KENT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY SECURES HSBC UK SUPPORT DURING COVID-19
Lucas UK, a leading construction, fit out & finishing specialist based in Wrotham near Sevenoaks, has secured a seven-figure Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) loan from HSBC UK. The loan will enable the company to adapt its operations and…
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MAIDSTONE BOROUGH WELCOMES SHOPPERS BACK
Maidstone’s towns and villages have been welcoming people back to shops across the borough and is grateful for how people have been observing new measures put in place to keep everyone safe. In line with social distancing government guidance, Maidstone…
FURLEY PAGE LAWYER ADDED TO HEAD INJURY CHARITY’S SOLICITORS DIRECTORY
A solicitor from Kent law firm Furley Page has been added to a directory operated by Headway, a national brain injury charity, aimed at helping people find specialist solicitors to deal with brain injury cases. Personal injury solicitor Neille Ryan…
KENT TRAINING PROVIDER OFFERS SALONS HELPING HAND
Kent based hair, nails and beauty training provider – TNB Skills Training is offering support for hair and beauty salon owners to get back up and running again after lockdown. In the past few weeks TNB have been busy supporting…
SOLUTION FOR RETAIL FOOTFALL & CAPACITY MANAGEMENT LAUNCHED BY KENT DEVELOPER
A new system has been launched aimed at helping retail locations of all sizes manage their capacity following the lifting of Coronavirus lockdown restrictions in the UK. Requiring nothing more than the app being installed onto an iOS or Android…
FOLKESTONE MOBILITY SPECIALIST STAYS OPEN DURING LOCKDOWN TO SUPPORT VULNERABLE
A Folkestone mobility supplier has been praised by its customers and community partners for remaining open throughout the coronavirus lockdown, in order to provide essential services to vulnerable people. Cinque Ports Mobility, which has a showroom and Independent Living Centre…
SANDHYA JOINS THE BOARD OF SEVENOAKS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Human resources expert Sandhya Iyer has become the eighth and final member of the Board of the Sevenoaks and District Chamber of Commerce. Following a lengthy and competitive recruitment process, the appointment completes the make-up of the Board, which serves…
HOSPITALITY OWNER HELPS FOOD AND DRINK OWNERS GET ONLINE
A young entrepreneur from Bromley put his own business on hold to offer almost 40 hours of free help to hospitality businesses at risk of closure. Mark Smith, 22, of www.doubleupsocial.com knew he had to do something to help when…
LEGAL ADVICE AND SUPPORT FOR KENT BUSINESSES AS FURLOUGH SCHEME EXTENDED
The extension of the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) until the end of October 2020 has come as welcome news for the seven and a half million workers currently enrolled on the scheme. While some employees in some sectors…
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REFLECT DIGITAL PARTNERS WITH FREE PARTNERS TO PROVIDE MARKETING SERVICES TO INSURANCE SECTOR
Kent-based Reflect Digital, the search agency with an obsession for human behaviour and neuro-marketing has partnered with the London-based brand and communications agency, Free Partners (Free) in order to provide comprehensive marketing services for the insurance sector. It comes at…
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BRITS CAFFEINE CRAVING INCREASES DURING LOCKDOWN
Despite many struggles for businesses around the world, the one thing that’s almost certain is a lust for caffeine. One tea and coffee supplier has seen their business sales reach new heights during the UK’s lockdown period. The Kent and…
SUPPORT FOR BUSINESS – £9.7 MILLION PAID OUT SO FAR
Maidstone Borough Council has now paid out more than £9.7 million to small businesses that qualify for the government grants. In total £28 million is due to be awarded to local businesses in the Maidstone Borough who pay business rates…
A NEW WAY TO FIND INFORMATION ABOUT SCHOOLS IN KENT
Schools In Kent is a brand new website dedicated to helping parents and students find information about local schools in Kent. If you are a teacher, headmaster, headmistress, or schools secretary you can take ownership (read about how to claim…
EY ACQUIRES KENT FIRM BREAKTHROUGH FUNDING
EY has today announced the acquisition of Breakthrough Funding Ltd, the Kent-based Research & Development (R&D) independent tax consultancy which specialises in supporting companies accessing R&D tax relief through the Small to Medium Size (SME) scheme. This bold deal, which…
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Coronavirus – How Are You Ensuring Your Kent Staff Are Protected?
8th March 2020 – At the time of writing this article, over 107,000 around the world have got Coronavirus, and there have been over 3600 deaths! In Italy 16 million people have been quarantined, and here in the UK 273…
GROUND BREAKING FOR MAIDSTONE INNOVATION CENTRE
The official ground-breaking to begin the build of the Maidstone Innovation Centre took place today – Wednesday 4 March, at the site located within the Kent Medical Campus part of the North Kent Enterprise Zone. The event marked the start…
FOLKESTONE CARE HOME – OWNER TAKES TO STAGE
The owner of a leading care home in Folkestone was a judge at one of the most prestigious industry awards schemes in the UK last week. The judging for the Great British Care Awards was held at the impressive International…
MAINSTREAM GROUP ANNOUNCES 2020 CHARITY PARTNER
The Sittingbourne based logistics and construction training and recruitment provider have selected CALM (the Campaign Against Living Miserably) as their 2020 charity partner. CALM is leading the movement against suicide, the single biggest killer of men under 45 in the…
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CANTERBURY BASED AUTHOR SHORTLISTED FOR BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS
The highly anticipated Shortlist for the Business Book Awards 2020 has been announced for top business books published over the past year. Authors, publishers and business figures gathered at a buzzing shortlist reveal party to celebrate the incredible breadth, diversity…
UK SAYS GOODBYE TO EUROPE, BEDFONT SAYS HELLO
Bedfont acquires first overseas office in Austria Bedfont, based in Kent, has purchased its first European office in Salzburg, Austria from Dr. Lahner GmbH, who was its first distributor when Bedfont began exporting in 1988. Bedfont has been in talks…
