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Rich’s Products Ltd, the UK arm of a global food products company, has invested in a new state-of-the-art production site in Andover. The company is based in Fareham and supplies a range of food, including breads, pastries, cakes, pasta, pizzas and seafood. This new investment is intended to turn their fortunes around after “challenging conditions” in the 2016-17 year reduced its pre-tax profits by 62.9%, from &p

BT has secured a five-year NHS contract for Health and Social Care Network (HSCN) services for the South East of England.

Broadway Malyan, an architect’s practice, has relocated to a new studio in Reading as part of its ongoing £1m investment programme. The new premises are on the fifth floor of the RIBA award-winning Thames Tower building opposite Reading railway station.

A new Marks and Spencer store will be built in Maidstone, creating 300 full and part-time jobs. Maidstone Borough Council unanimously approved the plans by Marks & Spencer (M&S) and Gallagher Properties. The new outlet at Eclipse Park, near junction 7 of the M20, will span more than 84,000 sq ft and will sell clothing, household goods and food and will also feature a café. Building work is set to

Construction company GRAHAM has been appointed by Procter & Gamble to carry out a multimillion-pound design and build contract at its innovation centre in Reading. Located to the south of Reading city centre, the site has been used for industrial purposes since the mid-20th century. It most recently housed the research and development laboratory responsible for new Procter & Gamble razor products. Work

Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT) recorded more than 50,000 sick days taken in 2017-18. This is the first time this has happened since 2011-2012.

Buckingham Group Contracting Ltd, a respected principal contractor, has grown its profit by more than 20% in the last year. The contractor showed pre-tax profit of £16.7m for the year to 31 December 2017.

Wellgate Care, which provides high-end residential care services to young people and adults with special needs, has acquired Folkstone-based MNP Complete Care Group.

Aylesford-based freight and logistics company TPS Global Logistics has received a funding package worth £600,000. With this money, they are moving into new, larger premises and hiring 20 members of staff (an almost 50% increase in numbers).

Plans for transforming a nine-acre site on Sackville Road, BN3, Brighton & Hove into a a landmark £220m build-to-rent (BTR) village have been recently revealed by Moda, an owner and operator of private rented housing, and joint venture partner Apache Capital.

Multiple new jobs will be created in Brighton after household furnishings retailer Habitat has revealed plans to open a new standalone store in Brighton this October.

Companies planning to move to new offices in order to enable further growth should also consider reviewing their existing time and attendance and access control systems, with one of the latest examples coming from Surrey –based utility management company Control Energy Costs. The firm, which provides companies with a full utility management, procurement and site works service, has invested £175,000 into taking on and fitting out a 2,500 sq ft grade A office space at the Kingsgate development in Redhill, a news report has been able to