Business confidence in South West has slipped in the last six months, partly due to renewed concerns on global growth, according to the latest Business in Britain report from Lloyds Bank.
The twice-yearly report, now in its 23rd year, gathers the views of more than 1,500 UK businesses and tracks the overall “balance” of opinion on a range of important performance and confidence...
The Plymouth office of commercial property specialists Bruton Knowles has just celebrated its first anniversary after a hectic year which saw the team establish itself in the Devon and Cornwall commercial property market.
Team Manager Glenn Kelly said the team had hit the ground running after launching the Lockyer Street office this time last year.
The UK is set to lose up to 348 million working days next year because of poor IT investment – and employees now have a more sophisticated suite of technology at home than at work, a new study by Chelsea Apps Factory has found.
64% of people in Plymouth said their office IT was preventing them doing their job properly, with computers crashing and slow internet speeds the most...
Almost half the Council’s spend – 45 per cent – is now with local businesses compared to just 16 per cent in 2011/12, thanks to a concerted and sustained effort by the Council’s procurement team to make sure they buy local.
Significant changes to the way the Council buys services locally has created more than 220 jobs in the city as well as brought more spending power back into...
South Hams based coach holiday company, Tally Ho, is preparing for further growth in 2015 with the appointment of coach industry expert, Graham Messenger, who has joined the team as a tour manager.
Graham’s considerable coaching and transport industry experience will help Tally Ho’s growing travel business to achieve its ambitious growth targets as he plays a key role in planning and...
Due to major business growth, a Plymouth recruitment agency has announced a series of new appointments and a £100,000 investment in new offices.
Sphere Solutions, which specialises in recruitment for the construction industry, has relocated to The Millfields, the site of the Grade 2 listed former Royal Naval Hospital.
With an annual turnover in excess of £20million, Sphere...
A new initiative, due to launch in September, will allow anyone in the South West or anywhere in the world to study business for free at the top ten ranked University of Exeter Business School, thanks to a collaboration between global accountancy body ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and online learning platform FutureLearn.
Paignton Zoo Environmental Park has become the first customer in the world for a brand new green product.
The compacted foam logs are made by a Plymouth company. Manuplas, based in Estover, manufactures a range of buoyancy and protection products for the marine, offshore, renewable energy, composites and leisure markets.
Paignton Zoo Environmental Officer Peter Morgan said: “I...
Business leaders gave young students valuable insights into career opportunities during a speed-networking event held at Truro College.
Employers from a range of organisations took part in the day, (Wednesday, June 25) giving young A’Level and Extended National Diploma students at the College tips and advice about what to expect in the workplace.
