

BROMLEY ACCOUNTANCY FIRM SECURES FIRST PERMANENT PREMISES
Kent-based accountancy firm, Adiva Accountants, has acquired its first permanent premises in Bromley after securing six-figure funding from NatWest. Previously located on Bromley High Street, the company has used a £456,000 funding package from the bank to purchase a 76…

DEADLINE ANNOUNCED FOR MAIDSTONE BUSINESSES TO APPLY FOR GRANTS
Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) is urging local businesses to apply for grants if they haven’t already as the deadline of Friday 28 August has been announced. The government provided MBC with £28m, and the Council has paid out 99% of…

PLANNING SECURED FOR NEW 100,000 SQ FT INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN TONBRIDGE
A joint venture (JV) between Chancerygate and Hines has been granted planning permission to speculatively develop a new 100,000 sq ft trade park on Vale Road in Tonbridge. Called Tonbridge Trade Park, the industrial and trade counter scheme will comprise…

MAIDSTONE MARKET SETS OUT ITS STALL AFTER THRIVING RETURN
If you’re in the market for a bargain, head down to Lockmeadow every Tuesday and Saturday. A month after it reopened, following the coronavirus closure, the historic market has more than set out its stall for the future. With a…

WARNERS SOLICITORS TOP-RANKED IN CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS HIGH NET WORTH GUIDE
Warners Solicitors have achieved top rankings in the 2020 edition of the Chambers High Net Worth guide. The international guide to the world’s best lawyers is published every year in July. The rankings and editorial draw on independent research conducted…

LAWYER WARNS KENT BUSINESSES COULD FACE PROSECUTION
Lawyer warns Kent businesses could face prosecution if they return staff to work without thorough risk assessments As employers across Kent plan to welcome employees back to the workplace, law firm Furley Page has outlined the essential steps businesses must…

ITALIAN WINE IMPORTER LAUNCHES DOORSTEP DELIVERIES
One of the UK’s leading importers of Italian wine has launched a home delivery service to offer wine lovers access to the country’s finest wines at affordable prices. Westerham-based, family firm Vinissimo specialises in supplying small Italian restaurants across the…

KENT FIRM LEADS UK PARCEL INDUSTRY CONSORTIUM TO DELIVER COVID 19 TEST COLLECTION SUPPORT
Some of the leading players in the UK parcel industry have pooled their resources and expertise to manage the nationwide collection and delivery of Covid-19 home testing kits into testing laboratories. The test collection programme feeds into a study coordinated…

AMAZON AND ENTERPRISE NATION LAUNCH SMALL BUSINESS ACCELERATOR
Amazon and Enterprise Nation, the small business support network, are launching the Amazon Small Business Accelerator, a major support package for more than 200,000 small businesses and startups across the UK. Joe Jaques, Commercial Director at Jaques London, the oldest…

KENT AGENCIES ARE LEADING THE WAY WITH POST LOCKDOWN WORKING PRACTICES
At the start of 2020, hardly any of us could have anticipated how much our lives would change throughout the year. The rapid spread of coronavirus has seen countries around the world implement major changes to slow the spread of…