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Trowers' Exeter office continues growth with new partner hire

Trowers & Hamlins has expanded its Exeter team with the rehiring of Brian Hitchcock as Partner in the Projects and Construction team.

Brian brings 18 years of experience as a transactional infrastructure and project delivery lawyer, advising across a full spectrum of infrastructure, energy and real estate development projects in the UK. Brian has particular expertise in advising on contracting strategy and dispute avoidance.

He is ranked and recognised by the Chambers & Partners UK legal guide as "a go-to practitioner for large-scale construction project advice...

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Family law specialists are finalists in national awards

The Family Law Company is celebrating news that both the firm and one of its Directors have been named as finalists in the CILEx National Awards 2019.

Finalists were chosen from a list of shortlisted nominees, with just a handful of contenders remaining in each category.

The Family Law Company, a specialist law firm with offices in Exeter, Plymouth and Taunton is in the finals of the ‘Promoting Access to the Profession’ category. This recognises an organisation ‘whose innovative and diverse recruitment practices actively break down barriers to, and encourage increased...

Exeter celebrates two winners in the 2019 Michelmores Property Awards

Chester Long Court in Exeter, has won the Residential Project of the Year (35 units and under) in the Michelmores Property Awards. This project led by Exeter City has been built in a Passivhaus standard, which offers low energy requirements for tenants. The Chester Long Court project has created 26 homes consisting of one bedroom and two bedroom apartments, with the aim of encouraging Council tenants to 'right-size'.

Chris Curling Judge at the Property Awards commented, "This is a truly innovative scheme, it represents a milestone in the development of Passivhaus engineered...

MD Nathan Evans (front row centre) and staff from Clarkson Evans alongside TV presenter Hugh Edwards.

National award success for local electrical employer

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 06/23/2019 - 3:55pm

New-build house wiring specialists Clarkson Evans, who employ 66 people at their branches in Exeter and Plymouth are celebrating after scooping a major award at one of the electrical industry’s biggest events of the year.

Judges from the Electrical Contractors Association (ECA), singled out Clarkson Evans for the Large Contractor of the Year Award, largely in recognition of their successful in-house apprenticeship programme and commitment to delivering high quality customer service.

Managing Director, Nathan Evans said: “What a fantastic achievement! It just shows what a...

Award-winning sales consultant returns to Redrow

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 06/21/2019 - 11:14pm

Four-time Sales Consultant of the Year Kevin Bradford has returned to Redrow to continue his role at the housebuilder’s popular Saxon Brook development in Exeter.

Kevin previously worked at Redrow for eleven and a half years before taking a short break and has now re-joined Redrow to continue building the thriving communities in the West Country for which the housebuilder is known.

Having first taken up his role as sales consultant in 2007, Kevin, originally from Exeter and now living in Bideford, returned in March to be part of the team at the picturesque Devon development...

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Old Mill paraplanner Samantha Gratton wins top industry award

A chartered paraplanner from Exeter financial experts Old Mill has won a top financial services award.

Samantha Gratton was awarded ‘Paraplanner of the Year’ at the coveted Professional Paraplanner Awards 2019 in London on June 13.

The Professional Paraplanner Awards - presented by Professional Paraplanner magazine and sponsored by Parmenion - recognise talent in the financial services profession, and highlight the role of paraplanners, who are key to the success of financial planning businesses.

This year, the number of awards were increased from three to six, to...

Take up of broadband in Devon and Somerset increases

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 06/19/2019 - 11:30pm

There has been a big rise in the number of homes and businesses taking up superfast broadband services thanks to the Connecting Devon and Somerset programme. New figures show take-up is nearly 60%, higher than the national average and a 5% rise on the previous quarter, which means around 180,000 homes and businesses are now using superfast services over new or improved networks funded by CDS. Around 18,000 more homes and businesses have taken advantage of the new connections in the last quarter. The rise since spring, 2018, is now over 50,000. Anyone who wants to find out if they can get...

LSH bolsters its South West Industrial team

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 06/19/2019 - 9:50pm

LSH has appointed a new Associate Director in its Industrial Agency team, as part of its expanding national industrial offer.

Byron Hammond joins the Bristol office of LSH with more than nine years’ experience in providing disposal and acquisitions services to a broad range of industrial occupiers and property owners.

Prior to LSH, he spent seven years at commercial property firm Stratton Creber Commercial, where he worked across both office and industrial sectors advising a range of corporate, public sector and private clients including Aviva, Threadneedle, Co-operative...

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More than just WiFi: WiFi SPARK achieves world class standards once again

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 06/18/2019 - 3:47pm

Industry leading guest WiFi provider WiFi SPARK has cemented its position as an exceptional service provider by gaining the much sought after ISO 27001 certification for Information Security Management.

This internationally recognised accreditation lays down rigorous standards for information security and applicants must prove they have robust systems and procedures in place to satisfy the requirements at all levels within the organisation.

Data security is an increasingly important aspect of business in the digital age and by achieving the standards required by ISO 27001,...

Harper James appoints new Commercial Solicitor amidst period of growth 

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Tue, 06/18/2019 - 11:56am

Leading business law firm Harper James Solicitors has expanded its Commercial law team with the appointment of Solicitor, Antonia Power.

Antonia joins the Harper James team having previously worked as in-house counsel for crowdfunding platform Crowdcube and most recently cloud software company Maistro PLC where she advised the board on all areas of risk. Antonia is experienced in software contracts, transitional services and distributor and agency agreements, complex master services agreements with cross border elements and re-designing and simplifying terms and conditions for...

Marsh Kia Exeter shows support to Living Options Devon

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 06/18/2019 - 10:58am

Local Kia dealership, Marsh Kia, is gifting a brand-new Kia Stonic to Living Options Devon, to help raise vital funds for the projects, services and support they provide to people with disabilities and Deaf people (BSL users). To get the fundraising started, Marsh Kia has also offered a cheque for £250.

Living Options Devon has been chosen as the Princesshay Charity of the Year and the Kia Stonic will be on display at Princesshay shopping centre every Thursday, Friday and Saturday between 23 May and 20 December. People will be able to buy tickets to enter the raffle from...

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