Sheffield City Tag

Business outlook across City Region largely positive despite BREXIT uncertainties

06 November in Business News

The latest results of the Quarterly Economic Survey for the Sheffield City Region suggests business outlook across the region remains largely positive despite continuing uncertainties surrounding Brexit. Service and manufacturing sector firms, both domestic and export focused, reported positive balances in sales for Q3, and...

Businesses debate how they are tackling the skills shortage hampering Sheffield City Region growth

20 July in Chamber News

Business leaders discussed how they are tackling difficulties in recruiting the right candidates for their job vacancies at a breakfast event that shared the latest results of the Quarterly Economic Survey. The results of the business survey showed that while over half of manufacturing and...

Solid Economic Growth forecast but Industrial Strategy could fail to deliver

05 May in Business News, Chamber News

Sheffield City Region firms continued to show growth in both domestic and export markets since the New Year and increase investment in plant, people and training, according to a recent economic survey. Yet most remain to be convinced that the Government’s proposed Industrial Strategy can...

Sheffield City Region businesses to discuss potential impact of Governments Industrial Strategy

26 April in Business News, Chamber News, Events, External Affairs

In early May over 100 Sheffield City Region businesses will meet to discuss the results of the latest Quarterly Economic Survey (QES) for quarter one 2017. The survey, which went live in February of this year, asked employers about their current trading conditions including skills...