New Chamber head ready to support businesses

Steve Mattin, who has taken over from long-standing Cannock Chase Chamber director Chris Plant, is 'relishing the opportunity ' to support businesses.

Mr Mattin (pictured), who also heads up Burton Chamber, brings with him a range of experience with various professional bodies ' membership teams aimed at growing, retaining and increasing the engagement of members, as well as promoting members ' services to their potential clients.

For the last two years he has worked at the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM) where he was responsible for increasing the professional development and networking capability of their healthcare professional members during the Covid pandemic, when their usual day-to-day functions were heavily curtailed.

Prior to that he worked at two institutes within the built environment sector, the Royal Town Planning Institute and the Royal Institute of British Architects, primarily working with members to increase their commercial profile and supporting their growth as businesses.

A key part of these roles was working closely with potential clients of architects and planners to help them choose the right partners for build projects, from bespoke workplace adaptations to city wide master planning projects.

He said: “I 'm relishing the opportunity to work closely with colleagues within Chambers to make members throughout Burton and Cannock chase aware of the supportive resource that 's available to them.

“The last few years have been the toughest in decades for businesses. They have faced the uncertainty caused by Brexit, rising costs in materials and energy, a skills shortage, the logistics of an unstable supply chain and of course the pandemic, the recovery from which will bring its own challenges.

“Backing for business has never been more vital, and Chambers play a huge and crucial role in providing world class services and support as well as bridging the gap between business and the government.

“I want members to know they have me as a full time point of contact at Chambers and together with my colleagues we 'll continue supporting them throughout these challenging times. ”

Shaun Gray, president of the Burton Chamber, said: “Steve is a great appointment his experience and enthusiasm will be great for the Burton and District Chamber, myself and the chamber council look forward to working with Steve to support our members locally, grow our membership base and gain more exposure for Burton business within the wider Greater Birmingham Chamber. ”

To get in touch with Steve please email [email protected] or call 07971 144056