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delegation from Dorset Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI)


visited Glasgow Chamber in June to discuss ways to improve business links between the two areas. Te visit followed the launch of


Flybe’s twice-daily service, which means that the two areas are now around an hour apart in travel terms. Te two Chambers hope the ease of travelling between the two regions will enable them to do business in key areas, potentially including engineering, finance, tourism, trade, exhibitions and leisure, marine, defence, renewable energy technology, mass participation events and food and drink. Te six-strong Dorset


delegation took off from Dorset just before 9am and were back before 5pm. Te 912-mile round trip would have taken about 16 hours non-stop by road. Stuart Patrick, Chief Executive


Ian Girling, Chief Executive, Dorset Chamber of Commerce & Industry DCCI (front left) with Stuart Patrick, Chief Executive, Glasgow Chamber of Commerce (front right) with members of the trade delegation from Dorset Chamber and members of Glasgow Chamber in George Square


of Glasgow Chamber, said: “Te trade delegation from Dorset was warmly welcomed by Glasgow Chamber. We can provide our members with access to DCCI’s


in-depth knowledge of the markets and players in Dorset and further afield on the South Coast. “Tanks to the DCCI, plus the promotion of AFC Bournemouth


to the Premier League and Flybe’s direct flights to the county, Glasgow will be hearing a lot more about Dorset and what it can offer businesses in Scotland.”


Glasgow Chamber attends World Chambers Congress


Three members of the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce team attended the World Chambers Congress in Turin in June. Stuart Patrick, Chief


Executive; Richard Muir, Deputy Chief Executive and Leona Seaton, Programme Manager, Developing the Young Workforce, attended the event where Glasgow Chamber was a finalist in an awards category celebrating the Best Job Creation and Business Development Project. The category was


won by one of the other finalists, Kocaeli Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Turkey.


Stuart Patrick, Chief Executive; Leona


Seaton, Programme Manager, Developing the Young Workforce and Richard Muir,


Deputy Chief Executive, Glasgow Chamber of Commerce in Turin


The Congress event, which is held every two years, was attended by around 800 delegates from Chambers around the world. The event featured talks on global trade, global


mobility, cyber security and a sustainable world: food, water, energy and natural resources as well as looking at best practice in membership value, recruitment and retention.


Richard Muir, Deputy


Chief Executive of Glasgow Chamber, said: “It was great for Glasgow Chamber to be recognised for the quality of its work with youth employment. We would


like to congratulate the winner, Kocaeli Chamber of Commerce in Turkey, who just pipped us at the post for the award. “The event allowed us


to benchmark our services against other Chambers from around the world. It was very useful to get a sense of where we are in Glasgow Chamber in terms of the development of our member services. “There were some


very useful networking opportunities with Chambers in Europe and around the world which we hope will lead to some direct benefits for our members.”


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