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Exeter site manager recognised as one of the best in the country

A Redrow site manager at St Michael's Meadow has won a top national award for the quality of the homes they’re building in Exeter.

Roy Taylor has won a Pride in the Job award from the National House Building Council (NHBC) for the second consecutive year. This follows his success in 2025 when he achieved the Seal of Excellence in the regional stage of the competition – an accolade awarded to only the top 5% of site managers in the UK.

The awards, often dubbed the ‘Oscars’ of the housebuilding industry, recognise the very best site managers across the country. Judging is...

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Build It Live South West returns to Exeter

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 07/12/2026 - 10:22pm

Build It Live South West is back at Westpoint Arena, Exeter, on 12 and 13 September 2026, promising a weekend packed with inspiration, practical know-how and expert guidance for anyone planning to build, renovate, extend or improve their home.

Created by the team behind Build It magazine, the event brings together hundreds of products, trusted suppliers, specialist advice clinics and real-life project stories under one roof - making it an essential diary date for readers who are ready to turn home ambitions into action.

Visitors can compare products up close, quiz...

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Michelmores appoints new Head of Knowledge & Innovation

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sat, 07/11/2026 - 2:21pm

Michelmores has appointed Charlotte Davies as Head of Knowledge & Innovation, a newly created leadership role that reflects the Firm’s continued investment in the future of legal practice.

Working alongside partners, lawyers and business services teams, Charlotte will lead the next phase of Michelmores’ knowledge, innovation and AI strategy. Her focus will be on transforming how expertise is captured, shared and applied, helping lawyers deliver more consistent advice, collaborate more effectively and create greater value for clients.

The role sits at the intersection...

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Students and volunteers at the Big EO Clean Up

Exeter Businesses Collect 100kg of Litter in City-Wide EO Day Clean Up

Fourteen businesses from across Exeter joined forces on Friday 19th June 2026 to collect more than 100kg of litter during a city-wide clean-up celebrating Employee Ownership (EO) Day 2026.

The Big EO Clean Up 2026, led by Absolute PR and Marketing, Coastal Recycling, Market Carpets and Stephens Scown LLP, brought together more than 50 volunteers to clean shared spaces across Exeter and demonstrate the positive role businesses can play in their local communities.

All waste collected – ranging from discarded cutlery to cigarette butts – will be processed by Coastal Recycling...

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Bristol bears and foot anstey unite in groundbreaking principal partnership deal

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 07/02/2026 - 8:58pm

Leading national law firm Foot Anstey is proud to announce a landmark, long-term partnership with Prem Rugby Club Bristol Bears, marking a new era of collaboration both on and off the pitch.

Foot Anstey will become the club’s new Principal Partner from the 2026/27 season, with shirt branding for both the men’s and women's teams.

The multi-year agreement represents one of the most progressive partnerships in the club’s history, aligning two ambitious organisations with shared values around growth, high performance and team delivery, together with their vision for...

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Vistry leases new 17,000 sq ft office at Skypark, Exeter

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 07/02/2026 - 8:39pm

Vistry, the UK’s leading provider of mixed-tenure homes, has leased a 17,000 sq ft office at Skypark near Exeter. The business historically operated from two separate offices in Exeter, but they will now be located in a Grade A, 17,143 sq ft office at One Tiger Moth Road at Skypark.

Leased from Devon County Council, the move will enable Vistry to unite its two regional teams under one roof, bringing 300 employees together to provide a best-in-class service for customers and partners.

The EPC A-rated building offers exceptional, state-of-the-art office space situated over...

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Site Manager in Exeter Recognised by NHBC

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Posted: Tue, 06/30/2026 - 9:12pm

A Bloor Homes site manager based at the developer's Exeter regional has been recognised as among the best in the UK after winning a top housing industry award.

Jason Lockyer at Winsford Park in Bideford is celebrating a Pride in the Job 2026 Quality Award from NHBC, the UK's largest provider of new home warranties and insurance.

Now in its 46th year, Pride in the Job is widely regarded as the most prestigious benchmark for exceptional site managers in the house-building industry. Judging is rigorous, with assessment across six key areas: consistency, attention to detail...

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Winners of the 2026 Michelmores Property Awards revealed

The 23rd Michelmores Property Awards took place on 25 June 2026 at Sandy Park Conference Centre in Exeter, celebrating the very best of property development, construction and regeneration across the West of England and South West. The evening was hosted by Josh Widdicombe and brought together professionals from across the sector to celebrate this year’s shortlisted and winning projects.

The Awards continue to celebrate projects that demonstrate exceptional quality, innovation and sustainability, while making a positive contribution to their communities and the wider built...

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Exeter-based IMP Software supports smarter finance in multi-academy trusts with MAT-first solutions.

New IMP Software and ISBL collaboration brings ASOT benchmarking directly into finance workflows

Authored by Phil Smith
Posted: Mon, 06/29/2026 - 9:46am

The first phase of a new partnership between IMP Software and ISBL, the central hub within the Centre for Education Operational Excellence, is set to give finance teams a single place to see how each school in their trust is performing against the industry-standard metrics used in ISBL’s Advanced Strategic Optimisation Tool (ASOT).

ASOT is an independent benchmarking framework developed by an ISBL panel of school finance and resourcing experts, including ISBL Fellows and DfE School Resource Management Advisers (SMRAs).

Having announced the collaboration last November, IMP...

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Flea to Fore Street: Exeter celebrates a decade of the Fore Street Flea

Exeter’s Fore Street is celebrating a decade of the much-loved Fore Street Flea, a community market created to champion the city’s independent businesses, local makers and creative spirit.

First launched by local businesses in 2016, the Fore Street Flea has grown into one of Exeter’s most distinctive independent shopping events, bringing together traders, makers, collectors, start-ups and visitors in the heart of the city’s historic West Quarter.

Home to Exeter’s oldest shop, its only independent toyshop, a dedicated fancy dress shop, bookshop, haberdashery, pottery...

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EX2 Group directors with new Exeter City training kit

Exeter City FC partners with EX2 Group as new training wear sponsor

Authored by AmyKSays
Posted: Thu, 06/25/2026 - 11:38am

Exeter City Football Club has announced a new partnership with Exeter-based engineering firm EX2 Group, who will become the club’s official training wear sleeve sponsor for the upcoming 2026/27 season.

The deal marks the latest step in a growing relationship between the two organisations, which share strong ties to the city and a commitment to supporting the local community.

EX2 Group, a specialist electrical and mechanical engineering company headquartered in Exeter, is already a familiar presence at St James Park, with its branding previously displayed on the club’s...

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