The Wells Candle Company was founded by Leila Eldred in 2020. Over the past four years the entrepreneur has grown her business but has never forgotten that good quality products and customer relations are key. Here she tells Eileen Leahy more about her beautiful hand-poured candles and gorgeous diffusers – which will no doubt make…
Maybugs is an award-winning, independent giftware business which boasts three stores across East Sussex and has just opened its fourth one here in Tunbridge Wells. Eileen Leahy meets its founders Greg Rose and John Dale at their new Chapel Place premises to discover more about what makes Maybugs such a unique retail offering… The British…
With the very first Tunbridge Wells Business Awards taking place later this month we spoke to its organiser Jess Gibson of the TN card about why it’s so important to champion companies of all sizes in various sectors – and discover who has made the list of finalists… The Tunbridge Wells Business Awards by the…
“Our decade of success is down to our people Tunbridge Wells Business Magazine columnist Neil Simmons celebrates his recruitment business’s tenth anniversary and reveals the secrets to TN Recruits’ ongoing success. On Tuesday 4th November 2014, I walked into my dining room, which was my makeshift office, in order to start TN Recruits. My wife Chloe…
Thackray Williams is reinventing the rule book by appointing three new Managing Partners –in keeping with its ethos of putting people and innovation at the heart of everything it does. Eileen Leahy meets the ambitious law firm’s dynamic senior management team to discover why they’re breaking with convention and how their complementary skill sets will…
Gavin and Lorraine Marsh co-founders of The Diamond Setter tell Eileen Leahy how their Pantiles-based jewellery store, which opened earlier this year, has proved to be such a success and why they’re delighted to become the UK’s first official ambassadors for crystalline osmium… With its gleaming custom-made glass cabinets boasting unique glittering gems of all…
RTW Media Group is a local networking group for those working in advertising, PR, TV, radio and social and digital media. In its new monthly column we hear from one of its members, Lucy Ames, about how you can effectively leverage LinkedIn for business networking in Tunbridge Wells With 1 billion users worldwide, LinkedIn is…
Cosmetic dentist Dr Kiran Shah invites Eileen Leahy to his Molyneux Park Road practice to tell her about the specialist work he does for both his general dentistry patients and for those seeking a transformative same-day smile… Kalon Dental, which is located in the quiet leafy enclave of Molyneux Park Road, in the heart of…
Atelier de Linde is an award-winning RIBA-chartered practice which specialises in bespoke residential, commercial, educational and sustainable developments of all sizes. Eileen Leahy meets one of its co-founders Angie Pool to discover more about this female-led firm… It’s a grey, rainy Monday autumnal afternoon when I meet Angie Pool, co-founder of Atelier de Linde Architects…
Melissa Bandtock is the founder of lighting specialist lumière which offers a bespoke illumination service for both retail and trade customers. Having launched her business in lockdown she certainly knows how to stay agile, resilient and ultimately creative in business. Eileen Leahy discovers more about Melissa’s passion for what she does and why she wants…
