Responding to new national restrictions for England to combat a rising number of Coronavirus cases, announced by the Prime Minister today (22nd September) and ahead of his broadcast to the nation tonight, Barnsley & Rotherham Chamber Chief Executive Andrew Denniff said: “The Chamber understand that further...
The Board of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has today announced that Director General Dr Adam Marshall will leave the organisation in the Spring of 2021. Marshall has been Director General of the leading business group for five years, and has been part of the...
In a letter to the Prime Minister, BCC President Baroness Ruby McGregor-Smith has said businesses face “the most difficult trading conditions in post-war history” and set out a series of measures to help government take a “sharper approach” to restarting the UK economy. The letter...
Results from the latest BCC Coronavirus Business Tracker reveal that business conditions improved only moderately in the weeks since the UK economy suffered an historic contraction in Q2 2020, with firms still reporting high levels of reliance on government support schemes to help stem cashflow issues. 38 per cent of firms reported improved revenue from UK customers More than 1 in 3 of businesses say...
It is clear that working from home is set to stay for some time yet, possible becoming a permanent feature of the working environment. Just a decade ago the very idea of moving to flexible working patterns, alternate days in the office and dare we even...
To all businesses moving goods between the UK and the EU and between GB and NI I write today to emphasise the need for businesses to prepare for the new arrangements for trading with the EU in January 2021, and the steps they need to take...
