Contents October 2019


Business News 4 Editor’s View John Lamb leads the celebration of Birmingham’s businesses


5 Chamber named among most innovative 6 Future Faces Dinner & Awards 2019 round-up


10 President’s Focus Saqib Bhatti, president of Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce


12 Gin distiller partners with top restaurant 13 Chamber campaign is hailed a success 14 Lifetime achievement celebrated


17 The Griffin Report Firmin and Sons Ltd


19 NEC appoints marketing director 20 ABCC reveals charity partner 22 Paul Kehoe’s postcard from Bahrain 25 Chamber’s rich history revealed 26 Highlighting the strengths of the region 27 No-deal Brexit could threaten house prices


29 Where Do You Fancy? Indico Street Kitchen and Bar


30 More trains needed for Birmingham 31 Rum maker secures funding 32 Advertiser’s brush with The Beatles 35 City orchestra looks to fund American dream 36 Chamber reveals energy partner 37 Firm supports children’s charity 38 Getting ready for the Clean Air Zone


Chamber Patrons 40 HSBC boosts university


Features Enterprise


& Innovation 61 Permitted development is building the future


62 Don’t blow your growth plans by relying on the balance sheet


64 5G: A testbed for the future Health in the


workplace 67 First aid in the workplace


68 Developing a culture of health and wellbeing


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1813 Club and Premier Members 42 Staff numbers soar at PwC


International Trade 44 Security expert wins new contracts


Chamber Group 45 Commonwealth: The risk of exporting


46 Burton & District: Chamber signs up patrons 51 Chase: MP slams train timetable


52 Transatlantic: New members join executive committee


53 Future Faces: Young professionals awarded memberships


54 Lichfield & Tamworth: Town appoints champions


55 Sutton Coldfield: Trust welcomes new school to group


56 Solihull: Awards winners to be revealed


58 ABCC: Businesses urged to bid for Games contracts


The Hub 47 Chamber network calendar of events


Sector Focus 70 Business Travel: Bid to extend HS2


72 Finance: Avoid getting caught out by Inheritance Tax


75 Legal: Key to housing crisis is to help elderly 78 Manufacturing: JLR release new Defender 81 Retail: The importance of customer service 82 Property: Refurbishment planned for office


85 Sport: Casino signs new lease with Ricoh Arena


Member Section 86 Competitions Win tickets to see FAME THE MUSICAL


87 Member Profile James Simpson, Petrel Ltd


88 New Members The Chamber welcomes new members


90 …any other business News from Chamber members


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