Space too large

How can I make the spacing between extra content in the header and the first text smaller see www.rebels.co.za

Space between:

We are consultants to business, experts in our own fields and entrepreneurs with many years of practical experience. We specialise in designing and implementing, not only well proven management, profitability and organisational structures, but also new models and the training of the total staff compliment.

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The road ahead …

That space is being used for the fade out to white that is overlaid on the banner.

Making it smaller would crop the gradient there, and would be pretty abrupt and possibly unsightly, too.

Thanks, I understand why the space is there BUT maybe a little smaller would not make such a big difference - it is quite large at the moment.

You can turn the gradient off to recover some of the space you’re wanting to eliminate: