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Worcester Engineering Company Helping Manufacturers Reduce Compressed Air Energy Costs
West Midlands Compressors Ltd, based in Worcester, is offering Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce manufacturing members a complimentary compressed air data logging and energy assessment to help businesses better understand the efficiency of their...
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Worcester Engineering Company Helping Manufacturers Reduce Compressed Air Energy Costs
West Midlands Compressors Ltd, based in Worcester, is offering Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce manufacturing members a complimentary compressed air data logging and energy assessment to help businesses better understand the efficiency of their...
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Building a Training Department at Standard Motor Transport
Five years ago, while trying to source training for our own staff, we noticed a lack of companies offering the quality of training we required for our operation. Sensing that other local companies needed high-quality workplace training, and with the space and...
Make Strides Receives Institute of Leadership Grant for Second Year Running
Midlands-based digital-first learning company Make Strides, a Strategic Member and Digital First Training Partner of the Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce, has once again been awarded a Leadership Development Grant from the Institute of...
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Wyevale Nurseries to showcase ‘Best of British’ at FutureScape in October
WYEVALE Nurseries in Hereford will be showcasing its ‘Best of British’ range when it exhibits at FutureScape in London next month (October 15 and 16, 2024). The leading commercial nurseries’ stand will highlight its container trees, bareroot hedging and forestry...
DRPG Brings Innovation to the Forefront for BigTalk 2024
On Thursday 19 September, DRPG hosted its annual BigTalk event where the anticipated launch of DRPG Labs – the global communications group’s innovation hub – took centre stage. At the company’s Midlands Studio complex, the event brought together over 150 clients and...
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Chancellor delivers Budget giving businesses confidence and stability
Yesterday the Chancellor’s budget statement outlined the government’s 3-point plan to support businesses through the spring and into the summer months giving firms more clarity on the way ahead and will allow many to plan with greater optimism and confidence as they...
BUDGET: Support for the self-employed
The Chancellor has announced more support for the self-employed in today’s Budget. With nearly a fifth of self-employed people missing out on previous grants because they had only recently started working for themselves and so could not prove their income status...
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The ultimate battle of the businesses!
Following the success of the 2018 Herefordshire and Worcestershire Business Games, the Sports Partnership Herefordshire and Worcestershire is inviting local businesses to take part in activities on dry land and in the water this July. On Wednesday 10 July, businesses...
Law firm’s will writing week raises money for KEMP Hospice
A charity will writing initiative has raised £4,000 for a Wyre Forest hospice. Experts from Kidderminster law firm mfg Solicitors donated their time to offer free will writing for the public with those taking part giving a voluntary donation to Kidderminster’s KEMP...
Chamber Members nominated for 2021 Business Awards
We’d like to give give a huge congratulations to all of our Members who have been nominated for a Chamber Business Award 2021 across a variety of categories. The Chamber Business Awards are one of the UK’s most prestigious business awards and we are...
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Chamber Members nominated for 2021 Business Awards
We’d like to give give a huge congratulations to all of our Members who have been nominated for a Chamber Business Award 2021 across a variety of categories. The Chamber Business Awards are one of the UK’s most prestigious business awards and we are...
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Royal approval of DRPG’s sustainability work
Creative communications group DRPG received a royal visit from His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex, on Thursday 27th May 2021 to understand how the agency has coped with COVID-19 and continued its contribution towards sustainability. The Earl of Wessex visited...
Local hospitality organisations offered much-needed free support from county wide campaign
The next phase of the Make It Worcestershire campaign has launched, offering much-needed support to hospitality organisations, as well as growers, producers and retailers. The campaign, which first launched last year, will champion the ‘Buy, Eat, Sell & Stay...
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Quality assurance at heart of new £2 billion green homes grants
Builders, plumbers, and other tradespeople across England will need a government-backed seal of approval to provide their services as part of the new £2 billion Green Homes Grant going live at the end of September.
127 new employers awarded for supporting the Armed Forces Community
The most supportive organisations for Britain’s Armed Forces such as Microsoft Ltd, Greater Manchester Police and the Post Office from both the private and public sectors have been announced today, 30 July 2020.
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Worcester-based Business Owner Wins Businesswoman of the Year Award
Naomi Wachner, founder of Calibre Executives (previously Calibre Virtual Assistant Services), won Startup Businesswoman of the Year at the 2024 West Midlands Business Awards UK. This year’s awards honour the remarkable achievements of local businesses and individuals...
Golden Chance to Study Engineering: NMITE Offers over 30 Scholarships and Support for Students: APPLY NOW
NMITE (New Model Institute for Technology & Engineering) today shares a reminder of the upcoming application deadline, 23rd August 2024, for the prestigious Motorola Solutions Foundation Scholarship as well as offering the Life Changer bursary initiative for local...
Joint Area Council meeting notes 26/7/24
Food and Drink After a difficult start to the year for hospitality/pub sector, mainly due to cost of living crisis coupled with poor weather, the succession of major sporting events (football, tennis, cricket) has seen an improvement in the 2nd quarter of the year....
It’s a Super Saturday at the Severn Valley Railway
On the final day of August, the Severn Valley Railway is putting on a mini enthusiast event to mark the fact that has a particularly superb line-up of locomotives in service. On Saturday 31 August, two visiting steam locomotives, 45596 ‘Bahamas’ and 2999 ‘Lady of...
Tributes to Much Loved Former Mayoress
Former Mayoress, Rachel Hall, has died after suffering with breast cancer since 2021. Rachel’s partner, Councillor Adrian Gregson was mayor of Worcester in 2022/23. He said: “We always knew some aspects of the Mayoress role would be challenging but the...
A Foodie Delight at the Severn Valley Railway
Those who love good food won’t want to miss the Severn Valley Railway’s Foot & Craft Fayre, which takes place at The Engine House at Highley on 24 and 25 August. ‘Dozens of suppliers will be offering treats to tempt the palate,’ said Nadia Attwell, the SVR’s...
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