Business

Top risks to trade businesses in 2026

The year ahead brings opportunities, but it also carries challenges that, if ignored, can disrupt your work and damage your reputation. Trade professionals operate in an environment where costs rise quickly, regulations tighten and clients expect more for less. When you understand the risks and...

Exeter lawyers 'raising the bar' with rebranding and expansion plans

A firm of commercial law specialists, formerly known as Bertram Law, providing advice on corporate, commercial, and property law, is ‘raising the bar’ following a major move from Marsh Barton to larger offices at Pynes Hill, Exeter, and rebranding as Bertram Fairbanks.

Neal Bertram working with a number of law firms across Exeter since 1994 and formerly a commercial litigation partner...

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The Venus Company announces plans to renovate their newest beach café at Broadsands

The Venus Company – www.lovingthebeach.co.uk has submitted images and drawings to Torbay Council together with a planning application to renovate their newest Venus Beach Cafe at Broadsands, Paignton. The company acquired the site a year ago and has big plans to expand the latest Venus acquisition which is open all year round. Dog friendly, the café is situated right on the seafront at the...

£1.2m invested in Plymouth underwater communications network

The Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has announced that Smart Sound Plymouth is to benefit from a £1.2 million investment, to upgrade the offshore infrastructure and further enhance the unique proving ground for businesses to test, trial, prototype and commercialise new products and services.

Led by the University of Plymouth , the Smart Sound Connect...

Devon builders merchant giving tool theft advice following publication of hard-hitting report

Following the publication of a report indicating that four out of five people working in the trades sector have experienced tool theft at an average cost of £4,470 per tradesperson, RGB Building Supplies is giving advice on what can be done to help protect expensive equipment.

The report was commissioned by insurance company Simply Business and On The Tools. Simply Business has been...

Jobs fair to help South West employers tackle talent shortage

Local businesses are invited to attend a free virtual jobs fair on Tuesday 22nd November 2022, 10am - 2pm to connect with local adults who have recently completed a Train4Tomorrow Skills Bootcamp.

Train4Tomorrow digital and technical Skills Bootcamps, delivered by Devon County Council , provide a solution to the region’s recruitment challenges by training employed, self-employed and...

Animals benefit from renovated homes thanks to Surprise Supplies win

As previous winners of RGB Building Supplies’ Surprise Supplies initiative, Woodside Animal Welfare Trust has been able to complete a number of projects and update its animals’ homes.

In February this year, members of the local community voted for the Plympton-based charity to receive £1,000 to spend on materials at RGB in Plymouth

Woodside Animal Welfare Trust is an animal...

Devon hotel appoints new manager to lead exciting chapter

One of Devon’s most popular hotels has unveiled a new general manager to help lead an exciting new chapter.

Dean Gunston has been promoted by The Eden Hotel Collection to take the reins at Bovey Castle, in Dartmoor National Park.

Gunston has worked at Eden for more than 13 years, with Bovey becoming the fourth hotel he has managed within the group.

He joins this...

Foot Anstey's Client Development team organises Exmouth Beach clean-up

Foot Anstey's Client Development team organised a clean-up of Exmouth Beach in Devon.

Foot Anstey registered the beach clean with Surfers Against Sewage , a charity which campaigns for better water quality across the UK.

The beach clean was spearheaded by Jodie Goff, Senior Bids and Business Development Executive, who said: "It's important to be protecting the environment that...

Devon’s Work Hub network goes from strength to strength

Devon’s Work Hub network is continuing to grow across the county with the addition of three more hubs. Axminster, Ivybridge and Totnes are the latest to join the network, which now has a total of 22 flexible coworking spaces. The unique aspects of each of these three Hubs reflect emerging trends in the coworking world, providing niche offerings and a heightened focus on community. Waffle Work...

Whisky tasting events

South West restaurants invited to offer exclusive tasting events at their premises

Local restaurants and food businesses are being invited to join Azu Spirits, a specialist Devon spirits company, to offer unique whisky tasting and food pairing events to customers.

Dartmoor-based Azu runs a range of popular whisky and gin tasting events, offering customers the opportunity to taste premium spirits through social, engaging group experiences.

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