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Full Year 2017 A record breaking 78 million passengers travelled through the airport in 2017, up 3.1% on last year with passenger volumes driven by larger and fuller aircraft Heathrow became one of the fastest growing major European hubs for

“Nothing in London is certain but expense”, said William Shenstone, the 18th-century poet. Today, that feeling remains mutual. Many businesses are relocating outside of London whilst overheads and operating costs in the capital continue to spiral upwards. At least seven

Experience Guildford, the town’s Business Improvement District, is rolling out a new initiative introduced by the Association of Town Centre Managers (ATCM) in a bid to positively change consumer behaviour towards street beggars. The ‘Have a Heart – Give Smart’

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) today (Wednesday) publishes its Quarterly Economic Survey – the UK’s largest and most authoritative private-sector business survey. Based on the responses of over 7,000 businesses, the survey shows that growth in the UK economy

The uncertainties of Brexit will be with us for some time to come, the companies that are going to succeed are those that are actively planning for growth now rather than waiting to see what happens. Even in these uncertain

A future UK-EU trade deal must minimise barriers to trade says the British Chambers of Commerce, as it releases the results of its survey, in partnership with DHL, which finds UK businesses regard Europe as their primary trading partner for

The 2019 fixtures for our Surrey Chambers Golf Society are now out! Open to all business people to join, the Surrey Chambers Golf Society was started 22 years ago offering businesses the opportunity to entertain their clients in a relaxed and

Take on the Accumulator Challenge and work in teams to raise money for Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice Care. Each team will be given £50 and 50 days – and challenged to find inventive ways to make as much profit as they

“We welcome the fact that the European Council has approved the progression of talks to the discussion of a transition period, and a future trade relationship.  “It is our collective view that the transition period must now be agreed as

Commenting on the labour market statistics released today by the Office for National Statistics, Suren Thiru, Head of Economics at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said:  “While the UK unemployment rate remains historically low, the second successive drop in

Personal data is a precious commodity but sometimes we can share too much? Rob thinks we need to develop our human firewall in an age where some much of our lives is online. Rob May is chairman of IoD Surrey,

Unprecedented joint statement from national Chamber organisations bordering the North Sea Leading business organisations representing businesses in seven countries that account for 70% of EU-UK trade The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has today joined with national Chamber organisations from