Business Action | Midsummer 2021
Midsummer 2021 issue of the independent North Devon-based business magazine covering news on business and enterprise in the area. This issue announces the winners of the Business Action North Devon Business Awards 2021 plus features on a number of new business and details of the upcoming BBxpo business-to-business exhibition and our Business Activists answering your business questions. And there's news of businesses of every size and sector from the communities across North Devon.
Midsummer 2021 issue of the independent North Devon-based business magazine covering news on business and enterprise in the area. This issue announces the winners of the Business Action North Devon Business Awards 2021 plus features on a number of new business and details of the upcoming BBxpo business-to-business exhibition and our Business Activists answering your business questions. And there's news of businesses of every size and sector from the communities across North Devon.
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AWARDS<br />
WINNER<br />
Smart Manufacturing<br />
North Devon <strong>Business</strong> of the Year <strong>2021</strong><br />
Supporting vaccine manufacture<br />
We are delightedtoannounce<br />
thattheWinnerofWinners,<br />
our<strong>Business</strong><strong>Action</strong>North<br />
Devon<strong>Business</strong>oftheYear<br />
<strong>2021</strong>isSmartManufacturing.<br />
SmartManufacturingnot<br />
onlyimpressedourjudgesto<br />
winthe<strong>Business</strong>-to-<strong>Business</strong><br />
ExcellenceAward,butwere<br />
thenvotedbythejudgesasthe<br />
overallawardswinner.<br />
Weofferthemourheartiest<br />
congratulations!<br />
Manufacturing beacon<br />
SmartManufacturing’swin<br />
demonstratesthevitalrole<br />
manufacturingplaysnotonly<br />
intheeconomyandcultureof<br />
NorthDevon,butalsointhose<br />
oftheUnitedKingdom.<br />
Manufacturersplayakey–<br />
andwidelyunacknowledged<br />
role–inenablinglifeaswe<br />
The North Devon <strong>Business</strong> of<br />
the Year Award <strong>2021</strong>isonce<br />
againsponsoredbyPhilipJ<br />
Milton&CompanyPlc.<br />
Thewinnerwasselectedby<br />
theawardsjudgesfromthe<br />
winnersofthe12awards<br />
categories–businessescannot<br />
enterthemselves.<br />
Philip J Milton & Company plc<br />
Wearedelightedandproudto<br />
offerafullyindependent<br />
financialandinvestment<br />
planningserviceandweadvise<br />
uponallaspectsofclients’<br />
financialaffairs.Thecompany<br />
continuestoexpandits<br />
operationsandalsooffersan<br />
AccountancyandTaxation<br />
servicealongwithaWill<br />
Writing,Trusts,Estatesand<br />
ProbateDepartment.<br />
knowittocontinue.Whatis<br />
more,manufacturersare<br />
essentialtothedevelopmentof<br />
productsthatwedependonto<br />
fightandprotectourselves<br />
duringtheCoronavirus<br />
pandemic.<br />
ExpertsfromtheUniversity<br />
ofExeterhavebeenworking<br />
withSmartManufacturingto<br />
optimisetheproductionof<br />
TheCompanyisauthorised<br />
andregulatedbytheFinancial<br />
ConductAuthority(FCA)and<br />
isoneofthelargestandlongest<br />
establishedIndependent<br />
FinancialAdvisersinNorth<br />
Devon.Weareregulatedatone<br />
ofthehighestavailable<br />
Winning team members at Smart Manufacturing, Bideford<br />
sponsored by<br />
equipmentitmanufactures<br />
whichisusedtocreatethenew<br />
Oxford-AstraZenecavaccine.<br />
ViaaKnowledgeTransfer<br />
Partnership(KTP)project,<br />
part-fundedbyInnovateUK,<br />
KTPAssociateSamAbraham<br />
hasbeenworkingfull-timeto<br />
developandimprove<br />
equipmentperformancesince<br />
March<strong>2021</strong>.<br />
categories,beingoneofavery<br />
fewauthorisedtoundertake<br />
discretionaryinvestment<br />
managementandtoholdclient<br />
money.Consequently,weare<br />
requiredtomaintainsizeable<br />
andverystrictfinancial<br />
resourcesatalltimes.The<br />
Exceeding expectations<br />
SmartManufacturing’sawards<br />
successisdirectlylinkedtoits<br />
businessphilosophy:“We<br />
combineteamworkand<br />
technology,whereverwecan,<br />
toexceedourclient’s<br />
expectationsintermsofthe<br />
qualityoftheworkandthe<br />
servicesweprovide.”<br />
Judgeswereimpressedby<br />
thecompany’sinvestmentin<br />
technologyandequipment,<br />
whichhasledtoarecent<br />
expansionofmanufacturing<br />
space,anditscommitmentto<br />
supportingitscustomers,<br />
especiallythoseinthefood<br />
andpharmaceuticalindustries.<br />
ReadmoreonSmart<br />
Manufacturinginadetailed<br />
featureinournextissue.<br />
■ Details01237471977or<br />
smart-manufacturing.co.uk<br />
Company’saccountsaresubject<br />
tothoroughindependentaudit<br />
andfullaccountsarepublished<br />
andsubmittedtotheFCA<br />
regularly.Also,theFinancial<br />
OmbudsmanServiceand<br />
FinancialServices’<br />
CompensationSchemeapplyto<br />
enhanceinvestorprotection<br />
againstfinancialloss.<br />
Withwelloverthreedecades<br />
ofexperience,wealsoboast<br />
someofthehighestfinancial<br />
services’qualificationsinthe<br />
country.Staffareencouraged<br />
andsponsoredtoachieve<br />
qualificationsbeyondthe<br />
industrystandardtoensure<br />
thatwecontinuetodeliveran<br />
excellentservicetoclients.<br />
■ Details01271344300or<br />
miltonpj.net<br />
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