Success Stories
Maidstone is home to many leading companies. Listed below are case studies of local success stories.
"Ideally positioned in Maidstone to support Kent’s emergent and
vibrant business and professional community."...
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...
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 Business Park, a new office campus located adjacent to junction 7 of the M20...

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. Current or recent project examples include, Cornwallis Academy, Grain power station, Kings Hill infrastructure, Eclipse Park offices, Horton Park (a state-of-the-art organic farm) and a park project for Dartford Borough Council. For further information visit www.gallagher-group.co.uk or call 01622 716543...
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...
Capricorn Productions has been based in Maidstone for over 18 years.
Long term Maidstone resident Colin Farley established the company in
1986, initially to make video programmes to promote environmental
issuses and complementary health, both subjects in which he takes an
active interest...
"Maidstone is central for our Kent client base and yet within easy
reach of our London clientele." ...