BRACHERS ADVISES ON SALE OF KENT PHARMACEUTICALS
Brachers LLP advises on the €71.2m sale of the Kent Pharmaceuticals group to DCC Healthcare Brachers has advised the majority shareholders of the Kent Pharmaceuticals group on the exchange of contracts for its sale to DCC Healthcare, a division of…
ECCE MEDIA – PROTECTING YOUR DIGITAL ASSETS
Last week, web development agency Ecce Media got a call for help from a lovely chap who runs a shop in the Bromley area. His established business was about to lose one of its biggest assets – the website. The…
WINTERDALE CHEESEMAKERS, CLEANS UP AT WORLD CHEESE AWARDS
Visitors to the Winterdale Cheesemakers barn in Wrotham this Christmas can taste both gold and silver award-winning cheeses as won at the World Cheese Awards this year. Owner and cheesemaker at Winterdale Cheesemakers, Robin Betts is delighted with the results,…
BRIDGE TRUST BACKS TWO LOCAL ARKWRIGHT SCHOLARS
The Rochester Bridge Trust is supporting two outstanding local school students hoping to pursue careers in engineering. The Trust, one of the oldest charities in the country, will work with Reece McAllister, of Chatham Grammar School for Boys, and Helen…
PLANNING APPROVED FOR CATERING OUTLET AT PENSHURST PLACE
We are delighted to confirm that Penshurst Place plans to redevelop the Plant Centre area next to their main visitor entrance and Gift Shop, into a new catering outlet. The new catering outlet (yet to be officially named) will be…
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KENT SCIENCE PARK REPRESENTS UK AT DUTCH SCIENCE PARK SYMPOSIUM
The Kent Science Park (KSP) senior management team was recently invited to Holland to be the keynote speakers at the Dutch Science Park Symposium. Held across two days at sites in Utrecht and Amsterdam, the event was an opportunity for…
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CHECKMATE ACQUIRES WIND TURBINE TRAINING BUSINESS
December 14, 2012: Kent based Checkmate Lifting and Safety, designers and manufacturers of height safety and textile lifting equipment, has recently acquired the specialist wind turbine trading business of Truman & Hall Safety Training Ltd. The acquisition means that HART, Checkmate’s…
EXPORTING IS KEY TO BUSINESS GROWTH IN KENT
MP for Sittingbourne and Sheppey, Gordon Henderson kicked off the initiative in Swale at his quarterly business Q&A held at Kent Science Park by hosting over 50 local (regional) business leaders interested in learning how to export their way out…
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CREATIVEKENT APPOINTS NEW CHAIRMAN
CreativeKent has welcomed a new Chairman – and he’s used to juggling jobs. Paul Andrews is the man behind www.jobsinkent.com having built it into the county’s largest and fastest-growing Internet jobsite. As well as having a passion for business, Paul…
MPW INSURANCE OFFER ADVICE TO REDUCE RISK THIS CHRISTMAS
MPW Insurance Brokers, an independent broker based in Maidstone, has offered valuable advice to help businesses reduce risk during the forthcoming festive period. Many businesses traditionally close down over Christmas and the New Year, resulting in properties being left unoccupied…
SANTA PRESENTS KENT SCIENCE PARK CHRISTMAS HAMPERS TO DEMELZA
Employees at Kent Science Park were encouraged to give something back this Christmas, by creating and decorating hampers for families who will be staying with Demelza over the holiday period. In order to encourage people to make the best hampers…
GAMES TIME WOW FACTOR SETS STAGE FOR KENT’S OLYMPIC LEGACY
Kent’s preparation and participation in the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games wowed county visitors and residents alike, according to research by Visit Kent. A survey undertaken by the tourism champions this summer reveals that the Games and Games-related events,…
EUROPEAN RESEARCH PROJECT BUILDS KENT TOURISM ECONOMY
Kent tourism champions have marked the end of a €3 million project transforming the understanding of visitor economies across Britain and mainland Europe. The European-funded three-year Sustainable Tourism Research Intelligence Partnership (SusTRIP), led by Visit Kent and Kent County Council…
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KENT SCIENCE PARK REPRESENTS KENT AT GLOBAL FOOD EVENT
Staff from Kent Science Park recently accompanied seven companies to Paris, in order to attend SIAL – The Global Food Marketplace. The trip was organised as part of the Park’s association with the Channel Innovation Network (CHAIN2), which was established…
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BRACHERS SUPPORTS HEADWAY ‘CAREER CONFIDENCE’ PRESENTATION
Brachers, the largest law firm in Kent, has opened its doors to Headway West Kent, a national charity that works to improve life after brain injury, to host life skills courses for its members. For the past 6-weeks, the Maidstone-based…
TOXIMET SECURES £1M OF FUNDING TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND
A start-up company based on the Kent Science Park has just secured over £1million of funding, in order to expand in the global market place. ToxiMet, originally a spin-out business from the University of Greenwich, has developed the ToxiQuant instrument,…
CLYDESDALE BANK STRENGTHENS SOUTH EAST LEADERSHIP TEAM
Clydesdale Bank has announced its new senior leadership team for business and private banking customers in the South East. Paul Marshall has been appointed Head of Regional Business and Private Banking for the South East, responsible for Clydesdale Bank’s operations…
MULLED CIDER IN A COMFY SOFA – THATS MY KIND OF SHOPPING
If the thought of dragging around endless shops and battling crowds isn’t your ideal prelude to Christmas, take a detour to Lenleys in Canterbury for mulled wine & cider on a comfortable sofa. You can even claim to be doing…
VISITORS DELIVER BIG VOTE OF CONFIDENCE IN KENT
Ninety-five per cent of visitors to the county this summer rated their holiday or day trip as excellent or good, according to the latest research undertaken by Visit Kent. Ninety per cent of visitors said they are likely to return…
CHRISTMAS COMES EARLY TO BUSINESS OWNERS IN KENT
The biggest challenge for all businesses today is how to get more customers and more sales. Where do you go and how can you afford the advice? Well for businesses in Central and South East Kent, those questions have been…
