Business

Hope of new jobs with regeneration plans by Buckfast Abbey

Plans are being drawn up to regenerate the Axminster Carpets’ spinning mill at Buckfast, just weeks after it closed with the loss of more than 100 jobs.

The ambitious project has been undertaken by The Buckfast Abbey Trust which bought the 9.24 acre site from administrators at the end of March.

Consultants have been appointed to help develop the masterplan which will be...

Brewin Dolphin issues interim financial report

The private client investment manager and financial services provider Brewin Dolphin has delivered its Interim Financial Report for the half-year ending 31 March 2013

Brian James Head of Brewin Dolphin in Plymouth said:

“We have made good progress against our objectives in Plymouth. We detect a revival in economic confidence and see increasingly positive trading conditions...

Promotions give Kitsons four new Associates

Leading Devon law firm Kitsons has announced the promotion of four employees to Associate status.

The new Associates are Charlie Siegle, a Solicitor, and Stephen Craig, a Probate Manager, both in the firm’s Private Client Team; Jayme Nicholson, a Solicitor in the Employment Team and Jo Davies, a Licensed Conveyancer. The promotions take the firm’s total number of Associates to seven...

High-tech centre opens its doors to South West companies

Businesses in the South West are being invited to tour a Plymouth University research facility and see for themselves how it could benefit their manufacturing processes and enhance profitability.

An open day on composite failure analysis is being held at the Plymouth Electron Microscopy Centre (PEMC) on Thursday 27 June.

Businesses will be able to see how the...

Vice-Chancellor to advise government on universities and regional growth

Plymouth University’s Vice-Chancellor has been appointed as an expert adviser in a major national review into how universities can support regional growth.

Professor Wendy Purcell has been invited alongside six other leading national independent experts, including senior figures from Oxford University and the universities of Manchester and Nottingham, to support the Government's...

What Are We Giving Back?

Here at The Plum Consultancy we were recently discussing the Giving Pledge initiative founded by Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, in which the world’s wealthiest individuals pledge to dedicate the majority of their wealth to philanthropy. This elite set has recently been joined by the first person from India - Azim Preji, the chairman of the Technology company Wipro whose net worth is estimated...

Council offer businesses guide to intellectual property

Businesses are being invited to an event that could help make them money as well as save hundreds of pounds in legal bills.

Plymouth City Council is hosting a session on intellectual property and how to protect it and exploit it. The event is one of a series of summer business briefings hosted by the council which are designed to offer tips and advice for small and medium-sized...

University to provide free career confidence workshops for South West graduates

Graduates across the South West are being offered the opportunity to prepare for the competitive jobs market by attending one of a series of two-day ‘Career Confidence Graduate Workshops’.

The events are being run by Plymouth University’s Careers and Employability Service and will provide techniques and tips on all aspects of career success, from job search strategies and writing CVs...

Urban Enterprise programme secures further funding for business hopefuls

A free programme to encourage more Plymouth people to give business a go is celebrating a further two years of funding.

The Urban Enterprise programme has secured £1.39 million to continue laying the foundations to help Plymouth’s untapped entrepreneurs make a solid start to their business careers. Plymouth City Council and the European Regional Development Fund have both awarded...

Homecare business unveils South West expansion plans

Following its continued success, Heritage Healthcare - a leading provider of home-based care - has unveiled its ambitious expansion plans that will see it offering attractive business and employment opportunities in Bristol and the South West.

The company has launched a franchising division and is looking for committed, ambitious and motivated people in Bristol, Exeter and Plymouth...

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