CHAMBER NEWS
The Harley Gallery, Welbeck Estate
Loyalty recognised at President’s Summer Reception – and Business Awards finalists announced
Seventy-five firms were thanked recently for their long-standing loyalty to the Chamber. Between them they have been Chamber members for over 2,600 years. The longest-standing member
recognised at the Chamber President’s Summer Reception was Rolls-Royce with 110 years, followed by consultancy service company Pick Everard and Flint Bishop Solicitors with 90 years each and the Belmont Hotel and Briggs Industrial Footwear with 50 years each. All 75 firms were invited to the
event, held at the Harley Gallery and Portland Collection, at the Welbeck estate, Nottinghamshire, to be presented with certificates marking their years of loyalty. Chamber President Rob Mayo,
who is also the Development Director for the Welbeck Estate, presented certificates to those long-serving members at the Summer Reception, thanking each for their loyalty. He told them: “Now, more than
ever, the need for businesses to unite under a single banner to ensure they have a voice in the changing face of Britain is vital. And now, more than ever, we need to celebrate and highlight the great things that businesses are doing day in and day out across the East Midlands.
28 business network July/August 2018 “Above all, this event is about
saying a huge thank you from me, on behalf of the Chamber and all of its staff and your fellow members, for your unstinting support. He added: “It’s your support that
gives us, as a Chamber, the capacity and capability to develop our products and services, to speak on behalf of the East Midlands business community in the corridors of power and to work tirelessly on behalf of everyone here today, and all those members not here too, and to bring about conditions in which businesses in the East Midlands can thrive and achieve further success.” The finalists for the Chamber’s
2018 Business Awards were also announced at the reception. The Chamber’s awards are the
only ones locally to offer winners a chance to compete in regional and national heats of the British Chambers of Commerce Awards. Introducing the announcements, Chamber Chief Executive Scott Knowles said: “It always gives me great pleasure to celebrate business success. It’s something that we should be shouting about from the rooftops.” He talked about the opportunities
ahead, including Brexit, Heathrow expansion, HS2 and the fourth industrial revolution and said: “Business must remain ready, able and willing to recognise and grasp
Singer Natalie Nightingale (top left), representatives from long-standing Chamber members (top right) and Chamber President Rob Mayo and Chief Executive Scott Knowles (bottom left and right respectively)
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