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THE GIFT OF GIVING
This Christmas, Harris Lamb is pledging its support to Birmingham Christmas Shelter to help ensure that the homeless, vulnerable and lonely people of the city can enjoy the festive season. Having been operating for more than 30 years, Birmingham Christmas Shelter became a registered charity… Read More
IT'S A START…
Andrew Hulbert, Director, Business Rates Many will have welcomed Philip Hammond’s efforts in today’s Budget to address concerns from retailers, licensees and business owners around their bills, but not quite enough has been done by the Chancellor to alleviate them completely. Most notably, the switch from the retail prices… Read More
WE'VE GOT IT COVERED
We recently sat down to map out where the team had done business in the last 12 months – and it looks like we have the UK covered. From Inverness to Truro, our company cars have travelled 500,000 this year – and we’ve notched up a fair few air-miles and… Read More
FORGET THE X FACTOR: JAMES SET TO JUDGE THE PUBLICAN AWARDS 2018
We’re rather proud to announce that James Ward of our Licensed & Leisure team has been asked to be a judge in the Publican Awards 2018, launched last month by The Morning Advertiser. Entries for these awards have been extended until this Friday and the… Read More
CHARITY BALL RAISES £14,000 FOR EDWARD’S TRUST
Harris Lamb held its first charity ball in five years this month, and raised a fantastic £14,000 for Birmingham charity Edward’s Trust. The black tie ball, held on Friday October 13th at the city’s Botanical Gardens in Birmingham, saw… Read More
WHEELIE HARD WORK, BUT ALL FOR A GOOD CAUSE
Team HL joined thousands of cyclists yesterday to take place in Velo Birmingham – a 100-mile ride through Birmingham, Worcestershire and Staffordshire, in aid of a host of good causes. Fiona Mellor and Andy Groves pulled together all the pedal power they could muster for the epic ride… Read More
A musical legacy or a refusal to live in the present?
The revelation that The Specials’ Ghost Town has been chosen as the best song out of Coventry has caused something akin to outrage in the Harris Lamb office this week… The Belgrade Theatre launched a campaign to find the favourite song performed by Coventry and… Read More
THROWING SHAPES AND RAISING MONEY: BRACE YOURSELF FOR THE RETURN OF THE HARRIS LAMB CHARITY BALL
If you know anything about Team HL, you’ll know that we party as hard as we work, and that we love to do our bit to help good causes.That’s why we’ve decided to host our first charity ball in five years this Autumn: to let our hair down,… Read More
BLACK COUNTRY AUTHORITIES ISSUE CALL FOR SITES AS CORE STRATEGY REVIEW IS LAUNCHED
Sam Silcocks of Harris Lamb Planning Consultancy on what local authorities in the Black Country are looking for. The Black Country Authorities have issued a Call for Sites alongside its Issues and Options consultation for the Black Country Core Strategy Review. The Core Strategy… Read More
BUSINESS RATES HIKE CLAIMS ITS FIRST PUB TRADE VICTIMS
Well, as we feared, increased business rates have taken their toll on a number of pubs across the UK, resulting in their closure. The Morning Advertiser has reported that the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has cited… Read More
THE SKY’S THE LIMIT AS PUBLICANS’ SPORTS BILLS ARE SET TO FALL
The licensing industry can a hotbed of controversy when it comes to charges and price hikes, but one of the biggest bugbears for licensees is the cost of providing Sky for customers. With the Premier League, the Lions Tour and the Grand Prix promising to be a huge draw… Read More
MEET THE NEWBIES: THE PLANNERS
Harris Lamb has been on a major recruitment drive over the past 18 months, expanding the team rapidly as the business grows; but what do the recruits themselves think? We meet the new kids on the block, and find out how they’re getting on. Alisha Paul and John Pearce… Read More
Aiding the Poundstretcher expansion plan
Harris Lamb’s Retail team is assisting Poundstretcher with its 2017 growth plan. The discount retail chain aims to launch 50 new stores this year, and Harris Lamb has been retained to help identify and acquire sites. Head of Retail David Walton said: “We’re looking to secure sites both… Read More
MAKING A DIFFERENCE: BECOMING A MAYOR’S MENTOR
Since becoming the first Mayor of the West Midlands last month, Andy Street has swiftly set about starting to realise his plans for the region. One of the first things he’s done, which we think is a fantastic initiative, is his Mayor’s Mentors scheme. The concept is simple: Andy… Read More
25 YEARS TO REMEMBER
Harris Lamb has marked 25 years in business with an anniversary party for colleagues and clients at Bank restaurant in Birmingham. Founded in May 1992 by Neil Harris and Andrew Lamb, the business has moved from strength to strength over the… Read More