insideKENT Magazine Issue 95 - February 2020 | Page 150

BUSINESS
NEW MANAGER APPOINTED TO
LEAD PRODUCED IN KENT
The board of Produced in Kent has
announced the appointment of
Floortje Hötte who took over the
helm last month replacing Stephanie
Durling who retired in October 2019.
Floortje, previously External
Relations Officer at the Kent Business
School, University of Kent, said: “I
am very much looking forward to the
challenge of leading Produced in
Kent and further developing the
range of services, support and events
for members, as well as connecting
with the wider food and drink sector, both here in Kent and further afield.
Produced in Kent’s members, like many businesses, have been facing a degree
of uncertainty in the current political climate. We will continue to do what we
do best, which is to provide information and support to business leaders, guide
them to grow their business sustainably and access funding, and to help
build connections with other Produced in Kent members and the wider Kent
business network.”
Stephen Clarke, Chair of Produced in Kent adds: “The board of Produced in
Kent are delighted to announce Floortje’s appointment and she will bring to the
role a considerable range of skills and experience, to ensure the continued success
of the organisation into the next decade.”
2020 BEXLEY
BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS
The 2020 Bexley Business
Excellence Awards in association
with Ocado will open for
entries at a special launch
event, sponsored by Orbit, on
Wednesday, 5th February.
The 2020 launch of the awards -
now entering their eighth
successful year - will be held on
Wednesday, 5th February, from
6.30pm to 8.30pm at The Engine
House, Erith. Guests will enjoy
drinks and canapes as they hear
details of the entries categories,
and the glittering black-tie Gala
Dinner and Awards Ceremony,
which will be held in June.
Welcoming news of the launch, Councillor Louie French, London Borough of
Bexley’s deputy council leader and cabinet member for growth, encouraged
businesses to come along and find out about 2020’s exciting programme.
Councillor French said: “The 2019 Awards were a huge success, with many local
businesses and organisations crowning off a successful year of trading with a
night of celebration and fun. Entering the 2020 awards is the perfect way for
successful local businesses to raise their profile and to grow their networks. I hope
to see lots of them at the launch and at the Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony
in Hall Place & Gardens in June!”
The Bexley Business Excellence Awards are free to enter and open to all types
of enterprise across every business sector in the borough. The entry process is
easy, with businesses being able to register online and choose from business
categories that best reflect their enterprise.
If you would like to attend the free awards launch you can book online at:
bexleyawards.co.uk/the-launch
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WHITEHEAD MONCKTON
WINS CANTERBURY
CHRIST CHURCH CONTRACT
Following a competitive process Whitehead
Monckton have announced that they have
been awarded a contract with Canterbury
Christ Church University for the provision
of Landlord and Tenant property legal
services.
Dan Cowley, director of Whitehead Monckton’s commercial property team in
Canterbury and lead relationship liaison for the proposal commented: “We
are delighted to have the opportunity of working with Canterbury Christ
Church University.”
The contract will involve the provision of specialist property legal services both
within the non-contentious and contentious spheres tailored towards their profile
as a higher education institution that has Estate in Canterbury, Medway and
Tunbridge Wells.
CANTERBURY GOLF CLUB DRIVES
INTO 2020 WITH A KEY NEW
APPOINTMENT & A LEAP UP THE KENT
GOLF COURSE RANKINGS
As part of a major
reorganisation of
resources, the
Canterbury Golf Club
has introduced the new
position of director of
golf which has been filled
by 41-year-old Aaron
Galbraith, who has been
the head professional at
Sene Valley for almost
six years. Galbraith
begins in April, taking
over the running of the
golf shop and golf
services.
The appointment follows
two additions to the
club’s staff towards the
end of last year, Eleanor
Walton as clubhouse
manager and Eleanor’s
husband, Tony; who has
earned high acclaim at
Langan’s in London’s
Mayfair, the All England
Club at Wimbledon, and
in corporate catering at
Arsenal, Chelsea and
Tottenham Football
Clubs; as head chef.
A former Canterbury Golf Club member and past junior captain, Galbraith
said: “It’s great to come back after 25 years to take on this newly-created role.
I have enjoyed my time at Sene Valley but this move gives me the opportunity
to head into golf operations management, which is something I have wanted to
do for some time.”
In another positive move, the course which opened for play in 1927 moved up
from 17th to 13th place in the golf course rankings for Kent that were recently
published by Top 100 Golf Courses.