BCC responds to Prime Minister’s statement
24th May 2019
Responding to the announcement that Theresa May will step down as Prime Minister, Dr Adam Marshall, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce, said: “We wish the Prime Minister well and thank her for her decades of public service.
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Surrey Research Park reports highest level of occupancy ever as its tenants value office return
21st May 2021
With the commercial property market adapting to the post pandemic climate, Surrey Research Park, home to circa 170 businesses, reports the highest level of occupancy ever, as its latest survey reveals its tenants continue to value the benefits of office-based
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Video Game Industry Grows and Guildford Games Festival is back
29th September 2020
Guildford Games Festival, supported by the UK’s games industry trade body UKIE and age ratings advisory body AskAboutGames and sponsored by us and Enterprise M3 LEP, goes global in 2020 as it returns for a second year on Friday 13
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GDP Figures Underline Need For Bold Autumn Statement
16th November 2023
Responding to the latest GDP data from the ONS, Alex Veitch Director of Policy and Insights at the British Chambers of Commerce, said: “Today’s preliminary estimate, showing GDP failed to grow in Q3, provides further evidence of the
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Government Funding Available to Provide SMEs with Access to Legal Advice
13th August 2020
13 August 2020 – Charles Russell Speechlys has welcomed the Government’s announcement of £20 million of grants to enable small and medium sized businesses to access specialist advice in order to help with their Covid-19 recovery plans. The grants
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BCC and Indeed: Cost and administrative burden of employment continues to climb
19th July 2019
Business is calling on the next Prime Minister to reduce the unsustainable cost of employing people in the UK. Nearly three-quarters (72%) of firms report the cost burden of employment has increased compared to five years ago, according to
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Initial BCC reaction to Budget 2018: A shot in the arm for business investment and growth
29th October 2018
Giving his initial reaction to the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget, Dr Adam Marshall, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said: “In an atmosphere of unprecedented uncertainty and heightened political noise, the Chancellor has demonstrated that he is listening to business concerns
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Surrey’s soilless technology could help the UK’s biomass industry grow
4th August 2022
An innovative, space-saving technology to develop fast-growing plants without soil could revolutionise the UK’s bioenergy market, according to researchers from the University of Surrey. The soilless cultivation technology has been awarded £4m from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
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G Live Opens For First Phase of Vaccination Programme
14th January 2021
Our G Live entertainment venue in the town centre will be used as a GP-led local vaccination service from Tuesday 12 January as part of the government’s Coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccination programme. GP practices are working together in clusters of practices (known as Primary Care Networks) to provide vaccination services for
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Surrey Choices Celebrates Disabled and Neurodivergent people and Partners at their Celebrating Success Awards 2024
24th May 2024
On Wednesday 15 May 2024 Surrey Choices celebrated disabled and neurodivergent people and partners at their annual Celebrating Success Awards at Denbies Wine Estate, Dorking. Family, friends, and colleagues came together to recognise this year’s winners in beautiful surroundings. Celebrating
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BCC Response to PM’s Statement
14th October 2022
Responding to the Prime Minister’s statement this afternoon, Shevaun Haviland, Director General of the BCC, said: “The Prime Minister was right to take some action now. We have been calling for the Government to urgently address market volatility, return stability
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Spelthorne added to Government watchlist
18th September 2020
Due to a continued rise in coronavirus cases, Spelthorne Borough has now been placed on the government’s Covid-19 watchlist and is officially an ‘area of concern’. Data shows a sustained rise in coronavirus case numbers in Spelthorne that is out
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Latest Updates From Surrey Chambers CEO – 31st May 2022
31st May 2022
Speaking on behalf of businesses The current cost rise crisis has become really evident over the last couple of months and Chambers have come together to lobby government to gain some support for businesses. Businesses are telling us that the
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Navigating Global AI regulation and the position in the UK
4th June 2024
Navigating Global AI regulation and the position in the UK Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative force driving innovation across various industries, from healthcare and finance to manufacturing and transportation. However, as AI technologies continue to advance, concerns
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BCC Coronavirus Business Impact Tracker: Loan schemes still slow to help many cash-strapped firms – but furlough scheme preventing redundancies
29th April 2020
Results from the latest BCC Coronavirus Business Impact Tracker reveal the majority of businesses surveyed ahead of changes to the scheme announced on 27 April did not intend to seek financial support through CBILS bank loans and most of those
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Open-Air Theatre Returns to Guildford
21st August 2020
27 – 31 AUGUST 2020: The award-winning Guildford Shakespeare Company (GSC) are set to return to the town centre this Bank Holiday Weekend with a special outdoor theatre event. Across the August Bank Holiday Weekend, GSC will be returning to
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C’est magnifique as Amazon Filters reveals top performing distributor
29th July 2022
A French industrial filter specialist has been named Distributor of the Year for 2021/22 by our member, the Camberley-based manufacturing firm Amazon Filters. Eighteen-year-old Sofise, headquartered in the Vénissieux commune of Lyon, achieved the honour for successful sales growth across
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Latest Updates From Surrey Chambers CEO – 17th November 2022
17th November 2022
Surrey Chambers has signed up to the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) Business Manifesto, sent to the Prime Minister to get firms through the tough months ahead and prepare them for growth going forward. We hope that this will influence
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Smaller businesses under pressure have a limited window to get the right stuff done says leading UK business coaching company Pro-actions
15th July 2020
Pro-actions are providing much-needed pragmatic advice about how to succeed in the post COVID world for FREE with their new webinar series ‘Getting Stuff Done’. Leading business coaching company, Pro-actions, claim that SMEs now need very clear direction about
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Latest Updates From Surrey Chambers CEO – 24th October 2022
24th October 2022
Following weeks of chaos and uncertainty, we now congratulate Rishi Sunak as our new Prime Minister, who needs to return us to both political and economic stability. The new administration must immediately set out how they plan to deal with
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