Chamber Podcast

Colonel Richard Maybery, chief executive of the West Midlands Reserve Forces and Cadet Association, and Juggy Kudhail, director of operations at Specialist Vehicle Rental, join us to discuss independent living - and how Greater Birmingham businesses can help more disabled people find employment.

Chamber chief executive Paul Faulkner talks to ART Business Loans chief executive Steve Walker and director Professor Monder Ram about the company's work in lending to small businesses and social enterprises over the past two decades. They also discuss ART's new community share issue which will support the firm's work in the coming months.

A leading chartered occupational health physiotherapist from Chamber patron BHSF provides some top tips for employers on supporting the health and wellbeing of home workers. Stuart Nottingham talks about the responsibility of companies to their home-based employees and how home workers can ensure they are operating in a healthy way.

As the clock ticks towards the March 29 deadline for Britain's departure from the EU, Professor Alex de Ruyter from Birmingham City University's Centre for Brexit Studies and the Chamber's policy director Henrietta Brealey provide expert opinion on the latest Brexit developments. It follows a Parliamentary vote on a series of amendments to Theresa May's withdrawal deal.

In the second of a two-part mini series, Urban Growth Company interim managing director Philip Farrell, Birmingham Airport business development director Jo Lloyd and the NEC Group's operations director Will Heynes join the Solihull Chamber of Commerce's Lillian Elekan to discuss plans for the UK Central Hub in Solihull. The Hub is a 1,300 hectare area of land in Solihull, just off Junction 6 of the M42 motorway. It is home to Birmingham Airport, the National Exhibition Centre (NEC), Birmingham International Station; Birmingham Business Park; Jaguar Land Rover and the 340-acre Arden Cross development site which will be the location of the HS2 Interchange Station from 2026. Part two assesses the infrastructure, utilities and external support required to make the Hub thrive.

In the first of a two-part mini series, Urban Growth Company interim managing director Philip Farrell, Birmingham Airport business development director Jo Lloyd and the NEC Group's operations director Will Heynes join the Solihull Chamber of Commerce's Lillian Elekan to discuss top-level plans for the UK Central Hub in Solihull.  The Hub is a 1,300 hectare area of land in Solihull, just off Junction 6 of the M42 motorway. It is home to Birmingham Airport, the National Exhibition Centre (NEC), Birmingham International Station; Birmingham Business Park; Jaguar Land Rover and the 340-acre Arden Cross development site which will be the location of the HS2 Interchange Station from 2026.  Part one features an overview of the project, as well as examining how Birmingham Airport and the NEC's development plans tie in.

As plans for the 2022 Commonwealth Games take shape, chair of the organising committee John Crabtree joins Chamber chief executive Paul Faulkner and president Saqib Bhatti to discuss how Birmingham can make sure the event is a success. They also talk about the opportunities available to businesses in the region.

The final episode of our Birmingham Economic Review 2018 mini-series focuses on inward investment. Former Chamber president and Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chair John Crabtree and University of Warwick's Professor Nigel Driffield join Emily Stubbs and Dan Harrison from the Chamber to discuss Birmingham's potential to attract inward investment.

Ahead of Living Wage Week, Lucy Bannister from the Living Wage Foundation and Laura McLellan from Squire Patton Boggs join the Chamber's Dan Harrison to discuss responsible pay and how businesses can avoid inadvertently paying below the minimum wage.