Chamber Marketing

Plans for £100m link road to Leeds Bradford Airport scrapped

By Chamber Marketing / 8 January 2020
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Plans for £100m link road to Leeds Bradford Airport scrapped with push for train station instead Gerald Jennings, West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce, expressed disappointment that proposals for…

Bradford Manufacturing Weeks 2019 a “huge success” as results more than double previous year

By Chamber Marketing / 7 January 2020
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Organisers and participants of Bradford Manufacturing Weeks 2019 are heralding the initiative a “huge success” as final figures show a 73% increase in manufacturing work experiences were delivered to Bradford…

2019 Campaign Wins & Stats

By Chamber Marketing / 3 January 2020
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As one of the largest Chambers of Commerce in the national affiliated network, we have been involved in many of the campaigns of the last 12 months led by the…

BCC Quarterly Economic Survey Q4 2019: UK economy stagnating as service sector slows

By Chamber Marketing / 2 January 2020
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The British Chambers of Commerce’s Quarterly Economic Survey reveals that the UK ended 2019 in stagnation, amid long term uncertainty, rising business costs and a slowing global economy. The latest results of…

BCC Reaction to Queen’s Speech

By Chamber Marketing / 19 December 2019
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The British Chambers of Commerce has reacted to the new government’s Queen’s Speech “The government’s legislative plans will give businesses some encouragement that Westminster is finally starting to think about growth and…

UK road and rail networks not meeting business needs

By Chamber Marketing / 26 November 2019
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Business satisfaction rates fall, underlining need for parties to make good on infrastructure  promises     UK businesses are even less satisfied with UK infrastructure than they were a year ago, according…

Businesses raise the bar at social impact awards

By Chamber Marketing / 7 November 2019
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The success stories of local businesses with strong social impact initiatives were celebrated in Leeds last night. Over 140 attendees gathered for the West and North Yorkshire Chamber’s Raising the…

Business Readiness for Brexit

By Chamber Marketing / 29 October 2019
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We’ve compiled three Guides to help businesses understand the changes to Rules of Origin, Tariffs and Custom Declarations in the event of a No-Deal Brexit. The British Chambers of Commerce…

York Outer Ring Road improvement plan progresses

By Chamber Marketing / 21 October 2019
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The next stage in the development of the York Outer Ring Road has been approved. The project aims to cut congestion while maintaining the city’s historic character by upgrading sections…

Chemical industry doors opened to students

By Chamber Marketing / 17 October 2019
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A Cross Hills business has celebrated Bradford Manufacturing Weeks by opening its doors to local students and giving them multi-department experience of working life in a chemical manufacturer. Airedale Chemical…

Education secretary Gavin Williamson backs “excellent” Bradford Manufacturing Weeks initiative

By Chamber Marketing / 17 October 2019
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Secretary of State for Education Gavin Williamson CBE has praised Bradford Manufacturing Weeks as an “excellent” initiative. Commenting as organisers confirm that more than double the number of manufacturers and…

Students and businesses celebrate the start of Bradford Manufacturing Weeks

By Chamber Marketing / 17 October 2019
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More than 50 local students, businesses and dignitaries gathered in Bradford for a tour of a 38-acre manufacturing facility to kickstart a fortnight of events for Bradford Manufacturing Weeks 2019.…

QES Results: Brexit uncertainty holds back decision-making

By Chamber Marketing / 16 October 2019
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Brexit uncertainty holding back decision making West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce has published its latest round of economic survey findings. There is just one theme dominating this quarter’s…

Record number of regional businesses enter social impact awards

By Chamber Marketing / 15 October 2019
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Businesses around the region have broken the record of entry submissions for the West and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce’s social impact awards, Raising the Bar. Judging has now taken…

Queen’s Speech: British Chambers’ reaction

By Chamber Marketing / 14 October 2019
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BCC comments on the Queen’s Speech Commenting on the Queen’s Speech opening a new session of Parliament, Dr Adam Marshall, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce said: “Our…

The latest edition of the Quarterly Economic Report is now live

By Chamber Marketing / 11 October 2019
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The Chamber’s Quarterly Economic Survey monitors economic trends and takes the business temperature, accurately and comprehensively, in a range of areas relevant to our members across West & North Yorkshire.…

Manufacturing apprenticeships the routes to top jobs, students told at skills event

By Chamber Marketing / 7 October 2019
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More than 1,000 Leeds students from 40 schools joined online with an audience of young people at specialist engineering and manufacturing college UTC Leeds last week to receive first-hand advice…

Live event will address region’s engineering and manufacturing skills shortage

By Chamber Marketing / 3 October 2019
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Manufacturing employers and young people from across Leeds will come together at a live event this week to address the chronic skills shortage facing the manufacturing sector. Leeds Manufacturing Festival…