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A fresh chapter in the Dymond Engineering story as the company continues to evolve

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Colin Dymond, founder of Barnstable based Dymond Engineering retired recently after 36 years with the company and so it enters an exciting new phase in its development. Colin started out by providing a precision metal fabrication service to shop fitters and retail designers.  Dymond Shop Fittings is still a leading supplier to this industry but the company […]

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SWMAS Q3 2016-17 Manufacturing Barometer Results

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Manufacturing Barometer: Senior decision makers within small and medium sized manufacturers have shared their views on UK Industrial Strategy and whether the UK is doing enough to build its reputation as a stable and predictable business environment. SWMAS, would like to thank those that took part in the latest Manufacturing Barometer Survey Q3 2016-17. Your input has

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Medical manufacturer wins two Africa Healthcare awards

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Diamedica is no stranger to winning awards. The designer/manufacturer of anaesthesia and respiratory solutions has scooped many prizes over the years, but was delighted to win two awards at the recent Africa Healthcare Summit in London. Of the six awards given at the summit, Diamedica received both The International Innovation of the Year and The

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It’s National Apprenticeship Week

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The 10th National Apprenticeship Week (NAW 2017) will bring together employers and apprentices from across England to celebrate the success of apprenticeships over the last decade and will seek to encourage even more people to choose apprenticeships as a fast-track to a great career. National Apprenticeship Service The National Apprenticeship Service is part of the

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Ernest Jackson & Co. Ltd to celebrates its 200 year birthday this year

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CREDITON-based Ernest Jackson & Co. Ltd this year celebrates its 200 year birthday, having been in business since 1817! Back then, the cobbled Crediton High Street was home to regular farmers’ markets, supporting the local wool and tanning trades. But, in a few small rooms behind No 29, a pharmacist named William Searle laid the

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R&D Tax Credits: How would you spend £4.7bn to incentivise UK innovation?

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From Forrest Brown R&D Tax Credit Consultancy: With the Spring Budget set to be announced tomorrow and a once-in-a-generation Industrial Strategy consultation taking place, we surveyed 1,000 UK business leaders on their attitudes towards innovation investment and Brexit. In the study, we reveal: How businesses believe Brexit will alter the significance of government funding for research

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£7.5m Food Processing Grants from HotSW LEP

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The Heart of the South West Growth Hub has announced EU funding available for Rural Development, Rural Tourism Infrastructure and Food Processing Grants. By far the largest of the three funds, the £7,540,000 allocation is for new or existing food and drink processing businesses (including farm businesses diversifying into food and drink processing). Companies can apply for

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Views sought on improving productivity

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The Heart of the South West’s joint Local Enterprise Partnership and local authority-led Devolution Partnership’s Productivity Plan aims to ensure that the Heart of the South West, covering Devon and Somerset, makes a significant contribution to the UK’s productivity growth. The Productivity Plan will set out how to address the challenge of improving productivity in the area and will

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