Case studies
24 Hour Company
24 Hour Company, a US based company that assists businesses prepare bid-winning graphics proposals for government and defence contracts, chose Kent as the business location for its first UK office.
Comma Oils
Comma Oils decided not to move from Kent to Le Havre in France thanks to a funding package from the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) organised by Locate in Kent.
Ecoffins
Ecoffins, a leading manufacturer of eco-friendly coffins and part of parent company SAWD Partnership, was awarded a grant of up to £50,000 by the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) under the Grant for Business Investment scheme, to assist its expansion in Sittingbourne, Kent.
Ecologia
Ecologia, a consultant and contractor in contaminated land and ground water remediation was founded in 2000 at Kent Science Park.
Ecoprocess
Waste management company Ecoprocess decided to undertake an expansion programme to create 50 jobs after agreeing to base its UK headquarters at the Questor Business Park in Dartford, Kent.
Envirogroup
In April 2007 biodiesel manufacturer, Envirogroup expanded its operations in Kent to a new site in Faversham with the help of Locate in Kent.
Global Expense
GlobalExpense, the UK’s leading provider of expense management services, relocated its receipt auditing facility from London to Kent Science Park, Sittingbourne in 2008, with assistance from investment promotion agency Locate in Kent.
Go Response
When Go Response chose Kent Science Park as its new home in 2004, better overall quality of life and access to a loyal, local workforce were high on the list of factors influencing the decision to set up its call centre operation in Kent.
INOTherapeutics
Saving the lives of neonates – babies aged between one and four weeks old – is a major focus of INOTherapeutics, based at Kent Science Park, near Sittingbourne.
Laing O'Rourke, Construction
Laing O’Rourke is one of the biggest names in construction. With contracts to build Terminal 5 at Heathrow, the new Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh and Basingstoke’s brand new shopping centre, the drive for efficiency, lean management and innovation is a paramount priority.
Murex Biotech ( Laboratories)
Locate in Kent with a number of other partners including KCC, SEEDA, Dartford Borough Council and the Environment Agency, played a vital role in encouraging Murex Biotech to increase its investment in Kent during 2003.
NorthWise Services
NorthWise Services (NWS), with headquarters at Kent Science Park, in Sittingbourne and other offices in Belgium and Hungary, was established in 2001, building on a strong foundation of very extensive experience by its directors in the pharmaceutical CRO and other industries.
Sota
Established in 1989, specialist IT services provider, Sota Solutions Ltd, relocated to Kent Science Park in 2003, after delivering a project to expand the availability of Broadband Internet access at the site. Thanks to Sota, Kent Science Park is now probably the best connected business location in the region, and is fast becoming a magnet to bandwidth-hungry businesses and organisations.
Thintech Online
Thintech Online, a company providing virtual desktop solutions for businesses, moved to Medway in August 2009. Now with headquarters at the Innovation Centre Medway in Rochester the company, initially run from home, has employed 7 new staff and now looks after five Kent-based clients, which cover 100 computer users.
Thomas Pink
World famous shirt tailor Thomas Pink has opened a new warehouse and distribution centre in Thames Gateway Kent.
Thoroughbred Genetics
Dr Stephen Harrison’s combined a passion for flat horseracing and his genetics degree to launch a business at Kent Science Park in 2000. Thoroughbred Genetics undertook a six-year study into DNA analysis to identify of the ‘speed gene’. It developed its 1st Blood™ product whose genetic data effectively ‘fast-tracks’ horses possessing or passing on the right performance gene combinations.
Vanquis Bank, Financial Services
A reputation as one of the best call centre locations in the UK has inspired FTSE 100 company, Provident Financial plc, to open its Vanquis Bank call centre at Chatham Maritime Business Park in Medway.
Vivacta
Using its patented technology, Kent–based Vivacta is developing a medical device to enable GPs and nurses to test blood samples without leaving their surgery. Later on it intends to introduce systems targeted at acute care in Hospital ER units.