

SWALE BUSINESS AWARDS ENTER 11TH YEAR OF CELEBRATING THE BEST
On 7th March 2017, the Swale Business Awards will begin accepting applications for entries into the eleventh annual awards. After the success of last year’s Swale Business Awards, which saw the highest amount of entries the awards have had in…

NEW DIGITAL SERVICE TO DRIVE EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT AND TRUST IN ORGANISATIONS
Local specialist ad agency Woodreed has launched a unique new digital service available on subscription for businesses of all sizes, created specifically to improve the quality and effectiveness of their internal communications. With a business of just 100 people losing…

CRIPPS SUPPORTS ADEPT IN FURTHER AQUISITION
An expanding Tunbridge Wells company has completed its third acquisition in three months with the ongoing support of local law firm Cripps. AdEPT Telecom, one of the UK’s leading independent providers of voice and data communications solutions, has bought Our…

URGENT ACTION NEEDED TO HELP HOUSING CRISIS
The government should strongly consider reducing Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT), allow development on suitable areas of Green Belt land and reduce red tape if it is to increase the pace of housebuilding. That was the widely held view of…

GALLAGHER OPENS NEW READY MIX CONCRETE PLANT IN ASHFORD
Kent-based Gallagher Group has opened a £1.5m investment in a new ready mix concrete plant in Ashford. The facility will be able to produce a full range of concrete mixes and floor screeds, and is phase 2 of the redevelopment…

CRIPPS PARTNER TAKES PRESIDENCY OF LOCAL BRANCH OF LAW SOCIETY
Philip Youdan, a partner at local law firm Cripps, has been elected President of the Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge and District branch of the Law Society. The Society encourages closer contact between its members, strengthening the local legal community, and addresses…

WORK BEGINS ON £18M HOSPITAL AT KENT MEDICAL CAMPUS
Work has got under way on a 65 bed hospital at Kent Medical Campus in Maidstone, following the completion of a new £1.5m access road. The new road has enabled Cygnet Health Care, one of the UK’s largest independent providers of…

SIX JOIN AS LOCATE IN KENT STRENGTHENS ITS TEAM
Locate in Kent has announced six key appointments as it strengthens the team tasked with promoting investment in the county. The new arrivals follow the signing of a three year contract with Kent County Council (KCC) and Medway Council late…

BIDS TO BOOST KENTS RURAL ECONOMY WELCOMED
Rural businesses in Kent are being urged by the South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SELEP) to bid for a share of £14.5m, part of a national £120m fund to grow the economy. The Department for the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs…