Doing the Opposite: How Jeff Dewing Rebuilt from Rock Bottom to a £70m Culture-First Success If you’ve ever walked into a business and felt the energy dip, you’ll get the problem Jeff Dewing set out to fix. In this episode of Made in Essex, Jill Willis meets Jeff Dewing, CEO of Cloud, the Colchester-based…
DetailsB2B Buyers Are Still Searching – But AI Is Changing How They Find You The way buyers discover B2B brands changed dramatically in 2025 – and most firms haven’t caught up. We’re not just talking about the rise of ChatGPT. We’re talking about a fundamental shift in how people search – and how they…
DetailsKelly Bronze: Building a Premium Brand from the Farm Up “Business is a boxing match… you’re on the ropes, taking punch after punch. But your time will come. Then you’ve just got to come out fighting.” If you’ve ever sat down to a Kelly Bronze turkey on Christmas Day, you’ve tasted a legacy born from…
DetailsResilience, Reinvention and Results: Essex’s Top Firms Show What Growth Really Looks Like In this final episode of Stories of Essex Limited, host Jill Willis sits down with Doug Bentley of Grant Thornton and Adam Jones from Birketts LLP to bring the Essex Limited 2025 report into sharp focus. Together, we explore what lies…
DetailsDo John Lewis get ROI on their big-budget Christmas campaign? Yes. But not in the way people might expect. They don’t spend millions of ££ to shift more candles & perfume between now & the 25th December. The real ROI comes from long-term brand affinity and trust. “They talk in my language”. John Lewis…
DetailsHow Bartech Marine Grew from a Garage to a £10m Global Operator It started in a garage on Mersea Island – one engineer, one big idea, and a belief that things could be done better. Today, Bartech Marine is one of the UK’s most respected diesel engine specialists. Headquartered in Colchester, with a second…
DetailsWe’ve Been Shortlisted – Construction Marketing Awards 2025 We’re thrilled to announce that Attract & Engage has been shortlisted in the Small Agency of the Year category at the Construction Marketing Awards 2025. For 25 years, the CMAs have set the standard for marketing excellence across the built environment – and this year is…
DetailsFrom Call Centre to Channel 4: Colin Horton’s Bold Journey in Property What does it take to build a £4 million property business from just £3,000 and a personal brand? According to Colin Horton, it takes grit, visibility, and more than a few sleepless nights. In this episode of Made in Essex, Jill Willis…
DetailsMade in Essex: How Tuffon Hall Turned a Family Farm into an Award-Winning Vineyard Destination From a beachside bottle of wine in Tasmania to a thriving vineyard in the heart of Essex, Tuffon Hall is a story of reinvention. What started as a bold diversification move has grown into one of Essex’s most loved…
DetailsWhat Actually Drives Growth in B2B? 5 Proven Principles Every SME Leader Should Know If you’re leading a business in construction, engineering, tech, logistics or manufacturing, chances are you’ve felt it: the moment when word-of-mouth growth slows down, when new leads become harder to find, and when brand visibility no longer takes care…
DetailsStories of Essex Limited continues – and in Episode 3, we look inside the fast-growing world of circular tech. In this episode, host Jill Willis sits down with Martin Series, Director of Global Services at Foxway UK, to explore the evolution of a business that’s now generating £103 million in turnover. With insight from co-hosts…
DetailsMade in Essex: How Rebecca Rickwood Is Rewriting the Rulebook for Construction Careers From a passion project during lockdown to a national programme changing lives, Gement is helping thousands of people, particularly young talent, step into the construction industry with confidence, clarity and support. In this episode of Made in Essex, Jill Willis sits…
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