Contents


Contents July/August 2018


Business News 4 Editor’s View John Lamb examines if we are the “New Victorians”


5 TV show inspires gift for conference delegates


6 News from the BABC Conference 2018


10 President’s Focus Paul Kehoe, president of the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce


12 Chamber tops 3,000 member companies


14 High-flyers offer insight on gender diversity in business


17 The history of the NHS in Birmingham 18 Call for flexible leisure hours


20 Introducing the Chamber’s newest start-up members


21 Tourism sector enjoys record year 23 Exhibition to mark Jazz festival 24 Business park celebrates anniversary 25 Mayor calls for greater diversity 26 Concert hall renamed 27 Ultrafast broadband is rolled out


Chamber Patrons 30 BHSF joins as patron


1813 Club and Premier Members 32 Merger for events firms


International Trade 34 University’s Dubai campus to welcome first students


45 Features Workforce


Development 50 Choosing the right staff for a start-up business venture


54 Coaching for the first 100 days


Made In The Midlands 57 Are our factories an endangered species?


58 HS2 – changing the landscape in the West Midlands


Chamber Group 35 Commonwealth Ugandan High Commission joins Chamber


36 Solihull Local energy firm is sold


38 Future Faces Sponsor announced for awards dinner


44 Lichfield & Tamworth Friarsgate project is scrapped


45 Burton & District Electric cars: ‘no future’


46 Chase Education hub is saved


47 Sutton Coldfield Council welcomes new mayor


48 ABCC Annual dinner to champion inclusion and diversity


The Hub 39 Chamber network calendar of events


Sector Focus 60 Finance How fraud is costing the economy


62 Business Travel Mayor calls for better cycling infrastructure


64 Retail Local high streets make resilience list


66 Legal Law firm partners with rugby club


69 Sport Rail partnership benefits cricket fans


70 Property Investment transforms brownfield site


72 Manufacturing Sector fears post-Brexit skills crunch


Member Section


74 Competitions Win tickets to Symphonic Fantasy


75 Member Profile SUEZ recycling & recovery UK


76 New Members The Chamber welcomes new members


78 …any other business Richard Spooner reports from the BABC conference


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