelessness will be brought together to form the Exeter Homeless Partnership and will develop a city-wide response to address the issue.

The new three-year project, which has been funded by Comic Relief, and will be managed by CoLab (Exeter’s wellbeing and innovation hub), has been launched today (10 October) to mark World Homelessness Day.

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‘Great West’ can lead world in tackling climate change

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 10/10/2019 - 9:46am

The ‘Great West’ can lead the world in efforts to tackle climate change.

That is the view of climate change researchers who say the region is now home to more expertise in this field than anywhere on the planet.

The GW4 Alliance of top universities – Bath, Bristol, Cardiff and Exeter – has pledged to work with partners to explore transformative solutions.

Professor Tim Lenton, Director of the Global Systems Institute, University of Exeter, said: “GW4 has already been instrumental in identifying that we’re now reaching dangerous climate change tipping points, such as...

Devon County Council aims to be carbon neutral by 2030

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 10/09/2019 - 5:48pm

Ambitious targets for Devon County Council to be carbon neutral by 2030 have been agreed by the authority’s Cabinet today (Wednesday 9 October).

Councillors agreed to revise the authority’s energy and carbon strategy in response to the climate emergency.

The County Council’s carbon footprint has already fallen by almost 40% since 2012/13 – and it is likely to reach the authority’s original target of a 50% reduction next year, nine years earlier than planned.

The authority will now aim to reach a 70% reduction by 2030. The remainder of the carbon footprint will be...

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