The British Chamber of Commerce in Spain is delighted to share with you an article published in "You and Your Money" magazine featuring BCCS Members, Granite Consultants Ltd.

Granite Solar is doing something unique, offering a once in a generation sustainable, production based investment opportunity.

To see the article published in "You and Your Money" magazine, please click here.

To receive more details or information of the breakdown of figures for the next 25 years, either email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or phone +44 208 123 9338 / +34 615 203 941.

INVEST IN SPAIN Agency negotiates as an Intermediate Organization from the Fund Intermediate Technology R & D + i.

In this regard, we would like to inform you that until September 30th, you can apply to the convocation of 1/2010 for support for investment projects and pilot plants of Invest in Spain.

The convocation will finance R & D activities of those foreign invested enterprises seeking to establish itself in Spain or who, being already in place, seeking to initiate new activities in this field.

Refundable grants are limited to € 200,000 per beneficiary, being able to support investments that are made anywhere in the country.

You can find the official announcement at the following link:

http://www.investinspain.org/icex/cda/controller/interes/0,5464,5296169_6739305_6740680_0,00.html

If you need additional information, please request this from:

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We remain at your disposal for any questions or suggestions.

The British Chamber of Commerce in Spain is delighted to share with you a BBC radio interview from 17th July 2010 with The Chamber's Regional Vice President in Madrid, Adam Austerfield.

The link to the interviw to the BBC Website can be found here.

Please note, this interview is available until 26th July 2010.

The British Chamber of Commerce in Spain would like to take this opportunity inform you of our new membership category, Fundaciones.

Fundaciones are non-governmental organisations and are often charities. For this reason, although they will enjoy all the same benefits as our Small Companies members (with the exception of having a mini web-page profile), their annual membership fee will only be €350.

In order to become a Fundación member, the same procedure of application will apply.

To find out more of our Membership benefits, please click here.

To apply to become a Fundación member, please click here.

Please let us know if you require any further information, or indeed if you have any suggestions, as we are always striving to offer our members the best ´Chamber Experience´ possible.


Thank you once again for all your support.

The British Chamber of Commerce in Spain is pleased to report the success of the Innovation Breakfast in Madrid in collaboration with The Association of EU Chambers of Commerce in Spain.

Please see below for photos of the event.

The British Chamber of Commerce in Spain is pleased to report the success of the Summer Cocktail Party in collaboration with the British Embassy that took place on the 19th May 2010 in Madrid.

Please see below for photos of the event.

The British Chamber of Commerce in Spain is pleased to report the success of the BCCS Annual Golf Tournament that took place on the 28th May 2010 in Andalucía.

Please see below for photos of the event.

The British Chamber of Commerce in Spain is pleased to share with its members the most recent issue of COBCOE's Dialogue publication.

As you will see, it contains a range of information about past and future events, COBCOE initiatives and news from other Britsh Chambers of Commerce.

To see the latest issue of Dialogue, please click here.

The British Chamber of Commerce in Spain is pleased to report the success of the BCCS 2010 AGM & Elections for the Governing Council 2010 - 2012 that took place on the 29th April 2010 at the Colegio de Abogados in Barcelona

Please see below for photos of the event.

The British Chamber of Commerce in Spain is delighted to announce the outcome of Thursday's Governing Council Elections.

There are 18 members forming part of the new Governing Council, who are as follows:

MIGUEL ANGEL ZAVALA MOSCOSO - Zavala Moscoso
ADAM AUSTERFIELD - London School of Economics
CHRIS CHAPLOW - Andalucia Com SLU
ROGER COOKE - Cushman & Wakefield Spain
MANUEL COSTA RUIZ - Ferrovial
PERE GUARDIOLA TEY - La Caixa
ARIADNA HERNÁNDEZ - BT Global Services
JOSE IGNACIO MACIAS MALDONADO - Macias Legal
DEREK A. LANGLEY - Andalucia Technology Recruitment
CHRISTOPHER LEE - Doménech Abogados
JUAN PABLO LÓPEZ-BRAVO VELASCO - Barclays Bank S.A.
JEROME EUGENE SCANNELL - Fundación Guimbarda
JOHN M. SCOTT - KPMG
KAREN STOCK - Burberry Retail Spain
CECILIA TAIEB WALCH - Michael Page Group
KATE TEESDALE - Essor Professional Development Group
JENNIE THOMPSON - Alanda Group S.L.
JANE UPTON - Praesta Iberia S.L.
 
We would like to thank all those members that stood for election, for their time and dedication to the Chamber, and we regret that not all candidates were successful. We would also like to extend our thanks to all Chamber members who exercised their right to vote, thus helping to elect a new Governing Council representative of the Chamber as a whole.

The first 2010 - 2012 Governing Council meeting will be held on Wednesday 19th May 2010 at 16:00 in Madrid, where the key officers of the Chamber will be elected. These newly elected positions will then be announced after the meeting to all Chamber members.

Members will have a chance to meet the new Governing Council at the BCCS Summer Cocktail in Collaboration with the British Embassy in Madrid on Wednesday 19th May.
For more information about this event, please click here.

To see photos from the BCCS 2010 AGM and Governing Council 2010 - 2012 Elections, please click here.

The British Chamber of Commerce in Spain is pleased to report the success of the 2010 COBCOE Annual Gala Dinner and Chamber of the Year Awards in London with Lord Michael Hastings of Scarisbrick, KPMG's International Global Head of Citizenship and Diversity as guest of honour and speaker on the 23rd March 2010. 

To see photos of the event, please click here.

The British Chamber of Commerce in Spain is delighted to announce to its members COBCOE's Spring 2010 Issue of LINKS Magazine which was published on Monday 22nd March 2010.

LINKS Magazine is a 6-monthly magazine featuring news about COBCOE (Council of British Chambers of Commerce in Europe) and its member chambers. In the Spring 2010 Issue, the magazine also features articles by Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP, Shadow Minister for International Trade and Development, British Minister for Europe, Chris Bryant MP, Richard Gooding, Chief Executive of London City Airport and an interview with Jasminder Singh, Chairman and CEO of the Edwardian Group.

The British Chamber of Commerce in Spain is featured on pages 15 and 16 of the magazine.

To read the Spring 2010 Issue of LINKS Magazine, please click here.

The British Chamber of Commerce in Spain is pleased to report to its members Charlotte Fraser-Prynne, National Director of the British Chamber of Commerce in Spain's speech on Housing in the United Kingdom, which was warmly received at the Congreso de los Diputados on the 16th March 2010 in Madrid.

The speech focused on three main topics; the Housing Market, Social Housing and the Role of the Private Sector in providing social housing in the UK.

The British Chamber of Commerce in Spain is pleased to inform its members that the 2010 Annual General Meeting will take place on Thursday 29th April 2010 at the Ilustre Colegio de Abogados in Barcelona. 

The Order of the Day will include issues of special interest to members, therefore all members are strongly encouraged to attend.  

A lunch will be held following the meeting.

Please would all members RSVP to Emma Lewis:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it / 933 173 220

To read the Chamber's new Estatutes, please click here.
 

The British Chamber of Commerce in Spain is delighted to announce the Elections for the Governing Council 2010-2012 which will be held at the Annual General Meeting in Barcelona on the 29th April 2010.

The role of the Governing Council is to provide a resource, representative of the majority of Chamber members, that will guide and implement the strategy of the British Chamber of Commerce in Spain over the next two years. In compliance with our statutes, it will be the members of the Governing Council who will themselves elect the future President and Vice-President of the Chamber.

All members are entitled to apply as a candidate for the Governing Council 2010 - 2012. 

To read the AGM 2010 letter from the BCCS President, Karen Stock, regarding the Elections for the Governing Council 2010-2012, please click here.

To read more about the role of the Governing Council 2010-2012, please click here.

To download an application form and apply as a candidate for the Governing Council 2010-2012, please click here.

To read the Chamber's new Estatutes, please click here.
 
Please note all candidate applications must be completed and returned to the National Director, Charlotte Fraser-Prynne by email, fax or post no later than Friday 19th March 2010.

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Fax: +34 93 302 48 96

Post: C/ Bruc 21, 1º - 4ª, 
        08010 Barcelona

If you have trouble printing out the application form to apply as a candidate for the Governing Council 2010 - 2012 and cannot send it back via post/fax/email, please contact Emma Lewis This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for help.





 

Charlotte Fraser-Prynne, the National Director of The British Chamber of Commerce in Spain and Sebastián Cebrián, the CEO of Dircom, have signed an agreement in order to promote the recognition of Communication and the role it plays in organisations.

With this agreement,The British Chamber of Commerce in Spain and Dircom will collaborate to arrange activities which will contribute to the professionalization of the role of communication, in particular training activities that add value to the partners of both companies.

For more information and to read the whole article, please click here.

The British Chamber of Commerce in Spain, in collaboration with KPMG, is pleased to report the success of the European Business and Government Roundtable Conference at the Palace of Westminster, that took place on the 8th February 2010.

To view photos of the event, please click here and here  

Since the event, several articles have been published in the press.

The British Chamber of Commerce in Spain is pleased to report the success of the LSE Conference and Cocktail with guest speaker Sr. Juan María Nin, Director Nacional of La Caixa, who presented "The Future of La Caixa's International Development" that took place on the 19th January 2010.

Since the event, an interesting publication entitled "Nin (La Caixa) carga contra el castigo a las participaciones minoritarias en finanzas e industria" has been made.

To read the publication, please click here.

The British Chamber of Commerce in Spain, has the pleasure of inviting its members to take part in a study, coordinated by Hummanova, concerning Transformational Leadership and Cultural Innovation.

This study is based on a questionnaire, created by an academic committee coordinated by Hummanova. It is formed by experts in the scope of leadership and innovation belonging to consultants such as Konsac Human Capital and Europainnova, as well as insitutions, universites and prestigeous business schools such as Esade, UPC, Instituto de Empresa or Aedipe Centro.

Members will be sent more information on the study and how to participate.

The latest issue of `Links´ magazine is a fantastic way for you to see what COBCOE does. A further benefit of the magazine is that, as a member of a COBCOE Chamber, members have a right to attend any public event of any other COBCOE Chamber at the normal members´ price. To view the COBCOE events calender simply visit the COBCOE homepage

To view the latest issue of the magazine please click here

The British Chamber of Commerce in Spain has released a number of studies considering the economic and investment trends between Spain and the UK.

There are four studies in total:

• Economic Relations Spain - UK, 1998-2008
• Economic Relations Cataluña - UK, 1998-2008
• Economic Relations Madrid - UK, 1998-2008
• Economic Relations Andalucia - UK, 1998-2008

The British Chamber of Commerce in Spain is pleased to announce that it was presented with an award at this year´s COBCOE (Council of British Chambers of Commerce in Europe) Chamber of the Year Awards, celebrating the events which it organised in 2008.

For more information see the COBCOE website: www.cobcoe.eu/news/our-top-chambers