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  • Notice 31 – Preferential and Non-Preferential Certificates of Origin (No Deal Brexit)
    15th February 2019

    Notice 31 – Preferential and Non-Preferential Certificates of Origin (No Deal Brexit) The British Chambers of Commerce and the accredited Chamber Network continue to work to avoid a messy and disorderly exit from the European Union on 29th March. However,

  • 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

  • THE IVY CASTLE VIEW AND GSC RENEW PARTNERSHIP
    11th February 2019

    GSC and The Ivy Castle View renew Partnership press release

  • Introducing the hospitality industry to schools.
    7th February 2019

    Giles Thomas, Operations Director of The Manor Collection hotel group is an Enterprise Advisor for The Priory School in Dorking. This involves encouraging year 11 students to think about what career they would like to go into. Giles encouraged the

  • Dine out this spring and help a local charity to blossom
    7th February 2019

    Surrey businesses can help local charity, the Surrey Care Trust to blossom this spring by dining out at two new fundraising events.   Patron, Sir Richard Stilgoe OBE DL will be the guest speaker at a charity dinner in the

  • BCC: Government must listen to business on tariffs
    6th February 2019

    Commenting on reports that the Cabinet is considering options around making imports tariff-free across the board if we leave the EU next month without a deal, Adam Marshall, Director General of British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said:   “Businesses across

  • BCC comments on no deal customs announcement
    5th February 2019

    Commenting on the announcement by HMRC on Transitional Simplified Procedures for customs in the case of no deal, Ronan Quigley, Executive Director responsible for Trade at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said:   “The priority of business communities across

  • Reigate Manor leaves Best Western
    1st February 2019

    After 37 years Reigate Manor on Reigate Hill has parted ways from marketing brand Best Western. Although always privately owned, Reigate Manor held the Best Western franchise and is part of a group of three hotels. Back in 2001 Reigate

  • BCC: Another day lost while the clock is ticking
    31st January 2019

    Commenting on the latest votes in Parliament on Brexit, Dr Adam Marshall, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said: “Another day lost while the clock is ticking. Government and parliament are still going round in circles when