LOCAL LAW FIRM HANDS OUT TOP AWARD AT HOUSE OF COMMONS
Warners Solicitors were delighted to sponsor the Personality of the Year Award at this year’s Food and Farming Industry Awards. The Awards, organised by Farm Business were hosted at the House of Commons by Neil Parish MP for Tiverton &…
INVESTMENT BRINGS JOBS TO MEDWAY
Locate in Kent, the county’s investment promotion agency, helped create almost 200 jobs in Medway in the first half of 2013. The agency worked with five companies that invested in Medway in the first half of the year, either through…
CARE HOME GROUP JOINS PRODUCED IN KENT
Avante Care and Support has become the first residential care home group to become a member of Produced In Kent. We believe this is the first collaboration of its kind between a food group promoting local food and drink and…
SUPPORT SKILLED EMPLOYEES TO SUCCEED
More than two thirds of employers want to recruit talent from within their organisation when looking to fill key management roles. In a survey conducted by Investors in People South, 68 per cent of business people said they look at…
KSP HELPS MAKE IT A HAPPY CHRISTMAS AT DEMELZA
Tenants at Kent Science Park gave something back this Christmas by filling and decorating hampers for the children and their families who will be spending the holiday season at Demelza Hospice. In order to encourage people to get involved, Kent…
NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR ARDO UK
Frozen fruit and vegetable specialist Ardo UK is celebrating after being named the best in its field in the national Food Manufacturing Excellence Awards. The Charing-based firm was crowned Frozen Food Manufacturing Company of the Year at an awards ceremony…
CASH DONATION FOR CALDECOTT CHILDREN
Kent lawyers have pitched in to help vulnerable children go on a summer camp. The Caldecott Foundation, in Smeeth, near Ashford, has received £500 from Vertex Law, part of Cripps Harries Hall. Staff at the firm took part in fundraising…
BEST YEAR EVER FOR SCARAB SWEEPERS
Kent-based Scarab Sweepers has had its best ever year, with exports of its compact and truck-mounted sweepers at an all time high. Dave Cassingham, Scarab’s Managing Director, said: “2012/13 has been the best ever year in Scarab’s history in terms…
SELF ASSESSMENT – TOO LATE TO FILE PAPER RETURNS WARNS DSH
If you’ve not filed your self-assessment tax form for 2012/13, your only option now is to do it online, DSH Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors has warned. The deadline for paper applications passed on October 31, so those who need…
KSP’S ECO-FRIENDLY APPROACH TO WASTE MANAGEMENT
Kent Science Park has been using a machine to compact down all of its garden waste. The high-tech piece of kit has been used to reduce waste to a manageable size, so it can be left to decompose for use…
SOUTH EAST SME BUSINESS GROWTH ADVICE COULD UNLOCK MORE THAN £1BN
As the UK economy starts to show signs of recovery it has emerged that around one in six Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the South East of England have never sought advice on how to drive business growth.…
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EAST KENT SKILLS AND THE BIG BANG
A dancing robot and a cute pair of reindeers will be stealing the show at an event aimed at inspiring students’ career choices. More than 1,200 secondary school students will be inspired by businesses in East Kent during the ‘East…
DSH MAKES TREE-MENDOUS EFFORT FOR LOCAL WILDLIFE
A team of ten intrepid volunteers from DSH’s Maidstone office recently braved mud, brambles and blisters to help clear woodland for the Kent Wildlife Trust. The team joined Trust Warden, Matt Hayes, at Cromers Wood near Sittingbourne to help clear…
MISSION TESTS WATER FOR KENT BUSINESSES
A trade mission to Holland has landed back at Manston Airport after literally testing the water for its products and services. Eight local companies attended the Aquatech Trade Fair in Amsterdam on 6-7 November, where they were joined by the…
ENTITY ACCELERATE EXPANSION WITH TIGER FUNDING
Kent Science Park based information management specialists Entity are expanding both on the site and internationally, after being the only company in Swale to secure TIGER funding. After working closely with Kent County Council and strategic SME Consulting firm –…
£9.7 MILLION BOOST FOR EAST KENT COLLEGE
East Kent College has won more than £9.7 million of Government funding to develop its Broadstairs campus, bringing substantial benefits to the local area. The College has been awarded £9,736,000 by the Skills Funding Agency to upgrade its Grade II-listed…
A STATEMENT REGARDING THE PURCHASE OF MANSTON AIRPORT
(Statement issued on behalf of Manston Skyport Ltd) Following the completion of the purchase of Manston Airport in Kent, new owner Ann Gloag said: “As the new owner of Manston Airport, I am ready to work on investigating opportunities for…
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