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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...

Rural professionals gather for Devon Farm Walk

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 09/25/2018 - 11:21pm

Over 30 farm and rural professionals gathered last Wednesday at South Battisborough Farm on the Flete Estate near Mothecombe, for the inaugural Devon Rural Professional's Farm Walk organised by leading local accountancy firm, PKF Francis Clark.

The evening, hosted by Lawrence and Lee Glanville and their business partner Alastair Graham provided the opportunity for rural professionals to learn about their impressive operation, their recent diversification and their exciting plans for the future, as well as meet and talk to other professionals in the sector.

Andrew Squires,...

Local housebuilder placed in top 3% of property developers across the country

Following a standout year of success, Exeter-based luxury house builder, Burrington Estates New Homes, has announced site manager at Trispen Meadows in Truro, Shaun Marsden, has been awarded the prestigious Seal of Excellence award by the National House Building Council (NHBC).

Awarded to only 450 site managers across the UK, the awards put Burrington Estates New Homes in the top 3% of house builders in the country. The National House Building Council recognises the industry's best site managers across the UK and has been driving quality in house-building for 38 years.

At...

3 Ways To Know When Risk Is Right In Business

Some things in life, you just know. When you are in love with somebody you just 'know'. When you've found your dream house, you get a 'feeling'. When you want that last slice of cake but you 'know' you shouldn't have it (OK so maybe our jeans let us know about that one more than our brains!).

However, in some areas of life, it isn't as simple or straightforward. In business, for example, there are multiple factors and apparently, multiple systems and analytical processes to use to work out how to move forward. And yet, in some situations, highly influential people like Richard...

CCF Exeter celebrates first year of trading

Authored by beckywpr
Posted: Mon, 09/24/2018 - 5:42pm

CCF, a leading insulation and interior building products distributor, has celebrated one year of trading at its Exeter branch, located on Blackmore Road in Hill Barton Business Park. Since opening in 2017, the branch has expanded its original team of 20 by adding eight new roles in the last 12 months. Three Econic trucks have also been added to the branch’s vehicle fleet in order to improve the speed and frequency of deliveries. Allan Leaves, Branch Manager at CCF Exeter, said: “I am proud of the achievements made in our first year of trading and credit our success to the fantastic team we...

Donna highly commended as visionary leader

Authored by Sue Cade
Posted: Mon, 09/24/2018 - 1:52pm

Donna Hart from The Family Law Company was highly commended at the national CILEx (Chartered Institute of Legal Executives) Awards 2018.

Although Donna was pipped at the post for the Visionary Leadership category, she was thrilled to have made it through to the finals as one of just two contenders.

Donna, who champions a culture of mentoring, training and wellbeing across The Family Law Company, said: “I was over the moon to have the chance to go to the awards event at the Globe Theatre and socialise with so many talented legal executives; the evening was superb and the...

Award-winning site team at Redrow’s Potters Lea development

Authored by PF
Posted: Mon, 09/24/2018 - 11:08am

Two members of the site team at Redrow’s Potters Lea development in Kingsteignton have both recently been recognised for their exceptional work towards building outstanding homes and providing top quality customer service.

Site manager Steve Damerell has won an esteemed industry accolade for his top-quality work.

Steve has received the Pride in the Job ‘Quality’ Award from the National House Building Council (NHBC). This award will be presented to him at the Pride in the Job 2018 South West lunch on Friday 21 September at the Passenger Shed in Bristol.

Being awarded...

New kitchen on offer as part of builders merchants' Community Fund

Since 2014, RGB Building Supplies has been donating £1,000 worth of building materials every other month to deserving groups, charities and schools as part of its Well Built Community Fund. For the next Community Fund, the builders merchant is doing something different by giving away a stunning premium kitchen with an RRP of £9,700.

RGB’s sister company The Room Works is hosting various workshops and demonstrations at The Great Food & Drink Show at Westpoint, Exeter on Saturday 22nd September and once the show ends, RGB is offering the chance for deserving groups and charities...

Winning run continues for on-form Exeter Chiefs

Authored by Mark Stevens
Posted: Sun, 09/23/2018 - 10:51am

Exeter Chiefs maintained pole position in this season’s Gallagher Premiership, notching up a fourth win on the bounce against rivals Newcastle Falcons at Kingston Park.

Facing off against familiar foes - last season the two clubs met on four occasions - Rob Baxter’s side were given their stiffest examination of the new season yet by a resilient Falcons outfit.

Sam Simmonds, surprisingly left out of this week’s 36-man England training squad, gave a timely reminder to coach Eddie Jones of his powers, bagging two of Exeter’s three tries on the night.

He not only took...

Devon businesses working to go green

Authored by Aino
Posted: Thu, 09/20/2018 - 4:06pm

This year has been a time of reconsideration for many companies using catering supplies. Disposable cups and plastic straws have become known as something to be avoided, if possible.

Devon continues to be at the forefront of the movement, thanks to the Plastic Free North Devon campaign. An industry expert gives us the scoop on how local companies are doing amidst the eco movement.

Devon company, Spot-On-Supplies, have noticed that many companies have made the switch from plastic straws to paper. Roger Moore, managing director, tells us that finding a solution for the cup...

Exeter based Equiniti Data announces launch of EQ Amplify which provides fully-compliant access to their entire UK consumer database

Authored by jenEv
Posted: Thu, 09/20/2018 - 11:09am

Exeter based marketing solutions provider Equiniti (EQ) Data, is proud to announce the launch of EQ Amplify- a new way for marketers to access a centralised UK consumer database, including a flagship classification model.

EQ Data’s consumer database is currently the largest in the UK, representing over 99% of the consumers in the UK, with 65 million UK adults, from over 28 million households. It is drawn from a multitude of open and propriety data sources. EQ Amplify is a data product which plugs in directly to that database to deliver statistical insights direct to marketers. The...

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