Curries all round for KeyFleet and East Lancashire Chamber
Last week marked the 4th Curry Club of the year presented by East Lancs Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by Ribchester based fleet management company KeyFleet. With numbers at the [...]
Bow tie wearing Llamas inspires Lancashire entrepreneur’s book
A book documenting a Lancashire entrepreneur’s journey to success will go on sale in the new year. Why Put a Bow Tie on a Llama? will be released for [...]
WEAK GDP GROWTH FORECAST FOR 2020 AS BUSINESS INVESTMENT FALLS
UK economic growth in 2020 is forecast to slow to its weakest rate since the financial crisis as higher government spending struggles to offset falling business investment, weakening net [...]
British firms hit by power cuts even as electricity demand set to rise
Businesses are hampered by an unreliable electricity supply according to a survey of more than 1,000 business leaders published today by British Chambers of Commerce and Drax. One third (33 [...]
Quadra Solutions – Manufacturing design solutions for 20 Years
Leading UK CAD and PCB Design specialist Quadra Solutions will this month celebrate 20 years in business. The Accrington-based design firm was set up in 1999 by four founding [...]
UK road and rail networks not meeting business needs
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, [...]
Trevor Dawson celebrate 30 years in business!
Trevor Dawson, Commercial Property Consultants, celebrated 30 years in business with an event for clients and friends at Northcote Louis Roederer Private Dining Rooms on Friday 15th November. The [...]
Initial BCC response to Labour Party manifesto
Responding to the Labour Party manifesto, Director-General Dr Adam Marshall said: “No government can deliver the prosperity that people and public services depend on, or achieve net-zero, without a true partnership with business. When business thrives, people and communities thrive [...]
BCC/Totaljobs: Skills shortages impacting businesses as labour market remains buoyant
The percentage of UK firms facing recruitment difficulties has returned to previous highs, while one in four businesses expect to increase headcount according to the UK’s largest survey of [...]
Initial BCC response to Liberal Democrat manifesto
Responding to proposals on business rates, training and devolution in the Liberal Democrat manifesto, Co-Executive Director Hannah Essex said: “The UK’s unfair business rates system - which hits firms [...]