Archive for the ‘Kent Business News’ category
Jobs pipeline flows for Locate in Kent following agreement with UKTI
A partnership between Kent’s inward investment agency, Locate in Kent, and the government body charged with attracting firms to the UK is proving to be a success. Locate in Kent signed a memorandum of understanding with UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) in the autumn of 2011, in which the two organisations agreed to work together [...]
Locate in Kent welcomes new board member James Speck
Investment promotion agency Locate in Kent has added Kent Science Park’s James Speck to its board of directors. James, who joined the Sittingbourne-based business park as Site Director in December 2007, was appointed to the board at a recent meeting. He is currently responsible for providing the leadership and direction of his team to ensure [...]
Award Winning Kent Invention Helps Kenyan Farmers
Alexander K Bushell, Managing Director of Boundless Horizons, based at Kent Science Park, has just returned from Eldoret, Kenya – where he has successfully deployed the company’s Solar Grow 1 (SG1) system. SG1 is both an innovative mobile germination and seedling plant factory as well as a ‘hub’ of useful services to the local agricultural [...]
Plans submitted for new Next concept store for Maidstone
Next have announced that following local consultation prior to Christmas, a planning application has now been submitted to Maidstone Borough Council to bring one of the company’s brand new concept Home and Fashion stores to Maidstone at Eclipse Park, close to Junction 7 of the M20. Iain Allsop, Regional Estates Manager, at Next said: “We [...]
Crowe Clark Whitehill helps brew up business buyout
After starting work at Reginald Ames during his school holidays back in 1997, Nick Gandon is now the proud owner of the tea importer-exporter and wholesaler following a management buyout. The half million pound management buyout, struck with the help of national audit, tax and advisory firm Crowe Clark Whitehill, has seen Reginald Ames relocate [...]
Regional Growth Fund offers more cash In Kent
A new round of the Regional Growth Fund has been announced with a Kent recipient of financial support being heralded as a great example of what the government’s support is seeking to achieve. Business Minister and MP for Sevenoaks, Michael Fallon encouraged firms to apply after meeting the management team of H V Wooding at [...]
KLM offers promotional fares to Manston passengers
With the imminent arrival of twice daily flights from Manston to Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, international business travellers can now book flights and connect to many of the 190 destinations served by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines at special introductory prices. And with every business looking to save money, flights from Manston are set to prove [...]
Crowe Clark Whitehill tops charity league table
Crowe Clark Whitehill, a leading national audit, tax and advisory firm and not-for-profit specialist with offices in Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells, has topped the 2012 Charity Audit Survey league table, ranked by audit fees, for the fourth consecutive year. The annual survey, run by Charity Finance magazine, draws on responses from the charity audit market, [...]
Buzzlines Launches Eurostar Holiday Connections
Leading coach operator Buzzlines has introduced a number of luxury continental touring holidays to its diverse 2013 programme thanks to a unique road/rail travel alliance with Eurostar. Buzzlines’ new Eurostar Connection programme features relaxing summer vacations to scenic destinations across France and beyond including Reims and the Champagne region, Auxerre, The Loire Valley, the Costa [...]
EcoVillage Launches Cucumber Catering In Swale
After being named Best Small Business at the 2012 Swale Business Awards, Kent Science Park-based Café EcoVillage are looking to capitalise on their success in 2013 and have launched the catering side of their business – Cucumber Catering. Looking to quite literally drive their business forward, you’ll shortly see them zipping around Swale in the [...]
