RobEd All the entrants in the Business Action Awards 2020 have been entered into a prize draw for a £150 annual advertising package in the magazine. The winner was recently drawn at random by one of our awards judges, Helen Pedlar of Pedlars Home Hardware. We are delighted to announce that the winner is . . … Read more
Heartfelt Products, which manufactures a range of products to aid the disabled and to promote health in individuals, is appealing to North Devon residents who can sew and have a sewing machine who can help produce medical ‘scrubs’ for doctors, health workers and carers. Managing director Denise Anstey, an award-winning inventor and product designer, is … Read more
EDITOR: Since posting this article and with the introduction of stricter social distancing by the Government, Pixies Home Help Services has suspended its services until further notice. Pixies Home Help Services is another North Devon business that aims to continue operating through the Coronavirus difficulties. Started by Helena Kastelan in Bideford in 2018, and named … Read more
The latest in our series of businesses responding to the Coronavirus difficulties by developing new services is garden maintenance specialist AB SEA Services, run by Alexandra Stapleton and Ben Clisby in Torrington, North Devon. Alexandra explains: “There’s a silver lining to every cloud, and we have found ours. “Ben and I have been discussing the … Read more
Edward’s Laundry Services, based in Holsworthy, has launched a home pick-up and drop-off laundry service for residents in North Devon and Exeter. “We have started offering a weekly domestic wash, dry and fold service with free pick-up and drop-off to areas in North Devon and Exeter for £2.50 per kg,” says joint owner Amy Parker. … Read more
As a ‘walkabout ventriloquist’ at festivals, fairs, parks, public events and private family events, Bucks Mills-based ventriloquist Merlynda is seeing many of these cancelled due to Coronavirus. In response to the situation, Merlynda has closed her puppet theatre and puppet museum in Bucks Mills, which was open every week, to reduce the risk of contagion … Read more
Updated: 30 March 2020 Business owners and employees in North Devon might find it useful to bookmark the web pages below and refer to them frequently for official updates relating to coronavirus (COVID-19) from government, councils and other organisations. We will add resources as they become available. UK Government Announcements The UK Government outlines its … Read more
Barum & Dewar (B&D), the UK-based specialist packaging company, has been awarded a contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to design and deliver a wide range of specialist packaging solutions in support of the New Style of IT (Deployed) Projects (NSoIT(D)). NSoIT Deployed is the MoD-designed-and-owned deployable communications and information system for UK … Read more
Emma Slade of Slee Blackwell Solicitors, sponsor of the Outstanding New Business Award 2020, discusses professional negligence I would like to say that the question above is the beginnings of a great joke and then sock you with a hilarious punchline. But sadly, I can’t. As a solicitor who specialises in professional negligence claims, I can say … Read more
Business Action, the independent North Devon-based business magazine, is launching its inaugural business awards to celebrate the outstanding achievements of businesses based or operating in North Devon. The award categories will open for entries one by one starting from Monday 20 January. Aims Building on its successful first year as the area’s only dedicated business … Read more
In response to feedback from North Devon members, Devon and Plymouth Chamber is hosting a series of six special skills and international trade training courses in Barnstaple. The courses will support businesses trading internationally or wanting to develop trade internationally and, accredited by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), cover the critical steps for any … Read more
What a year it’s been! When we published our first issue in February, we had no idea how Business Action would be received by North Devon businesses. The response of readers has been tremendous. After publishing our first six issues, we’d like to thank all advertisers, contributors, readers and supporters. We wish you all a … Read more
To celebrate Small Business Saturday today, Business Action is running a prize draw for North Devon businesses to win a two-hour one-to-one PR and media session. The winning small business can choose whether to use this session to review its existing communications material, examine the potential for future publicity or sketch out a media plan … Read more
The UK’s top small businesses, including North Devon’s Business Action, receive special recognition at an exclusive House of Lords reception. Business Action is one of this year’s Small Biz 100, chosen for its contribution to both the UK economy and its local community, ahead of this weekend’s Small Business Saturday, which will be held on 7 December. The event presented … Read more
The moths are hungry and I don’t want holes in my jackets! On Monday, I realised we needed some moth repellant to protect the clothes in our wardrobes. I was going to Ilfracombe High Street anyway, so I popped into Pedlar’s, a department store now in its sixth generation of family members and a founder … Read more