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Panattoni secures major name for Sittingbourne

Panattoni, the largest logistics developer in the UK and Europe, has attracted leading parcel delivery company DPD to take a bespoke, built-to-suit facility at Panattoni Park Sittingbourne.

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Servo Private Wealth achieves CISI Chartered Firm status

Servo Private Wealth, a West Sussex-based specialist independent financial planning business, has been awarded the prestigious CISI Chartered Firm status by the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI).

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CEF’s TechTalks heads to Kent this October

UK multi-channel electrical distributor CEF is bringing the fourth series of its award-winning TechTalks to Kent Event Centre, Kent on Friday 18 October 2024.

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Kent Crisps secures partnership with Elite Pubs

Independent crisp manufacturer Kent Crisps has secured an ongoing partnership with Elite Pubs, a dynamic collection of 14 pubs, bars and restaurants across Kent and East Sussex.

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Wiltshire Farm Foods Eastbourne drives towards a greener future

Wiltshire Farm Foods Eastbourne has acquired a fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) to reduce carbon emissions and protect the environment whilst its drivers carry out the important work of delivering meals to some of society’s most vulnerable.

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The final stage on the rules for Tipping and gratuities

New rules to ensure fairness and transparency around handling tips and gratuities will soon go live for hospitality and other service sector businesses.    New rules to ensure fairness and transparency around handling tips and gratuities will soon go live for hospitality and other service sector businesses.  These are designed to ensure an even-handed approach […]

Expert Comment Kreston Reeves

Business credit scores matter

Business and supplier relationships are crucial for success It is a relationship defined, amongst many other factors, by payment terms, credit control and, in some instances, offering customers a line of credit.  But not all businesses are created equal, and it can be difficult to determine how a relationship might develop. For all businesses beginning […]

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Juxtaposed border controls cause concern

Kent has always been unique in the eyes of its residents. However, post-Brexit, we now have a more significant relevance in that we have two of the UK’s three juxtaposed borders. This may lead you to ask: what are they and why does it matter? In our case, a juxtaposed border is where another country […]

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The latest Future Skills Forum

Young people don’t know what they don’t know, and this is particularly true for insights into careers – one reason why the latest Future Skills Forum, born out of the Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP), was a great place to launch a suite of new localised careers factsheets, aimed at young people, careers advisers and […]

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Future of the economy

The British Chambers of Commerce manifesto sets out a clear plan for sustainable growth for the next government. We want to build an economy that has the green transition at its core, with a workforce fit for the future, living in thriving local places and powered by businesses that are globally facing and digitally enabled. […]

Expert Comment Maxim

Great marketing is at the core of Apple’s success

In my first job, back in 1986, I was handed an Apple Macintosh Plus, with only 1 MB of RAM and an 800kb hard drive. It immediately connected with me, and I was hooked after I wrote my first-ever press release on it. Since that day, most of the tech I use at Maxim’s office […]

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Panattoni secures major name for Sittingbourne

Panattoni, the largest logistics developer in the UK and Europe, has attracted leading parcel delivery company DPD to take a bespoke, built-to-suit facility at Panattoni Park Sittingbourne.

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Servo Private Wealth achieves CISI Chartered Firm status

Servo Private Wealth, a West Sussex-based specialist independent financial planning business, has been awarded the prestigious CISI Chartered Firm status by the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI).

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CEF’s TechTalks heads to Kent this October

UK multi-channel electrical distributor CEF is bringing the fourth series of its award-winning TechTalks to Kent Event Centre, Kent on Friday 18 October 2024.

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Kent Crisps secures partnership with Elite Pubs

Independent crisp manufacturer Kent Crisps has secured an ongoing partnership with Elite Pubs, a dynamic collection of 14 pubs, bars and restaurants across Kent and East Sussex.

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Wiltshire Farm Foods Eastbourne drives towards a greener future

Wiltshire Farm Foods Eastbourne has acquired a fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) to reduce carbon emissions and protect the environment whilst its drivers carry out the important work of delivering meals to some of society’s most vulnerable.

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Midnight Communications joins Certified B Corp community

Brighton and Hove-based B2B PR agency Midnight Communications is now a Certified B Corporation (B Corp), joining a global community of for-profit businesses that have pledged to use business as a force for good.

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Opening date announced for The Ivy Canterbury Brasserie

The Ivy Collection has announced the opening of The Ivy Canterbury Brasserie on 29 October 2024, marked by a town crier parade through the heart of Canterbury.

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South East business confidence remains strong despite stutter

Business confidence in the South East fell one point during September to 47%, according to the latest Business Barometer from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking. 

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Cleankill Pest Control technician wins UK’s top pest controller

Cleankill pest controller Josh Bates has been named ‘Pest Controller of the Year’ in the 2024 National Pest Awards.

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Network Plus acquires Sussex-based Littlewood Group

FRP Corporate Finance has advised Sussex-based Littlewood Group on its sale to utility and infrastructure service provider Network Plus.

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Boost for businesses as cafés and pubs increase in Newhaven 

Newhaven Enterprise Zone has welcomed the arrival of a raft of pub and café openings in the town this year, which will give both businesses and residents more choice.

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Surrey’s CREST Business Awards end after four years

The CREST Business Awards programme, Surrey’s only green business awards, has announced its closure after supporting sustainable business practices in the region since 2020.

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