Somerset Chamber provides a range of opportunities designed to help you promote and develop your business to members.

Events & Networking

Somerset Chamber hosts over 60 events each year throughout Somerset including business to business dinners, the Somerset Business Awards, informal networking and more.

Chamber membership includes discounted member rates and in some cases attendance at no additional cost.

• Raise your profile and standing in the local business community
• Develop sustainable business relationships
• Find trusted suppliers and meet new customers
• Showcase your company

View all our upcoming events here 

Member to Member Offers

As a Chamber member you can post your latest offers to other members on the Chamber website.

If you are already a member and would like to post an offer, please log into the Member Information Portal here.

Somerset Voice

Somerset Voice is the official publication of the Chamber.  It is produced in print and online format and members will receive a complimentary copy as part of their membership.

Regular features compliment the mix of members’ news and regional comment in a publication distributed to our members and reception areas throughout Somerset. 

As a Chamber member you can:

• Increase the profile of your staff members
• Promote your success stories
• Raise awareness of your brand
• Discounted advertising rates

When submitting an article for Somerset Voice you will not incur any additional cost, this benefit is included as part of the Chamber membership.

View the latest Somerset Voice here

Media Opportunities

The Chamber is regularly contacted by local and national media who are looking to speak with businesses that are willing to talk on a number of topics such as employment figures, infrastructure, the budget, Brexit and much more.

As a member, we’ll keep you informed of any media opportunities that arise such as:

• Profile raising opportunities
• Local and national radio coverage

For full details please see our Media Pack

Chamber Online

Somerset Chamber has developed a strong social media presence.  The Chamber’s Twitter feeds can be found at @chambersomerset and @events_scoc. Our Instagram can be found at @somersetchamber. Members can also interact through LinkedIn and on the Chamber website.

As a member, whatever your success story, we can provide a platform for its promotion via:

• Social media connections
• Listing in the Chamber Membership Directory and details of fellow members
• Post business events on the Chamber website
• Fortnightly eNewsletter featuring positive news stories

Westfield Health Primary Healthcare Plan

As an employer, you have your employees’ health at heart, so how can you ensure they stay fit and healthy at work?

As members of the Chamber, you have access to health cover on the Chamber Primary Health Plan. Westfield Health are proud to be award-winning health insurers, providing harder working health cover for almost a century.

The Chamber Plan provides health cover that really works hard for you and your employees. It can be purchased as a standalone product or together as a package with Hospital Treatment Insurance, providing comprehensive cover at a fraction of the cost of Private Medical Insurance.

So from things like sight test and glasses, dental fees and surgical procedures such as cataract treatment and hip replacements, you can help keep your staff at their healthy best.

Additional services such as their 24/7 GP phone line, DoctorLine™, which includes a webcam consultation facility, enables employees to undergo a ‘face-to-face’ consultation with a qualified, practising GP from anywhere that has a webcam connection. Staff can have a consultation without even having to leave their workplace – good news for employees and their employers, as well as busy GP surgeries

As a member of the Chamber you can access our Chamber Primary Health Plan from Westfield Health and pay as little as £1.10 per employee per week with the cash plan scheme Chamber Primary Health Plan.

To find out more call Westfield Health on 01142 502000

AXA Healthcare Services

“I need my staff healthy, happy and here.”

AXA PPP healthcare can help you create a healthcare plan that’s as unique as your business. A plan to fast track you and your people to diagnosis and treatment. And to support you all back to health, and back to work as quickly as possible.

Let us remove any hassle and arrange your appointments for you and avoid waiting lists.

• Make sure you see experienced consultants and practitioners.
• Our team of medical experts will give you and your staff support and guidance.
• You’ll be surprised how little it costs to protect members of your team, and even your family.

The Chamber Business Healthcare package has been created with small businesses in mind, offering affordable, flexible plans to suit your business and budget, along with a discount to Chamber membership and free business resources.

Additional benefits for your business

Sign up to the Chamber Business Healthcare plan and you’ll receive:

• 50% discount off your Chamber membership for three years.
• A free Employee Assistance Programme offering your staff expert qualified telephone counselling.
• Free access to Health at Hand – a free 24/7 telephone helpline from a UK land line, offering confidential health information and support from health professionals.

Find out how to activate your free services now.

Terms and conditions

• This offer is only available to members of participating Chambers.
• This offer is available to direct new customers of AXA PPP healthcare only.
• 50% chamber membership is up to value of £125 per insured employee.
• 50% chamber membership can be claimed each year for up to 3 years as long as a current business healthcare policy remains in force.

AXA PPP healthcare reserves the right to change or remove this special offer at any time.

Click here for more information on AXA PPP healthcare and its products and services.  

AA Roadside Assistance

Keep your staff moving with up to 67% discount on AA breakdown cover as part of you Chamber membership.

Whether you have a small or large fleet of cars or a single commercial vehicle, we the AA can help you to keep your company on the move with Chamber Roadside Assistance.

In partnership with the AA, we’ll help keep you motoring at an exclusive competitive price, just for Chamber members.

Find out more

DHL Express International

A great rate on DHL express services is available exclusively to Chamber members.

Support is provided for businesses sending goods internationally or at the start of an export strategy, as well as receiving 50% discount on all DHL Express international shipments for the first year for new DHL customers.

Find out more 

Chamber Energy Solutions

Chamber Energy Solutions can help businesses cut costs.

Access to Chamber energy solutions offers Chamber members a new and exclusive range of products and services to drive down energy consumption and costs.

For the first time, join with other Chamber members to unlock the benefits of purchasing your energy collectively, through the Chamber Energy Alliance.

Sign up to leverage an energy deal that is typically only available to large-volume energy users.

Have an energy question or issue? Call the Chamber Energy Helpdesk free on 0800 923 0210, or follow the link to find out more about managing your costs and reducing your energy consumption.

Chamber Foreign Exchange Service

If you have international payment requirements Moneycorp can help you save hundreds, thousands, even tens of thousands every year.

• Bank-beating exchange rates – Typically as much as 3% better than the banks.
• Expert market guidance at the end of a phone – Moneycorp’s professional currency dealers can guide you through the foreign exchange market.
• Fast online money transfers 24/7 – Trade at convenient times with online accounts and live rate information.
• Safeguarded client funds – Moneycorp is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority to provide payment services and safeguards all client funds in segregated customer accounts.

Exclusive Chamber Member Package

Free foreign exchange health check – Free assessment of your business’s foreign exchange requirements, to help you pin-point where you could improve your margins.

Low transfer fees – Fees start from just £5, a substantial saving over the £20-£40 that banks typically charge.

Free account opening – Buy and sell any of 35 currencies.

Chamber Foreign Exchange will assess your:

 Get in touch

To talk to MoneyCorp about their services call John Sawyer, Corporate Partnerships Account Manager, 0203 823 0526 or john.sawyer@moneycorp.com

Or visit www.moneycorp.com/chamberfx

Chamber Logo

Chamber members have exclusive use of the Chamber logo providing a unique third party endorsement for your business. The logo is available from the marketing team.

• Increase your credibility
• Demonstrate you are a member of a trusted brand

BCC Business Awards

The annual ‘BCC Chamber Awards’ provide you with a prestigious opportunity to showcase your business at a regional and national level. The awards are open exclusively to accredited Chamber Members

• Showcase your business and achievements
• Boost staff morale
• Increase customer confidence
• Win cash prizes

This benefit is included as part of Chamber membership.

To find out more information about Chamber membership or any of the services, please contact the Membership Team on 01823 444924 or email membership@somerset-chamber.co.uk