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With an address like Ironworks Road, Barrow-in-Furness, you’d think that Johnson Reed have started supporting heavy industry. Finance for a new strip rolling mill perhaps? Or a few forges for the ship making industry? That’s the address of printers HSP Milners, a much more delicate business. Heavy machinery for printing, yes. But getting to the … Read more

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190 Degrees West is a good clue as to the geographical location of one of the many fish and chip shops for which we’ve provided our specialist lease financing. It’s the name of a chippie at Sennen in Cornwall, only a couple of miles from Land’s End. Hence the name of the shop. Once again, … Read more

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We just love fish and chips at Johnson Reed. And it seems the rest of the nation does as well. A new survey has revealed that 70 per cent of local chippy businesses are stating that turnover is the same as, or increased on, last year. The survey, conducted by CS Marketing Consultants, shows that despite … Read more

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If you’re a global leader in powertrain solutions to the automotive industry, it may come as no surprise that the management of one Bradford-based company also believes in providing some ‘power training’ facilities for their staff as well. BorgWarner have offices across the globe, but their head office building is in Bradford where they offer … Read more

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In a world that appears to be constantly obsessed by coaching – football coaches, tennis coaches and Team GB Olympics coaches have all hit recent headlines – it might be more logical for today’s business owners to consider a different type of coach, if only to guide us out of this seemingly never-ending recession. Sue … Read more

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Pump Gyms opened its doors in Watford in August 2011, with the ethos of ‘Low cost, high spec, any time’. They obviously have a similar outlook on business to the one we have at Johnson Reed. We know the suppliers that offer good value for money. We always advise our clients to invest in the … Read more

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Research has shown that outdated software and hardware is being blamed for prohibiting commercial efficiency amongst businesses in the UK. According to a survey by Equanet, the Dixons Retail-owned provider of IT solutions, only one in five IT managers update their technology hardware annually. Forty-seven per cent of businesses wait three years before updating, which … Read more

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Neuromusculoskeletal physiotherapy. Now there’s the name of a profession that doesn’t trip lightly off the tongue. But however complex the needs of the medical, scientific or professional sectors, we take it all in our stride at Johnson Reed. That’s why Sarah Lawson and Paul Martin have come back to us again for more equipment for … Read more

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Johnson Reed has joined forces with Indoor Play, the website and magazine for the indoor play sector, to promote the concept of asset finance to their 1,600 play operator and supplier subscribers around the country. Indoor Play have said “We all know the challenges one faces when talking to UK banks, but if they don’t … Read more

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Across the UK, more and more businesses are taking responsibility for what they consume, together with its resultant impact on the environment. This is particularly evident in the printing industry, where measures taken include using vegetable-based inks as standard, use of recycled paper, and utilising bio-degradable laminates. One printer in particular, Spellman Walker, even has … Read more