When we were approached by a client to develop 4 houses in the glorious seaside village of Nefyn in North Wales we knew we had a challenge on our hands. Why you may ask? Well we had an excellent client, a great location and a well funded and structured deal but the site was in … Read more
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Kenilworth is a small and historic town in the heart of leafy Warwickshire. Located right at the centre of England, it is famed for its castle which has been described as ‘the finest surviving example of a semi-royal palace of the later middle ages, significant for its scale, form and quality of workmanship’. There are … Read more
We love the diversity of businesses that we get involved with at Johnson Reed. So when we discovered Manchester’s Play Factore, we added another venue to our wish list of soft play centres that have sprung up around the country, thinking, why didn’t places like this exist when we were young? Dubbed the ‘eighth wonder … Read more
Just about as far away from the sea as you can get in this country, a life on the ocean waves is what many people must be wishing for in Dudley, West Midlands. Local couple, Spiros and Maria Bijouri however, have got a step nearer to that dream by opening a new fish and chip … Read more
Pump Gyms opened its doors in Watford in August 2011, with the ethos of ‘Low cost, high spec, any time’. They obviously have a similar outlook on business to the one we have at Johnson Reed. We know the suppliers that offer good value for money. We always advise our clients to invest in the … Read more
Tonia Schofield had to spend more than just a penny when she and her mother succeeded in acquiring a tenancy for the dilapidated public conveniences on the cliff-top in Seaham. For years an eyesore on Sunderland’s heritage coast, they have now converted the building into a thriving café that was officially opened last Easter. The … Read more
Manchester is a booming place, and we’ve worked with several companies that are helping to promote the growth of this city, notable for its culture, music, scientific, engineering, sporting and media connections. Winning Pitch is one such business. They are a specialist provider of high growth coaching services and they came to us – to … Read more
With all those artificially pumped up and preened characters in TV’s TOWIE, it comes as little surprise that there are plenty of salons in Essex offering hair and beauty treatments. One in particular came to Johnson Reed wanting funding for some non-surgical laser equipment for their Brentwood premises. We do a lot of salon finance … Read more
If someone came to you asking for a microdermabrasion system, you could be forgiven for thinking that it might be something to do with light industry – maybe a machine for removing very small scratches from the bodywork of your car. Well, you’d be in the right area, but it’s more to do with human … Read more
Research has shown that outdated software and hardware is being blamed for prohibiting commercial efficiency amongst businesses in the UK. According to a survey by Equanet, the Dixons Retail-owned provider of IT solutions, only one in five IT managers update their technology hardware annually. Forty-seven per cent of businesses wait three years before updating, which … Read more