Business Daily

Devon has smashed the record for the number of new businesses launched in the area in a single year, according to new research. Statistics, compiled by www.informdirect.co.uk , have revealed that there were 5,501 companies formed in 2014, up from a previous best of 5,280. This brings the total number of businesses operating in the region to a high of 42,661. There are now 4.4% more active companies than there were a year ago and 28% more than there were five years ago. Henry Catchpole, CEO of Inform Direct, said: “This is clearly an area where fledgling firms are flourishing and where...

Eight young carers were given a free ride at the award-winning Virtual Jet Centre to give them a boost and at the same time give them a break from their responsibilities at home.

The young adults have all been taking time out of their own lives to care for others.

Staff at the state-of-the-art Virtual Jet Centre showed them how to land aircraft, talked them through cabin safety and gave them a chance to land their own 737 in the flight simulator.

Only two of the children in the group, who are all from the Torbay area, had ever been in a real aeroplane.

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Devon and Somerset Trading Standards has launched a new 'Buy with Confidence' website that aims to protect buyers - and an award-winning solar business is backing its campaign all the way. Marsh-Barton-based SunGift Energy, which is the UK Solar Installer of the Year, frequently encounters renewable energy installers and other tradespeople that do poor quality work, and the company believes that more householders must made be aware of where they can go to find a reliable company. "We’re in favour of anything that helps protect buyers and rid the world of rogue traders," said Gabriel...

Leading Security Solutions experts Gunnebo UK has joined forces with the country’s largest uniformed locksmiths network, LockRite Locksmiths, to provide powerful additional services to customers.

It is a natural alliance for the two companies, which both have big name customers that prize excellent service, products and delivery.

“Strategic partnerships are an extremely valuable way of expanding the range of quality services offered by Gunnebo. I am therefore particularly pleased to announce our alliance with LockRite, who share our vision for quality and customer service...