Being a member of Shropshire Chamber has given Furrows an excellent opportunity to raise awareness of our business across the whole county and beyond. We keep other Chamber members up-to-date with all the latest vehicles available from all five brands in our range, and many members have purchased company and private vehicles from our dealerships, so membership makes great business sense.

Walford and North Shropshire College (WNSC) has been delighted to have been members of the Shropshire Chamber of Commerce for a number of years. In recent months, as the College strives to support the development and up-skilling of local workforces, the Chamber membership has given WNSC a route to local business owners. With a newly established Catering and Hospitality Department, we had the opportunity to host a networking meeting and look forward to working with the Chamber to support future events around the County where we have campuses.

I have been a member of the Chamber for some years now, and make use of the facilities at Trevithick House as a regular part of my business. I have always found the Events and Training team to be very helpful and prepared to go the extra mile to make sure that my visits went off without a hitch. My clients who have attended my seminars at Trevithick House have always left with positive comments about the venue. I have no hesitation at all in holding functions there. Well done, Teresa and all the team.

Over the past few years of being a member of the Chamber we have noticed just how much the Chamber does to support local businesses. We were unsure about joining to start with but now we are really glad we have. There are an ever increasing range of events and training courses available to attend at very reasonable prices, responses to request for help are met really quickly, the team work really hard are always helpful.

As a new business, the Shropshire Chamber has helped to raise Helitrip’s profile through coverage in “Business Matters” magazine, various networking events, expos and membership renewal incentives. It has been a valuable part of establishing our brand in Shropshire.

Impact Consultancy has used the Academy as a venue to host a number of seminars and most recently our ‘Dragons Den’ event. The Academy is a super venue as the main training room can be configured to suit different audience and workshop needs. The lounge areas and breakout rooms proved ideal when there were numerous presenters one after another. That combined with its professional feel (and brilliant coffee machine) make it a venue we will definitely use again.

Business Watch Guarding became the Chambers first Security Patron in 2011, as part of our extensive Corporate Social Responsibility Policy. The increased brand awareness that Patronage has afforded us has enhanced our standing with both suppliers and customers within Shropshire as well as enabling the company to substantially increase its turnover and create local employment opportunities.

I joined the Chamber in 2011, not coming from a business background I have found members to be very generous with their help and advice. This help has been invaluable in gaining new work from other members and members referring me to their clients.

The seminar with Kevin was excellent, very enjoyable but also packed with useful points and suggestions on how to make the most of networking and of course increase your own business. The session was well paced, fitting in plenty but with time to clarify points and involve some discussion and interaction. I’d certainly recommend similar seminars at The Academy to other businesses, it was well organised, well hosted and certainly productive for sales ideas.