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  • Heathrow Holds its First Lift Off Event for SMEs
    12th April 2023

      Heathrow were delighted to welcome six Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to attend our first ever Lift Off event on 13 March at the Compass Centre. The event focussed on the theme of sustainability and SMEs applied through our

  • Introducing The Surrey LGBTQ+ Employee Network
    12th April 2023

      We believe it’s important to ensure every business can create an inclusive environment for all sexual orientations and gender identities and expressions within a workplace. Larger places of work have employee networks that bring LGBTQ+ staff and their allies together, but

  • Latest Updates From Surrey Chambers CEO – 10th April
    12th April 2023

      We have had a very short pause in activity as everyone focused on a long weekend, but events are stepping up again to provide businesses opportunities to meet up with potential clients and suppliers. The Local Skills Improvement Plan

  • BDO Strengthens South East Audit Team with Partner Hire
    12th April 2023

      Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP has strengthened its South East team with the appointment of Peter Latham. Peter joins the Audit team as partner and will be based in the firm’s Gatwick office. He brings more than

  • Our Global Annual Conference Will be Returning on Wednesday 17 May 2023.
    6th April 2023

      Our theme for 2023 is Building British Business. The full day conference will be an opportunity for business leaders from across the UK, and the globe, to come together to discuss the opportunities for growth to help local communities thrive.

  • Reigate Manor Reception Manager Wins Gatwick Diamond Business Award
    5th April 2023

      Reigate Manor Reception Manager Greta Thornton recently was awarded Apprentice of Year at the Gatwick Diamond Business Awards. The awards took place at The Grand Hotel in Brighton on Thursday 23rd March 2023. Greta has worked at Reigate Manor

  • Show Your Green Credentials – Enter CREST23 Business Awards!
    5th April 2023

      It’s time to show our green credentials in Surrey’s only green business awards – it simply takes three easy steps to enter CREST23 Business Awards The free-to-enter awards are already recognised for showcasing the work of companies from Blue

  • Pension Tax Limits – Budget Changes
    5th April 2023

      In the recent budget (delivered on 15 March 2023), the Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, announced a number of measures that are intended to increase “growth” and support efforts to (a) encourage inactive individuals to return to work, in particular those

  • Latest Updates From Surrey Chambers CEO – 27th March
    31st March 2023

      It has been an exciting time for the Chamber over the last month. Thanks to government funding we have run a number of complimentary courses in Sales, International Sales, Numeracy and International Documentation. More than 150 businesspeople have benefited

  • The Award-Winning Producer, Ellen Kent, Returns this Spring with Two Stunning Operas!
    31st March 2023

      Aida Friday 5th May – New Victoria Theatre, Woking Aida, the grandest of all Ellen Kent’s operas, returns with a stunning new traditional production, boasting an impressive new set built by Set-Up Scenery in the UK, who also build

  • University of Surrey Generates £1.3 Billion for the Surrey Economy and 17,500 Jobs
    29th March 2023

      An independent economic report published today confirms the significant contribution by the University of Surrey to the local economy in 2020/21, despite the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. The report reveals that the University of Surrey supported over 17,500

  • Brooklands Museum Shortlisted for High-Profile Award Recognising Innovative Programme that Supports Local School Children
    28th March 2023

      Brooklands Museum, in Weybridge, Surrey, is thrilled to announce it has been shortlisted for the ‘Learning Programme of the Year’ in the Museums + Heritage Awards 2023, for ‘Learning Without Borders’; a learning programme created in partnership with Bourne