St Helens Chamber News

• Building Specialists require Sub Contractors
  Building Service Specialists, Forrest are inviting local sub-contracting organisations to a Meet the Buyer event. The event will allow local subcontractors to discuss forthcoming projects and opportunities to work together with Forrest. 2November | 0 Comments
• Business Rates – Call for Views!
  The government has announced that they intend to postpone the next business rates revaluation for two years from 2015 to 2017. 2November | 0 Comments
• Businesses in the North West wait the longest for payment
  A recent report by information specialists Experian shows that businesses based in the North West of England wait longer to be paid in the third quarter than any other region in the UK. 2November | 0 Comments
• Important news from Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service
  In January this year Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority resolved to change the Services response to fire calls generated by Automatic Fire Alarm systems. 2November | 0 Comments
• St Helens businesses to meet Transport Chair, Louise Ellman MP
  St Helens Chamber is hosting its next Transport Forum on the 16th November, giving local businesses the opportunity to meet the Chair of the Parliamentary Transport Select Committee, Louise Ellman MP. 2November | 0 Comments
• St Helens recruitment firm set to serve the nation
  St Helens-based Castlerock Recruitment Group has acquired a 50% stake in Serving the Nation Locums (STN), an established medical locums service based in Shepherds Bush, London. 2November | 0 Comments
• Arts and Craft Stallholders wanted for Christmas Fayre
  St.Mary’s Market in St. Helens is inviting applications from artists to take part in a bespoke Arts and Craft Christmas Market.
  Posted by Carly Roper 22October | 0 Comments
• Keep your business safe from arson this bonfire period
  Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service is working in partnership with local Community Safety Partner agencies to reduce arson related fires in and around industrial and commercial properties in the lead up to bonfire night
  Posted by Carly Roper 22October | 0 Comments
• Chamber welcomes opportunity to support more people into business
  St Helens Chamber has welcomed the news announced yesterday by Prime Minister David Cameron, that The New Enterprise Allowance initiative will be extended and made easier to access by job seekers.
  Posted by Carly Roper 18October | 0 Comments
• DTM Legal sets Movember Challenge
  DTM Legal has set a challenge for St Helens business community. The commercial law firm is inviting local businesses to take part in the DTM St Helens Movember Challenge, which will entail men across the town growing their moustaches for the entire month
  Posted by Carly Roper 8October | 0 Comments
• London 2012 spurs British firms to go for gold in Rio
  London’s successful summer of sport has put UK firms in prime position to win 2014 FIFA World Cup and Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games projects worth as much as £250 million.
  Posted by Carly Roper 8October | 0 Comments
• Register for your free energy market tracker!
  Chamber Utilities has launched a free Bespoke Market Tracker service to help Chamber Members make smarter decisions about their energy purchasing.
  Posted by Carly Roper 8October | 0 Comments
• St Helens businesses discover how it pays to be green
  Businesses in St Helens have been discovering how they could benefit from the Green Deal at a Green Deal Marketplace Event hosted by St Helens Chamber.
  Posted by Carly Roper 8October | 0 Comments
• Survey highlights mixed fortunes for business sectors
  The Quarterly Economic Survey for the third quarter of 2012 has highlighted mixed fortunes for the service and manufacturing sectors in St Helens.
  Posted by Carly Roper 3October | 0 Comments
• Additional funding to help UK SMEs export
  £13 million of funding has been awarded by the Government to help 10,000 more British firms export.
  Posted by Carly Roper 1October | 0 Comments
• Growth Accelerator comes to the North West
  GrowthAccelerator is the new government-backed service to help ambitious companies go far and grow fast.
  Posted by Carly Roper 1October | 0 Comments
• National Minimum Wage increases come into effect
  From Monday 1 October 2012 the National Minimum Wage (NMW) will rise in accordance with the recommendations set out by the Low Pay Commission in its 2012 report.
  Posted by Carly Roper 1October | 0 Comments
• Chamber Open Day
  St Helens Chamber opened its doors to businesses this week (18th September) to raise awareness of the wide range of services available to businesses through the Chamber.
  Posted by Lynsey Sanderson 20September | 0 Comments