WEST DESIGN PRODUCTS NAMED AS ‘ONE TO WATCH’
West Design Products, the UK’s leading manufacturer, distributor and innovator of art and craft, education, toy and stationery products has recently been named as one of Europe’s ‘One to Watch’ companies in the prestigious European Business Awards 2019. The awards,…
SHINE FOR PILGRIMS WITH SPONSORED NIGHT WALKS
Hundreds of people will join the Pilgrims Hospices’ annual ‘A Night to Shine’ event this September to raise vital funds for local hospice care. A Night to Shine will see people of all ages take part in five-mile night-time walks…
PROMOTING SERVICES EXCELLENCE AT ASB LAW
South-East based law firm, asb law LLP, is delighted to announce the promotion of two new partners in the Corporate Finance and Family law teams. The firm has a long-standing history in the Sussex and Kent regions and is widely…
HORTICRUITMENT UK LTD MARKS ITS 30TH ANNIVERSARY
In 1989 Horticruitment UK was born and was the first agency to provide a specialist recruitment service for the horticultural industry. Originally set up to serve the Garden Centre and Nursery sectors the business quickly established itself as one of…
CANTERBURY ACCOUNTANTS SHORTLISTED FOR AWARD
Canterbury accountants celebrate shortlisting at British Accountancy Awards 2019 Pentins Business Advisers Ltd, a cutting-edge Canterbury accountancy and business development firm has been shortlisted at this year’s British Accountancy Awards, amongst hundreds of entries. The firm has been named as…
FURLEY PAGE APPOINTS NEW COMMERCIAL PROPERTY LAWYER
An experienced commercial property solicitor has joined leading Kent law firm Furley Page. Rebecca Crane, who qualified as a solicitor in 2006, joins Furley Page’s Commercial Real Estate team, having worked for regional law firms across the South East. She is based at the…
CT TRAVEL GROUP NAMED BEST BUSINESS IN LOCAL BUSINESS AWARDS
Kent travel company, CT Travel Group, has been named ‘Best Business 25+ employees’ in the Times Business Awards, which recognise and reward excellence in local business. Over 200 businesses applied with 40 then shortlisted in 10 categories, ranging from…
FURLEY PAGE INTRODUCES MENTAL HEALTH ‘FIRST AIDERS’ TO IMPROVE WORKPLACE WELLBEING
Leading Kent law firm Furley Page has trained three members of its staff as Mental Health First Aiders, to support staff members struggling with issues affecting their psychological wellbeing, as part of the firm’s ongoing drive to promote health and wellness at…
ASHFORD COMPANY ROMA INTERIORS NOMINATED FOR NATIONAL KITCHEN AWARD
Local kitchen manufacturer and showroom Roma Interiors has been nominated for a prestigious national trade award. The Ashford- based company is up for the highly coveted ‘Studio Partner of the Year’ prize at this year’s Häfele Studio Partner Awards. …
PLANNING PERMISSION GRANTED FOR NEW KENT MEDICAL CAMPUS
Planning permission has been granted for Maidstone Borough Council’s proposed Innovation Centre at Kent Medical Campus, part of the North Kent Enterprise Zone. Situated beside Junction 7 of the M20, the four storey, 37,000ft2 Innovation Centre – designed by Bond…
THREE NEW SOLICITORS FOR WARNERS SOLICITORS
Warners Solicitors, with offices in Sevenoaks and Tonbridge, has appointed two new solicitors to its Family Law department and one new solicitor to its Private Client department. Cate Silvester and Keith Unger have joined the Family Law team in Sevenoaks…
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…
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…
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…
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…
