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Recruitment Static as Firms Assess NI Impact

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...

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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...

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Member News

Grab some free ‘Inspiration’ at the Severn Valley Railway

At Kidderminster Town station on Friday 27 June, the Severn Valley Railway will host the debut of a free and unique railway experience as part of the year-long, national celebrations for Railway 200, the 200th birthday of the modern railway. ‘Inspiration’ is a...

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Patron & Strategic News

DRPG Take on Source to Sea Challenges for Charities

DRPG Take on Source to Sea Challenges for Charities

As part of DRPG’s 45th-anniversary celebrations, CEO Dale Parmenter and the groups UK Marketing team are trading their usual workdays for the Source to Sea Challenge, an ambitious adventure designed to reflect the company’s ongoing commitment to giving back....

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Chamber News

Inflation Drops, However Remains at a Historic High Level.

Inflation Drops, However Remains at a Historic High Level.

Inflation has dropped again, to 6.8% from 7.9% in June. This is welcome news to businesses that have been hit hard by constant pressures from price rises for many months. However, inflation remains at historically high levels and is significantly below the 2% target...

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Cutting Costs, Creating Culture

Cutting Costs, Creating Culture

Recruiting can be difficult.  Really difficult, at times.  With the myriad of recruitment and selection opportunities available to hiring managers, the process can easily get costly, both financially and on the increasingly limited time resources of a HR team.  You...

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Our Latest Member

Welcome new Members!

We would like to extend a warm welcome to our newest Members! Affinity Social Media Marketing Marketing Consultant for local businesses.   APS Space Kidderminster Limited Operating a Regus Franchise – Serviced / Flexible Office Lettings.   EA-Optimised...

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Welcome new Members!

Welcome new Members!

We would like to extend a warm welcome to our newest Members! Affinity Social Media Marketing Marketing Consultant for local businesses.   APS Space Kidderminster Limited Operating a Regus Franchise – Serviced / Flexible Office Lettings.   EA-Optimised...

Policy News

Labour market statistics are a cause for concern

Labour market statistics are a cause for concern

Real levels of UK wages fell at the fastest rate for at least 20 years in the second quarter of this year, falling 3% between April and June according to the ONS statistics. This is the sharpest decline in wages since 2001. Rising prices and energy bills further...

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Chamber’s Quarterly Economic Survey Now Open

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 represents the views of our members to national government, ensuring that the business case drives government policy. A great benefit of...

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Skills News

Recruit, Retrain, Retain!

Recruit, Retrain, Retain!

It’s that time again,TDM is proud to be involved with the National Apprenticeship Week 2021 ‘Build the Future’ campaign. We want to use this opportunity to increase awareness of the value apprenticeships add to organisations and promote the accessibility, importance...

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Charity News

Local Solicitors show Support for Wyre Forest Hospice Charity

Local Solicitors show Support for Wyre Forest Hospice Charity

The Kidderminster office of a West Midlands law firm is showing their support for Wyre Forest Charity KEMP Hospice. Talbots Law, based on Church Street in Kidderminster, have chosen to support KEMP Hospice through their ‘Charity Will Service’, donating 50% of the fee...

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US Tariffs Hit UK Business

US Tariffs Hit UK Business

Reacting to the introduction of 25 percent tariffs on exports of UK steel and aluminium to the United States, William Bain, BCC Head of Trade Policy, said: “This is a difficult day for trans-Atlantic trade and plunges businesses, in both the US and UK, into a new age...

BCC News

US Tariffs Hit UK Business

Reacting to the introduction of 25 percent tariffs on exports of UK steel and aluminium to the United States, William Bain, BCC Head of Trade Policy, said: “This is a difficult day for trans-Atlantic trade and plunges businesses, in both the US and UK, into a new age...

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Worcestershire News

Wyre Forest IT Firm Donates to Local Foodbank

Wyre Forest IT Firm Donates to Local Foodbank

Local IT firm Minster Micro has donated food and toiletries to Kidderminster Foodbank as the need grows for emergency supplies this Christmas. The staff at the IT firm, which is based on Worcester Road, has come together to collect food and toiletry parcels for the...

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Herefordshire News

Have your say on new library and museum

Have your say on new library and museum

Herefordshire Council is creating a new library at Maylord Orchards shopping centre and a redeveloped museum and art gallery in Hereford’s Broad Street. Between them, the redevelopments will offer a huge range of events, exhibitions and digital interactions that will...

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Welcome new Members – April

Welcome new Members – April

Warmest welcome to our newest Members: Abacus Nursery School ( Bromsgrove) Limited – Early Years Care and Education provider. Aspenify UK Limited – Aspenify offers a low-code digital platform that enables organisations to scale innovation, accelerate...

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Core turns 1

Core turns 1

Core Financial Efficiencies celebrated completing its first year of trade in April 2025. For Core, the journey through its first year of operations has been one of learning, adapting, and growing with each passing day. When trading began in spring 2024, the road ahead...

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North Sea Taskforce Calls For Urgent Action

North Sea Taskforce Calls For Urgent Action

• The North Sea Transition Taskforce has called on the Government to rapidly establish a long-term, integrated plan to deliver a just energy transition in the North Sea. • Its new report finds the window of opportunity to secure the future of the North Sea is closing...

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