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A haulage firm that traded from depots in Plymouth and Didcot has gone into administration after it suffered from financial problems, a recent news report in the local business media has been able to suggest.

Plans for a major mixed-use development including almost 1,000 new homes in the Kent seaside town of Herne Bay have been lodged with the local authority. Canterbury City Council has received and validated a hybrid planning application for up to 955 new dwellings on land to the west of Sweechbridge Road, Hillborough.

A professional services firm has outlined plans to expand its operations in Reading by taking up additional office space which will enable it to grow its local workforce to more than 600 employees, a news report has been able to suggest.

Plans for a major mixed-use development including hundreds of new homes on the outskirts of Canterbury has been submitted to the city council, a recent news report in the local media has been able to reveal.

Multiple jobs have been saved as a commercial vehicle rescue business has been rescued out of administration, a news report in the local business media has been able to reveal. J&A Recovery Ltd, which recovers lorries, coaches and similar vehicles in the west London area near Heathrow Airport, entered administration on 9 June with the appointment of Sean Bucknall and Andrew Watling from corporate recovery specialist Quantuma.

More than 30 new jobs will be created after a chicken wings specialist chain has opened a new restaurant in a shopping centre in Hampshire.

Plans for £500m scheme in Reading, which will include hundreds of new homes, a convention centre and a mix of retail, leisure and hotel space, has been given the go-ahead, a news report in the local media has suggested.

Plans for building a new £50m health and life sciences facility have been given the green light, a recent news report in the local media has been able to suggest. Both Wokingham and Reading borough councils have approved the application for a four-storey building; the creation of a new entrance and external works to the Philip Lyle Building; and associated landscaping and car parking at Whiteknights campus.

Up to 600 new jobs are set to be created after plans for a life sciences hub in Sussex have been given the go ahead, a news report can reveal.

A rapidly-growing bank has revealed plans to create 500 jobs across the South East this year to support its rapid growth, according to business media reports.

Better technology will represent the most important contributor for business growth for South East businesses in 2017, according to Barclays’ annual SME Hopes and Fears Index. The index, which asks decision makers of UK SMEs which factors they expect will help and hinder growth in 2017, said the availability of better technology is the most important contributor for business growth for South East businesses in 2017. More than four in ten SMEs expect it to be the most positive opportunity for 2017.

Companies that decide to relocate to new headquarters should also consider reviewing their existing time and attendance and access control systems in order to decide whether they’re fit for purpose on their new premises or whether a tender for replacement solutions should be put out.