The Diplomat Hotel near Llanelli is a long-established hotel on the South Coast of Wales, owned and run by the Jenkins family. Part of the Best Western group, considerable development has been carried out over the years. With fifty luxury en-suite bedrooms, three...
When you enjoy the kind of reputation that Champneys do, you don’t skimp on the finer details of pandering to the diverse tastes of your well-heeled guests. Known for their spa resorts and day spa offerings, they provide daily relaxation and fitness classes in sleek...
Laser lipolysis. It sounds painful doesn’t it? But we’re assured that it isn’t. This is the pioneering process of non-invasive fat reduction (actually, we believe the beauty therapy industry prefers to call it ‘inch loss’) that is being carried out in thousands of...
Fitted Furniture Solutions is a company that provides consulting services for the design, costing, procurement and installation of fitted office furniture, mainly to the public sector. Based in Accrington, Lancashire, they have over fifty years of experience in...
The post-Christmas period is always the acid test for consumer confidence in the economy, and the brief festive lull also gives a breather to business leaders to sit back and gather their thoughts for the coming year. If it’s any consolation, after all that doom and...
Gym 28 is a new-start business in Astley, Manchester. It has recently been developed by a husband, wife and son partnership that wanted top of the range equipment to be the basis of their member facilities. They approached Johnson Reed for gym kit finance in the form...
At Johnson Reed, as we’re sure you’re aware, our working lives are normally to do with raising finances. But on a sunny day last month, some of us left office matters behind and set out to raise aspirations, money and even blood pressures instead, all in aid of...
We all know that there’s nothing so nice as messing about on the river. On the River Ouse in Naburn, near York, Phil Bleakley has been messing about for some time, and a great success he’s made of it too. Naburn is the location of the York Marina, a development that...
There’s no doubt that high-end Apple computers rule the waves in many areas of commerce, especially in the advertising business. An expanding ad agency in Blackpool, WRT Group, came to Johnson Reed for some IT finance for leasing a new suite of Apple iMacs, Apple...
“Outstanding views of the Beacons – the sight of the sun setting on Pen-y-fan was breathtaking.” “The Old Ford Inn is a great place to stay.” “A fabulous cosy pub.” These are just a handful of favourable comments from Trip Advisor about the Old Ford Inn at Llanhamlach...