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Scrap specialist expands offer with skip firm purchase backed by community lenders
A scrap metal specialist has expanded its recycling offering to customers by purchasing a skip hire company backed with funding from two leading community finance providers. Family business Total Metal Recovery, based in Bromsgrove, has acquired neighbouring firm A-Z...
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Scrap specialist expands offer with skip firm purchase backed by community lenders
A scrap metal specialist has expanded its recycling offering to customers by purchasing a skip hire company backed with funding from two leading community finance providers. Family business Total Metal Recovery, based in Bromsgrove, has acquired neighbouring firm A-Z...
Member News
Sutcliffe & Co Triple Awards Finalist in South West Business & Community Awards
Sutcliffe & Co Insurance Brokers are celebrating being finalists in three categories at the South West Business & Community Awards: Employer of the Year, SME of the Year, and Outstanding Contribution to the Community. This triple recognition reflects the...
Fourth generation Hollywood company celebrates 80th anniversary
2026 is an important milestone for Kilby Packaging, a manufacturer of packaging materials based in Birmingham. Sustainability at its heart Since its humble beginnings in 1946 when John Kilby started the business reclaiming and recycling boxes at a time of severe raw...
Patron & Strategic News
Surf Tech IT Welcomes Ben Jordan as Level 2 Helpdesk Engineer
Surf Tech IT is delighted to welcome Ben Jordan to the team as a Level 2 Helpdesk Engineer. Ben first joined the business through an ICT Level 3 Apprenticeship, delivered by fellow Chamber members The Development Manager Ltd (TDM). Now 19, Ben has successfully...
Leading property consultancy welcomes high-profile industry figure to leadership team
A leading property consultancy has welcomed a high-profile industry figure to its leadership team. Fisher German has announced that Eleanor Deeley, Joint Managing Director of Deeley Group, has joined its leadership team as a non-executive director. It comes as the...
Chamber News
Regional Chambers of Commerce launch West Midlands international trade survey
West Midlands’ Chambers of Commerce are looking for businesses who trade internationally to take part in a short survey, open until Friday 15th April. Businesses of any size and sector in the West Midlands region are invited to share their views on the type of...
Law firm chooses Malvern-based Osprey Approach’s legal software to help achieve its business goals
Brevitts Solicitors is a small, successful family-run business, which specialises in private client work and has built up a loyal client base both locally and nationally. Having identified the need to embrace technology to achieve its goals – improving...
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Introducing Kerris Crook HR
Kerris Crook HR Consultancy is based in Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire. Kerris Crook is CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development) accredited, has a Masters’ Degree in HR, and has in-house HR experience within many different industries. Some of...
Introducing Kerris Crook HR
Kerris Crook HR Consultancy is based in Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire. Kerris Crook is CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development) accredited, has a Masters’ Degree in HR, and has in-house HR experience within many different industries. Some of...
Policy News
ONS’ labour market figures September 2020
May to July figures show an increase in the unemployment rate; despite this increase and an increase in the number of redundancies, the employment rate is still not falling. Though still large, the reductions in total hours worked both on the year and the quarter are...
UK secures free trade agreement with Japan
The UK has secured a free trade agreement with Japan, which is the UK’s first major trade deal as an independent trading nation and will increase trade with Japan by an estimated £15.2 billion. The deal is tailored to the UK economy and secures additional benefits...
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Charity News
Thursfields’ team to walk 121 miles to raise £1,000+ for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity
A team of seven keen walkers from Thursfields Solicitors has taken on a 121-mile route march to raise more than £1,000 for the Midlands Air Ambulance Charity. The activity has been planned as part of the charity’s Airbase Challenge 2022 where fund-raisers can walk,...
Gardening royalty Monty Don to be the star attraction at St Michael’s Hospice fundraiser
A member of gardening royalty will be the star attraction at a fundraising evening for a Herefordshire charity. Monty Don will talk guests through his life and career in horticulture during the special event at Brinsop Court on Thursday, 5th May. Proceeds from the...
Services and Digital Trade ‘Key To Boosting Exports’
The British Chambers of Commerce has endorsed the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) focus on services and digital trade as key priorities. The BCC was part of a record-size UK delegation to the WTO Public Forum in Geneva, last week. It met with the UK Ambassador to the...
BCC News
Services and Digital Trade ‘Key To Boosting Exports’
The British Chambers of Commerce has endorsed the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) focus on services and digital trade as key priorities. The BCC was part of a record-size UK delegation to the WTO Public Forum in Geneva, last week. It met with the UK Ambassador to the...
Worcestershire News
Technology boost prepares Birmingham accountancy firm for the future
A Birmingham accountancy practice has completed a 12-month project which has seen an overhaul of its technology and IT systems as it prepares for the next phase of growth, due to the support from Worcestershire IT firm, Minster Micro. Kings Norton firm MA Edwards...
Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership announces new board appointments
The Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has confirmed new appointments to the board with James Speller, Managing Director of Speller Metcalfe joining and current member Jennifer Long of IceBlue Digital Marketing being named Vice Chair. The Worcestershire...
Herefordshire News
Ludlow based skincare company gains prestigious organic certification
Shropshire business The Green Woman is celebrating receiving prestigious organic certification from The Soil Association. Founded by sisters Suzanne and Eve Carnall in 2013, the company handmake 100% natural, organic, plastic-free and vegan skincare products from...
Surviving Winter 2021/2022 call for donations
The Herefordshire Community Foundation has launched its Surviving Winter campaign for 2021/2022. The Surviving Winter Fund distributes money to help people living in Herefordshire in fuel poverty to stay warm, eat well and remain mobile. The Government’s winter fuel...
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New Skills Boost Funding Offers Up to £6,000 for Chamber Training
Businesses across Herefordshire and Worcestershire can now access up to £6,000 in grant funding to support staff training, thanks to the return of the Skills Boost 2025–26 programme. Delivered in partnership with Worcestershire Growth Hub, the initiative aims to help...
Business Still Sceptical On Employment Rights Bill
One third (33%) of businesses, in a BCC survey, think the current trade union proposals in the Employment Rights Bill would have a negative impact Only 2% of these firms think these proposals would be positive 79% of firms don’t feel the impact of new government...
Recruitment Static as Firms Assess NI Impact
Recruitment remains static with 55% of firms attempting to hire staff in the last three months (compared with 54% in Q1) Hiring remains challenging despite some respite, with 73% of firms reporting difficulties in Q2 (76% in Q1) Transport and logistics (80%) and...
Fisher German scoops top training award
A leading property consultancy is celebrating winning a prestigious award for its innovative approach to employee development at the British Training Awards. Fisher German, which has 26 offices across the UK, has been crowned Professional Services Initiative of the...
Midwifery Student Takes on London Marathon for Baby Charity
A student midwife from Malvern is preparing for the world-famous London Marathon next year. Izzy Fisher, a student at the University of Worcester, will take on the 26.2-mile run around the capital in April 2026 as she raises funds for Tommy’s, the pregnancy and baby...
From Breathwork to a Broader Calling: Bev’s Journey of Growth and Clarity
When Bev first launched Alviva Coaching, she envisioned small, soul-soothing breathwork sessions—safe spaces for people to pause, breathe, and reconnect. Like many purpose-driven entrepreneurs, she poured her heart into setting up the foundations: attending networking...
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