We told you last month about the funbus that we funded for Bucklebury Farm Park in Berkshire. Although it was acquired from a private vendor, our National Accounts Manager on the catering side, David Gadsden, managed to secure a cool £20,000 of our resources for the bus for this popular family venue to use for … Read more
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An important aspect of Johnson Reed’s service is the ability to work with sector specialist suppliers – it’s very often through them that we arrange many of our finance deals. One such specialist is Matrix, a fitness equipment vendor with whom we have had an important partnership recently. Matrix is our crucial link to the … Read more
The Chancellor George Osborne missed an opportunity to use business rates to help small and medium-sized businesses, including indoor play operators, in the UK, says Mark Johnson of equipment finance specialist Johnson Reed. The Chancellor had been under increasing pressure from within the Cabinet to extend business rate relief beyond next year, but confirmed during … Read more
Some new research just announced has shown that many SME companies are either unaware of the avenues available for IT finance leasing, or simply haven’t considered it. At a time when budgets are severely stretched, the researchers have suggested that a lot more should be done in the industry to persuade smaller companies to appreciate … Read more
Behind every successful company these days, there usually lurks a friendly Rottweiler – someone who is firm but fair, is usually happy to stay in the background, but whose contribution to the smooth running of the operation is invaluable. We asked Carol Seery some searching questions. 1: What is your role at Johnson Reed and … Read more
Business performance these days could be equated to battery life. And we all know that Duracell’s AAA batteries last the longest. But what effect will it have on Britain’s SMEs now that the country’s credit rating has been downgraded from AAA to AA1? Will our companies still be able to perform as well as that … Read more
If you’re thinking of launching a new children’s play centre, make sure you come to Johnson Reed first. We know all the ins and outs of the soft play sector, and we can advise on the best soft play equipment finance available on the market. That’s what the Purple Monster Play Centre did recently in … Read more
Johnson Reed has a lot of experience in the medical sector. We can be relied upon to help to provide the right medical equipment finance, whatever the need. One of our specialist areas is the supply of IT hardware and software to elderly care home and care home services, where care is given on both … Read more
A client of ours is a leading supplier of soft play products. Things like multi-piece brick kits that help kids to stack, count, throw, lift, construct and build. Or themed soft play balls, on the largish size at 700mm diameter. Or ball pool balls. Do you know you need at least 2,000 balls to fill … Read more
Anyone in business will probably tell you that they seem to be facing never ending uphill battles. Unless you’re one of those rare people born with a silver spoon in your mouth, you may well spend more of your time bemoaning all the bad luck, rather than rejoicing in the good luck that comes your … Read more