Uncategorised 19 May 2025
Summit Marks New Beginning
Responding to the deal agreed at the UK-EU Leaders’ Summit, Shevaun Haviland, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce, said: “Today’s summit marks a turning point in UK/EU relations which puts our trade relationship at the forefront of our partnership going forward. “For four years, businesses have fought hard to sustain sales to the […]
Uncategorised 19 May 2025
Cambridge Tech Week Expands ‘Tech Futures’ Programme to Empower the Next Generation
CAMBRIDGE, UK – Following its successful debut at Cambridge Tech Week 2024, the Tech Futures initiative is set to expand significantly in 2025. Aimed at students from sixth forms, skills bootcamps, colleges, and universities, the programme will offer opportunities to attend conference sessions, engage in hands-on tech activities, explore Innovation Alley, connect with exhibitors, network […]
Uncategorised 16 May 2025
UK And EU Must Seize the Moment With Reset
The British Chambers of Commerce Business Council has met with the EU Ambassador and the UK’s EU Relations Minister to push the case for a trade reset. Director General, Shevaun Haviland, and President, Martha Lane Fox, hosted Pedro Serrano and the Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds MP at the HQ of council member, DP World, in […]
Uncategorised 16 May 2025
Procurement Act Must Quickly Deliver for SMEs
Only 20 per cent of direct public sector procurement spend was with SMEs in 2024 – a similar figure to 2023 (19%) £45.4 billion was spent by Government directly with SMEs last year, up from £42.4 billion in 2023 Median spend per SME remained at £31,000 in 2024 Local Government is the part of the […]
Uncategorised 15 May 2025
Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity are the charity partner for this year’s Chariots of Fire event, organised by RunThrough and in partnership with hcr hewitsons
One of the first to volunteer to support was the Brame Family from Ipswich, who say a Roald Dahl Nurse transformed their daughter’s short life and who are now campaigning to raise funds for the charity. We met with them to find out more and you can see their story in this award-winning film. “We […]
Uncategorised 15 May 2025
The RECOUP Summit – A Resounding Success
The inaugural RECOUP Summit, sponsored by WRAP and Ecosurety, held on the 30 April in Leeds, was a resounding success. It reconfirmed the need for more innovation and collaboration with industry and government support to ensure we deliver on the promise of a plastic circular economy. Focused on developments in technology that will help to […]
Uncategorised 15 May 2025
Cambridgeshire County Council Highways Programme Preliminary Market Engagement
Cambridgeshire County Council (the “Council”) is currently anticipating procuring a Term Service Contract (“TSC”), a Professional Services Contract (“PSC”) and is also potentially looking to set up a Highways Planned Maintenance Works and Major Schemes Framework (“HWSF”). These proposed three services are together referred to as the “Highways Programme”. The Council is conducting a pre-market […]
Uncategorised 14 May 2025
US Trade Deal Provides Welcome Relief
Reacting to news of a trade deal in principle with the US, Shevaun Haviland, Director General of the BCC, said: “This deal will be met with a huge sigh of relief by many British businesses. “The reduction in the 25% tariffs on most of our automotive exports and the removal of levies on steel and aluminium are […]
Uncategorised 14 May 2025
Wyboston Lakes Resort wins two prestigious industry awards
Wyboston Lakes Resort has won two prestigious national industry awards. The Bedfordshire hotel, conference and training centre has won Platinum Awards for both Innovative Product / Service of the Year and Sustainability Initiative of the Year by a Meeting / Events Venue of the renowned Greengage Sustainability Awards 2025. Innovative Product / Service of the […]