Tickets for our North Devon Business Awards 2022 Winners Celebration are now on sale and you can book tickets below. The event takes place at 7pm on Thursday 19 May 2022 at the Landmark Theatre, Ilfracombe and includes a welcome drink, buffet and networking followed by the announcement of the winners and presentation of the … Read more
What it is? The Big Benefits for Small Businesses project is being delivered by Petroc and funded by the European Social Fund. It also has the collaborative support of Torridge District Council, North Devon Council and Devon County Council. What are the objectives? Our aims are to: Help small businesses in Torridge and North Devon … Read more
The third annual Business Action North Devon Business Awards are now open for entries to celebrate the achievements of North Devon businesses. Click on the awards below to enter – you can enter as many categories as appropriate. Closing date for entries – Monday 21 February 2022. The winner of each category will go forward … Read more
Two IT consultants who frequently worked alongside each other on various contracts recently celebrated two successful years of running their own IT consultancy based at Node Enterprise Hub at Barnstaple. Integy began when James Cook and Ryan Jewell joined forces in November 2019 to complete a government contract and has now grown to a team … Read more
There are many reasons why people start businesses and for Claire Snow it was the realisation that she could offer the services she had previously provided through employers and that there was a niche which she could fill. Claire’s background includes human resources, training and development, and most recently as a training consultant in the … Read more
Barely has North Devon’s new enterprise hub opened than plans have begun to develop its second phase. Node, located off the A39 at Roundswell, was officially opened in October by Leader of Devon County Council Councillor John Hart. The event was attended by council leaders, funding partners, founding organisations and entrepreneurs already based at the … Read more
North Devon Biosphere launched its Biosphere Business Partner (BBP) Eco-Accreditation Scheme last year (with a focus on tourism businesses) as part of the EU-funded BioCultural Heritage Tourism project. Following its success, the Biosphere is now opening membership up to all businesses across North Devon. Unique selling point The UNESCO World Biosphere designation is a unique selling point … Read more
North Devon businesses and households with poor indoor mobile coverage are being supported in improving ‘not-spots’ by a voucher programme administered by Connecting Devon and Somerset. The Mobile Boost Programme provides vouchers worth up to £1,200 towards the cost of one of a number of 4G mobile signal booster options from a registered supplier. The … Read more
After such a long wait, it’s finally time to celebrate the Business Action North Devon Business Action Awards 2020 & 2021. On Wednesday 24 November 2021, we look forward to meeting as many of the sponsors, judges, winners, runners-up and entrants of both years’ awards in the stunning surroundings of Moreton House, Abbotsham – winner … Read more
The Be Ready Employer Hub Autumn 2021 schedule of courses for its Disability Awareness in the Workplace open programme is now available to book. All services and training courses are available free of charge to Devon-based employers and start-ups. See details below or join a 30-minute ‘taster’ webinar to find out what the courses cover … Read more
Boden Group, with its head office in Barnstaple, has been selected by KBS Maritime as a strategic partner to provide facilities management and reactive maintenance services to Her Majesty’s Naval Base (HMNB) Portsmouth as part of the Future Maritime Support Programme (FMSP). The contract requires Boden Group to deliver a suite of hard facilities services … Read more
Jobcentre plus is hosting a jobs fair in Barnstaple Pannier Market, North Devon from 9.30am to 1.00pm on Monday, 27 September 2021. Employers looking to recruit staff are welcome to book stands by contacting Tony or Sharon at DWP by emailing . Jobseekers are invited to drop in on the day to meet employers.
Harland & Wolff welcomed five new apprentices to its Appledore shipyard as part of its very first ‘Apprentice Induction Day’ in September 2021. The scheme will run in partnership with Petroc, with apprentices ranging from 16 to 38 years in age, with a mixture of genders. The day enabled the newest recruits to tour the … Read more
Harland & Wolff Appledore has recently welcomed Tom Hart as new general manager. With 30+ years’ experience in project, operations and construction management in the UK and United Arab Emirates, Tom joins Appledore from Dubai-based Drydocks World where he was director of projects and engineering. Tom began his career in the Merchant Navy as a … Read more
The winners of the 12 categories in the Business Action North Devon Business Awards 2021 will be announced in a free online event from 7pm to 9pm on Friday 18 June 2021. Join us with finalists, sponsors and more to find out which businesses have been selected as winners in each category and which of … Read more
