“Fast Food in the Spotlight” will be on centre stage, presented by Friars Pride, while the exhibition will bring in exhibitors to demonstrate new and existing products and innovations. There will also be a live cooking demonstration, as well as many new products to sample.

There will be a number of Seminars at the exhibition, including:

• Improve your profits with Drywite – Martin Clark
• Portion control through packaging – Duncan McLean
• How to maximize and present your menu – Mark Petrou
• Using technology to connect with your customers – Caye Wan

We’re looking forward to the exhibition later this month, and we hope to see you there!

At Johnson Reed we are experts when it comes to financing Fish and Chip Shops, and for providing Fish & Chip Shop Equipment Leasing. For more information, give us a call on 0161 429 6949.

The event, organised by Henry Colbeck Limited, sees over 2,000 visitors attending and usually includes over 500 owners of fish & chip takeaway restaurants from all over the UK.

We’re looking forward to this latest chip shop exhibition, and we hope to see you there!

At Johnson Reed we are experts when it comes to financing Fish and Chip Shops, and for providing Fish & Chip Shop Equipment Leasing. For more information, give us a call on 0161 429 6949.

Sole Restaurant is located at the base of a new contemporary 7 storey building which adjoins to a four storey weaver cottage dated back to 1712. Head Chef of Sole Restaurant is Simon Salt, winner of Lancashire Chef of the Year three times, and quarter finalist of Professional Master Chef.

Simon was introduced to Johnson Reed by the supplier of the sound system, with a requirement to finance £20,000. After detailed discussions with Johnson Reed, Simon realised we were the right company to provide all of the catering finance and furniture finance, because the current provider is not an established operator in the leisure and catering equipment sector.

Johnson Reed financed £20,000, allowing Simon to keep valuable cash reserves back to ensure a flying start in 2012.

We were thrilled with our Christmas Party held at the Sole Restaurant, the food and environment were fantastic, and we highly recommend to all fish lovers.

You can find Sole Restaurant on Facebook

We set up an IT equipment leasing deal to finance new Dell servers on an ongoing basis when required. 1st Easy’s deal came with a complication, Dell have stringent invoice instructions which hamper the speed at which 1st Easy can get new servers. To combat this, 1st Easy pays directly to Johnson Reed and then we go and buy the servers from Dell, fulfilling their invoice requirements instead of 1st Easy having to.

This benefits them by allowing them to get the servers quickly, just when they need them. The Sale & Leaseback deal is a huge benefit to 1st Easy because it means they don’t have to pay a deposit and the speed of turnaround is higher than buying direct.

Stephen Bell, Director of 1st Easy, commented that he trusts Johnson Reed to fulfill their IT leasing requirements, and we both look forward to a continued successful working relationship.

We provided the Laundry equipment, including Washers and Dryers, to a Care Home which has 24 en suite rooms, originally purchased in September 2009. With a significant refurbishment running into 2012, the Care Home needed a cash-light way to finance the new equipment they need. That’s where Johnson Reed’s Laundry equipment leasing comes in.

This equipment will reduce their laundry costs as they current use other contractors who are significantly more expensive.

Introduced through an approved supplier, one of the UK’s largest frying range manufacturers Hopkins Catering Equipment Ltd, a family business in Leeds.

Johnson Reed financed Sean with his mother and father, all of them acting as a guarantor in a new start partnership business for a Chip Shop on a housing estate around the corner from Sean’s house in Runcorn.

Once Sean spoke with Johnson Reed director Mark Johnson and explained the opportunity, Mark and Sean met for a hands-on site visit to formally understand Sean’s business rather than request a full business plan, because Sean had no experience in writing.

Johnson Reed’s proven common sense underwriting provided Sean with £29,100 + VAT of chip shop equipment leasing for a new frying range, counter, and catering equipment. Johnson Reed used their own funds to facilitate this to ensure the vendor was paid on time and the customer’s conditions were kept to a minimum.

Sean commented that the business started with very little investment due to its great location and assistance from Johnson Reed, and that he couldn’t have done it without them. No other finance has been taken, Sean’s only commitment are the chip shop equipment lease and building rent.

When the opportunity came around for Sean to lease the property next to his home address Sean jumped at the chance due to its prime location. Sean had been paying the landlord for over 12 months before he secured the correct A5 planning required to open the chip shop. It came as a great relief when Sean could open his doors and finally get the till ringing.

Anthony Jewell, Director of Anilox Laser Technology, had secured a silent partner to back him and his new idea and his 30 years in the industry to set up this new business. After several failed attempts with other IT leasing companies, Johnson Reed were able to provide finance for the Danish machine at 190,000 Euros. Anthony obtained letters of intent from major accounts to help underwriters.

Anthony opened his doors for business in November 2011 after a personal investment of £100,000. He was introduced to Johnson Reed through a mutual IFA Graham Prest, who is delighted that his introduction had enabled the client to start their own business from scratch.

Anthony commented that the services Johnson Reed provided were invaluable and with the current banks not looking to provide assistance, his business would not have started without the help of Johnson Reed’s IT equipment leasing.

The play center will be located underneath the ski slope and will have the UK’s largest slide. The million pound project has had assistance from JR to help with the customer’s cash reserves. Johnson Reed facilitated a quarter million pound of tax-efficient leasing including soft play finance, catering equipment leasing, and furniture.

The net result is that business will be open to the public in Q1 of 2012… to be continued.

While we can’t discuss the details too much at this stage, we have been asked to help secure financing a new community-led leisure complex at the football ground, which will include a brand new state-of-the-art gym, soft play area, sports rehabilitation center and cafe.

Due to open in Q1 of 2012, Johnson Reed have been involved in the funding of all the above equipment through our panel of specialist lenders.

The Community Trust will be located within the back of the stand, and also has the space to rent units to community based projects. There have already been a few charities interested in taking space in the new area.

What sort of financing do you specialise in?

We are equipment leasing specialists, we deal primarily with sourcing funding for equipment and asset procurement. Equipment leasing is designed to provide businesses fixed term finance with fixed repayments and offer maximum tax relief (90% of the times top 100 companies use leasing).

We also have experience working with Franchises. Our experience in this sector is second to none and has enabled us to help many different sectors including – but not exclusively – in the fast food, retail and catering sector. Clients we have helped start in business include: Costa Coffees, Cash Generators, Bargin-Booze, Tax Assist Accountants, Cartridge World and Drain Doctor.

What types of companies do you work with?

We work with all sorts of companies – from transportation providers, media companies, catering, chip shops, construction companies, mechanics, IT companies, drainage companies, medical organisations, professional bodies, public sector organisations (such as educational institutions, healthcare, etc.), restaurants, salons, soft play centres, and more!

In fact it’s safer to ask which types of companies won’t we work with, and that list is not large. We feel there is a solution for most problems, which is why we have a reputation for being able to help almost any company with their equipment leasing needs.

Why would a company typically come to you?

Our team of equipment leasing specialists appreciate each and every business is individual. This drives our acceptance ratios to the highest levels and ensures we can report back to you with finance acceptances within 2 hours in many cases.

We only allocate one account manager to help you through the process from start to finish, you wont be talking to a different computer every time you call us!

Why is equipment leasing a good route for businesses seeking finance?

We offer all forms of finance but we believe the greatest benefits in most situations is offered by leasing. equipment leasing allows you to increase your profitability while reserving working capital, it aids cash flow by letting you have the equipment today without affecting the company’s cash reserves. We offer “pay-as-you-use” contracts, where you pay for the equipment as it’s used and spread the cost through its working life, perhaps over three to five years. Rental equipment is fully tax deductable too, benefiting businesses. There are so many more benefits to equipment leasing, which can be found on our website.

How has the economy affected a business’ ability to secure financing?

In these unsure economic times many businesses are unable to secure financing. Whether it’s for new equipment, or expansion, it’s proving difficult to secure financing through traditional means, namely banks. That’s where we come in. We provide financing for projects and businesses that banks won’t even touch. We can provide equipment leasing for items which have no resale value, making them worthless to banks. We call our unique approach Quirky Kit Finance.