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GRE Ltd, which has a global reputation for taking on complex and challenging thermal engineering problems that few others are able or willing to handle, has expanded its workspace in Willand, Devon, by 33% on the back of a growing order book. Boosted by a flow of international work, it is now looking to add to its growing team and is actively in search of talented engineering graduates to become involved with projects at the design and decision-making stages.

The company turned over £3.5 million in 2018, up 30% on 2017, with 40% coming from international business. As a result, GRE...

A £2.2 million scheme to ease congestion at Moor Lane roundabout in Exeter has received the backing of Devon County Council’s Cabinet. Cabinet members have approved construction of the improvements on one of the main accesses into the city. The roundabout provides connections to the M5, A30 and new developments to the east of Exeter, and traffic is regularly queued on the approach roads to the roundabout during peak times of the day. Highways England has identified the need for improvements at Moor Lane roundabout to support future growth in the Exeter and East Devon Growth Point. The...

Exeter’s 16th annual Really Big Quiz, organised by chartered accountancy firm Simpkins Edwards, has raised over £7,000 for the Lord Mayor of Exeter’s charity of the year SSAFA, The Armed Forces Charity.

The quiz, which took place on 08 May, saw 68 teams fight it out for the title of Exeter’s smartest egg-heads. Simpkins Edwards’ very own quiz masters, partners John Coombs and Jean-Paul Quertier, tested the teams with a series of tantalizingly tricky questions over the course of eight rounds, plus a bonus picture round.

At the half way point, the charismatic James Morrish of...

Chartered accountants and business advisers, PKF Francis Clark, have announced that they are welcoming three new additions to the tax team in their Plymouth office.

Emily White and Mark Trevethan have recently joined and will be shortly followed by Kate Cully.

The firm, that is currently celebrating its centenary year and has recently been announced as finalists in the Best Tax Practice in a Regional Firm, Best Corporate Tax Practice and Best Private Client Tax Practice categories in the Tolley’s Taxation Awards 2019, has already seen substantial growth in their tax teams...