Business

When it comes to utilising the power of SMS, many small business owners can be trigger shy. Many feel that using SMS marketing is a risky move, as they don’t want their customers to get annoyed with marketing messages or feel that the texts are intrusive. On the other hand, many business owners who’ve taken the plunge with SMS marketing have found excellent results, especially when they offer...

South West-based Longhouse Group has expanded its portfolio of companies with the acquisition of the region’s leading independent roofing supplies merchant, Roofing Supplies (SW) Limited (RSL).

The announcement means Longhouse’s stable of South West companies, which includes grounds care machinery specialist MST and light engineering supplier Parkins, now has assets with a combined...

The internet really influences how the local economy grows in more ways than one. Recently, we’ve seeing a lot of local internet users promoting local businesses, tourist attractions and other parts of the economy in Plymouth. The internet is also affecting the way we do things, from how we search for information to our shopping habits.

Local businesses are starting to make use of the...

Rising demand for commercial accommodation is keeping Plymouth property specialists Bruton Knowles busy - tracking down remaining units on the city outskirts.

Mark Slade from the firm’s Lockyer Street office has now let four out of five units at the Moorlands Trading Estate at Saltash and has offers on the last remaining unit.

The light industrial units vary from 1,410 to 3,...