Greater Manchester Chamber pushes trade links

A DELEGATION from Pittsburgh will kick off a string of international trade events organised by Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce.

The Pittsburgh event at Manchester Art Gallery this evening will be attended by around 60 businesses interested in the growing advanced manufacturing sector in the US city.

Next week representatives from South Carolina’s automotive and aeronautical engineering sectors will spend a few days in the North West visiting the University of Manchester and attending events at Daresbury and in Liverpool.

In October the chamber will be playing host to six overseas chambers from Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, Thailand and Turkey as part of the build up to a British Chambers of Commerce in London.

Chris Fletcher, director of policy and communications at the chamber said: “These really are exciting times for local business looking to either export for the first time or to grow their existing overseas markets.

“Businesses put great faith in making connections in person. By having the opportunity to meet existing businesses and business leaders from key overseas markets face to face, a lot of the mystique and uncertainty is removed.”