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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...
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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...
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University Festival Explores Range of Legal Topics
A University of Worcester law-themed festival will offer a wide range of expert talks open to the public. The University’s Constitutions, Rights and Justice Research Group is holding a free Rights and Justice Festival at The Hive, in Worcester, on July 8, designed to...
SVR confirms 35006 P&O S N Co and overnight running for its Autumn Steam Gala
The Severn Valley Railway has confirmed the first guest for its Autumn Steam Gala will be 35006 Peninsular & Oriental S N Co, which will make its first-ever appearance at the heritage line during the four-day event from 18 to 21 September. And, in a special move...
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Logistics and Supply Chain Needs More Women
Nationally women are still underrepresented within the logistics and supply chain sectors, a situation that many businesses like total supply chain solutions provider Oakland International are working hard to change. With their goal to have a workforce which...
University of Worcester Awarded First Class Honours for Environmental Sustainability
The University of Worcester has been awarded First Class Honours for environmental sustainability in the latest People & Planet national rankings. This is the 14th straight year that the University, one of Britain’s most sustainable, has earned First Class...
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The Small Business Leadership Programme – Funded places available
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is funding training for senior SME leaders to enhance their business’s resilience and recovery from the impact of Coronavirus, and develop their potential for future growth and productivity.
Prepare your business for Brexit – Free Webinar
If you’re wondering how to prepare your business for Brexit, our free webinar in partnership with Gowling WLG LLP is a great place to start to get your business Brexit-ready for 31 January 2020.
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Government launch ‘time is running out’ campaign
The government have launched a public campaign, ‘Time is running out’ which urges businesses to prepare for the end of the transition phase and warns; If you sell goods to the EU you must prepare for new customs procedures If you travel to the EU for work purposes you...
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Government launch ‘time is running out’ campaign
The government have launched a public campaign, ‘Time is running out’ which urges businesses to prepare for the end of the transition phase and warns; If you sell goods to the EU you must prepare for new customs procedures If you travel to the EU for work purposes you...
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Worcestershire’s Recovery Strategy
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented disruption to the Worcestershire economy. The initial economic shock has been substantial and is expected to lead to a period of global and UK recession, local areas face immediate challenges impacting across all sectors, businesses and jobs. A group of organisations from across Worcestershire have worked together to develop a recovery strategy for the region.
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Big challenges ahead for former student to honour the memory of his daughters.
A former University of Worcester student has been back on campus as he gets ready for his last year of big fundraising challenges. 55-year-old Tony Frobisher has already run the London Marathon, cycled from Land’s End to John O’Groats, climbed Kilimanjaro and trekked...
Garland Surgical Limited Join the Chamber
Garland Surgical Ltd was founded in early 2022, a collaboration between British-Maltese Entrepreneur Simon Mifsud, Netherlands based Health-Tech Venture Builder NLC and the inventing team from the University of Malta. Garland is dedicated to pioneering innovation in...
King’s Speech: Missed Opportunity To Help Business In Challenging Times
Responding to today’s King’s Speech, Alex Veitch Director of Policy and Insight at the British Chambers of Commerce, said: “The King’s Speech opened with an aspiration to increase economic growth – but it failed to outline how that will happen. The businesses we...
How do you build a marketing package that’s right for your business?
Your approach to marketing is a key element in building a successful business. You may need to look within your company team to source strengths and marketing experience or you may need to reach out to an experienced team of digital marketers to support you to raise...
Chamber’s Quarterly Economic Survey Now Open
Our latest Quarterly Economic Survey is now open. Click here to take part. Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce represent the views of our members to national government, ensuring that the business case drives government policy. A great benefit of...
Chamber member supports award-winning West Mercia Police VAWG campaign
Chamber member Ruby Edwards of You Do Better is delighted to be a part of the award-winning Safer Streets project by West Mercia Police, that has been honoured with a prestigious Regional Award. CAPTION: L-R: Campaign Manager Ruby Edwards (You Do Better Ltd) with...
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