Growing accountants and business advisors Jerroms have relocated their Coleshill office in a move that comes seven months after their merger with Chartered Accountants Harben Barker.

Having acquired the premises earlier in the year, the office has been recently refurbished to provide an excellent working environment for both staff and clients. This was achieved through a successful application for grant funding through the Green Business and Business Support Programmes, which are part funded by the European Regional Development Fund and are being delivered by Coventry City Council.

Jerroms will reduce their carbon footprint by over 4.5 tonnes a year through the green business grant funding received for low carbon measures which have included LED lighting; a combined heating and cooling system and loft insulation. In addition, funding was also received from the business support programme for office refurbishment.

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Learner drivers in Coventry are amongst those benefitting from a super-charged green incentive funded by Highways England and operated by Coventry City Council that allows businesses to try electric vehicles for free before they buy.

Smart Learner Driving School is a prominent business based in Coventry owned by Tommy Sandhu. The company, which employs 55 driving instructors, covers Coventry, Warwick and Leamington Spa.

He is just one of several businesses taking advantage of the £1.8m initiative with Coventry City Council that is designed to encourage a shift to cleaner, lower carbon vehicles. The incentive works by offering the businesses a free trial of electric vehicles for two months.

If you would like to find out more and be a part of this exciting opportunity, please register your interest in the Electric fleet vehicle trail.

Did you miss our GreenTalk LIVE webinar last month on updates to sustainable transport projects in Coventry?

You can watch it on demand now. The presentations are also available to download.

Coventry and Warwickshire’s world-leading transport innovation will be showcased during a year of celebration and activities, starting this July.

A range of partners from across the region have come together to create Our Future Moves which will run from July 2021 through to the summer of 2022 with a series of events taking place over the 12-month period – including demonstrations of the latest technology.

The yearlong showcase – which takes place alongside Coventry being UK City of Culture - will launch with the major exhibition Our Future Moves at Coventry Transport Museum, which opens on 17 July and runs until 31 October. It will feature a diverse range of exhibits that highlight the region’s pioneering work in transport innovation – from autonomous vehicles to one person submarines.

The interactive exhibition will tell the stories of the objects on display by envisioning how future cities may look and exploring how pioneering developments in transport and technology could affect the environment and the way we live.

Find out more about Our Future Moves

Bike Month is a celebration of biking that aims to encourage and support you and your friends, family and community to get out and ride. By logging your rides on the Love to Ride website, you get all the benefits of riding your bike and go into the draw for some amazing prizes!

Register now for the Bike Month Challenge and let’s ride into summer.

Park That Bike - Free Cycling Parking at your workplace or school

Free cycle parking is also available for organisations across the region to provide safe and secure cycle parking at their place of work or school.

Organisations can apply for free cycling parking online.

Coventry University Enterprises are running a webinar in July, which will provide businesses with  information about the best way to make sustainable or environmental claims.

They will cover how to avoid the sin of greenwashing or making unsubstantiated claims about your performance or products. There will be examples of different business ethic models, environmental reporting and monitoring strategies, websites and advertising content and principles.

Register now for the How to make your business green and not just covered in greenwash webinar

WMG based at University of Warwick will be hosting their fourth SPIN webinar on 14 July 2021.

The theme is “Industrial Decarbonisation: the road to net zero manufacturing””.  The discussion will be focussed on supply chain demands and opportunities for technical support to reduce emissions in industry.

Register now for the Industrial Decarbonisation event.

Beverley Price, International Trade, Customs and Logistics Adviser at CW Chamber can support your business in understanding and overcoming difficulties when moving freight both in customs and logistics. All of the advice provided will be free and tailored to your individual needs and requirements.

Advising on a range of topics including:

• Customs procedures in import and Export to and from the EU
• Customs procedures towards the Rest of the World
• Customs procedures necessary for exhibitions and temporary import/export
• Certificates of Origin and EUR1 and preferential statements
• Documents required when shipping to each individual country

The Chamber of Commerce and Department of International Trade are offering a no cost 6 hour support programme to be taken when it suits over a period of time, for both International Trade, Customs and Logistics for SME’s in the Coventry area.

To apply for the International Trade, customs and logistics programme email beverleyp@cw-chamber.co.uk