For the third year in a row, digital marketing specialists Optix Solutions has been included in the top 100 Campaign’s Best Place to Work list.
It’s a genuine accolade especially in light of the fact that there were a record number of applicants from across the UK this year.
Managing Director, Rob Stevens says “The whole team is over the moon with this news. We’ve always known our people really are the heart of our success story and over the past few years we’ve increasingly concentrated on making sure Optix is a really great place to work.
Exeter-based engineering company reengineers its portable sensor display in-house, keeping it on the market amidst the global components shortage
Sensing and measurement specialist Mantracourt has reengineered its PSD-232 portable sensor display, which serves sensor manufacturers, like load cell manufacturers and integrators, using its in-house manufacturing and testing capabilities and readily available components. The redesign was needed when the processor used in the original design was deprioritised for production by the manufacturer and the price on available units increased from $5...
A pioneering boatbuilding firm is relocating to East Devon to manufacture components for the UK’s first fully electric workboat and charging station, in a move which will secure 30 local jobs.
Coastal Workboats Limited (CWL) will be building their new HQ and advanced manufacturing site at Honiton’s Heathpark Industrial Estate. The move, which supports East Devon District Council’s ambitions to address the climate emergency by promoting clean growth, was guided by EDDC's Economic Development team.
Councillor Paul Hayward, EDDC’s Portfolio Holder for Economy and Assets,...
South West R&D and manufacturing business, Green Resource Engineering (GRE) has secured a six-figure funding package and trade facilities from Lloyds Bank to facilitate a £1.8M South Korean export contract.
The funding will allow Green Resource Engineering to provide industrial cooling systems to consumer electronics manufacturer LS Electric, allowing the business to reduce excess energy generation and reduce the lifecycle of carbon outputs.
The firm approached Lloyds Bank securing £680,000 of funding in order to bridge the gap in supply of key components that are...
A national trade body is celebrating a supplier in Exeter, who goes the extra mile to support the building materials industry.
The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF), together with Builders’ Merchants News (BMN), have joined forces to identify the Top 100 Supplier Influencers across the sector and shine a light on their success.
Benjamin Farrington is Divisional Sales Director - Construction at Bostik UK, based in Exeter and was nominated after meeting key criteria including involvement, presence, charity and community work as well as commitment to the industry....
A University of Exeter graduate has launched a new business that aims to improve employee wellbeing through nature-based team days.
Tiptoparoo offers tailor-made team days in outdoor settings that aim to tackle the lack of opportunities to meet and bond with colleagues in-person since the transition to hybrid and remote working.
Jake Billsberry, who graduated last year with a degree in Management with Marketing, says his new company puts ‘the human back into business’ and has already delivered team days to five clients.
Devon County Council and Devon & Plymouth Chamber of Commerce are teaming up to host the New Ways to Recruit and Retain Staff in 2023 event.
With the region’s job market still facing a range of vacancies, this free event aims to help employers, organisations and charities to find out about alternative ways of recruiting and retaining staff.
The event, which will be held at Exeter Racecourse on Monday 24 April from 8:30am - 1pm, will focus on supporting employers to consider filling vacancies using a wider talent pool of people, how to support those already in...
The Tribe Work Hub in Totnes has provided freelance photographer and writer Claire Gillo with vital contacts for her business, but she says the community and friendship she has found there is equally important.
Claire gained a vast amount of experience from her career in publishing, taking photos and writing articles for photography magazines.
On returning to her native Devon four years ago, she took the decision to set up her own business but after a while found a downside to freelancing.
“I was finding working from home a bit repetitive and a bit lonely at...
Exeter Chamber has appointed Charlotte McGregor as its new vice chair. Charlotte, Partner of Wollens Solicitors has served as a board director of Exeter Chamber since November 2021 and joins Tim Wadsworth of Bespa Ltd in the joint role.
The Exeter Chamber board is made up of 13 professionals representing key industries including retail, hospitality, health, education, finance, media, legal, transport, manufacturing, skills, recruitment, property and science and technology. Each board director is an ambitious leader in their field, and collectively work together to achieve a...
Businesses are being invited to join the Devon & Cornwall Train4tomorrow Virtual Jobs Fair next month. More than 200 Train4Tomorrow Skills Bootcamp graduates from across the two counties are expected to attend the online event on Wednesday 15 March. The Virtual Jobs Fair will take place over a morning and an afternoon session, 10am-12:30pm, and 2pm-4:30pm. Businesses need to register on Eventbrite ( https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/train4tomorrow-jobs-fair-tickets-524462380097 ) to access the event and are welcome to attend both sessions, but they must remember to get tickets for both...
