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Henry Franklin has been appointed the new managing director at Flapjackery

Flapjackery appoints Henry Franklin as managing director

Flapjackery has appointed Henry Franklin as its new managing director, as co-founder Carol Myott steps into the role of chair.

Franklin joined the business in February 2025 and brings extensive experience in retail, having held senior roles across sales and marketing.

He will...

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Choosing branding agencies in Leeds

Branding agencies are at the heart of any successful advertising campaign. It gives you an opportunity to meet the creative team and the consultancy company behind the project. Because of the large number of such companies around, choosing one on the basis of their industry experience is always a good idea. All good branding agencies in Leeds have their portfolio of customers and most do...

Plymouth Science Park welcomes Ocean Ecology Limited

This month, Plymouth Science Park has welcomed Ocean Ecology Limited (OEL) to the flourishing community of marine and engineering businesses already based at the Park.

OEL is recognised as one of the UK’s leading marine ecological consultancies and provides a range of marine survey, laboratory and advisory services for projects in both the coastal and offshore zones. The company...

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Plymouth entrepreneur fights diversity in fitness at Club Kombat

A Plymouth entrepreneur who set up a completely new fitness experience, underpinned by her commitment to diversity and inclusion, has described how the Covid-19 pandemic has led to a “rollercoaster of emotions” as her business finally emerges from lockdown restrictions.

Nadia Millinship, a single parent of two children, founded Club Kombat in 2018. Originally solely based at Revolution...

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Nurses Direct join thriving healthcare community at Plymouth Science Park

Plymouth Science Park has this month welcomed Nurses Direct to its cohort of thriving healthcare businesses already based at the Park.

Nurses Direct is a South-West company with a network of high-profile clients across the South of the UK.

Established at the start of 2021 to address the demand for trained staff in care homes, the business provides nurses with access to...

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Mayflowerstone Limited plan to double turnover over the next two years

Worktop expert carves future growth

Plymouth-based fabricators of natural stone furnishings, Mayflowerstone Limited, has secured a six-figure funding package from Lombard Asset Finance to drive forward plans to double turnover over the next 2 years.

The £600,000 finance from Lombard Asset Finance will enable Mayflowerstone to increase the capacity, efficiency and the already high product quality of it’s workshop in...

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Leading family law firm is national finalist

Family law specialist The Family Law Company has been chosen as a finalist in the Legal Aid Practitioners Group 2021 Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards in the Regional Legal Aid Firm category.

The company is one of the 26 individuals and nine organisations shortlisted in 12 award categories. As a champion of legal aid in the South West The Family Law Company’s Care Team is dedicated...

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Jurassic Fibre supports Exmouth with ultrafast full fibre network

Local broadband company Jurassic Fibre is providing ultrafast full fibre connectivity to key businesses and residential areas in Exmouth, including regional tourist centre Ocean and Exmouth Marina.

Popular entertainment and hospitality venue Ocean is the latest business in Exmouth to benefit from ultrafast, fibre-to-the-premises broadband provided by local award-winning ISP, Jurassic...

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Marketing basics for accountants

While no one expects accountants to be avid marketers, a certain amount of effort must be focused on marketing to help your accounting business grow.

Relying solely on referrals is far from sufficient, especially now, in the post-pandemic circumstances where most businesses, especially small firms, struggle to get noticed.

As much as you cringe at the thought of marketing...

Devon publicans open farm shop and café to help support local residents

Devon publicans Selena and Steve Porter have opened a new farm shop and café at the Shipwright Arms in Shaldon near Teignmouth to help residents stay local for shopping as lockdown eases.

The couple took on the pub in December 2019 just months before the first lockdown, and with many elderly local residents and a lack of services in the immediate vicinity, they soon realised there...

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Devon businesses affected by pandemic have chance to win £1,000 worth of building materials

As part of its Community Fund initiative, RGB Building Supplies is delighted to be launching a new campaign called ‘Surprise Supplies’. Every quarter, two businesses, charities, schools or community groups will receive £1,000 each to spend at an RGB branch.

RGB’s campaign aims to help organisations with projects that could remain uncompleted without the much-needed materials the...

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