Even though we only awarded funding of £3,110 to a Croydon-based housing management company for the purchase of a new boiler system, we still treated the project with a sense of urgency. That’s an aspect of the Johnson Reed service that many people have complemented us about in the past. East Grove Properties came to … Read more

Here’s another fishy story, this time from Liverpudlian, Banayiotis Zeniou. He’s been up to his ears in fish for many years, latterly importing frozen sushi, till he had a flash of inspiration and decided to open his own fish and chip shop. So, the Fylde Fish Bar, a takeaway and restaurant in Southport, was born. … Read more

We love our fish and chips. And, judging by the number of requests we get to supply frying ranges to these bastions of the catering world, so do you. But not all of our chippie owners are as hungry as others to publicise their businesses to the worldwide web audiences that view our blogs. A … Read more

With over eighteen years experience in the water purification and water testing industry, Aquatec Rainsoft is an independent family-run business that realises how important it is to keep up to date with technology. They provide consumers with a scientifically advanced water purification process that is unique to the brand, with the technically engineered ability to … Read more

Feeling peckish? If you’re in the Cheshire area you could do worse than visit one of the four carvery pubs operated by the Almond family. They’ve earned a reputation for providing top quality food and drink in welcoming, traditional and stylish restaurants. One of their establishments, the Three Bears in Hazel Grove, near Bramall, had … Read more

Shogun Embroidery Services is a new-start business based in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. They specialise in personalised clothing for the hospitality sector, so they needed to invest in an embroidery machine that would become a workhorse for the demanding needs of their customers. Johnson Reed came to their help by finding a company called Midwest Europe … Read more

As a financial ombudsman, Croydon man Stuart Mok was for many years used to dealing with blue-chip companies in South London. Then he decided to change his lifestyle for the more relaxed profession of ‘chippy owner’. And Johnson Reed helped him along the way with his new career. Stuart’s father had always owned fish and … Read more

How about this for a review of Chris’s Fish Bar in Stafford? It’s from Big Red Directory.com: “Regular winner of Stafford’s best chippy and it’s plainly obvious why… generous portions of very high quality fish and chips… just got home with haddock and chips, £4.30 the fish, £1.40 the chips and the fish was hanging … Read more

When you’re catering for the entertainment needs of young children by setting up a soft play centre, it’s crucial to invest in safe and suitable kit. In the summer of 2010, Johnson Reed was delighted to help the Treasure Chest Soft Play Centre with start-up soft play equipment finance to ensure that only the best … Read more

Baffito’s Bar & Pizzeria is an exciting new venue that opened its doors for the first time in February 2012 in Warrington Cheshire. The owners are so confident about its future that they’re planning to launch another nine over the next three years (surely not all in Warrington? It would be good to give some … Read more