Banstead

Personal Agent Lettings and Management Team are the 'gold winners' at the British Property Awards.

Reigate

You Personnel offer a fresh approach to recruitment and recognise and support initiatives to utilise part-time professionals across all industry sectors.  They work with experienced candidates who no longer wish to commute to London, want to work beyond retirement age, or parental/personal constraints may mean they are unable to work full-time.  Contact Denise Greenwood for more information.

Just Group Plc have been short-listed for Best Equity Release/Lifetime Lender in the Mortgage Strategy Awards 2020.

Just Group Plc have also been short-listed for Risk Management Provider of the Year at the Pensions Age 2020 Awards.

Jellyfish won Online Analytics and Measurable and Strategic Thinking at the Drum Recommends Digital Awards 2019.

Jellyfish has also acquired award-winning creative agency Social Life in their continued expansion

Redhill

Morrisons Solicitors have completed the acquisition of Wheelers Solicitors who are one of the largest solicitors practices in the Blackwater Valley area.
This is a continuation of the growth of Morrisons across the region, the addition of offices in Farnborough, Fleet and Ash Vale extends their each and consolidates their position as one of the leading firms across the South East. The four Wheelers Partners and their team (totalling 40 people) cover a wide range of services to businesses, individuals and families. The combined teams will give clients access to a greater depth of resources.

The economy of the South East of England is larger than those of Scotland and Wales combined. The South East’s transport network is nationally and internationally significant, including the country’s two biggest airports, many of its busiest motorways, several major ports and crucial railway links to London the rest of Britain and to mainland Europe. Pressure on this infrastructure network means it needs innovation, insight and investment for the South East to continue to flourish.

There is currently no existing single body which plans strategic transport across the South East. Transport for the South East (TfSE) meets that need by forming a partnership of representatives of 16 transport authorities and five local enterprise partnerships. It aims to integrate different modes of transport so that journeys by road, rail, air and sea work more smoothly together. TfSE intends to submit a proposal to government to become a statutory body, which can then bid for government funding.

Transport for the South East held a consultation on its 30-year draft Transport Strategy between 10 October 2019 – 10 January 2020.

The draft Transport Strategy is available to view on the TfSE’s website.

We are living in a fast moving and changing world – this can be exciting but also scary and challenging.  

Leadership and career coach Tracy Clark will show how to unlock your true leadership potential and proactively create the change and success that you want for yourself and your business. There are some vital ingredients to creating change including gaining clarity, confidence and courage and the catalyst for this change lies in ensuring that your mind-set is aligned with the change you want. 

Sue Jenkins, Director of Kaizen at Surrey & Sussex NHS Trust will share her experience of leading change in turning around East Surrey Hospital to outstanding.

This event is always popular, book your space now.

In 2020, YMCA East Surrey celebrates its 150th anniversary in Redhill. That means 150 years of supporting the vulnerable and the disadvantaged in our community.

From humble beginnings all those years ago, they have grown and changed, becoming the vibrant local charity they are today.

YMCA impact in 2018/19

To mark this special anniversary, they would love local companies to get involved with them.

A Charity of the Year Partnership is a great way to take part in something fun or challenging, while making a real impact within the community. It is also about so much more and can involve using your skills and expertise, volunteering and teambuilding. They can develop a tailor-made package of activities or challenges to engage and motivate your teams, bringing lasting benefits to your business and the community.

• Team and individual challenges
• Large scale community events
• Volunteering opportunities
• Positive public relations
• Community engagement
• Staff engagement

Everything you raise will go directly to one of their projects, whichever most closely meets your company’s objectives and interests.

To get started, find out more  or email Josie Chalmers

A 108,193 sq ft last mile facility in Surrey has been bought as part of a wider £51m deal.

Oxenwood Catalina – a joint venture between Oxenwood Real Estate and Catalina Holdings (Bermuda) – has snapped up four last-mile logistics properties, with the other three being in London and Manchester.

In Redhill, Oxenwood has bought a 108,193 sq ft facility on Bonehurst Road for £17.25m. DHL Supply Chain is the tenant.

The deals increase Oxenwood's investment in logistics to £183m since the company announced in March the repositioning of the business with a £200m increase in capital from the its long-time investment partner, Catalina Holdings.

Co-founder Stewart Little said: "Urban locations continue to be a focus for the business and these four additions represent excellent value-add opportunities in their markets. With lease structures that allow us to access the strong rental growth in their locations, the assets will be strong contributors to the portfolio.

"Playing to our strategy around power, the buildings have exceptional supplies for their size and location, which will future proof their appeal to occupiers and potentially drive further returns."

Oxenwood was advised by Cogent Real Estate on the Redhill and two London transactions and by M1 Agency on the Manchester deal.

Borough News – the council’s residents’ magazine – is delivered direct to over 65,000 homes twice a year, offering unbeatable coverage across Redhill, Reigate, Horley, Banstead and the surrounding villages.

Take a look at our brand-new media pack for information on our borough, residents and advertising options, with prices now starting from £200.

Get in quick for the last few Spring 2020 spaces – or start forward planning for Autumn – by contacting Hannah Reay today.

Are you  a food and drink producer, business, farmer, visitor attraction, accommodation provider, rural community organisation or public body in the Coast to Capital LEP area?

With the deadline to submit an Expression of Interest fast approaching, the Rural West Sussex Partnership is hosting two workshops providing an opportunity to find out more about the capital grant funding that is currently available to support business growth and productivity and to develop or  improve the rural tourism infrastructure within the Coast to Capital LEP area.

Meet representatives of the Rural Payments Agency/DEFRA, the Coast to Capital Growth Hub, and the Rural West Sussex Partnership from 10.00am to 12.30pm on Friday 10^th January 2020 at The Victory Hall, Balcombe followed by a sandwich lunch.

At the workshops, you can find out if you are eligible and how much funding your business or organisation could receive from the capital grant funding opportunities. The RDPE Growth Programme, which currently has an Expression of Interest deadline of 16 February 2020 offers Food Processing, Rural Tourism Infrastructure, and Business Development funding with a minimum £20,000 grant.  The Coast to Capital Growth Grant Programme 2019-2020, with a minimum grant of £40,000, will help fund capital projects to improve productivity and introduce innovation. The funding teams will be able to advise what is best for your business and for the project requiring funding.

Afterwards, you can stay for a sandwich lunch and network with the other attendees or meet the representatives for a 1-2-1 discussion about your particular capital funding needs and any questions you may have about the application process.   

Friday 10 January 2020 from 10.00am – 12.30pm

The Victory Hall, Stockcroft Road, Balcombe, West Sussex  RH17 6HP

Book your place