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10 May 2019
BBS Scoops Up Awards from its Maidstone base
BBS Construction Limited has been awarded Construction Project of the Year 2019 by Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce for its new Hush Heath Winery building, and the same project has been shortlisted for five further awards including for the National Federation of Builders, Constructing Excellence SECBE and KEiBA.
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17 Apr 2019
Planning permission granted for Innovation Centre at KMC
Planning permission has been granted for Maidstone Borough Council’s proposed Innovation Centre at Kent Medical Campus, part of the North Kent Enterprise Zone.
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12 Apr 2019
M&S signs lease on new J7 store
Marks & Spencer has signed a lease on its flagship store at Eclipse Park, Junction 7 of the M20.
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01 Apr 2019
Town centre set to sparkle
Businesses in Maidstone will benefit from a new specialist street cleaning service which has just been launched as part of the town centre’s Business Improvement District (BID).
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25 Mar 2019
Bridging the gap between innovation and success - new artwork celebrating Maidstone’s commercial history is unveiled at The Business Terrace
A new 100ft ‘commercial and innovation’ timeline has been unveiled at The Business Terrace.
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25 Mar 2019
Kent County Show Enterprise Zone
Following the success of last year, the Kent County Show will again be providing an exclusive opportunity for 10 Kent-based start-up businesses to be a part of our Enterprise Zone at the 2019 Kent County Show. Successful applicants will be given a 3m x 3m pitch free of charge. This is a fantastic opportunity to showcase your new business at one of Kent’s largest three day Shows.
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01 Mar 2019
UK’s largest commercial broker trade body launches finance platform
NACFB unveils findsmefinance web portal to help close funding gap
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27 Feb 2019
Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme – Brief to Businesses
The national Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme (SVPRS) was set up by the government in February 2014. The scheme involves taking particularly vulnerable refugees straight from the Middle East and resettling them in the UK. Kent has committed to offering a home for 130 families under the scheme by 2020. 70 families have been placed by early 2019.
