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Visit West: driving travel trade this autumn

By Kathryn Davis, Managing Director at Visit West September heralds the start of a new travel trade season – a vital time for the team at Visit West . This means planning a programme of events,...
Elsa Mendl
Elsa Mendl
Posted on: 08.09.23
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Customs news

By Joe Goldsworthy, Customs Agent Whilst many of us have been on our summer holidays, HMRC has been very busy, and has made several important announcements in the last month. Last week, HMRC...
Elsa Mendl
Elsa Mendl
Posted on: 07.09.23
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The DEEP

It is not often that I am gobsmacked by company announcements in Gloucestershire but yesterday it happened. I was at what people probably know as the old Dayhouse Quarry at Tidenham in the Forest of...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 07.09.23
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Businesses urged to share skills for success at regional focus groups

Businesses in the West of England , Swindon & Wiltshire and Gloucestershire are being encouraged to share their views on skills needs in their industry, to feed into the Local Skills Improvement...
Fay Daniels
Fay Daniels
Business West
Posted on: 06.09.23
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5 tips and tricks to get your Carnet stamped correctly in the EU

Whether you are travelling via air, land or sea, you must always get your Carnet stamped by customs when entering and exiting the EU. Many people get confused about how and where to get their Carnet...
Elsa Mendl
Elsa Mendl
Posted on: 06.09.23
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Building a Gloucestershire Five Year Economic Strategy

Gloucestershire businesses have a great opportunity to help frame the county’s economic future and they should grasp it. I would ask them to take the time to read the public engagement document...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 04.09.23
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Business West spearheads digital transformation in temporary export with e-ATA/Digital Carnet pilot programme

Business West has embarked on an Digital Carnet pilot project with a small number of other Chambers of Commerce. The digitisation of the ATA Carnet system (also known as ‘Digital Carnets’) will be...
Fiona Parsons
Fiona Parsons
Posted on: 01.09.23
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Carnets facilitate the seamless transport of display stand equipment to Natexpo in Paris

What is Natexpo? Natexpo is the trade show for people in the business of organic, ecological products and food supplements. The show, which is organised by Natexbio , the French Federation of the...
Elsa Mendl
Elsa Mendl
Posted on: 28.08.23
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Community development as the cornerstone of Gloucestershire Gateway Trust’s partnership with Gloucester Services

It’s hard to find a business that really does put hard cash into sustaining its local communities. But here in Gloucestershire, we have a shining example of that in the partnership between Gloucester...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 23.08.23
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