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Success Stories

Maidstone is home to many leading companies. Listed below are case studies of local success stories. 


asb Law

asb Law is one of largest regional law firms in the UK. Employing more than 200 people across its offices in the south east, it has a 100-year connection with Kent. Their new operation on Eclipse Park represents a significant step in driving forward their ambitious development plans for the future...

Clydesdale Bank

"Ideally positioned in Maidstone to support Kent’s emergent and vibrant business and professional community."...

Countrystyle Group

Countrystyle Group, one of the largest privately owned waste management and recycling companies in the South East, is continuing to expand across Kent with the acquisition of a new head office...

Courtyard Studios

Courtyard Studios, based in Hollingbourne, is Kent's premier studio and lighting hire facility, which caters mainly for stills photography and TV commercials. It has been based in Kent for over 20 years...

DHA Planning

Formed in 1986, David Hicken Associates Ltd is a major firm of regional planning specialists with 25 in-house staff serving clients throughout the UK. In 2007, DHA moved into purpose-built new offices at Eclipse Park , a new office campus located adjacent to junction 7 of the M20...

DSH (Day, Smith & Hunter)

DSH (Day, Smith & Hunter) Chartered Accountants enjoys a reputation as a firm that has close relationships with its clients built on trust, technical excellence and high quality service. ...

Gallagher Group

Based in Maidstone and trading for over 35 years, the Gallagher Group is one of the largest privately owned building, civil engineering, quarrying and property businesses in Kent. The  Group employs around 300 staff and is committed to continued investment in the environment and communities in which it operates. The Group’s heritage and culture of sustainable growth have helped to develop a unique portfolio of services and expertise which enable it to offer the best in property development, ‘design and build’ contracting, civil engineering, plant and quarrying.  Gallagher is a local producer and supplier of ‘Kentish ragstone’ aggregate and ready mixed concrete. It also produces re-cycled aggregate and operates landfill sites...

GForces Web Management

A successful web management and design company based in Maidstone which has grown rapidly since its establishment in 1999 and is now Kent’s largest and fastest growing web management company, ranked within the top 10 nationally. From 3 founding staff, the company has grown to 70 employees in 2010, servicing a client base including national and multinational automotive companies...

Maviga International

Winner of the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise – International Trade in 2009 and recently ranked 84th in the Sunday Times’ PricewaterhouseCoopers Profit Track 100, which ranks Britain’s 100 private companies with the fastest-growing profits...

The Maidstone Studios - Creative, Digital Media and Business Centre

The Maidstone Studios - Creative, Digital Media and Business Centre has been making great TV shows for more than 20 years. Originally built by TVS in 1982, the studio has become one of the UK’s leading facilities. Major investment over the last few years has included the construction of Studio 5 - the largest single studio floor in the country, capable of seating 1,000 people...

Towergate Partnership

Towergate Partnership is the largest independently owned insurance intermediary in Europe. With its central office at County Gate, Maidstone, the company now employs in excess of 4,000 people – including more than 100 in Maidstone, 30 in Whitstable and 54 in Sevenoaks...

VINCI Construction UK

VINCI Construction UK is a national construction and facilities business. It is part of VINCI PLC, a world leader in concessions and construction. VINCI PLC has a turnover of €37 billion with 183,000 employees around the world...

Economic Development Unit, Maidstone Borough Council, Maidstone House, King Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6JQ email: economicdevelopment@maidstone.gov.uk