Business

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 scheme...

Plymouth retailer named a retail hero for support to the local community during the pandemic

Plymouth shop owner named Retail Hero for pandemic community support

Giga Wakefield, a 53 year-old from Plymouth, who runs Giga’s Everyday Essentials in Stoke Village, Plymouth, has been recognised as a Retail Hero for the support she provided her local community in lockdown.

Giga has delivered and even donated food to vulnerable members of her community and expanded her store opening hours to seven days a week to meet increased demand during the...

Local rural champion calls on Devon businesses to enter national business awards

Businesses in Devon are being encouraged to enter the prestigious Amazon-backed Rural Business Awards

Local business director and Rural Business Award winner, Phoebe Aubury from Cullompton, is encouraging fellow rural entrepreneurs to showcase their work, products and services to the nation at the 2021/22 Rural Business Awards. Entries for this year's competition close on 21st May 2021....

Three Loganair services make debut to boost Exeter connectivity with North East and Scotland

A fourth to Norwich will follow Newcastle, Glasgow and Edinburgh in July

Loganair, the UK's largest regional airline, has commenced three services that have re-established Devon's connectivity with the North East and with Scotland's two largest cities.

The direct flights to and from Newcastle, Glasgow and Edinburgh add to the restoration of domestic connectivity to and from Exeter...

Plymouth Science Park welcomes their newest tenant, Atkins

Plymouth Science Park has welcomed the Atkins Transport Division to its thriving South West business community.

A member of the SNC Lavalin Group, Atkins is a global design, engineering and project management consultancy which employs over 19,000 people around the globe. Their mission is to connect people, data, and technology to transform the world’s infrastructure. The transport...

Enable Law celebrates two Partner promotions

National law firm, Enable Law , which has offices located in Bristol, Exeter, London, Plymouth, Southampton, Taunton and Truro, has announced the promotion of two Legal Directors to Partners.

Stacey Bryant and Michelle Biddulph have been promoted in recognition of their outstanding commitment to Enable Law and their field of expertise.

The promotions are part of Enable Law's...

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Rethink Hospitality & Tourism careers says South Devon College

As the hospitality and tourism sectors gear up to fully re-open later this month a Devon college is hoping to change the perception of jobs in the sector.

South Devon College offers a range of hospitality and tourism qualifications and says that jobs in the sector shouldn’t be seen as just a stop gap but as a career with good opportunities for progression.

Currently there are more...

Foot Anstey announces three partner promotions

National law firm, Foot Anstey, which has offices located in Bristol, Exeter, London, Plymouth, Southampton, Taunton and Truro, has announced the promotion of three new Partners.

Bristol-based Zahir Nayani and Alexandra Hammond, as well as Exeter-based, Edward Venmore have been promoted to Equity Partner.

The promotions are part of Foot Anstey's continued organic growth,...

Brother and sister’s ‘Legacy to their Dad’ scoops top business award

A brother and sister from Paignton who created a funeral planning app following the death of their dad last year have won a leading business award in recognition of the impressive start up business.

Joe Drein and Steph Halls lost their dad, Martin, on April 1 last year after he contracted and sadly passed away from COVID-19. After taking on the responsibility of planning his funeral...

How Devonshire businesses can get ready for work again

The 21st of June is the date on everyone’s lips recently. While we’ve all been told it is a case of “data, not dates”, when we look at the images of the concerts in Liverpool and packed audiences in watching the snooker, one doesn’t have to be thinking it is too far fetched for most aspects of daily life to get back to normal soon.

One area though, which will definitely see major...

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