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Chamber Calls For Resolution to Driver Shortage
Greater Manchester Chamber has put its weight behind a six point plan to resolve the increasing crisis created by the shortage of truck drivers. As a result of the pandemic, Brexit and government poli...
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MAN Energy Solutions Confirms World-First LAES Project
MAN Energy Solutions has formally signed a contract to provide its LAES turbomachinery solution to Highview Power’s CRYOBattery facility. The signing took place at Highview’s London offices and follow...
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Latest Economic Survey Reports Substantial Increase in Customer Demand
The success of the vaccination programme and relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions have contributed to a substantial increase in customer demand, according to the findings of this quarter's Economic Sur...
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GM Chamber Launches First Ever Excellence Awards
EMBARGOED UNTIL 00:01 AM FRIDAY 25th JUNE Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce has launched its first ever Excellence Awards. The Awards will be a celebration of business achievements and resilience...
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Transport and Connectivity tops the to-do list for the next Mayor
Members of Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce have identified transport and connectivity as being the main focus for the next Mayor of Greater Manchester ahead of the election on 6th May. The resu...
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New Trade Rules Could Hit Covid Re-opening Boost
Businesses attending last week’s Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce Spring Assembly heard about the ongoing problems still affecting huge numbers of businesses trading with the EU following the st...
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MAN Energy Solutions to Partner on World’s Largest Liquid-Air Energy-Storage (LAES) Project and it’s in Manchester!
Highview Power to deploy MAN LAES turbomachinery solution in its CRYOBattery long-duration application. Highview Power, a global leader in long duration energy storage solutions, has selected MAN Ener...
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QES indicates Greater Manchester’s business community feels optimistic about recovery but not ‘out of the woods’ yet
***EMBARGOED UNTIL 00:01 AM FRIDAY 26TH MARCH*** After the second and third national lockdowns, the success of the vaccination programme and expectations about the end of Covid-19 restrictions have co...
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Chamber Partners with CIOB to Support Innovation and Share Best Practice
Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce has announced a new partnership with the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB). CIOB is the world's largest and most influential professional body for construct...
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Chamber Secures Hundreds of Work Placements for Unemployed Youngsters
Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce has arranged places for almost 500 young people under the Kickstart Scheme. The Chamber is an approved gateway for the scheme, which provides funding to create n...