KIB Newsletter May 2020

Nim’s Fruit Crisps

Nim’s is based in Sittingbourne and produces an exciting range of healthy air-dried fruit and vegetable crisps which it sells in British supermarkets and to a range of overseas customers. The company recently launched a new range of edible teas. We’ve had the privilege of taking members of the Nim’s team to international trade shows and networking events through the ISE Project and there has always been huge interest in the innovative range of healthy products. Well done to the team for their creativity and hard work!

Please click this link to visit the Nim’s company website.

Priority Freight:

Dover-based Priority Freight specialises time-critical freight and logistics and works in particular with the automotive and aerospace sectors. It ships everything from small components to fragile prototype parts and large volume shipments. Over 70% of the company’s turnover now comes from overseas sales rising from £8m to £56m in just six years! The company’s specialism in contingency logistics is now providing valuable assistance to getting PPE supplies to the UK. Well done to the team for its hard work and well-deserved recognition!

Please click here to visit the company’s website.

Exports accelerate at supercharged speed during lockdown for Canterbury-based ‘Agora Models’

Agora Models, a new Kent-based scale model business, is seeing a surge in sales and a demand for more products, more quickly, as it acquires customers from 25 countries across the globe. This reflects the company’s unique offering and growth potential in the scale modelling and hobbycraft sectors. The company is enjoying accelerated sales as customers look for new ways to spend their time during the lockdown.

Agora Models launched in December 2019 with a stunning replica 1:8 scale model of the ‘one-and-only’ Shelby Mustang GT500 Super Snake. The original car recently sold for a record $2.2m at auction. Sales of the model took off in the UK and the US following a highly targeted digital marketing campaign. The launch was followed up in March 2020 by a second launch – a 1:2 scale model of the T-800 made famous by Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Terminator movie. Orders have surged as news of these models, available for the first time in many markets, has spread via social media. Although concentrated in the UK and the US, customers are now placing orders from a total of 25 different countries including Brazil, Canada, Australia, Russia, France, Germany, Spain, Finland, Norway, Mexico, Singapore and Azerbaijan.

Liam White, Agora Models founder, said “We are having some really interesting conversations with our community and there is no doubt that the scale-model hobby is light relief from the stresses we all face today. We are just so proud and happy to be able to put a smile on our customer’s faces, providing products and service that is extremely appreciated by the community”.

James Franks, managing director, said “Digital marketing is even more effective now, when everyone is at home. We knew we had to double down on our marketing efforts rather than stop the business as the economy and other brands pulled back on their marketing. You don’t have to be Amazon to succeed at ecommerce”.

Click here to visit Agora Model’s website

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‘SME COVID-19 Webinar Series’ for UK businesses

The Department for International Trade (DIT) in partnership with Newable, Enterprise Europe Network and J.P. Morgan, has launched the SME Coronavirus (COVID-19) Webinar Series.

These 20 free webinars have been designed to support UK businesses to get help, protect their business and save jobs.

The webinars include the following: