LONDON HR DIRECTOR COMES TO KENT
An HR specialist with more than 20 years’ experience in the capital has launched a consultancy to help small businesses to grow. Roz Chown, owner of human resources consultancy Helpful HR, which is based in Tunbridge Wells, will work with…
LOCAL ADVISERS HELP DRIVE SALE OF SPARSHATTS OF KENT
Sparshatts of Kent Group, an award-winning Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle dealer, has announced its sale to Belfry Trucks Limited. Having seen significant growth, it now employs more than 200 people across four sites and has a turnover of over £88.3 million.…
BOOK NOW FOR THE AGILE BUSINESS CONFERENCE 2018
Places can now be booked for the 2018 Agile Business Conference which will be looking at the challenges to be overcome in Creating Generation Agile. The Agile Business Conference is the longest running Agile conference in the world and brings…
SECOND TERM OF OFFICE FOR SELEP CHAIRMAN
The Chairman of the South East Local Enterprise Partnership Christian Brodie is to extend his term of office for a further two years. The move was agreed by SELEP’s Strategic Board at its latest meeting and will see Christian continue…
MCBRIDES EXPANDS TAX TEAM WITH NEW DIRECTOR
McBrides Chartered Accountants is expanding its tax services this month, taking on a new tax director who trained and qualified with the firm 17 years ago. Masum Ahmed rejoins from Greenback Alan and is a Chartered Tax Adviser and…
SENIOR PLANNING EXPERT JOINS THE HOBBS PARKER TEAM
A planning expert with international experience has been welcomed into the Hobbs Parker Property Consultants team. Jonathan Lee joins the firm as a Senior Planning Consultant with almost 30 years of experience, including working in the public and private sector.…
THE TWELFTH ANNUAL SWALE BUSINESS AWARDS LAUNCH
On 28th March 2018, the Swale Business Awards will begin accepting applications for entries into the twelfth annual awards. After the tremendous success of the 2017 awards, which saw a historic amount of entries, the sponsors of the 2018 awards…
WARD SECURITY CELEBRATES EMPLOYEE EXCELLENCE AT STAR AWARDS EVENING
National security provider Ward Security has announced its top performing employees of the year at its annual Star Employee Awards Ceremony. From its 900 strong team, Ward Security presented 15 employees with a Star Award in recognition of their commitment,…
SANDHYA IYER LAUNCHES THE HR DEPT
She’s performed high level corporate roles in India, Singapore and London, and now Sandhya Iyer has set up her own business in Tunbridge Wells. Providing outsourced HR advice and support to SMEs in and around Sevenoaks, Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge,…
CRIPPS APPOINTS JOHN DEMBITZ AS NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Law firm Cripps is pleased to announce John Dembitz has been appointed to its board as a non-executive director. John has more than 45 years’ experience which has included various positions at FTSE 100 companies, global management consultants McKinsey, as…
BEDFONT SCIENTIFIC LTD RUNNER UP FOR EXPORTER OF THE YEAR
Local medical device manufacturer, Bedfont Scientific Ltd., named as a runner up for Exporter of the Year in its first-ever national business awards Organised by SmallBusiness.co.uk and GrowthBusiness.co.uk, the British Small Business Awards was established in 2016 to commend small…
BUSINESS RESPONDS TO THE CHANCELLORS LACK LUSTRE BUDGET
Nick Paterno, Managing Partner at McBrides Chartered Accountants in Sidcup, said: “The Chancellor’s Budget speech was heavy on jokes but light on measures to support the business community. The OBR’s forecasts for growth were revised down significantly from the March…
UNIQUE POSITION DRIVES GROWN IN KENT AND MEDWAY
Affordability and accessibility to London and Europe are driving strong growth in key commercial sectors in Kent and Medway, according to the Kent Property Market Report 2017. Produced by Caxtons Chartered Surveyors, Kent County Council and Locate in Kent, the…
KENT AIR CONDITIONING SPECIALIST AWARDED ELITE PARTNER STATUS
Coolair Equipment Ltd, which has a growing operation in Kent, has boosted its reputation for outstanding quality after being awarded a new industry leading accreditation. The air conditioning installation specialist, based at Ashford Road in Maidstone, has gained the coveted…
PENTASCAPE RETURNS
Kent-based website and technology company, Pentascape, has announced a move back to The Business Terrace, the Maidstone-based business hub where they had their first office. The move, into a newly opened wing of larger offices, also sees Pentascape launch an…
INTEREST RATES RISE FOR FIRST TIME IN A DECADE
The Bank of England raised the Bank Rate to 0.5pc today; this watershed moment heralds the first rate rise in more than a decade. Commenting on today’s interest rate rise, Nick Paterno, managing partner of McBrides Chartered Accountants, said: “Whilst widely promoted…
NICK TAKES UP THE GAUNTLET AT HYTHE IMPERIAL
A new Executive Director has been appointed at the Hythe Imperial as the hotel nears the end of its multi-million pound, four-year refurbishment. Nick Gauntlett has been in the hotel business for more than 30 years, most recently as Managing…
BUSINESS ADVICE FROM SEAN SMITH – BUSINESS DOCTOR
What makes good customer service for an early stage SME? Well firstly, I would suggest that you ditch the word good and start thinking about great: what makes great customer service? For any start-up or small to medium sized business…
TOP REGIONAL RANKINGS FOR CRIPPS
Law firm Cripps has achieved excellent rankings in the 2017 edition of the Legal 500 and has once again been recognised as one of the South East’s leading law firms. The guide, which carries out detailed research and analyses the…
TONBRIDGE BASED CHARITY BANK CELEBRATES 15 GOOD YEARS
Tonbridge-based Charity Bank has celebrated turning 15 this October. Patrick Crawford, Chief Executive at Charity Bank, comments: “Fifteen years ago we began our journey as an independent ethical bank, providing loans to charities and social enterprises with the support of…
