News

March

20th

Local areas know best when it comes to regional investment, say BCC / Legal & General

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) and Legal & General have today published a major report detailing how best to boost investment in our towns and cities across the UK, looking at current investment barriers and how unlocking further investment will help them to grow.

March

13th

BCC comments on Spring Statement

Commenting on the Spring Statement, Dr Adam Marshall, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said:

March

6th

Housing Minister meets Essex Businesses

Witham MP Priti Patel and the Essex Chambers of Commerce hosted a meeting in Parliament [4 March 2019] for the County’s businesses to meet Housing Minister Kit Malthouse MP.

February

26th

BCC comments on Prime Minister’s statement

Commenting on the Prime Minister’s statement to the House of Commons on the next steps in the Brexit process, Claire Walker, Co-Executive Director of Policy and Campaigns at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC),

February

19th

BCC comments on labour and productivity figures

Commenting on the labour market figures for February 2019, published today by the ONS, Suren Thiru, Head of Economics at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said:

February

12th

Priti Patel MP chairs business meeting with Transport Secretary

Witham MP, Priti Patel, chaired a meeting of the Essex Chambers of Commerce Business, Transport and Infrastructure Forum on Monday evening with the Secretary of State for Transport, Chris Grayling MP, as guest speaker [4 February 2019].

February

11th

Flying start to transformational year at London Stansted

• Record January with passengers up 7.3 per cent on 2018 • Mace appointed main contractor for new £150 million arrivals terminal • SAS announce new London Stansted-Copenhagen service

February

7th

Completion of major Southend Victoria branch line improvements brought forward in response to passenger feedback

The £46m project work to replace the entire overhead wiring system and structures on the railway between Southend Victoria and Shenfield is expected to finish sooner than originally planned, as Greater Anglia and Network Rail respond to customer feedback.

January

30th

Another day lost while the clock is ticking

Commenting on the latest votes in Parliament on Brexit, Dr Adam Marshall, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said:

January

28th

Update from Roger Hirst, Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Essex Police & Essex County Fire & Rescue Service Budgets

The proposed budgets for Essex Police and for Essex County Fire & Rescue Service have been approved by the Police, Fire and Crime Panel

January

16th

BCC responds to result of meaningful vote

Responding to the Parliamentary defeat of the Meaningful Vote on the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration, Dr Adam Marshall, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce, said:

January

14th

Recruitment challenges reinforces need for Skills Strategy

The urgent need for a sustained focus on securing the skills required by industry has been highlighted by a survey produced by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC).

December

21st

Essex Chambers of Commerce response to public consultation on proposed Lower Thames Crossing

Essex Chambers of Commerce are the leading business membership and representative group in Essex with a membership of around 1,000 businesses and other organisations ranging from sole traders and sme’s through to national and multi-national companies.

December

19th

Essex Chambers launch new Dangerous Goods service

Essex Chambers of Commerce are pleased to announce the launch of their new Dangerous Goods Service to be run in partnership with Logicom Hub

December

19th

British business says no to no-deal in 100 days’ time

The UK’s five leading business groups, representing hundreds of thousands of businesses across the United Kingdom employing millions of people, today unite and call on politicians to prevent a disorderly ‘no-deal’ Brexit on 29th March.

December

10th

BCC: Business intensely frustrated by yet another delay

Responding to the Prime Minister’s statement to the House of Commons on delaying Parliament’s ‘meaningful vote’ on the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration, Dr Adam Marshall, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce, said:

December

6th

Helping Exporters help themselves

Essex Chambers of Commerce are pleased to announce that our 2019 Export Expert training courses will be part of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) Accredited Training Programme that results in successful candidates receiving a BCC Foundation Award in International Trade.

December

5th

Essex Chambers quiz the Rt Hon Liam Fox MP on future exports

To round off a successful year of export support to Essex businesses, Essex Chambers of Commerce took members to the House of Commons for their International Trade Forum with the Rt Hon, Liam Fox, Secretary of State for international Trade.

December

3rd

Essex Chambers quiz Network Rail on their performance

Essex Chambers of Commerce recently hosted a dinner for Chamber members to hear from and quiz the Anglia Route Director of Network Rail, Meliha Duymaz, about her plans for investing in the rail infrastructure of the county.

November

29th

BCC: Migration figures are nothing to celebrate

Commenting on the latest migration statistics, published today by the ONS, Adam Marshall, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said: