The FBCC office has moved to Mindspace Co-working office on the 4th Floor of the Relay Building located right next to Aldgate East station. You can now find us at:
London E1 7PT
FBCC OFFICE HAS MOVED TO A NEW LOCATION
London E1 7PT
London E1 7PT
NEW TRAINEES FOR AUTUMN 2018
The FBCC welcomes two new additions to the team for the Autumn 2018 period. Please welcome Mirjam and Elina!
Mirjam is finishing her Bachelor Studies in International Relations at Tallinn University of Technology. She can’t wait to meet the Chamber’s members and introduce herself to the Finnish-British business environment.
Elina is a Master’s student of International Relations at the University of Turku. She’s excited to meet our members and learn more about marketing in the innovative atmosphere of London.
Autumn is the time for new beginnings and challenges and the FBCC is ready to kick off the season with a fresh team in the new office. The whole team is looking forward to meet you at Nordic Drinks on the 30th of August!
Nokia and T-Mobile sign a 3.5 bn deal
Congratulations to our Patron member Nokia for signing its largest 5G agreement to date with T-Mobile, covering Nokia’s complete end-to-end 5G technology, software and services portfolio.
The multi-year agreement worth 3.5 billion dollars (approx. three billion euros) will help T-Mobile accelerate the deployment of its nationwide 5G network in the US.
Nokia and T-Mobile aim to be at the forefront of the progress by developing 5G services for a wide range of industries including transportation, health, manufacturing, retail and agriculture. Once set up, the wireless 5G technology will increase mobile data speeds and capacity.
Read more here.
WE WARMLY WELCOME OUR NEW CORPORATE MEMBER KYRÖ DISTILLERY
Kyrö Distillery Company is a Finnish all-rye distillery founded by 5 friends in 2014. We’re known for making life difficult for ourselves: starting a distillery in a market with state owned spirits monopoly, learning distilling from scratch and exporting gin from Finland into the UK. Please get in touch if you want to experience our award winning products and hear great stories from the Finnish countryside.
WE WARMLY WELCOME OUR NEW CORPORATE MEMBER EKTE. NORDIC KITCHEN
Danish-born restauranter Soren Jessen, who has owned successful City stalwart 1 Lombard Street since 1998 launched Ekte Nordic Kitchen in the Bloomberg Arcade in the city of London on 30 April 2018. Ekte, meaning genuine or real in Norwegian, will offer a varied Nordic menu, overseen by Swedish-born Head Chef Robin Freeman. The Scandinavian-influenced restaurant and cafe/deli is open daily throughout the day for both eat-in or takeaway, with changing menus from breakfast through lunch and dinner. Ekte strives to be sensitive to the environment and to create minimal waste by acting responsibly with it’s carefully sourced recyclable, bio-degradable and reusable packaging for it’s takeaway food and drink service.
Ekte was designed by London-based Danish design studio JLKDS. The glass-fronted 60-seat space features central food bar and open kitchen, with 20 additional seats available outside. Design features oak and marble table tops, Werner chairs, XX lighthing, and aleather banquette curving along one long wall. The modern interior utilises raw materials of weathered oak, tanned leather, polished concrete, charred timber and pale stone.
About Bloomberg Arcade
Bloomberg Arcade is new culinary and cultural destination in the heart of the Square Mile. The covered pedestrian arcade runs through the site of Bloomberg’s European headquartes and brings together independent restaurants from some of the biggest names in food.
WE WARMLY WELCOME OUR NEW CORPORATE MEMBER TACTIC LTD.
Tactic Group is an international, growing and successful group of companies, based in Finland. Our story started in 1967 with the Kimble Board Game, which was first manufactured in a small garage. Year by year the success of Kimble grew and so did the company itself. Over the course of a half a century, Tactic Games has moved from those humble beginnings to become one of the largest game companies in Europe. In 2018 we will distribute our products to more than 80 countries, with the vast majority of our games manufactured in the EU. We use sustainable materials to produce our high-quality games. We have our own product development department and in-house production facilities, guaranteeing a creative process which is both innovative and flexible. Each Year we add new exciting games to our product categories. However, our overall goal has remained the same throughout the company’s 50-year history, to bring people together!
Our Corporate Member Saari Ltd has launched its new website
Our corporate member Saari Ltd., a London-based digital strategy, marketing, brand and business development consultancy, has recently launched its new website. Gongratulations Saari!
Delivering increased market awareness and growth for their clients through marketing, social media, advertising, digital transformation, strategic consultation, Saari Ltd. aims to help its clients innovate, develop and grow their businesses by achieving a competitive advantage in the global marketplace.
Visit their new website https://www.saari.co.uk/ to read more!
WE WARMLY WELCOME OUR NEW CORPORATE MEMBER UPONOR
Our vision is to enrich customers way of life
Uponor UK are a leading provider of plumbing, underfloor heating, local heat distribution and infrastructure products. We work with developers, installers, architects and consultants to deliver adaptable solutions which can fit within projects ranging from single family homes to commercial offices or hotels.
Uponor UK are part of the Uponor group, which has over 4,000 employees based in 3,900 countries. The current headquarters is in Vantaa, Finland.
This year the organisation celebrates its 100 year anniversary, which is testament to the fact that key partners trust and build upon Uponor.
To find out more, visit: https://www.uponor.co.uk/
Containerships publishes annual report 2017
FBCC’s Patron member Containerships has published annual report both in English and Finnish. The report includes Groups’s Financial statements (published 12.3.2018) as well as the Corporate Covernance statement (published 30.4.2018). Additionally, the annual report describes Containership’s business, this year paying special attention to company’s LNG strategy.
Click for Containerships Annual Report 2017 in English > Containerships plc’s annual report 2017 including audit report 2017 and Corporate Covernance statement
Click for containerships Annual Report 2017 in Finnish > Containerships Oyj:n vuosikertomus 2017 ja selvitys hallinto- ja ohjausjärjestelmästä
For stock exchange release in English click here
For stock exchange release in Finnish click here
For further information please contact:
Kari-Pekka Laaksonen
Tel. +358505502555, kari-pekka.laaksonen@containerships.fi
FBCC is recruiting Marketing and Events Coordinator Trainees for fall 2018
The Finnish-British Chamber of Commerce in London is recruiting two new Marketing and Events Coordinator Trainees. Positions are due to start in August 2018. Each term is an internship of circa 5-6 months.
For more details on the job description, skills needed and how to contact us, please see our job advertisement.