

New Homes Development In Lenham Celebrates One Year Of Success
A housebuilder in Lenham is celebrating a successful year meeting the growing demand for new homes in the village. Westwood Park, which is set to see 70 new homes brought to Lenham by Jones Homes, has proven popular over the…

Maidstone Businessman Transforms From Solopreneur To Thriving Team Amidst Pandemic
A Maidstone businessman has defied the challenges of lockdown to go from solopreneur to moving into his first office and recruiting his fifth team member in just two months after taking an office on Maidstone Borough Council’s (MBC) Business Terrace.…

Rochester Apprentice Encourages Others To Pursue Their Career Through An Amazon Apprenticeship
An apprentice from Rochester is calling on local people and his fellow colleagues to pursue the career they have always wanted by applying now for one of over 1,000 new full-time Amazon apprenticeships available. Recruitment has started for 25 different…

Kent-Based Start-Up Reveals Brexit Woes
A UK-based online fashion business has had to invest an unexpected four-figure sum and limit itself to domestic trading so it can open its virtual doors for the first time, because of new trading arrangements within the Brexit Deal. SlowCo,…

FOUR KENT COMPANIES IN FINAL FOR NATIONAL BUSINESS AWARD
The Rural Business Awards, supported by Amazon, is the only UK-wide programme dedicated to showcasing the success of rural businesses. Kent’s businesses prepare for first ever virtual national final in first ever virtual event. Four Kent businesses are preparing to…

Top Ten Tips: Maintaining Company Culture In Remote Team
Back in the day when offices were a thing, ‘company culture’ and staff relationships were often built and solidified around communal breakfasts, Friday afternoon drinks or team days out. Whether events like these will return or are condemned to the…

New Business Network and Support Launched To Boost Green Economy
A new green business mapping and pilot support programme has been launched for the South East. The Clean Growth South East programme is led by Kent County Council, with funding secured from the South East Local Enterprise Partnership’s Sector Support…

Lincad Manufactures Power System For Railway Information Desks
Lincad is pleased to announce that it has designed a mobile power system that will power interactive information desks, initially for use in train stations across the UK railway network. The Lincad team has worked with IDEAS, a British company…

Supreme Court Ruling Offers Lifeline For Thousands Of Kent Businesses
A landmark ruling by the Supreme Court was handed down which will present a lifeline to thousands of businesses affected by Covid-19 who will now be able to claim under their business interruption insurance policies for losses caused by the pandemic. Business interruption insurance covers policyholders for loss of income during periods when activity cannot be…

Kent-based John Otterson Named Chairman of Coolair Equipment Limited
JOHN Otterson has been named Chairman of one-stop air conditioning specialists Coolair Equipment Limited. John, who was formerly Managing Director of the firm, is based at Coolair’s Maidstone office. Midlands-based Neil Gibbard has been named Managing Director. Chairman John Otterson…

Evolve Estates Acquires Kent Convenience Retail Centre
Evolve Estates, the national commercial property investment company, has begun 2021 on a strong footing, acquiring Swanley Square retail centre in Sevenoaks, Kent. The company bought the 95,000 sq ft shopping parade from U+I on an off-market basis, for an…

New Northfleet Housing Development Gets The Green Light
Plans have been approved for the construction of 532 homes at a major new riverside development in Northfleet. The new collection of homes being built by Bellway Thames Gateway will be known as Harbour Village at Ebbsfleet Garden City and…

Kent Developer Forges Set The Scene For A Post-Covid Comeback
While most companies are looking back on 2020 and the devastating impacts that Covid-19 has had on business, Tonbridge-based housebuilder Fernham Homes is forging ahead with a refreshingly positive outlook for 2021. As the new year starts, the SME, which…

Furley Page Starts New Year With Raft Of Senior Promotions
Leading south east law firm Furley Page has announced the promotion of seven talented lawyers, building on the firm’s strong performance in 2020. Solicitors Rebecca Crane, Anna Joiner and Ross Rowland have been promoted from Associate to Senior Associate, while Rosie Eastwood, Sarah Woolnough, Jamie Bourne and Rupert Cox have all been made Associates. Rebecca…

Plasterite Mouldings Launches New Website In 45th Anniversary Year
Plasterite Mouldings has kicked off the new year by launching a new website. 2021 marks their 45th year in business and the new website places increased focus on the artisan craft of manufacturing decorative plaster enrichments, such as cornice and…

IVECO Eurocargo and Daily Provide The Perfect Ingredients for Kent Frozen Foods
Kent Frozen Foods (KFF) has taken delivery of 31 new IVECOs – 13 Eurocargo and 18 Daily as it continues its 25-year relationship with the brand, which is expertly managed by partner Kent dealer, Haynes Trucks. The national food service…

Maidstone Innovation Centre – Welcomes First Tenant
Construction work of the Maidstone Innovation Centre has continued at pace at the Kent Medical Campus. The building is on course to open next summer and Maidstone Borough Council has welcomed its first tenant CREATION.co – one of the world’s…

St George’s School In Gravesend Marks £5m Construction Milestone
A secondary school in Gravesend is celebrating the latest milestone of a £5.5 million major redevelopment project to transform facilities and increase student capacity. Saint George’s Church of England School held a small-scale topping out event on Friday 4 December…

Helping Parents To Take Their Kids Out During The Pandemic
From parks to museums, you can find the perfect days out in your area with the knowledge of their covid measures. As the first lockdown eased, Stephen Ibbotson, a web developer and user experience manager, and his wife Rebecca, a…

Households Urged To Plan Ahead For Dramatic Rise In Boiler Breakdowns
With over 50% of domestic boiler breakdowns occurring between November and February*, consumers need to plan ahead to ensure that their heating systems are ready for the cold weather, according to heating experts at consumer advice specialists, The Heating Hub. After months of inactivity over the summer, the advent…