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James Hopkins of NABC: ‘I tell my staff this is the toughest thing they’ve ever done’

After winning 2021 & 2022 Corporate Live South West Awards founder James Hopkins told Marcus Hepping what lies behind the success. James Hopkins is not the kind of person to do anything slowly. He speaks quickly, gesticulating to emphasise each point he makes; he thinks quickly; and, above all, he does business quickly. "NABC, the company the former Educational International Business...

Putting together the pieces of All Jigsaw Puzzles' Chaos Aquarium

Phenomenal growth of Devon jigsaw puzzle company as sales double during the pandemic

A Devon-based business that makes jigsaw puzzles has doubled its production workforce, increased its premises and invested for future growth as a result of soaring demand for its popular picture puzzles during the last eighteen months.

Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, All Jigsaw Puzzles has grown its workforce in Hatherleigh, acquired a neighbouring business to expand its...

Glorious come-back for show

Organisers of this year's Devon County Show are celebrating what they called a 'glorious come-back for glorious Devon's premier event', as the last of almost 100,000 show-goers made their happy way home from the Westpoint showground near Exeter.

A combination of a myriad of trade stands, some of the finest food and drink to be found at any show anywhere, an impressive range of...

Certification is no fabrication for Plymouth welding firm

A METAL fabrication company in Plymouth is celebrating after achieving an internationally recognised quality mark. Celtic Welding, also trading under Westcountry Fabrication, has been awarded the ISO 9001:2008 by QAS International (Quality Management Systems) for its general fabrication and welding. The ISO takes the small Plympton-based firm a step nearer to achieving CE marking certification...

Everyone is a salesperson … whether they like it or not

Everyone is a salesperson all of their life. After all, whether you are a mechanic, teacher or a manager, you are selling ideas. You are negotiating. You are communicating … persuading … influencing. If you don’t believe you are a salesperson, I encourage you to rethink your position because the probability that you will become successful is significantly diminished.

Networks are the...