Suffolk Chamber News

“Many Suffolk business owners will be extremely concerned at this news.

Suffolk Chamber re-launched its Suffolk Chamber International Trade Group (SCITG) on the 1st November 2022.

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) earlier this month (1 October) launched the Energy Bill Relief Scheme, which will provide support with energy costs relief to eligible businesses, voluntary sector and public sector organisations in Great Britain until the end of March 2023.

John Dugmore, chief executive of Suffolk Chamber of Commerce, has been appointed to the Board of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) at the organisation’s recent AGM. 

Suffolk Chamber of Commerce has increased its support for businesses seeking to become more sustainable in how they and their supply chains operate through the launch of a new forum designed to share best practice and identify lobbying asks.

A statement from the British Chambers of Commerce following the resignation of Prime Minister Liz Truss.

Suffolk County Council, has submitted an Investment Zone expression of interest to Government based around sites which are already in existing local plans or have otherwise been identified for development. No new greenfield sites and no new sites adjacent to Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty have been brought forward.

A new survey by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) reveals firms’ recruitment struggles remain at record high levels. The data for the leading business group’s Quarterly Recruitment Outlook (QRO) for Q3 2022 was drawn from a survey of more than 5,100 businesses, 92% of whom were SMEs. 

The Sizewell C Project has now launched the portal for all tender releases, using the well-established forum ‘Compete For’.

“The decision on Corporation Tax is a disappointing one: less probably on its own terms, but more because it adds to the general uncertainty within which Suffolk businesses are trying to develop, invest and grow.

Suffolk Chamber of Commerce’s Quarterly Economic Survey (QES) for July to September has shown the worst set of figures since the start of the COVID19 pandemic in the second quarter of 2020.

Suffolk Chamber of Commerce’s annual Prestige Dinner, the most eagerly anticipated business event in the region, proved to be a great success as over 250 guests were entertained by ‘king of the Jungle’ and football legend Harry Redknapp’s recollections of his career and life experiences.