Author: Chamber of Commerce

Barnsley & Rotherham Chamber of Commerce welcomes new Patron

14 October in Business News, Chamber News, Member News

Barnsley & Rotherham Chamber of Commerce is delighted to announce Brearley & Co Accountants Ltd as the latest Chamber Patron. The new Patronage is reflecting of the firm’s continued growth and the support it provides to many local businesses across South Yorkshire. Brearley & Co have been...

Ground broken on new £3.5m state-of-the-art College Automotive Centre

13 October in Member News

Work has begun to construct a new £3.5m automotive centre which will bring the latest motor vehicle training technology and electric vehicles to Barnsley College. Building work is expected to be complete for September 2023, giving the next generation of automotive students access to a state-of-the-art...

Only one in five pounds of direct Government public procurement spending awarded to SMEs

13 October in Business News

Just over one in every five pounds (21%) spent by Government on public sector procurement in 2021 was awarded to small and medium enterprises (SME), a report from the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), powered by Tussell, has found.   The BCC’s SME Procurement Tracker – the...

Baroness Martha Lane-Fox CBE elected President of the British Chambers of Commerce

12 October in Business News

Entrepreneur and business leader Baroness Martha Lane-Fox CBE has been elected the new President of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC).   Baroness Lane-Fox was elected by representatives of the accredited Chamber Network at the BCC’s Annual General Meeting, today (Wednesday 12th October). She will take up...