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Growth in essential work
July 2010
While everyone seems to be talking about cuts and downsizing it is heartening to hear of a business that is actually expanding. Over the past five years Centrex Maintenance of Chartham, Kent has grown from nothing to a 50-strong workforce, and is now recruiting again.
“We specialise in those essential jobs that most people don’t give a second thought to …
The Budget Q&A with Tony Skelton
June 2010
At a business forum recently Tony Skelton, as a long-standing member of the Kent business community, was asked to give his views on the economic outlook following this first coalition budget.
Tony, what’s your immediate reaction to the 2010 coalition budget? When you’re in the business of renting property to other businesses, as we are, you are directly affected by how well the business market as a whole is doing.…
Servicing your Car with a Smile
May 2010
Oak Motors have been based at the Stour Valley Business Park for nearly 20 years. As a family business, they pride themselves on giving a personal and friendly service and, although the recent recession has meant they have had to look carefully at all their operations to keep competitive, they have managed to retain a loyal customer base and are starting to see business growing again. …
Going Back to their Roots
April 2010
The green shoots of recovery are bursting out in bloom at the Canterbury Chartham Garden Centre on the Stour Valley Business Park. Since taking the strategic decision to go back to their roots and focus on the core business of gardening the Garden Centre has seen a significant increase in visitors – as evidenced by how full their car park is these days!
And they are successfully turning more visitors into more income – confirming the change in strategy was the right call. Formerly known as Wyevale …
Sandwich Town Centre Restaurant
March 2010
This newly refurbished restaurant is now available to rent in the bustling, historic town of Sandwich. The property at 10 New Street was formerly the Greyhound Pub, but has been extensively refurbished to provide an ideal setting for a new restaurant or wine bar. …
Hope View School Expands
February 2010
Hope View School, based at Stour Valley Estates' site at Chilham Country Park, is expanding. Leasing an additional 15,000 square feet of land adjacent to its existing site, the school plans to have its new facilities in place by the autumn term.
Operated by Carmichael Education Ltd, Hope View is an independent school providing educational opportunities for young people …
Ideal Location for Waterside Books
December 2009
Waterside Book Services Ltd is just one of a number of companies that have found CT3 Business Park at Aylesham to be an ideal location.
Waterside Books supplies books and travel publications to customers in the tourism and travel industries, including the cross-channel ferries and cruise ships departing from Kent’s ports. The company helped to pioneer the supply of books for sale afloat and then diversified into providing…
Help from flexible rentals
November 2009
With the financial markets only just beginning to recover from their global meltdown and other sectors of the economy left reeling from the recession, times are hard for businesses of all sizes today. As one of Kent’s leading commercial and industrial property development firms, Stour Valley Estates is in a position to help firms to survive the short-term effects of the recession and benefit from the recovery to come.…
Finding room to move
October 2009
Just 7,800 square feet remains unlet and is ready for occupation at the CT3 Business Park at Aylesham – Unit 7. It's an impressively large space, but it has been built to allow divisions to accommodate smaller users, if required. It would be true to say that businesses, in the recession, seem to be looking to downsize rather than up, but that situation will not last forever, and there are already positive signs of movement in the market…
Storage problems solved for Pilgrims Hospices
May 2009
Pilgrims Hospices has a new specially fitted out warehouse thanks to Stour Valley Estates.
The new building is on the Stour Valley Business Park, Chartham, just behind Wyevale Garden Centre. Retail Manager Eddie Bradley said they had a secure lock-up storage unit on the site when the one next door became empty. …
Sound reputation reaps rewards
April 2009
Stour Valley Estates has clocked up more than 35 years of working in the East Kent area and is still very much a family business.
At the helm is Tony Skelton fully supported by the rest of his family and in particular his two sons Simon and Timothy. “We have worked hard together to build up a reputation for providing quality accommodation in a range of locations in town, out of town centres and in the countryside…
High specification for new tenant March 2009
A specially fitted out building is underway to accommodate Stour Valley Estates’ latest tenant on its CT3 business park at Aylesham.
InHealth Sterile Services Ltd had very special requirements because of its extremely high standards as a major supplier of sterilised linen and instruments to NHS hospitals…