Chamber Patrons A visit to be treasured By Dan Harrison
A leading figure from HM Treasury welcomed input from Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce members on productivity, growth and investment during a visit to the city. Susan Acland-Hood, director of
enterprise and growth at HM Treasury, was the guest speaker at a Chamber patrons’ lunch hosted by the Royal Bank of Scotland.
‘It was a pleasure to come to Birmingham and have such thoughtful and positive conversations with Chamber members and patrons’
The main topics of discussion were the support and action businesses want to see from Government on productivity and growth, the HS2 rail project and the fallout from the EU referendum, with Ms Acland-Hood gauging the views of key business figures during a lively discussion.
Land Rover is raising the BAR
Land Rover is creating new success – in the race to bring yachting’s prestigious America’s Cup to Britain for the first time. The award-winning vehicle
manufacturer is the ‘title partner’ and ‘exclusive innovation partner’ of Ben Ainslie Racing and its multi-million-pound craft Land Rover BAR, which took the overall lead in the competition following victory after a series of races on the Solent. Land Rover BAR is a
L-R: Andrew Harrison from RBS, Susan Aclan-Hood and Paul Faulkner
During a day-long visit to Birmingham, Ms Acland-Hood also participated in a roundtable discussion with small and mid-sized Chamber members before paying a visit to SCC, Europe’s largest independent IT services business, which is based in Tyseley. “It’s more important than ever
that Government works closely with, and listens to, business leaders,” she said. “It was a
pleasure to come to Birmingham and have such thoughtful and positive conversations with Chamber members and patrons.”
To offer your thoughts on the Government Brexit negotiations contact Henrietta Brealey, director of policy & strategic relationships, at
H.Brealey@Birmingham-
Chamber.com
commercial sporting team, with a number of individual private investors alongside corporate partners. The team, headquartered in Portsmouth, is made up of some of the best British and international sailors, designers, builders and racing support.
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