Business Action | Late summer 2020
Late summer 2020 issue of the independent North Devon-based business magazine covering news about business and enterprise in the area. This issue includes articles on inward investment, young people, news businesses and a feature on the North Devon Business of the Year 2020. The area covered includes Barnstaple, Bideford, Braunton, Chulmleigh, Combe Martin, Holsworthy, Ilfracombe, Lynmouth, Lynton, South Molton, Torrington, Woolacombe and more.
Late summer 2020 issue of the independent North Devon-based business magazine covering news about business and enterprise in the area.
This issue includes articles on inward investment, young people, news businesses and a feature on the North Devon Business of the Year 2020.
The area covered includes Barnstaple, Bideford, Braunton, Chulmleigh, Combe Martin, Holsworthy, Ilfracombe, Lynmouth, Lynton, South Molton, Torrington, Woolacombe and more.
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THIS HEADER ISSUE<br />
business<br />
ACTION<br />
Invest. Support. Make.<br />
What’s happening?Weknow<br />
it’sanincrediblytoughtimefor<br />
manybusinesses,butwe’ve<br />
beengenuinelyastoundedby<br />
theamountofpositivebusiness<br />
newswe’reabletofeaturein<br />
thisissue.<br />
Weareinnoway<br />
complacent,aschangesto<br />
furloughandotherschemes<br />
havethepotentialtocreate<br />
significantthreatsto<br />
employmentandtheeconomy,<br />
butitisimportanttorecognise<br />
andcelebrategoodnews.<br />
Notonlyistherenewsof<br />
investment,butpeopleare<br />
startingnewbusinessesand<br />
planningforthefuture.AsJayla<br />
Wilcox,managingdirectorof<br />
SimpleRecruitment,pointsout<br />
(page 16),shestartedher<br />
businessattheheightofthelast<br />
recessionandhasachieved<br />
morethanadecadeinbusiness,<br />
soanythingispossible.<br />
INVESTMENT<br />
Inchallengingtimes,<br />
investmentisessential,but<br />
obtainingitismoredifficult<br />
thanever.<br />
NorthDevonhasbeen<br />
buoyedbytheannouncement<br />
ofapotential£13millionof<br />
investmentinthearea–£7<br />
millionintheactual<br />
acquisitionofAppledore<br />
ShipyardbyInfrastrata(page<br />
20)andtheproposed£6<br />
millionconstructionofanew<br />
PremierInnhotelin<br />
Ilfracombe,subjecttoreceiving<br />
planningapproval(page 7).<br />
Bothinvestmentsarean<br />
indicationoftheconfidence<br />
thatmajoroperatorshavein<br />
theNorthDevoneconomy.<br />
Theseprojectsareinaddition<br />
tothehundredsofindividual<br />
investmentsbysmaller<br />
businessesacrossthearea.<br />
Wewillreportonthe<br />
progressofbothprojectswith<br />
greatinterest.<br />
ADVERTISING<br />
Alan Williams<br />
Advertising, Distribution &<br />
Publisher<br />
t: 07970 671192<br />
e: alan@business-action.co.uk<br />
YOUNG PEOPLE<br />
Oneofthegroupshithardest<br />
bytheCoronaviruslockdownis<br />
youngpeople.Notonlyhave<br />
theymissedmonthsofschool,<br />
collegeanduniversity,butthe<br />
disruptiontoexamsand<br />
qualificationswillpossibly<br />
impacttheirprogressincertain<br />
careerpaths.<br />
Youngpeoplearethe<br />
lifebloodforthefutureof<br />
business.Infrastratapredicts<br />
employing50apprenticesat<br />
Appledoreandmany<br />
businessesrelyonacontinuing<br />
flowofyoungpeoplewhohave<br />
developedtheskillsneededto<br />
meetfuturechallenges.<br />
Thisissuewefeatureateam<br />
ofstudentsfromPiltonwho<br />
achievedsuccessinanational<br />
competition,winning£10,000<br />
fortheirschoolwiththeirapp<br />
(page 14).<br />
Thenthereareyoungpeople<br />
whoneedextrasupport.Alex<br />
KellyhaslaunchedWayMakers<br />
(page 15)tosupportyoung<br />
peoplewithanxietyandautism<br />
tomakesuccessfultransitions,<br />
includingenteringemployment,<br />
whiletheLibraSchoolinSouth<br />
Molton(page 16)iscontinuing<br />
itssearchtofindemployersable<br />
toprovideworkexperiencefor<br />
itsstudentswithspecialneeds.<br />
EDITORIAL<br />
Robert Zarywacz<br />
Editor, Designer & Publisher<br />
t: 07971 176044<br />
e: robertz@business-action.co.uk<br />
@robertz<br />
Can your business help?<br />
Whatpartisyourbusiness<br />
playinginsupportingand<br />
encouragingtheworkforceof<br />
tomorrowonwhichwewillall<br />
cometodepend?<br />
MANUFACTURING<br />
WearegratefultoSueRoberts<br />
of Dymond Engineering,the<br />
metalworkengineerand<br />
fabricatorbasedinBarnstaple,<br />
forprovidingthecoverphoto<br />
forthisissue.<br />
Featuredinourprevious<br />
issue,DymondEngineeringis<br />
along-establishedNorth<br />
Devonmanufacturerlooking<br />
toembracenewopportunities<br />
thatCoronavirusiscreatingby<br />
shakingupsupplychains<br />
acrosstheworld.<br />
Thephotoisapowerful<br />
depictionofmanufacturing<br />
andwewantedtouseitto<br />
focusonNorthDevon<br />
businesseswhomakeactual<br />
products.Wedothisinour<br />
featureonTheClovellySoap<br />
Company(page 10),our<br />
<strong>Business</strong><strong>Action</strong>NorthDevon<br />
<strong>Business</strong>oftheYear<strong>2020</strong>,as<br />
wellasinourreportonthe<br />
imminentresumptionof<br />
shipbuildingatAppledore<br />
(page 20).<br />
Thebesttimetocapturethe<br />
attentionofnewcustomersis<br />
whendisruptionforcesbuyers<br />
toreviewtheirpurchasing<br />
practices.Coronavirushas<br />
createdthegreatestdisruption<br />
inlivingmemoryand<br />
thereforethebiggest<br />
opportunitiesacrossevery<br />
sector,ineverycountry.<br />
Manufacturersandother<br />
businessescantakeadvantage<br />
ofthisbystartingor<br />
increasingtheirexportsand<br />
InternationalTradeMatters<br />
providesexpertadviceforall<br />
businessesonhowtodoit<br />
(page 8).<br />
BUSINESS SUPPORT<br />
Remarkably,manynew<br />
businessesarestartingupand<br />
thisissuecarriesnewsofsix<br />
newbusinessesacrossNorth<br />
Devon.Readaboutthemand<br />
rememberthemwhenyouare<br />
makingpurchasingdecisions.<br />
Oneof<strong>Business</strong><strong>Action</strong>’s<br />
aimsistosupportallbusinesses<br />
acrossNorthDevon,newand<br />
old.Wedothisthroughregular<br />
newsinthisbi-monthly<br />
magazine,availableinprintand<br />
online,andthroughsocial<br />
media,aswellasthrough<br />
businessevents.<br />
Withthelooseningof<br />
restrictionsonevents,see page<br />
19fordetailsofeventswe’re<br />
planningacrossthearea<br />
throughoutthisautumn.<br />
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