BUSINESS Doctors, the UK’s fastest-growing support service for small and medium-sized businesses, has established an operation in east Cheshire, building on its well-established presence in the north west of England.

The business, which provides support and strategic advice to owners and directors of SMEs, will be run by John Redfern, who joins after spending 10 years running his own consultancy service for business owners.

In this role John worked with companies across many business sectors, including manufacturing, high street retail, online retail, IT, engineering and training.

John also spent many years at the sharp end of business, building up a packaging company from scratch over two decades to create a £6 million operation he ultimately sold to his management team.

The business is still thriving today under its current owners.

“I am delighted to have joined Business Doctors in Cheshire, where it has already proved so successful,” he said.

“I will be working closely with the other Business Doctors, drawing on our respective skills to help our clients.”

The east Cheshire operation is the sixth Business Doctors to open in the north west, where it sits alongside offices covering Merseyside, West Cheshire, Stockport, Central Manchester and North Manchester/ Lancashire.