Chamber Marketing

Chamber comments on Leeds featuring in UK’s top ten digital technology cities

By Chamber Marketing / 25 June 2019
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A new census, published today by The Data City, reveals that Leeds is the 7th best city in the UK for digital technology.   The report shows that the city has…

Engineering apprenticeships on display at Leeds Welding

By Chamber Marketing / 20 June 2019
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A group of Leeds students has visited laser cutting and metal fabrication firm Leeds Welding Company as part of the Leeds Manufacturing Festival, to see for themselves the careers and…

Food and drink producers key speakers at Leeds manufacturing event

By Chamber Marketing / 14 June 2019
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The Leeds Manufacturing Festival, a programme of events set up to showcase careers in manufacturing and help firms open their doors to students across the city, is inviting employers to…

Annual Election Meetings & Nominations

By Chamber Marketing / 13 June 2019
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York & North Yorkshire Chamber 11.45am on Wednesday, 26 June 2019 at the York Racecourse, Racecourse Road, York, YO23 1EX Apologies to Caitlin Boylan on 01904 210010 or email caitlin.boylan@yorkchamber.co.uk AGENDA…

Social impact awards celebrated at launch event

By Chamber Marketing / 5 June 2019
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The West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce showcased improvements and changes to its social impact initiative, Raising the Bar, at the 2019 launch. The launch of Raising the Bar…

Lords’ HS2 Report: Chamber Reaction

By Chamber Marketing / 17 May 2019
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Commenting on the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee report into High Speed 2, Gerald Jennings, Chair of West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce, said: “This part of the…

Property Forum gets land review update – 12 June

By Chamber Marketing / 14 May 2019
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Businesses operating in the property and professional services sectors are being encouraged to attend an upcoming event to help drive economic growth and development. A study is underway to examine…

Chamber Leadership Group Elections 2019

By Chamber Marketing / 9 May 2019
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Are you a business leader who wants to influence decisions affecting your area and business?  Have you thought about standing for election to the Chamber’s three Leadership Groups? Our dates…

Apprenticeship grants available

By Chamber Marketing / 16 April 2019
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Looking to recruit more talent into your business? Grants of up to £2,500 are available for businesses with 249 or fewer employees to recruit an apprentice. If you’re based in…

Has your company entered the Bradford Means Business Awards Yet?

By Chamber Marketing / 8 April 2019
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Has your company had a bumper year that needs to be recognised, or does one of your colleagues deserve recognition for their efforts? Is your business very much family orientated…

Walk & Talk – Bradford City Centre

By Chamber Marketing / 5 April 2019
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Walk & Talk – Bradford City Centre You may think that you know Bradford city centre, but do you really?  Like all good cities, Bradford is changing; if you’d like…

QES Results: Decisions on hold

By Chamber Marketing / 4 April 2019
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The message coming out of this quarter’s economic survey report is that companies across our region are in a holding pattern, awaiting the outcome of Brexit negotiations. Manufacturers reported increasing…

BCC QES: Business hits the brakes

By Chamber Marketing / 2 April 2019
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The British Chambers of Commerce’s quarterly economic survey shows key indicators weakened considerably in early 2019.  The balance of services firms reporting a rise in export sales at its lowest…

Leeds factories open doors to 10,000 students

By Chamber Marketing / 1 April 2019
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Business leaders from around 50 Leeds manufacturers have joined forces at Leeds City College Printworks Campus to launch an initiative aimed at showcasing the latest career opportunities available to young…

International accolade for BEF

By Chamber Marketing / 21 March 2019
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Business Enterprise Fund (BEF), which provides finance and support for new and existing businesses in Yorkshire and the North East, has been given the UK top accolade for its economic…

Planning Protocol launched at Property Forum

By Chamber Marketing / 19 March 2019
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A new strategy aimed at helping the delivery of new development in Leeds has been launched at today’s Property Forum event. The Leeds Planning Protocol is joint work between Leeds…

New report on how to boost investment

By Chamber Marketing / 19 March 2019
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The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) and Legal & General have published a report on how best to boost investment in UK towns and cities, and how to unlock further…

BCC: Growth forecast downgraded

By Chamber Marketing / 18 March 2019
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The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has today (Monday) slightly downgraded its growth expectations for the UK economy, forecasting growth of just 1.2% in 2019 (down from 1.3%), which if…