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L-R Matt Roach from Exeter Science Park with from Matt Bridge and Daryll Smith from Envolve

Network Plus Envolve opens Exeter Science Park office to support major water programme

Network Plus Envolve, a joint venture between Network Plus and Envolve Infrastructure , has established new offices at Exeter Science Park to support the delivery of a new framework with South West Water.

Approximately 15 engineers, project managers and technical specialists will be based at Envolve’s new offices within the George Parker Bidder Building - a net-zero carbon facility at Exeter Science Park. The team is expected to grow significantly, potentially doubling within the next 12 to 18 months.

Matt Bridge, Framework Director at Envolve Infrastructure, said: “We have...

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Berry Recruitment moves to city centre

Berry Recruitment’s Exeter branch moves to city centre

Authored by Ed Baker
Posted: Wed, 11/16/2022 - 9:14am

Berry Recruitment’s Exeter branch has moved to the city centre as it continues to expand and search for workers.

The team of five believes relocating to The Mount in Paris Street will attract more walk-ins from job hunters.

Its less central location worked when lockdowns prevented face-to-face interviews but now there is a renewed emphasis on meeting candidates in person.

The branch recruits in sectors including office and professional, driving and industrial and hospitality and catering.

Manager Cory Elliott said: “There is definitely a shortage of...

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Hat trick of legal panel wins for Foot Anstey's Developer sector

The Developer sector team at Foot Anstey LLP, has been appointed to three housing association legal panels in the last six months.

In November 2022, The Hyde Group announced it had appointed Foot Anstey to its Legal Services Framework for a four-year period, specifically to work and advise on Lot 5b, which covers Development, Construction and General Property services.

The Hyde Group was established in 1967 and strives to provide homes for those left behind by the housing market. It is one of the UK's leading providers of affordable housing in London, the South East of...

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New digital support offered to small businesses

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 11/15/2022 - 8:20pm

New online support is now available to help small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) to be more savvy with their digital skills. As part of the Digital Enablement for SMEs (DESME) project , which is delivered by Devon County Council in partnership with YTKO and Cosmic, an online self-assessment tool, called the Digital Maturity Index , has been launched. It has been devised to enable businesses to gain an understanding of their digital strengths and weaknesses. It also offers insights into digital tools that may help their business develop and grow. This self-assessment tool is designed...

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Devon green-tech helps leading construction materials business Breedon GB Materials cut aggressive driving by 80%, fleet carbon emissions by 10.9% and vehicle idling by almost a quarter

Lightfoot’s carbon saving, real-time van driver coaching technology set to reduce Breedon’s CO2 emissions by 1,651 tonnes over 5 years

The GB materials division of Breedon, which specialises in aggregates and downstream products including asphalt, ready-mixed concrete, and specialist building products, has succeeded in dramatically reducing instances of aggressive and inefficient driving in its fleet thanks to the installation of Exeter-based Lightfoot’s innovative green fleet tech. This has led to a 12.2% fall in fuel costs, a 10.9% drop in CO2 emissions, and a 24% reduction in pollution...

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Exeter firm announced as the winner of Automotive Global Awards, Service Excellence Award 2022

Authored by Liv Butler
Posted: Tue, 11/15/2022 - 6:12am

DeGould , the digital vehicle inspection expert, has announced that it has been chosen as a winner of the Automotive Global Awards , Service Excellence Award 2022.

The Service Excellence award, recognises a company whose outstanding customer service and ‘can do’ attitude sets it apart, providing easy-to-use practical solutions.

Dan Gould, Founder of DeGould and Jason Blood, Senior Account Manager at DeGould, attended the awards ceremony on 9th November at the Oatlands Park Hotel, to receive the award.

Gould, commented: “We’re proud to have received the Service...

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Green light for development at Power Park near Exeter Airport

On 25th October, East Devon District Council’s Planning Committee gave their seal of approval on a planning document known as a Local Development Order (LDO) for a site at Long Lane, opposite the Future Skills Centre near Exeter Airport.

The LDO will enable a sustainable new business park to be created to meet changing demands within the business and industrial sectors. It will encourage investment and economic growth, creating up to 500 new jobs in East Devon.

The LDO simplifies the planning process so that developers can bring forward high quality premises for a range...

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Devon Air Ambulance ranks high in Employers’ Award 

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 11/14/2022 - 12:26pm

Devon Air Ambulance (DAA) is delighted to have been ranked 15th in the Best Companies to work for in the UK Charity sector.

A staff feedback and engagement survey undertaken by Best Companies earlier this year has resulted in Devon Air Ambulance receiving a Two Star accreditation for the organisation as an Outstanding Company to work for.

Best Companies is the brainchild of CEO Jonathan Austin. He was inspired by a Servant Leadership conference in the USA in 2000, where he attended a seminar with the top 2 companies to work for in America at the time. Here they talked...

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Devon stands out in World Cheese Awards

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 11/13/2022 - 10:41pm

Devon cheese-makers have scooped top awards and again gained major recognition at this year’s World Cheese Awards, hosted in Newport.

The biggest ‘cheese-only’ competition in the world received a record-breaking 4,434 entries from 42 countries, as artisan cheeses were delivered by boat, truck, train and plane. The entries were blind-tasted by the most astute palates of cheese experts, food writers and buyers to determine if they were worthy of a Bronze, Silver, Gold or Super Gold award.

Rising to the top of the 4,000 entries, Ticklemore’s Devon Blue from Totnes came...

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How a Devon business woman transformed her spare bedroom into a micro brewery and now makes £120K + year

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 11/13/2022 - 10:34pm

A Devon business woman’s discovery of kombucha, which led to the creation of her own business creating the healthy drink, now makes her £120k a year, with the business growing as more and more people discover the benefits of the effervescent and refreshing drink.

Eaoifa founded Boo Chi Kombucha in 2018 after the drink dramatically changed her own health and well-being, causing her to re-think her whole career.

The former actress had been living in London for about 15 years, working as an actress while juggling multiple jobs to make ends meet.

But she had...

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Revealed: The top cities to start a business in 2023

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 11/13/2022 - 10:17pm

Exeter has been named among the top UK cities for starting a new business in 2023, according to a new study from Virgin Money .

Ranking cities based on criteria such as internet quality, high street recovery rate since Covid, employment rate and innovation, the research found that Exeter is the tenth best UK city for new business, with the city scoring highly in all metrics in the study.

Recent years have been challenging for small businesses, with an estimated 20% increase in insolvencies in 2022, and nearly 400,000 businesses closing between 2020 and 20211.

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