All News

  • Latest Updates From Surrey Chambers CEO – 15th June 2022
    15th June 2022

    Start-up Academy We held an excellent graduation celebration last week for all the businesses that took part in our second Start-up Academy, and we are now looking forward to recruiting the next cohort. We are welcoming pre-starts and early start

  • Acquisition of leading consultancy GEP ENVIRONMENTAL enhances MABBETT’S energy and environmental capabilities and broadens UK reach
    15th June 2022

    Highlights: Enhanced technical resources and service offering will create new opportunities All GEP Environmental management & staff retained Combined group to employ more than 100 people across 13 UK offices Glasgow-headquartered planning, design, environment, engineering and safety consultancy Mabbett &

  • University of Surrey appoints Founding Director for the Surrey Institute for Sustainability
    14th June 2022

    Former Italian Minister of State for Education, University and Research and political economist Professor Lorenzo Fioramonti has been named the founding Director of the University of Surrey’s Institute for Sustainability. The appointment was made following an extensive international recruitment process.

  • Spelthorne Youth Hub opens office in the Elmsleigh Centre
    14th June 2022

    The Spelthorne Youth Hub which offers careers and education advice for young people is opening in the Elmsleigh Centre in Staines-upon-Thames on Monday 13 June.   Located in the unit formally occupied by Decathlon, the Youth Hub helps young people

  • Announcing the launch of Invuse – the new name for Invotra Consulting!
    10th June 2022

    Invotra Consulting – a user experience, accessibility and communications consultancy specialist based in Surrey – is now called Invuse. Our mission is to connect the dots between your users’ needs and your organisation’s objectives. By giving users and stakeholders a

  • IT And General Earn “Select Partner” Status With Netgate
    10th June 2022

    IT and General Ltd are proud to announce that we are now a Netgate/pfSense SELECT partner. As the only SELECT level partner in the UK, we are positioned to offer innovative and cost-effective solutions to businesses in the UK. Netgate’s

  • Spelthorne’s Platinum Party for the Queen
    10th June 2022

    Spelthorne was painted purple as we celebrated the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee over the Bank Holiday weekend. From picnics in the park, street parties and a 100 strong flotilla along the River Thames from Shepperton, residents were ready to party to

  • New competition calls for bio-robot ideas that could be made into a working prototype
    9th June 2022

    A new competition calls on the public to send in their wildest nature-inspired ideas that could make a difference in the world, and scientists will bring the winning idea to life in a prototype.   Dr Robert Siddall, a lecturer in

  • Get ready to vote with the return of the Experience Guildford Customer Service Awards
    8th June 2022

    Experience Guildford, the town centre’s Business Improvement District, is delighted to announce the return of their Customer Service Awards and the opening of voting lines on 9th June. After a two-year covid imposed break, the awards represent the perfect opportunity

  • Brooklands Hotel Achieves Gold Ecosmart Accreditation
    7th June 2022

    Brooklands Hotel is on a journey to achieve rigorous environmental and sustainable practices across its business. The first step on this journey was to work with Greengage Solutions who independently identified and documented our current sustainable processes and measures. The

  • Businesses hit the brakes on people and business investment as economic headwinds take hold
    31st May 2022

    Strong signs that deteriorating economic outlook is leading middle market firms to reassess hiring needs with just 41% of firms increasing recruitment, down from 52% in Q1. Proportion of firms saying they’re increasing capital expenditure dropped 13 percentage points, from

  • Latest Updates From Surrey Chambers CEO – 31st May 2022
    31st May 2022

    Speaking on behalf of businesses The current cost rise crisis has become really evident over the last couple of months and Chambers have come together to lobby government to gain some support for businesses. Businesses are telling us that the