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NORTHAMPTONSHIRE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Waterside House, 8 Waterside Way, Northampton NN4 7XD


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THE VOICE OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE BUSINESS VIEWPOINT


CELEBRATING OUR STRENGTHS TOGETHER


It is with immense pride that I begin this Viewpoint with news of even more national recognition for Northamptonshire Chamber. Along with our sister Chamber in Milton Keynes, we


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were recognised for the sixth year in a row at the latest national Chamber Business Awards. These awards, run by the British Chambers of


Commerce, are one of the UK’s most contested and prestigious business award programmes and I’m delighted to say we were National Runner-Up in the Excellence in Membership Services category. This is the sixth year running our Chamber has been a


finalist and in that time we have won five national awards, including Chamber of the Year, and have been named National Runner-Up three times. It is testament to the commitment of our staff, board,


local partners and our valued members that year after year our Chamber has received national accolades and I’d like to thank you all for making our Chamber network so well respected. We truly are stronger together and the partnerships we create and nurture are making our organisations more successful and our county an exciting place to do business. Speaking of partnerships, I’m delighted to say our new Chamber Business Partners initiative


‘THE PARTNERSHIPS WE CREATE AND NURTURE ARE MAKING OUR ORGANISATIONS MORE SUCCESSFUL’


is going from strength to strength. This is an exclusive group the Chamber has launched to give businesses the chance to receive additional benefits on top of the standard benefits of Chamber membership. Partners receive access to exclusive business events and can benefit from sponsorship,


promotional and networking opportunities to further boost their standing in the business community as well as help to nurture their young business leaders. To find out more call us on 01604 490490. Finally, I want to let you all know that Northamptonshire Chamber is on the move! We have


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4 inbusiness FEBRUARY/MARCH 2020 CHAMBER BUSINESS PARTNERS


acquired the former St Clair House in Old Bedford Road, Northampton, which is just across the road from our current home in Waterside Way. We are currently refurbishing the building to provide members with brilliant training facilities and a fantastic open plan lounge and meeting space. We can’t wait to see lots of you using the facilities once we open the building later in the year.


PAUL GRIFFITHS Chief Executive, Northamptonshire Chamber paul.griffiths@northants-chamber.co.uk


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