Here’s another fishy story, this time from Liverpudlian, Banayiotis Zeniou. He’s been up to his ears in fish for many years, latterly importing frozen sushi, till he had a flash of inspiration and decided to open his own fish and chip shop. So, the Fylde Fish Bar, a takeaway and restaurant in Southport, was born. … Read more
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We love our fish and chips. And, judging by the number of requests we get to supply frying ranges to these bastions of the catering world, so do you. But not all of our chippie owners are as hungry as others to publicise their businesses to the worldwide web audiences that view our blogs. A … Read more
With over eighteen years experience in the water purification and water testing industry, Aquatec Rainsoft is an independent family-run business that realises how important it is to keep up to date with technology. They provide consumers with a scientifically advanced water purification process that is unique to the brand, with the technically engineered ability to … Read more
Feeling peckish? If you’re in the Cheshire area you could do worse than visit one of the four carvery pubs operated by the Almond family. They’ve earned a reputation for providing top quality food and drink in welcoming, traditional and stylish restaurants. One of their establishments, the Three Bears in Hazel Grove, near Bramall, had … Read more
Shogun Embroidery Services is a new-start business based in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. They specialise in personalised clothing for the hospitality sector, so they needed to invest in an embroidery machine that would become a workhorse for the demanding needs of their customers. Johnson Reed came to their help by finding a company called Midwest Europe … Read more
We did a case study back in February about TaxAssist Accountants, a Yorkshire-based franchise operation that offers their accountancy skills specifically to small businesses and taxpayers needing help with their tax returns in the UK. We’ve just offered some of our own IT finance assistance to one of their 220 branches with yet another finance … Read more
We had a feeling that we were backing a winner recently when we arranged camera finance for some kit for a local photographer. Based on the outskirts of Manchester, James Russell Photography specialises in creating eye-catching commercial imagery. Working right across the North West, he crafts unique bespoke photographs for use in the PR, corporate, … Read more
At Johnson Reed, we’re just as interested in helping out with the smaller finance needs of companies as we are with the big boys. A recent example saw a small high street butcher coming to us because he needed some new mincing equipment. We understand the needs of caterers and the food retail sector, as … Read more
As a financial ombudsman, Croydon man Stuart Mok was for many years used to dealing with blue-chip companies in South London. Then he decided to change his lifestyle for the more relaxed profession of ‘chippy owner’. And Johnson Reed helped him along the way with his new career. Stuart’s father had always owned fish and … Read more
How about this for a review of Chris’s Fish Bar in Stafford? It’s from Big Red Directory.com: “Regular winner of Stafford’s best chippy and it’s plainly obvious why… generous portions of very high quality fish and chips… just got home with haddock and chips, £4.30 the fish, £1.40 the chips and the fish was hanging … Read more