BELLWAY SUPPORTS HEART OF KENT HOSPICE WITH £4000 DONATION
West Malling based housebuilder Bellway Kent has pledged £4,000 to support local charity Heart of Kent Hospice. The money was donated after the developer discovered more about the work that the charity does to support over 1,300 families in the…
KENT FIRM APPOINTS NEW SALES & DESIGN ENGINEER
Air conditioning specialist Coolair Equipment Ltd has boosted its growing operation in Kent with the appointment of Matthew Gower as Sales & Design Engineer. Based at Coolair’s offices on Ashford Road in Maidstone, the former apprentice has more than 20…
INDIVIDUALS TAKING BACK CONTROL OF PERSONAL DATA TEDX FOLKESTONE EXPERT
Control over how personal data is disseminated and used has been tipped back in to the control of the individual rather than businesses and institutions, according to an expert who will be addressing an event in Kent this summer. Soti…
LEP’S JUMP TO CHALLENGE OF ENERGY TRILEMMA
With the UK facing the Energy Trilemma of secure, sustainable and affordable energy supply into the future businesses, charities, third sector organisations and communities from across the South East are helping three Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEP) develop a strategy and…
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COOLAIR AWARDED NEW CYBER SECURITY ACCREDITATION
Coolair Equipment Ltd, which has a growing operation in Kent, has been awarded Cyber Essentials Plus certification. The air conditioning installation specialist, based at Ashford Road in Maidstone, is among the first in the industry to gain the Government accreditation…
LOCAL MP CELEBRATES HELP TO BUY SUCCESS AS 1000TH CUSTOMER PURCHASES HOME USING SCHEME
Last week local MP for Dartford, Gareth Johnson, attended an event to celebrate the 1000th homebuyer to purchase a property with local housebuilder Barratt Homes in Kent using the Government’s Help to Buy equity loan scheme. Barratt Kent was delighted…
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…
