Author: Chamber of Commerce

Employees become beneficiaries of an Employee Owned Trust at Airmaster!

01 October in Member News

At the beginning of July, Airmaster based at Swallownest, South Yorkshire transitioned to be owned by the employees, establishing an Employee Ownership Trust. Founder, Richard Pogson and Director, Tony England were looking to realise some of their investment. The directors spent a considerable amount of time...

BCC responds to LOTO Speech at Labour Party Conference

29 September in Business News, Chamber News

Shevaun Haviland, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce, said:  “The Leader of the Opposition is right to focus on business conditions that would help small and medium-sized firms. Businesses will welcome the focus on digital skills, investment in R&D and the need to make Brexit work. However, despite the warm rhetoric, what firms...

‘A THIMBLE OF WATER TO PUT OUT A BONFIRE’ – BCC ON TEMPORARY VISAS FOR DRIVERS AND FOOD WORKERS

28 September in Business News, Chamber News

BCC President, Baroness Ruby McGregor-Smith CBE said:   “Government has made clear its priority is to transition from a reliance on EU workers to a focus on the domestic workforce, and businesses have been ready to participate in this, but it is a long-term project.    “A managed transition, with a plan...