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Worcester Six Business Park: A Prime Hub for Business Expansion and Innovation
Worcester Six Business Park is quickly becoming the go to location for businesses looking to expand. Situated near the M5, it offers excellent national transport links and a range of modern facilities, making it an ideal base for companies of all sizes. The park...
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Worcester Six Business Park: A Prime Hub for Business Expansion and Innovation
Worcester Six Business Park is quickly becoming the go to location for businesses looking to expand. Situated near the M5, it offers excellent national transport links and a range of modern facilities, making it an ideal base for companies of all sizes. The park...
Member News
New faces and new roles at SME Solicitors
SME Solicitors has welcomed two new starters for 2025: Eoin Murphy and Aimée Batsford. Aimée joins the Reception & Document Management team, providing a friendly welcome to clients at our Sansome Walk office. Eoin, a solicitor with over 15 years’ experience,...
Prime Mix Launches New Content Creation Package ‘Pounce’
Worcester based marketing agency, Prime Mix Marketing Ltd, launches Pounce, a new cutting-edge creative content hub designed to elevate marketing strategies with dynamic video content, high-impact photography, and strategic written content – all integrated into one...
Patron & Strategic News
Chamber Release Salary & Benefits Report 2025, In Partnership with Hewett Recruitment
The Salary & Benefits Report 2025 in partnership with Hewett Recruitment is now available to download. In October 2024, businesses across Herefordshire and Worcestershire were asked to share, in confidentiality, the salaries and benefits they offer to employees....
David vs Goliath FA Cup Match ‘Like a Dream’ for Worcester Student
A student says working with Tamworth FC on their incredible FA Cup run has been ‘like a dream’, as he played his part in one of the biggest competitions in football. Ethan Parker, 22 and in the 3rd year of his Sports Coaching degree at the University of Worcester, has...
Chamber News
Improve your Staff Recruitment and Retention with the Salary & Benefits 2024/25 Survey, in Partnership with Hewett Recruitment
Businesses are currently operating in an incredibly tight labour market and are doing their best to survive amongst the cost of doing business crisis due to spiralling energy costs. The competitive labour market is impacting businesses ability to invest and grow. 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...
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Recruitment Expert to take on London Marathon for AngelmanUK
A director of a Worcester recruitment firm is to take on next year’s TCS London Marathon for charity AngelmanUK. James Cronin, a director at recruitment specialist, GMP Recruitment, part of the Frederick Harlan Group, is taking part in the world’s most famous marathon...
Recruitment Expert to take on London Marathon for AngelmanUK
A director of a Worcester recruitment firm is to take on next year’s TCS London Marathon for charity AngelmanUK. James Cronin, a director at recruitment specialist, GMP Recruitment, part of the Frederick Harlan Group, is taking part in the world’s most famous marathon...
Policy News
Quarterly Economic Survey Now Live for Q1 2024
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...
COP28: An Overview
COP 28 refers to the United Nations Climate Change Conference, which took place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from 30 November until 12 December 2023. UN Climate Change conferences (or COPs) take place every year, and are the world’s only multilateral...
Skills News
Apprenticeships and their value to the workforce of the future
As the nation enters National Apprenticeship Week 2023, Mark Smith – Commercial Banking Relationship Director at Lloyds Banking Group and President of the Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce – shares his positive approach to...
NEOPERL UK focus on staff training
Over a third of the 160 staff at Neoperl UK in Malvern, took part in personal development training during 2022 and that figure is set to increase with a new learning focus for 2023. The manufacturing business requires a broad selection of skills across their employee...
Charity News
KEMP Hospice Celebrates 55 Years of Care and Support
Throughout 2024, Wyre Forest charity KEMP Hospice has been celebrating 55 years of providing care and support to those living with life-limiting illness and bereavement in the region. Originally formed in 1969, KEMP has gone on to become a dedicated Day Hospice...
ISO QSL Relaunches Award-Winning Bingo Box Challenge in Support of Worcester Foodbank
With the cost-of-living crisis deepening and an increasing number of individuals facing financial hardship, the need for support in our community has never been more pressing. Over the past year alone, foodbanks within the Trussell Trust network have distributed over...
Midlands LSIP Celebration
The progress made in tackling labour and skills shortages in the Midlands will be outlined at an event in the region in September. Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIPs) have been designed to put employers at the heart of skills provision in their local area, to...
BCC News
Midlands LSIP Celebration
The progress made in tackling labour and skills shortages in the Midlands will be outlined at an event in the region in September. Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIPs) have been designed to put employers at the heart of skills provision in their local area, to...
Worcestershire News
The SVR Celebrates an ‘ambitious, exciting, successful’ Autumn Steam Gala
Increased passenger numbers, a timetable that ran smoothly and a smart solution to what could have been a major hitch have given the Severn Valley Railway the prize of yet another highly successful enthusiast event. The recent Autumn Steam Gala, which took place...
A ‘relaxed’ Experience Makes the SVR’s Santa Trains More Accessible for all
The Severn Valley Railway is introducing a first-ever ‘relaxed’ version of its Santa Trains in the run-up to Christmas this year, with the aim of making the popular experience accessible to even more people. The Relaxed Santa Train runs at 10am on Sunday 8 December...
Herefordshire News
Hereford Care Homes Participate in Heartfelt Memory Walk Honouring Beloved Past Residents and Raise Funds for St Michael’s Hospice
Hampton Grange and Gwen Walford Care Homes proudly took part in a Memory Walk to honour the cherished memories of past residents Joe and Tom while raising vital funds for St Michael’s Hospice in Hereford. The event, held at the picturesque Queenswood Arboretum...
Visit Herefordshire Tourism Awards 2024/2025
It’s an exciting time for Herefordshire and its tourism industry. We pride ourselves in just how very special our county is and in all corners there are brilliant businesses offering visitors superb experiences, accommodation and food & drink. The Herefordshire...
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Movers & Shakers
Having spent the last 5 years working under the umbrella of Real World Consultancy, Esther Partridge-Warner is now focusing on growing her own business: Online Media Works. Esther has built a strong reputation for delivering comprehensive, easy-to-understand advice...
Unlock Your Business Potential: Why LinkedIn is a Must for Business Leaders
Today LinkedIn has become an indispensable tool for those looking to expand their reach and influence, the platform offers a unique opportunity to showcase expertise, connect with industry peers, and attract potential clients or partners. LinkedIn’s professional...
Bishop Fleming Reveals Midlands Expansion
Leading Audit, Accountancy, Tax and Advisory firm Bishop Fleming has announced expansion further into The Midlands market with the planned opening of a new Birmingham office. The firm, which currently has offices spanning from Worcester in the West Midlands to Truro...
Marking the start of Railway 200 at the Severn Valley Railway
Around 100 heritage railway volunteers from across the UK came together at the Severn Valley Railway on Sunday 5 January, to launch Railway 200, a celebration of the 200th anniversary of modern railways. Representatives from 15 UK heritage lines and locomotive owning...
5.4 Million Yet to File their Tax Return
Almost 25,000 taxpayers ‘celebrated’ the New Year by filing their Self Assessment tax return If customers miss the 31 January deadline, they could face a penalty With less than a month to go, the countdown is on for 5.4 million customers who still need to complete and...
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