4 out of 5 (78%) firms that attempted to recruit facing difficulties in finding staff Hospitality, construction, logistics and manufacturing firms most likely to report difficulties (80% or higher) but all sectors have significant issues Smaller firms reporting increasing wage pressures are making it...
The award states: “AESSEAL plc provides clear leadership both within the company and to the wider sector through its Betterworld.Solutions philanthropic initiative and has demonstrated a wide range of positive sustainable development impacts. It is particularly commended for its vision in developing new talent through its outreach...
Established in 1965, the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise are the most prestigious business awards in the UK, with winning businesses able to use the esteemed emblem for the next five years. Now in its 56th year, the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise are the most prestigious...
Proportion of UK exporters reporting increased export sales (29%) was largely unchanged for the 4th quarter running Proportion reporting decreased sales historically high at 25%, also little changed since 1 year ago in Q1 2021 Exporters more likely that non-exporters to expect increases to...
Commenting on the latest ONS GDP figures for February 2022, published today, Suren Thiru, Head of Economics at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said: “While economic output continued to rebound in February, the significant slowdown in growth indicates that the UK economy was losing steam...
Commenting on the data Head of Trade Policy at the BCC William Bain said: “The effects of data collection changes still unwinding make monthly comparisons impossible, but taking a longer snapshot there are still issues of concern for businesses. EU exports were 0.3% lower in February...
