David Stringer-Lamarre, FortisCL MD and Upper Warden of the ‘Glaziers’ was very pleased to attend the Court meeting wherein several members of the company were elevated to the position of Liveryman. The ceremony involves the new liverymen being clothed in a Glaziers’ gown. Image left to right: Caroline Walsh, Elaine Clack, Upper Warden David Stringer-Lamarre,…
Chinese New Year Dinner, Fenjiu Global Tasting Tour 2022, held at the Bright Courtyard Club London. David Stringer-Lamarre, MD of FortisCL, Board Member of The 48 Group Club and Special Advisor International at the Institute of Directors was pleased to deliver a speech sharing some of his thoughts about the Year of the Tiger with…
The Institute of Directors has today written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer urging the Government to scrap April’s proposed rise in National Insurance contributions. In the letter, IoD Director General Jonathan Geldart makes the case for scrapping the tax rise by setting out five key impacts that it will have: It will reduce take-home…
David Stringer-Lamarre, MD of FortisCL, Board Member of ‘The 48 Group Club – The Icebreakers’ and Special Advisor International, Institute of Directors, was pleased to have attended this event organised by the Embassy of China in the UK. The Ambassador of China, HE Zheng Zeguang delivered a keynote speech. Other speakers included Minister Counsellor Zhang…
The 48 Group Club – The ‘Icebreakers’ 2022 Chinese New Year Celebration in partnership with the China-Britain Business Council (CBBC) and the Chinese Chamber of Commerce UK (CCCUK). David Stringer-Lamarre, FortisCL MD and Board Member of The 48 Group Club was pleased to attend this online event which included a personal greeting from President Xi…
The Institute of Directors UK-Japan Business Group event at The Oriental Club in London. David Stringer-Lamarre, FortisCL MD and Co-Chair of the Group, said that it was a great pleasure to attend the Group’s first physical event and deliver the welcome address. The attendees were very pleased to hear the expert views of Joachim Stobbs…
Institute of Directors, London Region event. David Stringer-Lamarre, FortisCL and Special Advisor International, Institute of Directors (IoD) was pleased to attend this webinar. The IoD Chief Economist covered a wide range of topics including regulation, inflation, consumer confidence, interest rates and taxation. David said that the information and Kitty’s responses to question provide much useful…
Commenting on the news that CPI inflation rose from 5.1% to 5.4% in December, Kitty Ussher, Chief Economist at the Institute of Directors, said: “We already knew that the rise in the price of energy, fuel and second-hand cars was likely to keep inflation way above the Bank of England’s 2% target in December. What…
Commenting on ONS data that shows GDP rising by 0.9% in November 2021 to above its pre-pandemic level, Kitty Ussher, Chief Economist at the Institute of Directors, said: “Today’s data shows that people were in a mood to spend in the early run-up to Christmas, and confirms the strong results posted by some large retailers in recent…
David Stringer-Lamarre, MD of FortisCL, Special Advisor International at the Institute of Directors (IoD) and Leadership Group Member of the IoD London Region International Trade Group was very pleased to attend this business networking event held at the National Liberal Club in London. David Stringer-Lamarre is pictured in the middle of the image wearing a…
The IoD’s Directors’ Economic Confidence Index has taken a tumble from -6 in November 2021 to -17 in December 2021. This represents a sharp deterioration from the September-November period and the index is now back to where it was a year ago as the third lockdown was coming into force. There are signs that this…
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