NEW MD BRINGS FOCUS TO STAGECOACH SOUTH EAST
‘Connecting the community and putting people at the heart of the business’ is the mission of Joel Mitchell, newly appointed Managing Director at Stagecoach South East. With 20 years’ experience in the transport sector, Joel joins Stagecoach from c2c Rail where he…
WORKSHOPS OFFER KENT BUSINESSES ESSENTIAL INSIGHTS IN CHANGES IN EMPLOYMENT LAW
Business leaders and HR professionals can gain valuable insights into the latest changes in employment law when a popular series of breakfast workshops returns to Kent in May. Leading Kent law firm Furley Page will once again host the workshops, in partnership with Kent…
SOUTH EAST HAS UK’S HIGHEST POTENTIAL SME’S OUTSIDE OF LONDON
BGF research finds 2,000 South East businesses experience 16% combined turnover growth and responsible for 27,000 new jobs since 2015 A group of 2,063 SMEs headquartered in the South East represents the UK’s largest concentration of high potential businesses outside…
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT MAKES MAIDSTONE SPARKLE
The Maidstone Business Improvement District (BID) has launched a specialist street cleaning service in Maidstone town centre. The service, which is the second initiative to be funded by Maidstone BID, will provide additional cleaning to the BID area to ensure an…
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FROM APPRENTICE TO BOARDROOM, McBRIDES APPOINTS NEW PARTNER
McBrides Chartered Accountants has announced the appointment this month of a new tax partner who previously trained with the firm, in Sidcup, 18 years ago. Masum Ahmed is a Chartered Tax Adviser and Trust and Estate Practitioner who qualified as…
PLANS REVEALED FOR NEW 14-UNIT INDUSTRIAL AND TRADE COUNTER SCHEME
Developers have announced plans to build a new 14-unit industrial and trade counter scheme on Vale Road in Tonbridge, which could see the site occupied as early as 2020. The 4.11-acre site was purchased by a joint venture between the…
HOBBS PARKER EXPANDS PROPERTY CONSULTANCY TEAM
Hobbs Parker Property Consultants is pleased to welcome a new Director to its team. Vicky Phillips, whose career started as a graduate at Hobbs Parker, has more than ten years of experience in valuation, estate strategy and tax planning, compulsory…
BRITANNIA MATERIALS HANDLING CELEBRATES TRIUMPHANT TURNAROUND
Mitsubishi dealership Britannia Materials Handling celebrates triumphant turnaround year. Britannia — the official dealer of Mitsubishi forklifts in the Kent and South East London area — has transformed its operations over the past year after recent investment. In late 2017,…
THE DELIVERY GROUP OPENS NEW £2 MILLION HUB IN KENT
Leading eCommerce and specialist mail services firm The Delivery Group will open a new £2 million mail processing hub in Aylesford, Kent in March. The new premises will enable The Delivery Group to support the rapidly growing delivery demand from…
MID KENT COLLEGE TO HOST OPEN EVENT
University-style education in the heart of Maidstone MidKent College to host Open Event for adult students, apprentices and businesses MidKent College, one of the largest further education and training providers in the South East, will be opening its doors later this month to give visitors the opportunity to…
2019 SWALE BUSINESS AWARDS LAUNCH
The 2019 Swale Business Awards Launch At Shepherd Neame On 26th March Following on from the historic amount of entries into last year’s awards; the 2019 Swale Business Awards will begin accepting entries from 26th March. This will be the…
LASTING POWER OF ATTORNEY REFUND
Local residents who have made a recent Lasting Power of Attorney urged to check eligibility for a refund, as £77 million is still unclaimed Kent law firm Furley Page is urging local people to check their eligibility for a lasting power of attorney (LPA) fee refund, after almost two million…
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ALDI OPENS NEW £50M DISTRIBUTION CENTRE IN THE SOUTH EAST
Aldi opens its 10th UK distribution centre creating 400 new jobs £50m facility in Sheppey will serve Aldi’s growing customer base in South East England A further 130 new stores are set to open across the UK throughout this year…
MCS GROUP HITS TOP GEAR WITH LAMBORGHINI DEALERSHIP
A Midlands-based building contractor is really motoring after creating a major new supercar dealership in Kent. MCS Group has transformed a former Mazda site to create the Grange Lamborghini dealership in Tunbridge Wells, after being appointed by motor retail group…
LOOKING SHIP-SHAPE AND LEADING THE WAY
Viking Maritime unveils its new aligned brand identity created by brand agency, Think Studio Viking Maritime, one of the world’s leading maritime services companies, unveils the new brand identity for its portfolio of businesses including Viking Crew, Chiltern Maritime and…
CRIPPS LAWYER ANNOUNCED AS WOMEN IN PROPERTY CHAIRMAN
CA property dispute specialist from leading law firm Cripps, incorporating Pemberton Greenish, has been announced as chairman of the Women in Property’s South East Branch. Freddie Jackson, who has been a member of Women in Property for eight years, will…
CT TRAVEL RELEASES KEY FINDINGS ON CONCERNS OF FEMALE BUSINESS TRAVELLERS
Local travel management specialist, CT Business Travel, has released key findings on the concerns, preferences and challenges of female business travellers in the UK. Key findings include: 61% of respondents would avoid countries that are hotspots for dangerous activity 50%…
LEADING FAMILY LAWYER JOINS FURLEY PAGE
Kent law firm Furley Page has appointed a new Partner to head its Family Law team. Rayma Collins, the highly regarded family law specialist, has joined Furley Page from West Kent lawyers Warners, where she had held the position of Head of Family Law. Rayma is recognised by legal…
FURLEY PAGE APPOINTS OUTSTANDING REAL ESTATE LAWYER
A highly experienced property lawyer has been appointed as a senior associate by leading south east law firm Furley Page. Darren Philpot specialises in residential property and rural and agricultural matters, having worked at top tier firms in both the City of…
IN THE EVENT OF ‘NO DEAL’ HMRC WARNS BUSINESSES TO PREPARE
In the event of ‘no deal’ HMRC warns businesses to prepare. The latest guidance to businesses in the event of the UK leaving the EU with ‘no deal’, includes updates on customs procedures, import & export registration information as well…
