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Contents February 2020


62 Burton & District Historic rugby ground sold


63 Cannock Chase: Funding available for businesses


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Business News 4 Editor’s View Returning prosperity to the West Midlands


5 Conference to boost productivity 6 Chamber welcomes new president 8 First sponsor for Team England is announced 11 New MD for West Midlands Trains 12 Mayor’s plan for local gigafactory 14 Our region must invest in innovation


16 President’s Focus Nick Hardy, Burton Chamber president


17 Burton and District is open for business


18 How the private sector can tackle the skills gap


21 Lloyds Banking Group pledges support 22 Members benefiting from the Chamber 23 Partnership is saving energy


25 Qatar Airways has taken off at Birmingham Airport


26 New events for Chamber patrons


29 The Griffin Report Steve Allen, Chamber president


30 Pioneering retreat is launched 32 Chambers’ award winners announced 33 BT moves to Birmingham 34 PwC open’s regional office 36 Freight forwarder inspires next generation


39 Where Do You Fancy? Del Villaggio


40 Creative duo to deliver artwork 43 Top award for CBSO leader


Chamber Patrons 50 Birmingham to get virtual reality hub


1813 Club and Premier Members 52 AFL to deliver project in Swansea


International Trade 54 Promoting the West Midlands in China


Chamber Group 55 Commonwealth: Making the most of the Games


56 Transatlantic: Learning firm scales up US operations


61 Future Faces: Tackling the city’s issues February 2020 CHAMBERLINK3 Features Apprenticeships,


Skills & Training 71 Fire up your business with an apprentice


75 The multi-million pound apprenticeship drop


Green Business 79 Powering Birmingham’s future


80 Why LEDs are a bright idea 52 32


64 Lichfield & Tamworth: Return of grant scheme


65 Sutton Coldfield: BID announces new chair


66 Solihull: Former president makes New Years Honours list


68 ABCC: Celebrating awards night


The Hub 57 Chamber network calendar of events


Sector Focus 82 Business Travel: Airport launches ultra-low emission bus fleet


85 Finance: Cyber-attacks remain a risk 89 Legal: Law firm launches brand in Germany


90 Manufacturing: Rescued documents reveal firm’s history


92 Property: Return of homebuilding show 94 Retail: Crime fighters recover goods 97 Sport: Appointments at leading clubs


Member Section


98 New Members The Chamber welcomes new members


101 Member Profile Vishal Bahri, State Bank of India (UK) Limited (SBI UK)


102 …any other business News from Chamber businesses


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