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US firm buys science park
12 January 2016A business estate for technology companies has been sold to a US private equity company days after it was put on the market for £95 million.
Science park director to step down
10 January 2016The site director of Kent Science Park, home to more than 60 technology companies, is to retire at the end of next month after eight years.
Supermarket deal prompts huge losses
08 January 2016An electronics firm lost nearly £6 million last year after it over-stretched itself with contracts to supply energy-saving lighting to Morrisons.
New contracts bring end to 'difficult year'
06 January 2016An energy efficiency firm has won projects to install LED lighting worth over £1.5 million as its boss hails the end of a tough trading period.
Trade mark attorneys launch practice
05 January 2016One of Europe’s largest patent law firms has opened an office in Kent.
Medical manufacturer fighting fit
07 December 2015A medical device designer and maker has secured two manufacturing contracts worth £3 million over the next two years.
Science park expansion in doubt amid sale
03 December 2015Plans to create 4,150 jobs may have been shelved as the owner of a business estate put the site and four others up for sale.
Vietnam War victim's new lease of life
30 November 2015A woman who suffered horrific burns as a girl is being treated with the help of a firm in the county.
Storage firm out in the cold
30 November 2015A family-owned cold storage builder watched operating profits melt by nearly £1 million last year as margins were squeezed.
Picturing a gap in the market
27 November 2015A teenager has launched the new must-have smartphone gadget allowing budding photographers to take detailed photos of tiny objects.
BT dials in millions to Kent economy
24 November 2015The economic contribution of the telecoms and broadband giant has been revealed in a new report.
'Don't be deterred by attacks'
23 November 2015On a visit to Kent, a Bank of England policy chief has urged exporters to act like it's “business as usual” after the Paris terrorist attacks.
New app helps smokers quit
17 November 2015Smokers can stub out their cravings with a device linked to their mobile developed by a manufacturer in Kent.
Help to survive Mobilegeddon
27 October 2015Changes to Google's ranking system mean many firms are losing customers without knowing it.
The tide is high
05 October 2015Mobile data and software firm Crimson Tide has revealed pre-tax profits more than doubled in the first half of the year.
Retailer signs delivery-tracking contract
17 September 2015A delivery-monitoring technology developer has won a £1.1 million contract over three years with one of the country’s leading retailers.
Takeover lights the way
03 August 2015An electronic component firm aims to prove the ability of its energy-saving products using technology from an information business it has just bought.
Data company harnessing the internet
28 May 2015A data company is transforming the finance industry, and may change other sectors too.
Next gen engine technology made
28 May 2015The next generation of diesel engine technology is being made at a sparkling new laboratory in the global headquarters of Delphi.
Supermarket contract lights the way
17 February 2015An electronic components firm has earned a contract with supermarket giant Morrisons to install LED lighting in its buildings - and has raised £1.45m.
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