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Sponsors
KEiBA is sponsored by the following companies and organisations :
Kent Film Office
Category: Best Business from the Creative Industries
The Film Office assists productions wishing to film in the county by finding suitable locations, putting them in touch with relevant organisations such as district councils, police and highways, providing crews and facilities, and by being a general source of information for their filming needs.
Read MoreKent’s creative industry plays an important part in bringing substantial economic benefits to the county through employment, production and ancillary spend, as well as training opportunities. The Kent Film Office sponsors the Creative Industries category, because KEiBA gives us the opportunity to celebrate the achievements of the many excellent creative businesses in Kent.
The Kent Film Office is proud to be sponsoring the Best Business from the Creative Industries category as part of the KEiBA 2010. Kent's Creative Industry plays an important part in bringing huge economic benefits to the county through employment, direct spend and training opportunities. We believe in promoting our Creative businesses and KEiBA gives us a chance to celebrate those companies and toast to their future successes
The Kent Foundation
Category: Young Entrepreneur of the Year
The Kent Foundation is a Kent based charity, committed to helping young people start up in business. We target our services to young people throughout the County to ensure they get the support they need to be successful in starting and growing a business.
Read MoreOur aim is to support the economic development of Kent and how better to do this than to harness the enthusiasm and creativity of Kent’s young people.
We are delighted to sponsor this award to help recognize, highlight and celebrate young entrepreneurs with real potential.
Young business people deserve to have their achievements recognized. This award will attract attention and support from the business world, industry and the press. It is a great opportunity to acknowledge what is being achieved by Kent for Kent in Kent. I am inspired by young people interested in enterprise, and am looking forward to finding out more about Kent's young entrepreneurs.
Skanska
Category: Young Entrepreneur of the Year
Skanska is one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups with expertise in construction, development of commercial and residential projects and public-private partnerships.
Read MoreSkanska has a successful history in the development of key projects for the local Kent economy, including the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, the Channel Tunnel Rail Link at Ashford, Ebbsfleet International Railway Station, the A2 road-widening scheme from Pepperhill to Cobham, the North Kent Police Station in Gravesend, and many others.
In 2009, Skanska won the “Top Gold” award at the Kent County Show for its creation of an “Education Garden”.With a field of competitors of such high calibre, KEiBA proves the depth and breadth of quality within the Kent business community. We recognise the importance of supporting and promoting local businesses, and are proud to join with KEiBA in this effort.
Southeastern
Category: Beat Leisure and Tourism Business
Our ‘vision’ is to be “A growing railway for a growing region”
We’re the company that provides train services in Kent, south-east London, and part of East Sussex.
Read MoreWe’re part of Kent, providing an important service for many people who live and work here. With 179 stations across our network, as well as depots and offices, we’re a large employer in the area.
Southeastern provides a service for the whole community and has a role to play helping economic regeneration and revitalisation of some parts of the region.
Southeastern is delighted to be sponsoring the award for Best Leisure and Tourism Business. We provide transport across Kent, parts of East Sussex and into London and as such, perform a vital service in supporting local and national tourism. December 2009 saw the introduction of our high speed services, bringing London and Kent even closer together and opening up access to the rest of the country. Our high speed service compliments our mainline and metro services, meaning we can now give even more choice to our customers who choose to use us for their leisure and tourism needs. By sponsoring this award Southeastern wants to highlight the importance of the leisure and tourism industry in Kent and the opportunities available for such business by achieving the accolade of Kent Excellence in Business.
