Chamber Marketing

Chamber welcomes all businesses to join and celebrate at National Railway Museum, York

By Chamber Marketing / 1 September 2021
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Businesses in the region are being invited to book their tickets for one of the first landmark in-person events in the post-Covid calendar. The York and North Yorkshire Chamber of…

Business Needs Government to Produce an Autumn/Winter Strategy

By Chamber Marketing / 16 August 2021
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Speaking to BBC Breakfast this morning, Shevaun Haviland called on government to bring forward a Covid strategy for the coming months, as well as contingency planning for the possibility of…

Chamber urges commitment to ‘levelling up’ as Eastern HS2 leg is shelved

By Chamber Marketing / 2 August 2021
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The Chamber has questioned the Government’s decision to halt work on the Eastern leg of the HS2 rail scheme, saying it is back-tracking on its ‘levelling up’ agenda and its…

New faces join business group

By Chamber Marketing / 26 July 2021
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New recruits have joined one of Bradford Chamber of Commerce’s key policy-making bodies. Six new faces have been added to the business organisation’s Leadership Group, which helps to develop policy…

Is your business affected by the ‘pingdemic’? Let us know

By Chamber Marketing / 23 July 2021
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Chamber members are being asked to let the Policy Team know if they are adversely affected by the current Covid-related ‘pingdemic’ that is forcing high numbers of people to self-isolate.…

New President for Bradford Chamber of Commerce

By Chamber Marketing / 20 July 2021
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Bradford Chamber of Commerce has a new President following its annual elections on 20 July. Victoria Wainwright takes over from Suzanne Watson, who has held the post for the last…

Leaders urge caution as district opens up

By Chamber Marketing / 16 July 2021
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Health, police, council and other district leaders have joined forces to urge residents to remain vigilant and cautious as COVID-19 restrictions ease from Monday 19 July.  COVID-19 has not gone…

York and North Yorkshire local government review

By Chamber Marketing / 15 July 2021
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I am thrilled to be taking over as president of the York & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce and representing this region’s business community as we look towards economic recovery.…

Leeds Leadership Group Appointees

By Chamber Marketing / 14 July 2021
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Following the Leeds Annual General Meeting, on behalf of everyone at the Chamber we’d like to send our congratulations to our newly elected and re-elected Leadership Group members: Becky Hewitt…

York and North Yorkshire Leadership Group Appointees

By Chamber Marketing / 14 July 2021
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Following the YNY Annual General Meeting, on behalf of everyone at the Chamber we’d like to send our congratulations to our newly elected and re-elected Leadership Group members: Kerry Hope…

Leeds Chamber elects new President

By Chamber Marketing / 9 July 2021
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Mike Briffet will succeed Amanda Beresford as the 78 th president of Leeds Chamber of Commerce as the organisation celebrates 170 years supporting and representing the region’s business community. Mike…

Quarterly Recruitment Outlook – 70% Face Difficulty Finding Staff

By Chamber Marketing / 8 July 2021
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The British Chambers of Commerce today released the results of its Quarterly Recruitment Outlook survey for Q2 2021, with responses drawn from over 5,700 firms. The new figures show a surge in the proportion of firms expecting to grow their workforce in the…

York & North Yorkshire Chamber announces new President

By Chamber Marketing / 7 July 2021
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Laurence Beardmore, Director of York Emporium, the York based Coffee Roasters & Tea Specialists, has been elected as the incoming president of the York & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce.…

HS2 is ‘fundamentally misunderstood’

By Chamber Marketing / 7 July 2021
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HS2 is ‘fundamentally misunderstood’, say UK’s largest Chambers of Commerce as they urge Prime Minister to confirm full project delivery HS2 is about “much more than a new railway” and…

Pent up demand delivers early promise as region emerges from lockdown

By Chamber Marketing / 6 July 2021
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Signs of an early recovery were plentiful in the latest edition of the regional Chamber of Commerce Quarterly Economic Survey. The survey of businesses, which was conducted as the nation…

Questions remain as government sets out plans for reopening

By Chamber Marketing / 5 July 2021
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Reacting to the Prime Minister’s statement today, Shevaun Haviland, Director General of the BCC, said:        “This is a much-needed step on the road to normality and we welcome the Prime Minister setting out the direction of travel in advance of…

New funded Peer Network programme available

By Chamber Marketing / 1 July 2021
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Peer Networks is a fully-funded, national peer-to-peer networking programme for SME leaders that want to grow and develop their organisation for future success. By working with like-minded business leaders, for only…

Response to UK-Australia Announcement of Agreement in Principle

By Chamber Marketing / 16 June 2021
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William Bain, Head of Trade Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce, says:     “Businesses will welcome this Agreement in Principle as a step forward. However, there is a long way to go before the…