Contents Contents Chamberlink October 2016
Business Support 5 Mark Barber in the member spotlight
Business News
6 New president aims for the sky 7 Paul Kehoe looks to the future 8 Local firms struggling to recruit staff 9 Sajid Javid to guest at ABCC dinner 10 Airport supports City of Culture bid 12 Jon Griffin talks to Shani Ellis about John Lewis’ community hub
13 New events manager for Chamber 16 Sertec Group completes takeover
Chamber Patrons 20 Apprentice scheme for University
1813 Club and Premier Members 23 Gardening firm has plans for growth
International Trade
24 International Business Hub brings Chamber services under one roof 25 EEN hosts event at food festival
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Chamber Group 26 Future Faces Awards special
27 BABC Lenny Henry in chancellor role
28 Lichfield & Tamworth Cathedral hosts art competition
29 Burton & District Veteran engineer positive about future
30 Chase MP joins fight against bus service cuts
35 Sutton Coldfield Chambers team up for awards dinner
36 ABCC Charity earns Queen’s Award
38 Solihull Business must input into town plans
The Hub
31 Pull-out calendar of events taking place across the Chamber network
Sector Focus 34 Features
Hotels, Conferences & Exhibitions
40 Belfry on course for even more success
42 NEC facilities create perfect combination for business
Business Banking & Finance
44 The changing tech of banking
46 Skills More girls want to be truckers
48 Property Brexit’s impact on house prices
50 Legal Holidays heighten couples’ problems
52 Business Travel Flybe forges link with airberlin
54 Finance Support needed to access funding
56 Manufacturing A new champion for manufacturing
58 Retail Apprentice challenge for Touchwood
Member Section
59 Competitions Win tickets to the International Tattoo and The Clothes Show
60 New members Chamber welcomes new members
61 Member offers Enjoy a range of exclusive benefits
62 Appointments Who’s moving up and who’s moving on
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