IN THE #METOO ERA, CAN BUSINESSES STILL USE NDA’S TO SETTLE EMPLOYEE DISPUTES?
The use of so-called Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) has been making headlines recently in the wake of the #MeToo movement. A host of celebrities and business leaders, including Harvey Weinstein, Philip Green and President Donald Trump, have been accused of using…
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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. …
KENT’S ONLY NETWORKING GROUP FOR PR PROFESSIONALS LAUNCHED
Kent’s first networking group specially for Kent’s PR and Marketing professionals has launched – headed up by two of the county’s industry women. The PR Crowd was set up to serve PR professionals working across the county. The brainchild of…
GRADUATES SOUGHT AS SOLICITOR OPENS APPLICATIONS FOR TRAINEE PROGRAMME
One of Kent’s leading law firms is offering ambitious graduates the chance to kick-start their legal careers. Furley Page is now accepting applications for its highly-regarded Trainee Solicitor programme and successful applicants will start their training in September 2021. Furley…
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…
NEW MD BRINGS FOCUS TO STAGECOACH SOUTH EAST
‘Connecting the community and putting people at the heart of the business’ is the mission of Joel Mitchell, newly appointed Managing Director at Stagecoach South East. With 20 years’ experience in the transport sector, Joel joins Stagecoach from c2c Rail where he…
WORKSHOPS OFFER KENT BUSINESSES ESSENTIAL INSIGHTS IN CHANGES IN EMPLOYMENT LAW
Business leaders and HR professionals can gain valuable insights into the latest changes in employment law when a popular series of breakfast workshops returns to Kent in May. Leading Kent law firm Furley Page will once again host the workshops, in partnership with Kent…
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…
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT MAKES MAIDSTONE SPARKLE
The Maidstone Business Improvement District (BID) has launched a specialist street cleaning service in Maidstone town centre. The service, which is the second initiative to be funded by Maidstone BID, will provide additional cleaning to the BID area to ensure an…
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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…
MID KENT COLLEGE TO HOST OPEN EVENT
University-style education in the heart of Maidstone MidKent College to host Open Event for adult students, apprentices and businesses MidKent College, one of the largest further education and training providers in the South East, will be opening its doors later this month to give visitors the opportunity to…
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…
LASTING POWER OF ATTORNEY REFUND
Local residents who have made a recent Lasting Power of Attorney urged to check eligibility for a refund, as £77 million is still unclaimed Kent law firm Furley Page is urging local people to check their eligibility for a lasting power of attorney (LPA) fee refund, after almost two million…
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ALDI OPENS NEW £50M DISTRIBUTION CENTRE IN THE SOUTH EAST
Aldi opens its 10th UK distribution centre creating 400 new jobs £50m facility in Sheppey will serve Aldi’s growing customer base in South East England A further 130 new stores are set to open across the UK throughout this year…
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…
