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November 2018

Broadband investment, Okehampton business growth & work hub awards

New £4.7m investment in superfast broadband

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Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) and BT are working together to extend superfast broadband coverage to even more homes and businesses in rural areas.

The initiative will be funded with a £4.7million return on the public investment from phase one of the CDS programme, which was successfully delivered by Openreach. Find out more here.


Business expanding to Okehampton East Business Park

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Okehampton-based Cladco Profiles has purchased a plot at the Okehampton East Business Park.

The company has grown from around 20 employees to more than 40 in the past five years, and in order to continue its expansion Cladco Profiles will develop a new unit at our 20-acre employment site. Find out more here.


Prestigious business award for Devon Work Hubs

Work hub awards

We're proud to have been recognised for our work in helping small businesses across the region to flourish.

Devon Work Hubs, which is our network of business work spaces, won the award for the ‘Best provision of small business offices for upscale and growing businesses’ at the recent Federation of Small Businesses Awards. Find out more here.