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Procurement Act Must Quickly Deliver for SMEs
Only 20% of direct public sector procurement spend was with SMEs in 2024 – a similar figure to 2023 (19%) £45.4 billion was spent by Government directly with SMEs last year, up from £42.4 billion in 2023 Median spend per SME remained at £31,000 in 2024 Local...
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Procurement Act Must Quickly Deliver for SMEs
Only 20% of direct public sector procurement spend was with SMEs in 2024 – a similar figure to 2023 (19%) £45.4 billion was spent by Government directly with SMEs last year, up from £42.4 billion in 2023 Median spend per SME remained at £31,000 in 2024 Local...
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Brides ‘find the one’ at pop up boutique
Brides-to-be are flocking to a pop-up boutique in Worcester to find their dream dresses. St Richard’s Hospice launched ‘Snowdrops Bridal’ at 34 Chapel Walk, Crowngate Shopping Centre, Worcester, in mid-February and have welcomed hundreds of shoppers. The boutique...
Welcome B Smith Packaging (Worcester) Ltd to the Chamber
B Smith Packaging has been a specialist in the packaging field for over 50 years. We pride ourselves on offering a bespoke, cost-effective, sustainable, and personalised service to our clients to enable them to promote their brand and business to their consumers in...
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Museum of carpet celebrates successful summer exhibition opening
Following the official opening on Saturday 3 July for friends, benefactors and members of the Kidderminster community, the Museum of Carpet’s second annual Summer Exhibition is open to the public. The “Journey to Japan” exhibition was celebrated with an introduction...
Warriors agree new partnership with MPlant
Worcester Warriors are delighted to welcome MPlant to Sixways as an Official Partner of the Club. The agreement will see the company featuring on the sleeve of the Warriors shirt for the next two seasons. MPlant is a Worcestershire-based supplier of hired machinery to...
Herefordshire photographer captures the Ledbury Poetry Festival
Ledbury-based Paul Ligas Photography Limited was the official photographer for this year’s Ledbury Poetry Festival, producing event photographs that will help the festival’s future promotion. This was the first year that the poetry festival had made use of a...
Gowling WLG launches new blockchain education and reward initiative
Patron member Gowling WLG has applied its expertise in blockchain technology to its own business, by launching the ‘Gowling WLG Reward Token’ (GRT) scheme. With blockchain technology becoming more prominent globally, the scheme will educate everyone in the...
GJS Dillon helps two technology companies expand in Malvern
A typical unit at Beauchamp Business Centre Malvern GJS Dillon has helped an award-winning Malvern technology company double the size of its business premises, and a Worcester technology company relocate to larger premises on Malvern’s leading business park. Acting on...
New security centre marches ahead in fight against cyber crime
A joint venture between the University of Wolverhampton and Herefordshire Council has secured £9 million funding to develop a new Centre for Cyber Security in Hereford. The new Centre will offer high quality research facilities through the University’s Cyber Security...
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