Uncategorised 22 October 2024
SME exporters fighting to make headway
The Trade Confidence Outlook, conducted by the BCC’s Insights Unit, is a survey of just under 2,000 UK SME exporters. It shows the percentage of SME exporters reporting increased exports has fallen back in Q3 by five percentage points after an uptick in Q2. Overall, 22% of SME exporters reported an increase in export […]
Uncategorised 21 October 2024
Cambridge College B&B Accommodation Named Among Nation’s Best
Jesus College has won a ROSE Award from the national tourist board VisitEngland for its West Court guest accommodation. The ROSE (Recognition of Service Excellence) Awards recognise outstanding hospitality across England, and celebrate accommodation providers that offer “exceptional warmth and remarkable guest experiences”, irrespective of star rating, style or type of accommodation. Manciple at Jesus […]
Uncategorised 17 October 2024
Student visit highlights benefits of a career in manufacturing
A Cambridge company has marked recent National Manufacturing Day by hosting a group of 18 students from a local college, enabling them to learn more about choosing manufacturing as a career. Domino opened the doors to its Bar Hill headquarters for the 16-18 year olds from Cambridge Maths School who are considering studying Mechanical, Electrical […]
Uncategorised 15 October 2024
Guardtech Group bag third win in two months with West Suffolk Innovation of the Year Award
Haverhill-based cleanroom construction specialists scoop Bury Free Press Awards win for Innovation with portable container business Cleancube Mobile Cleanrooms THE GUARDTECH GROUP are celebrating a third awards success in the space of two months after clinching the West Suffolk Innovation of the Year prize at the Bury Free Awards. The Haverhill-based contamination control experts won […]
Uncategorised 15 October 2024
Labour Market remains in flux
Responding to the latest ONS labour market statistics, Jane Gratton, Deputy Director of Public Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce, said: “With vacancies continuing to fall and the pace of wage rises slowing, it would appear there are further signs of the labour market loosening. “It’s good to see that levels of […]
Uncategorised 14 October 2024
Industrial strategy must give UK a competitive advantage
Reacting to news of the launch of the Government’s Industrial Strategy, Shevaun Haviland, Director General of the BCC, said: “An industrial strategy is a key plank of the UK’s growth agenda; it is vital in securing the long-term stability that businesses need to plan ahead and invest. “But it must deliver on that […]
Uncategorised 14 October 2024
Quarterly Recruitment Outlook: Fewer firms recruiting
The British Chamber of Commerce (BCC) Insight Unit’s latest Quarterly Recruitment Outlook (QRO) reveals hiring intentions have dropped to their lowest levels since the depths of the pandemic. The survey of more than 5,100 UK firms of all sectors and sizes, shows that 56% of respondents said they had attempted to recruit in the […]
Uncategorised 11 October 2024
Good exports rise across range of sectors
Responding to the latest ONS data on trade, William Bain, Head of Trade Policy at the BCC, said: “The last three months have seen big swings in UK goods exports, with a double-digit fall in sales sandwiched between two double-digit increases. “Taking the data from June to August, overall, produces a 2.8% increase […]
Uncategorised 11 October 2024
DREAM: Develop, Research, Engineer, Assemble and Manufacture with a Guardtech Cleanrooms modular
The Guardtech Group’s more modest modular specialists are helping applications reach new levels with their affordable yet high-quality systems GUARDTECH CLEANROOMS specialise in the design, construction and commissioning of modular cleanrooms that help applications dream bigger. Whether it’s Aerospace parts or Composites manufacturing, hydrogen fuel cell battery technology or Optical Manufacturing, Cosmetics, Food Technology and […]