Renewable energy specialist shortlisted for national Solar Power award and South West Green Energy Award
Devon renewable energy specialist SunGift Solar has two major achievements to celebrate today after being selected as a finalist in two separate prestigious ‘Installer of the Year’ awards.
The Exeter company – which has designed and installed systems for organisations including the Met Office and Darts Farm – was selected by judges of both the nationally acclaimed Solar Power Portal Awards and the South West Green Energy Awards.
Active Plus has been shortlisted in the national, Military and Civilian Health Partnership Awards which are jointly organised by the Ministry of Defence and the Department of Health.
Active Plus, which offers training and skills and confidence building delivered by military veterans, has been shortlisted in the Health Improvement and Promotion category – one of eight awards - which was won last year by an Everton Football Club community outreach scheme.
The shortlist was announced this month (September 2014) and the awards ceremony will take place in November at the Defence...
Five community colleges in Devon have been taking part in a special competition aimed at developing their business and entrepreneurial skills.
It’s part of the Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership’s Rural Growth Network pilot – one of five nationally, tasked with stimulating economic growth in rural areas – Devon County Council commissioned Devon and Cornwall Business Council (DCBC) to work with pupils at five colleges.
The idea is to help develop young people’s entrepreneurial skills, setting them true to life challenges and to encourage them to work...
The race is on to find the most dog-friendly business from the South West in the Kennel Club’s Be Dog Friendly awards 2014.
With only a month to go before the deadline for nominations, which close on 10th October, there is still time to shout about the places you like to eat, drink, stay, visit, shop and camp with your dog, as well as your favourite towns, beaches and places on the high street.
Since the launch of the Be Dog Friendly competition in July, the Kennel Club has been inundated with nominations for venues in the South West that have been going the extra mile for...
Business is on an ever-upward trajectory for innovative Exeter-based IT firm Hosted Desktop UK (HDUK), which is currently celebrating its four-year anniversary.
The firm’s virtual desktop solutions were an instant success when launched by Managing Director Adam Chetnik in 2010, following two years of rigorous research and development into cloud-based technology by the entrepreneur.
Designed to enable more flexible working by replacing the traditional, in-house IT infrastructure, the firm’s tailor-made hosted desktop system quickly attracted users, particularly within the...
In what has been an incredibly successful year for the Devon based dairy - Quickes has been announced as recipients of this year’s Great Taste Awards much sought after gold stars. Quickes Traditional Hard Goats Cheese collected the highest accolade of three gold stars and the Mature Cheddar received one gold star.
Organised by the Guild of Fine Food, the Great Taste Awards are the acknowledged benchmark for the speciality food and drink sector. The Great Taste logo offers members of the public a trusted and instantly recognisable guarantee of quality.
Devon Community Foundation are set to hold their annual Volunteer of the Year awards in October at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) in Exeter, honouring the hard work and achievements of the hundreds of volunteers contributing to community groups across Devon.
The awards will have an added element of excitement as BBC Radio will be broadcasting the awards live with David Fitzgerald as host for the evening.
In 2013 BBC Radio Devon selected the Foundation as their Charity of the Year and together they raised nearly £37,000 helping local people to build better and more...
Leading chartered accountants Francis Clark has added to its impressive record of professional accolades with its VAT Team being recognised as the best VAT consultancy in the 2014 LexisNexis Taxation Awards.
The firm’s VAT team, the largest in the region, comprises six members including a partner (Julie Towers), a director (Richard Staunton), three consultants (Liam Dushynsky, Becky Hayes and Keith Hilton) and a graduate training in VAT (Ross Bond).
Francis Clark Head of Tax, Steve Collins said: “We are all delighted for Julie and her team who have produced some exceptional...
The Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust is in line for a prestigious national award for its work to promote the highest standards of patient safety and care.
The Trust has been shortlisted four separate times for the Patient Safety and Care Awards 2014, led by flagship publications Nursing Times and the Health Service Journal.
The Trust’s project to reduce the number of cardiac arrests on wards at North Devon District Hospital has been shortlisted in three categories – Education and Training, Changing Culture and Clinical Leadership.
South West Communications Group has been named among the finalists for two categories of the Comms Dealer Sales Awards 2014.
The Exeter-based telephony, Internet connectivity and data centre company has been shortlisted for the Reseller Sales Team of the Year, for businesses with more than a £7.5 million turnover, and in the Reseller Marketing Campaign category.
The Sales Team entry was based around South West Communications Group’s rapid rise to ShoreTel’s Circle of Excellence and Gold Partner status in the first year of reselling its unified communications solutions....
