190 Degrees West is a good clue as to the geographical location of one of the many fish and chip shops for which we’ve provided our specialist lease financing. It’s the name of a chippie at Sennen in Cornwall, only a couple of miles from Land’s End. Hence the name of...
Banks are under pressure to increase lending to business owners, but many feel that the system is still hampered by traditional procedures that can be detrimental to the final outcome. It’s evident that, by approaching an independent finance house like Johnson Reed,...
We just love fish and chips at Johnson Reed. And it seems the rest of the nation does as well. A new survey has revealed that 70 per cent of local chippy businesses are stating that turnover is the same as, or increased on, last year. The survey, conducted by CS...
Over the years we’ve become known for our expertise in niche financing, or ‘quirky kit finance’ as we like to call it. One such area is the catering and hospitality world and the recent addition of Dave Gadsden to the Johnson Reed team has greatly strengthened this...
It’s always nice to be able to report that new members of staff have joined a company, especially in these times when all we seem to hear about are redundancies. And it’s even better when they come as highly qualified and experienced as Dave Gadsden who joined Johnson...
If you’re a global leader in powertrain solutions to the automotive industry, it may come as no surprise that the management of one Bradford-based company also believes in providing some ‘power training’ facilities for their staff as well. BorgWarner have offices...
For a long time the country has been lauding the praises of the ‘baby boomer’ generation of the post-war years. But now it seems that the baby boomers have suddenly turned into pensioner bloomers. The government can’t afford their upkeep, and nobody wants to look...
Did you know that it costs £15,000 to buy a HydraFacial Tower? No, neither did we until we looked into things in more detail for our client, Orchard Aesthetics in Henley. Anti-aging skincare is big business, especially in America where they call it ‘cosmeceuticals’....
It’s far from child’s play when you decide that your dream business is going to be a kids play centre. The owners of Bizee Kids Indoor Adventure Play and Party Centre in Wigan decided that they wanted to do things properly. And that meant some heavy investment in...
If you’re a company specialising in steel erections and you’re looking for a construction finance deal, come to Johnson Reed and you’ll find that we’ll rise to the occasion. That’s what we did recently for a construction firm in the Midlands. When it does get the...
