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Inverclyde Chamber of Commerce News
News and press releases from Inverclyde Chamber, our members and our partner organisations at Scottish and British Chambers of Commerce.
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09/08/2023
Commenting on reports that Berry BPI is to close its Greenock manufacturing facility with the potential loss of up to 65 jobs, Councillor Stephen McCabe, leader […]
09/08/2023
Commenting on reports that Berry BPI is to close its Greenock manufacturing facility and the potential 65 redundancies, ICC President Lizzy Todd said: “We are all […]
08/08/2023
The initial top three applicants for each ICON Business Awards category have now been decided after receiving many applications. We want to thank all of the […]
08/08/2023
LOCALiQ (part of Newsquest Media Group) and Inverclyde Chamber of Commerce have launched an exclusive study to detail the state of digital marketing in the UK. In […]
08/08/2023
School pupils have received their exam results, posting another strong performance for Inverclyde. The overall pass rates are 85 percent at the National 5 level, 88 […]
07/08/2023
Inverclyde Leisure is looking to recruit a dynamic co-opted volunteer director to work with IL’s board to help oversee its next three-year strategic plan. Are you […]
04/08/2023
Inverclyde Council is in the running for a Scottish local government award for its work examining historic links to slavery. The council has been named as […]
03/08/2023
Scotland’s justice secretary is being pressed for an urgent update about the future of Greenock prison after another concerning inspection report said the facility is ‘ill-suited’. […]
02/08/2023
SCC Chief Executive, Dr Liz Cameron CBE, highlights exporting and international trade as essential paths to boosting Scotland's attractiveness and growth in The Herald:
01/08/2023
The UK government has decided to recognise the EU’s product safety symbol indefinitely, in a post-Brexit climbdown. From the end of next year, goods such as […]
31/07/2023
Are you a person of integrity, honesty, and understanding who wants to serve your community? Then why not volunteer to become a Justice of the Peace […]
26/07/2023
McGill’s Group, the UK’s largest independent bus operator, is pleased to announce that it has been shortlisted for an impressive four awards at the prestigious UK […]
25/07/2023
Interest rates in the UK will need to stay higher for longer than previously forecast in order to tackle stubbornly high inflation, the International Monetary Fund […]
24/07/2023
Volunteers who help deliver and develop sports in Inverclyde have been honoured. The Active Schools Sports Development Volunteer Awards 2023 ceremony took place recently in Greenock […]
20/07/2023
Night buses could form a vital part of regenerating the UK’s struggling town centres, according to the billionaire Easdale brothers who own the UK’s largest independent […]
20/07/2023
More than 27 million illicit cigarettes and 7,500kg of hand-rolling tobacco were seized under Operation CeCe in its first two years, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) […]
17/07/2023
Scotland’s business rates must be overhauled to incentivise firms to grow in light of new figures described as a “wake-up call” for government ministers. Scottish Chambers […]
17/07/2023
The Scottish Government has now agreed that they will produce a regulation to extend the deadline for lodging proposals from 31 July 2023 to 31 August 2023, or […]