One of the county’s most prominent towns, Kettering continues its regeneration, with successful business parks close to important transport links, and a number of thriving industrial estates and retail centres. This feature focuses on the borough itself and some of the companies that are based there.
26th March 2025
OAT DRINK manufacturer Alpro has announced a multi-million-pound investment supporting local farming in Kettering. Its parent company Danone has pledged to use 100% British oats in its product,...
10th March 2025
BUSINESSES in Kettering are being urged to have their say in consultation on a new Neighbourhood Plan for the town centre. High streets across the UK face growing challenges in the form of the rise...
16th October 2024
CONTRACT hire and fleet management specialist Grosvenor Leasing has restructured its operations to support its expansion plans. Following three years of record sales that have seen Kettering-based...
17th September 2024
STAVERTON Park Hotel & Golf club near Daventry is up for sale. Specialist business property adviser Christie & Co has been instructed to market the property (pictured above), a 247-bedroom...
28th August 2024
ARCHITECTS at GSSArchitecture in Kettering are working with RAF officials and construction specialists on a major upgrade of the RAF Museum Midlands at Cosford. Plans including for a state-of-the-art...
16th July 2024
FOOD manufacturer Greggs has submitted plans to build its new national distribution centre at Symmetry Park in Kettering. The company and developer Tritax Symmetry are proposing more than 311,000 sq...
8th July 2024
PARTNER Jonathan Hunter, who has been at Northamptonshire practice GSSArchitecture for 23 years, is the firm’s new senior partner. He succeeds Tom Lyons, who retired last month. Mr Hunter joined...
3rd July 2024
by ANNIE ROBERTS WHILE the world’s greatest players bid for glory on the hallowed tennis courts at Wimbledon, Rufus, the Harris Hawk, has already nailed top seed status. The bird of prey who calls...
1st May 2024
FOUR awards in seven months… no wonder they are smiling at Grosvenor Leasing. Managing director Lee Brown (right) is pictured with Nick Hughes, chief executive of parent company The Grosvenor Group...
8th March 2024
WAREHOUSING and logistics services for seven train maintenance depots across southern England are to be delivered from Siemens Mobility’s new Distribution and Logistics Centre for Rail in...
6th March 2024
FURTHER education colleges across the region have joined forces in a campaign to bridge the skills gap. The Colleges of the South-East Midlands comprises Bedford, Barnfield, Milton Keynes, Moulton...
7th December 2023
NURTURING a diverse, equal and inclusive workplace is the subject of a film and campaign by staff at drinks can manufacturer Ball Corporation’s factory at Kettering. Their film aims to raise...
3rd October 2023
SEVEN YEARS AGO they arrived as events management students for work placements. Now Charlotte Disbury and Atlanta Benham have completed the management buy-out of their events business...
26th September 2023
KNP LOGISTICS GROUP, parent company of haulage company Knights of Old, has gone into administration. More than 700 employees have been made redundant after administrators Rajnesh Mittal and Philip...
12th August 2023
100 years ago John Alfred Gotch - ‘the man who built Kettering’ - was elected to the illustrious position of president of the Royal Institute of British Architects. It was an historic moment....
