London Chemicals & Resources is second on this year's Mega Growth 50 list of the fastest-growing businesses in Kent.

It is often said the strength of the British chemical industry is underappreciated, so to see it so high on this year’s list is encouraging. The firm, which moved to its head office in Westerham in 2009, is an international recycler, distributor and supplier of chemicals and metals for the industry.

Over recent years its growth has been significant, seeing revenues leap by more than 323% over the last three years. This has been fuelled in part by a focus on recycling industrial materials.