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  • Next step agreed to transform and improve whole Council – Future Guildford
    28th February 2019

    Last night (26 February), the Council approved the implementation stage for Future Guildford, a Council-wide approach to reorganising our whole organisation. The Executive recommended it for approval at their last meeting on 19 February. Following on from the information and

  • BCC comments on Prime Minister’s statement
    27th February 2019

    Commenting on the Prime Minister’s statement to the House of Commons on the next steps in the Brexit process, Claire Walker, Co-Executive Director of Policy and Campaigns at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said:   “While this a giant

  • Thesis Asset Management growth plans continue following the appointment of Jem Turrell and Tim Harman to the Guildford team
    27th February 2019

    Following on from some key appointments in 2018, the team has been going from strength to strength and developing further with the appointment of Jem Turrell, Office Director and Tim Harman, Investment Manager.   Jem Turrell, Office Director, who is

  • BCC: Government must act now to prevent ‘no deal’ by default on 29th March
    27th February 2019

    Commenting ahead of today’s Cabinet meeting and the Prime Minister’s statement to the House of Commons on the Brexit negotiations, Dr Adam Marshall, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said:   “At this pivotal moment, the government

  • BCC comments on Prime Minister’s statement
    26th February 2019

    Commenting on the Prime Minister’s statement to the House of Commons on the next steps in the Brexit process, Claire Walker, Co-Executive Director of Policy and Campaigns at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said: “While this a giant political

  • BCC: Government must act now to prevent ‘no deal’ by default on 29th March
    26th February 2019

    Commenting ahead of today’s Cabinet meeting and the Prime Minister’s statement to the House of Commons on the Brexit negotiations, Dr Adam Marshall, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said: “At this pivotal moment, the government must

  • BCC: Disappointing lack of progress on continuity trade agreements
    21st February 2019

    Commenting on the latest update to existing trade agreements if the UK leaves the EU without a deal, Dr Adam Marshall, Director General at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said: “The lack of progress revealed today is an incredibly disappointing, though

  • BCC comments on labour and productivity figures  
    19th February 2019

    Commenting on the labour market figures for February 2019, published today by the ONS, Suren Thiru, Head of Economics at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said:   “The fall in unemployment and strong employment levels are further evidence that

  • Charles Russell Speechlys’ CORPORATE TEAM ADVISES ON THE SALE OF GERALD SIMONDS HEALTHCARE LTD
    14th February 2019

    14 February 2019 – Charles Russell Speechlys in Guildford has advised the shareholders of Gerald Simonds Healthcare Ltd on their sale to Borrum Healthcare Group Ltd. The acquisition of Gerald Simonds Healthcare, which employs 35 people, enables Borrum Healthcare Group

  • BCC: Businesses ‘hung out to dry’ without answers in event of unwanted ‘no deal’
    13th February 2019

    The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has today published a list of twenty critical questions that remain unanswered for business in the unwelcome event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal on March 29. With less than 50

  • UK firms investing billions abroad because of Brexit
    11th February 2019

        The UK government hopes that Brexit will make the UK a better place to do business, but new numbers from the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) show that the opposite is happening. UK firms are voting with their

  • BCC comments on GDP and trade figures  
    11th February 2019

    Commenting on the latest UK GDP and trade statistics, published today by the ONS, Suren Thiru, Head of Economics at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said:   “The latest data indicates that the UK economy suffered a significant loss