Burton & District Burton & District Chamber Patrons
Contact: Chris Plant T: 0845 6036650
Car leasing firm is welcomed as patron
Select Car Leasing has joined Burton & District Chamber of Commerce as a patron. The firm is one of the UK's largest independent specialists for car and van leasing. Established in 2004, the firm, which has a
base in Burton, has supplied lease vehicles to thousands of customers across the UK.
‘I am delighted to become a patron of Burton Chamber of Commerce for the coming year’
Select Car Leasing works closely with
manufacturers, large motor groups and finance partners to offer competitive leasing rates in the market, and have an 'Excellent' five star rating on independent site Trustpilot The business joins six other organisations in
the Chamber's top tier of membership. Richard Wileman principal at Select Car
Leasing, said: “I am delighted to become a patron of Burton Chamber of Commerce for the coming year. “I have been a member of Chamber of
Commerce for many years and now seems the ideal time to upgrade to Patron which I believe is great value. “Clearly 2020 has been a very difficult time
for us all however I believe we will have great opportunities during 2021.”
Chris Plant, divisional director of Burton, said:
“We are thrilled to have Select Car Leasing join as patrons. “Select Car Leasing will benefit from a variety
of top tier services the Chamber can offer businesses. We're really looking forward to working with Select Car Leasing very closely to help the business achieve its goals and boost its profile in Burton and surrounding areas.”
Virtual jobs fair to boost employment
Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Local Enterprise Partnership has continued its efforts to help local businesses by hosting an online jobs fair. The fair was hosted with help from the Department for Work and Pensions and People Plus. The event was the first of its kind and
focused on promoting job opportunities, training and providing help, advice and support to encourage local people into the construction and health and care sectors. These are deemed to be the main growth
sectors in the area – the LEP says it will host further events focusing on other growth sectors in future months.
IT company makes Christmas donations
A Derby based IT company turned Father Christmas during the festive season by giving away brand new personal computers to various local charities. The donations were made by Document
Network Services, of Pride Park, Derby. Among recipients of this generosity was
Richard Wileman: new patron
Bluebell Wood Hospice, Harmless, which is aimed at helping people who self-harm, and Me and Dee, which helps vulnerable families. Me and Dee is auctioning the PC to raise
funds.
Local economy weathering pandemic
New job figures reveal that Staffordshire’s economy has so far remained ‘resilient’ through the covid pandemic. The new statistics show that 4.7 per cent of
the county population claimed out-of-work benefits in November, the same as the previous month. This is lower than both the regional (7.3 per cent) and national (6.4 per cent) figures. Staffordshire County Council has welcomed
the figures, and says that it remains committed to ensuring businesses continued to get all the help they needed to stay afloat. Council deputy leader Philip White, who is
also cabinet member for economy and skills, said that the local authority’s ‘Staffordshire Means Back to Business’ strategy recognised the need for long-term support programmes for various sectors. The county council’s package of support
initiatives has included an emergency grant scheme, a funding programme for start-up
businesses, supplying nearly 2,000 businesses with PPE and cancelling delayed rent payments at enterprise centres.
‘The pandemic has had a huge impact on national and regional economies’
The council has also launched a start-up loans
scheme, student start-up scheme and start-up prospectus. All have been delivered working closely with partners at the LEP, district and borough councils and a range of other agencies. Mr White said: “The pandemic has had a huge
impact on national and regional economies and as a county council it has been imperative for us to act decisively to support our communities and businesses as quickly as possible. We have done this from the beginning of the crisis, both by helping deliver national schemes and
developing our own initiatives to meet local needs not fully covered by other schemes. “The Staffordshire economy has proved
resilient and remains one of the best places in the UK to start or grow a business, with excellent connectivity boosted by major infrastructure projects and home to international industry leaders. “Our ‘Staffordshire Means Back to Business’
strategy sets out our short, medium and long- term approach to strengthening our economy through renewal and transformation with a focus on the green economy, the transformative effects of 5G, digital and online working and our commitment to supporting the renewal of our town centres with a particular focus on getting those people who have lost their jobs back into work and supporting our most heavily impacted sectors including hospitality, leisure and tourism.”
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