Month: September 2023
Mayo Wynne Baxter announces Chichester merger and 12 new roles
Sussex law firm Mayo Wynne Baxter is expanding its presence in the South East, following a merger with Chichester firm Pure Employment Law. The union will see Pure Employment Law become part of the Mayo Wynne Baxter brand, adding a new office hub in Chichester, four team members and around £500,000 in additional turnover to […]
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Tech talent
Jolene Bullock, service director at ADM Computing wants to empower more women and girls to start a career in tech
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Sussex-based digital marketing agency scoops UK Agency Award
Smart Monkey Marketing, which specialises in B2B SEO for professional services, the built environment and workplace services, recently won a prestigious award at the 2023 UK Agency Awards. Winning the award for ‘Best New Business Campaign (Small)’ at the annual event, the agency celebrated its work with one of its newest clients, Oven Rescue. This […]
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Embridge Consulting receives ERP Today Awards commendation
Business transformation consultancy Embridge Consulting, headquartered in Gravesham, Kent, is celebrating its commendation for the ‘Customer Hero Award’ at The ERP Today Awards 2023. The ERP Today Awards and Fundraiser recognise excellence across the enterprise technology industry, celebrating leadership, innovation and customer success within organisations of all sizes. This year’s winners were announced on 14 […]
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Sussex-based Identity announces partnership with Turner Prize 2023
Identity, the global event agency founded in Sussex, has announced its partnership with Turner Prize 2023. The prize, named after the great painter J M W Turner, is now in its 38 year and continues to grab international attention and stimulate discussions well beyond the art world. The British artists on this year’s shortlist are […]
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Functional business: IT support
Tech experts share their advice on all things business IT
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Knights opens flagship office in Brighton
Professional services business Knights has opened its new flagship office in Brighton ahead of plans for further growth across the South East. The move is a significant investment in Knights’ team of more than 200 professionals in Sussex and the South East, providing multiple services to business clients alongside premium advisory services to private individuals. […]
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Furley Page appoints newly qualified solicitors
Kent-based Furley Page has welcomed newly qualified solicitors Sam Perry and Tom Swann to its ranks, following their completion of the law firm’s trainee solicitor programme. Sam graduated from the University of Warwick in 2018 with a first-class law degree and joined Furley Page in 2020. He joins the firm’s Vulnerable Client team, working with […]
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Historic Kent pub restored for village
A historic public house in Elham, Kent has reopened following a major refurbishment, with its new owners Contemporary Pubs fulfilling their promise to restore the much-loved pub for the village. The Grade-II listed 15th-century pub, The Kings Arms, is operated by Contemporary Pubs, the team behind the award-winning success of The Marquis of Granby, Alkham […]
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Altnets continues expansion and opens new Brighton Marina office
Telecoms supplier Altnets is joining the Brighton Marina Development, moving to a new, bigger office to support its growing team. The new office provides the team with a contemporary and conveniently located place to work and meet with customers and suppliers. As the business grows, Altnets continues to focus on benefiting its local community, providing […]
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Kent virtual assistant business recognised by Small Business Saturday
Pink Spaghetti PA Services in Margate has been selected as one of the nation’s 100 most impressive small firms by the Small Business Saturday UK campaign. Pink Spaghetti PA Services Thanet and Canterbury, a virtual assistant business that provides admin and marketing support to small businesses, was founded by Vikkie Richmond in 2020. Following a […]
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Reflect Digital launches digital skills conference for South East students
Kent-based search agency Reflect Digital is encouraging schools across the South East to sign up for its annual digital skills conference, which aims to inspire students about the opportunities in the digital industry. The conference, Aspiration Digital, which was founded in 2018 and previously held at Maidstone Grammar School for Girls, is being held at […]
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That’s a rap
Rap Interiors delivers a modern, flexible design for Albion Fine Foods’ brand-new warehouse and office premises
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Kent’s Keaveney Plant Hire expands fleet
Kent-based Keaveney Plant Hire Ltd has added a state-of-the-art Suction Excavator to its fleet, thanks to financing from Paragon Bank. The plant hire specialist, based in Ashford, secured £450,000 from Paragon’s SME Lending Construction team to acquire the new asset, helping it to meet escalating business demands and expand its service offering. The firm’s managing […]
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Half of young workers claim they ‘work better alone’ rather than in a team
Over a third of Gen Z professionals (37%) have reported that they do not enjoy working in a team setting, with almost half (49%) stating that they ‘work better alone’, according to Robert Walters. A further 62% of professionals state that the biggest impact to Gen Z’s entering the workforce is the decline in collaborative […]
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Start Up Loans hits £1bn milestone of loans to UK small businesses
Start Up Loans, part of the British Business Bank, has delivered more than £1bn of loans since its inception in 2012. The loans have been issued to 105,109 businesses, at an average of £9,547 per business. Of those loans, the South East has received more than £110m in 10,639 loans across the region. The average […]
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Salary freezes and restructures rife amongst South East mid-market as high rates bite
New research from Grant Thornton UK LLP’s Business Outlook Tracker finds that rising interest rates and high costs have pushed many South East businesses to review their spending, freeze pay increases and restructure their operations in a bid to manage their finances. The survey of 54 South East mid-sized businesses finds that 56% have already […]
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Kent hotel recognised as one of the best in the country following major investment
An evening of celebration marked a multi-million-pound investment in one of the South East’s flagship hotels, now officially recognised as one of the best in the region. The Dover Marina Hotel and Spa has been named as a ‘Best Western Premier’, which puts it in the top rank of the brand’s flagship hotels nationwide. The […]
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Housebuilder bolsters community investment in Aylesham, Kent
Barratt Homes has recently handed over its most recent Section 106 funding to Dover District Council (DDC). The funds, totalling £208,000, were agreed as part of the ongoing development at Aylesham Village, with the next Barratt Kent phase of the development due to launch later in the year. The most recent payment by Barratt Homes […]
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Local charities and groups receive funding from Gatwick Airport Community Trust
Good causes across Surrey, Sussex and Kent were celebrating this week after Gatwick Airport Community Trust announced the recipients of thousands of pounds of funding. Money went to more than 100 groups and charities across the region, which will be used to carry on essential work during the cost-of-living crisis. Every year, The Gatwick Airport […]
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Dorking-based Unum UK joins the fight against period poverty
Employee benefits provider Unum UK, based in Dorking, is joining the crusade against period poverty by teaming up with community partners the Hey Girls network to launch a period dignity scheme across its UK sites. As of today, Unum UK will be stocking free, sustainable products in all bathrooms to help reduce period poverty and […]
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Opus Business Advisory Group warns of ‘sharply deteriorating’ retail sector finances
Research by Opus Business Advisory Group has shown that the overall financial health of the UK’s retail sector has dropped by 10% in just the past 10 months alone. This comes as the Insolvency Service confirmed that retail insolvencies in the first half of 2023 were 61% higher than the last comparable period, the first […]
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Sittingbourne urban warehouse development makes progress
Arax Properties, in partnership with Eurazeo Real Estate, has announced the steel frame of its new urban warehouse development in Sittingbourne, Kent has been completed. Saxon 53, a 53,000 square foot speculative warehouse development, is one of the only such developments of its size in the whole of the South East. Strong demand has meant […]
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Record success for Charles Russell Speechlys in Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2023
Charles Russell Speechlys’ Guildford office has received outstanding endorsements in the Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2023. The Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2023 is a prestigious directory that ranks the very best lawyers, accountants, private banks, wealth managers, trust companies and other professional advisers for private wealth work globally. Significantly, Charles Russell Speechlys is […]
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Staines office park now fully occupied
The prominent Lotus Park riverside office development of 103,000 sq ft in central Staines Upon Thames, Surrey is now fully let. The final space, a 9,479 sq ft ground floor office suite, was taken by Chubb, part of APi Group, a leading provider of fire protection and safety solutions. Property consultancy Vail Williams acted for […]
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A winning formula
Flo Powell and Alex Hankinson, the joint managing directors behind Midnight Communications, are passionate about helping businesses shape up and succeed
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Market-leading local businesses to join forces
Kent-based Britannia Materials Handling has merged with Bronze Mechanical Handling in Essex to form one of the largest forklift truck organisations in the South East. Britannia Forklifts director Chris Slater said: “This is the culmination of an ongoing co-ownership process which has seen both companies working ever-more closely together to create a single entity. “We […]
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Finalists for CREST23 Business Awards announced
CREST23 Business Awards has announced this year’s finalists, shortlisting businesses of all sizes that are leading the way for the green economy in the face of the current economic crisis. This year’s entries posed a challenging task for the prestigious panel of judges of environment and business leaders, as well as leading academics in the […]
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Panattoni keeps top spot in European league table
For a record seventh consecutive year, the company behind the £180m investment in Panattoni Park Aylesford has been ranked Europe’s top logistics developer, with Kent playing an important part in its success. In the last three years, Panattoni has successfully delivered more than 86 million sq ft of logistics, warehousing and distribution space in 302 […]
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Award-winning local restaurant owners take over Pantiles Bar & Café
Murat Askin, Tess Kerslake and Lukas Barauskas, the team behind the award-winning TN1 Bar and Kitchen on Monson Road in Tunbridge Wells, have now taken over the Pantiles Bar & Café, situated on the historic Colonnade in The Pantiles, Tunbridge Wells. Lukas, who was already head chef and business partner at the Pantiles Bar & […]
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