CONTENTS 15 10 25


CHAMBERLINK COMMENT


5 Steve Goodhram dispells some of the myths surrounding restrictive covenants


MANUFACTURING


6 Manufacturing stages a fighback BUSINESS NEWS


10 Chamber pays tribute to David Grove 12 Future Faces to nurture talent 14 Chamber welcomes RGF agreement 15 NEC signs deal with global brewer


PARTNERS


16 SOLIHULL Chamber debates Localism Bill


19 IAB Diwali event lights up Edgbaston


20 BABC Indiana’s calling: state to attract UK firms


22 BURTON & DISTRICT Accelerator scheme to boost business


23 CHASE Security specialists pursue contracts


24 LICHFIELD & TAMWORTH Chamber supports Sunday trading


NETWORKING & EVENTS


25 Hospice named Chamber charity 26 Forthcoming Chamber events


INTERNATIONAL 28 Top tips for doing business in the USA


SECTOR FOCUS 38 SKILLS Bournville impresses Italian students


40 FINANCE Outcry at salary sacrifice scheme tax


41 PROPERTY £39m boost for affordable homes


38 FEATURES


BUSINESS & THE ENVIRONMENT 30 Chamber patrons E.ON aims to change Birmingham’s relationship with energy - both how it is generated and how it used. Meanwhile, Veolia opens a Materials Recovery Facility for the business commmunity


CORPORATE HEALTH 33 Stress is now the number one cause of long-term absence as job insecurity weighs heavy on the workplace


50 YEAR MEMBER 36 Philip Parkin visits John Keatley Metals


42 LEGAL Top honours for Challinors’ legal teams


44 BUSINESS TRAVEL Sue Cooke test drives a Peugeot 508


46 ENTERPRISE Call for entrepreneurs’ tax credit


47 RETAIL Retail Birmingham secures second BID


MEMBER SECTION


48 COMPETITIONS Win a Peugeot and dinner at Bank


50 APPOINTMENTS Who’s moving on and who’s moving up


51 AWARDS Shaun Addy takes Design Engineer title


52 NEW MEMBERS Chamber Group welcomes new members


SHOP WINDOW 54 Find solutions to your every business need


DECEMBER/JANUARY 2011/12 CHAMBERLINK 3


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