

1000TH SUCCESSFULL PROJECT MILESTONE REACHED BY LOCATE IN KENT
A German-owned specialist coin merchant’s move to Kent is the 1,000th investment project assisted by Locate in Kent since it was created in 1997. International House, Ashford, is the new home for British Numismatic Treasury, the UK subsidiary of MDM,…

FOREIGN INVESTMENT BOOSTS KENT AND MEDWAY JOBS FIGURES
More than three-quarters of the jobs attracted to Kent and Medway by Locate in Kent in the past year resulted from investment by foreign companies, latest figures show. Set a target of 3,310 jobs to be created or retained in…

DARTFORD COMPANY HAS SUCCESS ALL BOTTLED UP
A growing company that is revolutionising the way parents feed their babies has set up home in Dartford with the help of Locate in Kent. yoomi, which moved from Woolwich to the Old Ambulance Station on Dartford’s Questor Estate in…

SUCCESS FUNDING IS MUSIC TO THE EARS OF SONIC CONCEPT
A new company is aiming to make a big noise in the audio market and create up to 20 jobs from a base in east Kent with the help of advice from Locate in Kent, the county’s investment promotion agency.…

STRONG YEAR FOR LOCATE IN KENT
Locate in Kent, the county’s investment promotion agency, helped create or retain almost 3,000 jobs in they county last year, latest figures reveal. Set a target of 2,750 jobs either directly created, retained or indirectly created, for the year to…

LOCATE IN KENT FINDS RIGHT PLATFORM FOR GROWTH FOR RAILSIMULATOR
A small step to bigger offices has put a Kent software developer on track for future growth, thanks to the help of Locate in Kent. RailSimulator.com Ltd, trading as Dovetail Games, launched in 2009 to develop simulation products for train…

KENT’S THE ANSWER FOR STRUGGLING TECH CITY BUSINESSES, SAYS LOCATE IN KENT
Kent is the perfect solution for companies experiencing skills shortages and funding issues in London’s Tech City, according to Locate in Kent, the county’s investment promotion agency. The Tech City Futures Report, compiled by GfK in conjunction with Grant Thornton…

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…

LOCATE IN KENT WELCOMES EXTENSION OF HIGH SPEED RAIL SERVICES
Locate in Kent, the county’s investment promotion agency, has welcomed the news that high-speed rail services to Sandwich and Deal are to continue until October 2014. The Department for Transport announced today (Wednesday) that it was extending rail operator Southeastern’s…

LEADING GLOBAL IVF TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY ANNOUNCES EXPANSION WITH NEW UK BASE
Discovery Park, one of Europe’s leading science and technology parks has announced the arrival of Genea Biomedx, the Australian IVF technologies company to its site. Launched by world leading fertility group Genea earlier this year, Genea Biomedx is developing practical,…

KENT READY FOR ECONOMIC RECOVERY
Kent ready for economic recovery, says Kent Property Market Report With businesses reporting increased orders, millions of pounds of investment incentives on offer and with major strengths in sectors likely to grow, the county’s economy is set fair as the…

LOCATE IN KENT TO GENERATE INTEREST IN COUNTY AT WIND ENERGY EVENTS
Locate in Kent will be represented at two international wind energy events this November, promoting the county’s burgeoning offshore supply chain. Representatives of Locate in Kent will be at RenewableUK 2013 in Birmingham from November 5-7 and Offshore 2013 in…

TOWN CENTRE IS IDEAL BASE FOR SMALL FIRMS
Small firms finally have access to fully serviced offices in the centre of Sittingbourne with the official opening of the Sears Business Centre. Operated by Neville Sears of London-based Sears Communications, and established with the support of Locate in Kent,…

KENT MANUFACTURERS GET ADVICE ON GROWING AND PROTECTING THEIR BUSINESSES
Kent based manufacturers can expect to get even more advice and support to help protect and grow their businesses as professional advisers from asb law LLP and Barclays, together with representatives of UKTI, presented a positive picture at a breakfast…

OFFSHORE WIND STRATEGY A BOOST FOR KENT
The Government’s Offshore Wind Industry Strategy launched today (August 1) has been welcomed by Locate in Kent as an exciting opportunity for the county to cement its position at the forefront of this fast-growing sector. Already one of six national…

AGENCIES BOLSTER LOCATE IN KENT’S OVERSEAS PRESENCE
Locate in Kent, the county’s investment promotion agency, has appointed three agencies to help identify foreign companies looking to relocate or expand their operations. England Development Agency in the USA, Sector Marketing of Germany and Frenger in France have been…

MANUFACTURER RELOCATES JOBS FROM CHINA TO DOVER
Up to 70 new jobs are to be created after a UK-based company received the go ahead to bring part of its manufacturing back from China, and establish a new factory in Dover. Multipanel UK, a producer and distributor of…

GROWING LIFE SCIENCE SECTOR SET TO DELIVER NEW JOBS IN KENT
Kent’s life science companies are expected to create up to 500 jobs in Kent by 2015, according to research just completed by Locate in Kent, the county’s investment promotion agency, and Kent County Council. Having welcomed 35 newly formed life…

LOCATE IN KENT CELEBRATES SUCCESSFUL YEAR
Almost 3,000 jobs have been created or retained in Kent in the past year thanks to the work of Locate in Kent, the county’s investment promotion agency. In all, 2,864 job successes from 60 companies were recorded by the agency,…

JOBS PIPELINE FLOWS FOR EAST KENT
For the first time, East Kent is matching Thames Gateway as Kent’s most enquired about business location, according to the latest figures from Locate in Kent, the county’s inward investment agency. At the end of December 2012, nearly half (47%)…