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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%) of all the projects registered with Locate in Kent, were interested in East Kent, with [...]

proDAD announce latest products.

proDAD announce latest products. 1. proDAD ProDrenalin Removes Fisheye, Stabilizes, De-noises, Corrects Colour, and Adjusts Brightness/Contrast on Video Shot on GoPro® Action Cameras. Mercalli V3 SAL Adds Batch Processing, Automatic Stabilization Profile Selection, and Other Improvements GoPro Hero action cameras are billed as the world’s most versatile cameras and they are becoming increasingly popular among [...]

From Manston to the world

Kent is now connected to the world thanks to new twice daily flights from Manston Airport to award winning hub Schiphol, in Amsterdam. The launch of the KLM flights on 2 April, which will enable passengers to reach 190 destinations worldwide, was attended by representatives of the local travel trade, chambers of commerce, Visit Kent, [...]

First birthday celebration for NewBuy scheme at Kings Hill

Kings Hill homebuilders have wished many happy returns to NewBuy, the government’s scheme to help homebuyers as it celebrates its ‘first birthday’. Kings Hill New Homes, the forum which brings together masterplanning developer Liberty Property Trust UK, Kent County Council and homebuilders at Kings Hill, near Maidstone, has praised NewBuy for having a positive impact [...]

Shepherd Neame Wins Best UK Pub Company Award

Shepherd Neame’s pubs have won a top accolade at The Publican Awards 2013 held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in Park Lane. Britain’s oldest brewer fought off stiff competition to win the Best Managed Pub Company (2-50 Sites) award, given to “a highly successful managed retail estate, which has shown strong innovation and performance in [...]

Free Intellectual Property Law Seminar at KSP

Intellectual Property (IP) Law is one of the hot topics for all businesses that own and commercialise their intellectual property. In order to help businesses navigate through the difficult waters of IP Law, Kent Science Park is hosting a free event in association with experts asb law. This event is focused towards business owners, as [...]

LED lighting developments on display at Erith company

An Erith company is shedding fresh light on its business after installing LED lighting systems manufactured and supplied by Dartford-based 8point3 Ltd. Display Developments was founded in 1956 and was one of the first fabricators of sheet plastics in the South East of England. Today its product range covers point of sale displays, office products, [...]

Solley’s Real Dairy Ice Cream Reaches New Heights

Australian airline Qantas is treating its Business Class passengers to delicious ice cream from the Garden of England, made with 100 per cent Kentish milk. Award-winning ice cream producers Solley’s Farms is now supplying Qantas flights out of the UK with flavours Ginger and Raspberry, made at the company’s Ripple, near Deal, plant. Stephen Solley, [...]

Manston adds new lounge ahead of KLM service

Work is underway to create a dedicated Executive Lounge for passengers at Manston Airport in time for the inaugural KLM Royal Dutch Airlines flight to Schiphol on 2 April. The lounge, which will create a relaxing business environment for passengers before they depart, includes comfortable seating areas with sofas and chairs, a television and complimentary [...]

Havas moves to Hermitage Court

A global communications group has moved into its new offices at Hermitage Court, Hermitage Lane, Maidstone. From its new Kent offices, Havas Shared Services Ltd will continue to provide management services to the subsidiaries of Havas, one of the world’s largest global advertising, digital and communications groups, with its headquarters in Paris. The company has [...]