Business Excellence

Warners Solicitors, with offices in Sevenoaks and Tonbridge, has appointed eight new members of staff. Leading expert Martin Terrell has joined, along with Heather West, Niki Tarrant and Tara Millen, to head up a new Court of Protection team. Eleanor…

Dover-based Mechanica Utilities Ltd has formed a new company to specialise in supporting the maritime sector in the UK and overseas. Its new company Mechanica Marine has also acquired and redeveloped a 25,500 sq ft marine engineering workshop just outside…

Law firm Cripps has announced the launch of an apprenticeship scheme for paralegals at its Tunbridge Wells office. In partnership with BPP University Law School, Cripps has recruited four paralegal apprentices for its two year pilot programme. The successful candidates…

A Kent-based video production company has been awarded a capital grant to support an investment of £15,000, enabling the agency to deliver cinematic quality films using the latest technology. Digitom, based in Tunbridge Wells received the 50% match funded capital…

Two of Stagecoach South East’s buses have been decorated in a silver livery to celebrate the company’s 25th anniversary. Stagecoach took over the East Kent Road Car Company in 1993 and since then, has almost doubled the fleet to 459…

Two new directors have been appointed to the board of the Ashford-based Agile Business Consortium, the not-for-profit organisation that pioneered Agile techniques in the workplace and continues to be at the forefront of the field. Peter Coesmans is a programme and…

Environmental consultancy Dialogue Matters, based in Brabourne near Ashford, has won a prestigious award for the second time, plus an exclusive ‘best of the best’ award. The CIEEM Best Practice Stakeholder Engagement award was presented to the company’s Project Manager…

GSE Group, owner of the Hythe Imperial, has completed the purchase of the five star Marquis at Alkham, between Dover and Folkestone. The 200-year-old former village inn was converted into a luxury boutique hotel and a fine dining restaurant following…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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 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…

Warners Solicitors, with offices in Sevenoaks and Tonbridge, has elected a new senior partner and has appointed a new chief executive with effect from 1 October 2017. Mark Davis trained at Warners in the early 1980s and after working for…