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Panattoni, the company behind the investment of more than £400m in two major Kent warehousing and distribution parks, has been ranked Europe’s top logistics developer for the eighth year in a row.

In a strong demonstration of confidence in demand for high-level planning advice, DHA, one of the South East’s largest independent planning and highways consultancies, has recruited six graduate planners, an apprentice, and added three people to its senior management team.

A Kent family business is playing its part to help recycle some of the 250,000 tonnes of used coffee grounds the UK produces every year to make our daily cappuccino, latte or flat white, with the launch of a countywide scheme.

The work being done to address skills shortages and grow the Kent and Medway economy has been praised by the Minister for Skills at the Department for Education.

A final decision is expected this autumn on the Lower Thames Crossing with news of discussions that bode well for October.

Leading Kent resource management group, Heathcote Holdings in conjunction with its Plant Hire Division has acquired Maidstone-based Four Jays Group, to create what is thought to be the South East’s largest family-owned toilet, welfare and commercial hire companies.