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British manufacturing icon reborn thanks to CCW Recovery Solutions
Kent-based CCW Recovery Solutions has injected new life into a British manufacturing icon after it secured the sale of Lola Composites which went into administration nearly a year ago. Lola Composites, a composite components manufacturer supplying the aerospace, defence, communications and automotive industries, has been reborn as Forward Composites Limited, following the deal negotiated by [...]
Crowe Clark Whitehill named Auditor of the Year
Crowe Clark Whitehill, which has offices in Tunbridge Wells and Maidstone, triumphed at the 2013 FDs’ Excellence Awards, hosted by Real Business and the ICAEW. The firm, which has seen a number of award wins since the beginning of the year, triumphed in the ‘Auditor of the Year: Large Firms’ category. The FDs’ Excellence Awards [...]
Pharon Supports The Philharmonia Orchestra At The Marlowe
THE PHILHARMONIA Orchestra’s next three seasons at The Marlowe Theatre will be supported by Pharon Independent Financial Advisers Limited. Chairman of the Canterbury-based company, Roger O’Shea, and Director, Nicholas O’Shea, were at the orchestra’s latest concert at the theatre last week, which featured one of Britain’s greatest conductors, Sir Andrew Davis. Director of Residencies at [...]
Swale Pupils Enjoy Experimental Fun at Kent Science Park
35 Swale school children visited the Kent Science Resource Centre (KSRC) based on Kent Science Park (KSP) on Friday 10th May. The children, whose ages ranged from four to 11 years old, were selected following our ‘Science is Fun’ initiative which KSP sent to schools to celebrate National Science and Engineering week in March. The [...]
The “virtual Philharmonia orchestra” is proving a great success in Canterbury
Hundreds of people visited the free attraction at Christ Church University’s Augustine House over its opening weekend. Weekdays are busy with school groups from across Kent. Visitors are able to “step inside” the orchestra, and see giant live 360-degree projections of Holst’s The Planets, conducted by the Philharmonia’s Principle Conductor and Artistic Advisor, Esa-Pekka Salonen. [...]
Solley’s Gives Away Ice Cream For Charity
Award-winning dairy producers Solley’s Farms will give away ice cream at Whitefriars shopping centre in Canterbury on Thursday, May 30 from noon to raise money for the Pilgrim Hospices. The Kentish dairy experts will be handing out their delicious ice cream to shoppers in return for a donation to the charity. Stephen Solley, managing director [...]
Kent Science Park Is Forging Strong Links In CHAIN
Kent Science Park (KSP) continues to represent Kent and the South East on an international stage as a key part of the Channel Innovation Network’s second phase (CHAIN2). Representatives from KSP last week took 18 delegates from French Technology Businesses to Tech City in London, Level 39 at Canada Tower and Farnborough to network with [...]
You’re hired! Apprentice Annie joins 8point3
Dartford-based 8point3 has strengthened its team by awarding an apprenticeship to 19-year-old Annie Jones. Annie, who lives in Belvedere, also home to 8point3’s own sheet metal plant where its range of bespoke LED lighting for commercial and industrial clients is manufactured, joins the team as Business Administrator. “I started my engineering life as an apprentice [...]
HMRC Homes in on Second Property Sales
HM Revenue & Customs has set its sights on undeclared profits made from the sale of second homes, warns DSH Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors. The property sales clampdown is aimed at anyone who has sold second or additional residential properties in the UK or abroad where capital gains tax should be paid on any [...]
Jobs drive for international automotive specialist in Marden
A Kent-based international automotive business is on a major recruitment drive to find up to 50 new employees this year. And the firm believes it needs to recruit a further 100 members of staff over the next three years, to meet current and future growth. Automotive Distributors Ltd (ADL), based at Marden near Maidstone, is [...]
