For more help or information on Business in Ashford you can contact Andrew Osborne Economic Development Manager by emailing the economic development team or call 01233 330310.

For more information on our partners please follow the links below:

Ashford Town Centre Partnership

This partnership organisation represents business within the Town Centre, promoting improvements to the environment, safety, accessibility and vitality of the Town. Visit the Town Centre Management website for more information about Ashford’s vibrant town centre.

Kent Conference Bureau

Kent Conference Bureau is the organisation charged with promoting the county as a first class destination for conferences, incentives, and events. The Bureau website provides information on over 50 venues within Kent and Medway that could cater for your conferences, seminars, exhibitions, and corporate events.

Kent County Council

Provides information and advice for existing Kent businesses, as well as exploring the potential for inward investment. Use the Kent County Council website to find out more about living, working and visiting Kent.

Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce

The Chamber membership organisation for the areas of Ashford, Canterbury and Maidstone, which encourages business growth and enterprise through a full range of business support services and events.

Learning and Skills Council

Responsible for funding and planning education and training for over 16 year olds.

Locate in Kent

Established in 1997, Locate in Kent is Kent and Medway's inward investment agency and provides a free, comprehensive and confidential relocation service to businesses.

South East England Development Agency

SEEDA is the Regional Development Agency for the South East and is responsible for the sustainable economic development and regeneration of the region.

Useful Websites

• Federation of Small Business - Small Business Advice 
• Remade - Creates new markets and secondary uses for recycled materials
• Tenterden Town website - Tenterden and District Chamber of Commerce
• Wye Businesses - Business in Wye

Business Premises Agents

Although we make every effort to ensure that our Commercial Property Register 20Kb PDF is up to date, we recommend that you also liaise directly with the local agents regarding commercial property to let or purchase in the borough. Below is a list of some of the agents, with links to their websites:

• Atrium Chartered Surveyors - Telephone: 01233 646465
• Colyer Commercial - Telephone: 01233 640800
• Taylor Riley - Telephone: 01233 500848
• Strutt & Parker - Telephone: 01227 451123
• Caxtons - Telephone: 01227 788088
• Cluttons - Telephone: 01622 756000
• Core Commercial - Telephone: 01892 834483
• Savills - Telephone: 01732 789750
• Hirst Commercial - Telephone: 0870 600 1234
• Martine Waghorn Chartered Surveyors - Telephone: 01622 672233