Spanish Chamber of Commerce in the United Kingdom

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ANNUAL PATRONS’ DINNER 2018

On Tuesday 20^th March the Spanish Chamber organised the Annual Patrons’ Dinner. The event was held at the Spanish Embassy and H.E. the Ambassador of Spain Mr. Carlos Bastarreche Sagües was our exceptional host for the evening.

Our guests were welcomed with a selection of canapés that they could enjoy while tasting the selection of cava and wine, which was kindly sponsored by our Patron Raventós Codorníu, as well as beers kindly provided by our Patron Mahou-San Miguel during the pre-dinner reception. This was the perfect opportunity for new Patrons to introduce themselves and get acquainted with the rest of representatives in attendance.

After the reception, Patrons proceeded to the dining area to take their seats and get ready to enjoy a three-course dinner which consisted of pumpkin risotto with chestnut pesto, grilled sirloin steak with braised pork cheek and dauphinoise and mascarpone cheesecake with peanut butter.

Before dinner was served Mr. Javier San Basilio, President of the Spanish Chamber, opened the evening with a special speech expressing his gratitude for the support that Patrons provide to this institution and warmly thanked the Ambassador for kindly welcoming the Patrons on his first event with the Spanish Chamber.

He also mentioned the new Patrons that the Chamber has gained since the last year’s dinner which were: DLA Piper, Trison, Ibérica Restaurants and Sacyr.

After the President, it was the turn of H.E. the Ambassador Mr. Carlos Bastarreche Sagües, who began his speech by thanking the Spanish Chamber for the organisation and gave an overview of the current economic and political situation in the UK and Spain in the context of Brexit.

After the speeches, it was time for guests to enjoy the dinner and later to move on to the main reception room, where coffee and petit fours were served. Attendees enjoyed thus the end of the event in a comfortable atmosphere and could exchange impressions with the Ambassador and the President of the Chamber. This was the perfect closure for this exclusive gathering.

We would like to thank our Patron Raventós Codorníu for their generous support providing the wines and cava served during the event and also special thanks to our Patron Mahou-San Miguel for kindly sponsoring the beer and water at this special evening.

Finally, we are grateful to our Patrons for their attendance and we look forward to seeing them at the next Patrons’Event.

To see the complete pictures of the evening, please click here.

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02/07/2018
ANNUAL GOLDEN AWARD | BANCO SABADELL

The Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain celebrated its Annual Golden Award on 4th April at the Spanish Embassy in London.

The Annual Golden Award is one of the main corporate events of the Spanish Chamber that acknowledges the significant commercial activity of a Spanish company in the United Kingdom during the previous year.

On this occasion, the awarded company was Banco Sabadell, Spain’s fourth largest banking group and one of the best capitalised Spanish financial institutions. Mr. Josep Oliu, Chairman of Banco Sabadell, received the award on behalf of the company and expressed his gratitude for this recognition.

Ambassador, H.E. Mr. Carlos Bastarreche Sagüe, Mr. Josep Oliu, Chairman of Banco Sabadell and Mr. Javier San Basilio, President of the Spanish Chamber.

The newly appointed Ambassador, H.E. Mr. Carlos Bastarreche Sagüe opened the proceedings and welcomed attendees in his first official address at a corporate event to the members of the Spanish Chamber, of which he is as well the Honorary President.

After his speech, the President of the Chamber, Mr. Javier San Basilio, took the floor to introduce the awarded company and provided further information about the achievements of Banco Sabadell in the UK after the acquisition of TSB, which had won them the Annual Golden Award.

Mr. Oliu shared with attendees his feelings of gratitude for receiving such an important recognition to the extraordinary work of Sabadell Group and its international strategy over the last decade, which has been marked by the takeover of TSB, the UK retail bank carved out of Lloyds Banking Group.

He informed attendees that the immediate future of TBS will now focus on the migration of their technological platform to provide a better user experience and increase customer interaction with the bank. In fact, he explained that results at the end of 2016 showed a 52% increase in sales through digital channels, which highlights the importance of digital transformation within traditional financial institutions in order to remain competitive against new players.

In his words, this award represents the significant efforts to transform Banco Sabadell from a regional niche operator into one of the biggest banks in Spain, and then into a global financial institution.

The event was attended by nearly 250 guests, representing member companies from both Spain and the UK. On this special occasion guests had the opportunity to extend their network and interact with professionals from the Anglo-Spanish business community in the impressive setting provided by the premises of the Embassy.

We take this opportunity to thank our kind sponsors on this special occasion. We are grateful to our member Brindisa for kindly providing an iberico ham and selection of cheeses and to our Patron Mahou-San Miguel for sponsoring the Alhambra beers that guests enjoyed at the event.

Likewise, special thanks to Leyenda del Páramo for their generous support sponsoring the red and white wines that were served during the evening.

Finally, we would like to take this opportunity to thank our members for joining us on this special evening with us.

If you missed our Annual Golden Award, you can now see the full image gallery here and the video with the best moments here.

We encourage you to browse our UPCOMING EVENTS section in order to keep up to date with future Spanish Chamber corporate events, seminars and many other activities.

We look forward to seeing you at the next one!

05/04/2017
New Year’s Drinks Reception

On 25^th January the Spanish Chamber of Commerce celebrated the New Year’s Drinks Reception, our first corporate event of 2016. The event was held at the Millennium Hotel London Mayfair located at the heart of Mayfair.

The evening proved a huge success among our members yet another year on, with over 200 representatives of both British and Spanish companies in attendance. Guests had the opportunity to wish Happy New Year to fellow colleagues and develop new professional relations.

Our guests mingling during the New Year’s Drinks Reception.

The event was also the official presentation of the recently appointed President of the Spanish Chamber, Mr. Javier San Basilio, who for the first time in the year formally addressed our members and guests in his new role.

Mr. San Basilio opened his speech by welcoming attendees and thanked our members for their support. He announced the new Patrons the Chamber had gained since the AGM in June and encouraged our associates to transmit their demands and needs to the Chamber’s team.

From left to right: Our Guest of Honour Mr. Chris Bryant MP and Shadow Leader of the House of Commons, H.E. Mr. Federico Trillo- Figueroa, Spanish Embassador, and Mr. Javier San Basilio, President of the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain.

Later on, it was the turn for our Guest of Honour Mr. Chris Byant MP. He shared his experience during the years he lived in Spain and highlighted the strong and close relationship between Spain and the United Kingdom.

Finally, the Ambassador of Spain H.E. Mr. Federico Trillo-Figueroa thanked again guests for their attendance. During his closing remarks he mentioned the importance of this year for our two countries as Their Majesties the King and Queen of Spain will be on official state visit in the UK later in the year.

Our member Spanish Ham Master provided a delicious 5J’s ham for the event, which guests could taste freshly hand-carved on the spot.

We would like to thank our member Spanish Ham Master for their kind support providing a 5Js ham for the evening and offering a first-class tasting experience to our guests.

Likewise, we would like to thank the D.O. Rioja for having kindly provided the red and white wines for this first event of the year, providing an impressive selection of 37 different wines.

White and red wines were kindly provided by D.O. Rioja.

If you enjoyed this event, you can now have access to the complete gallery of pictures of the NEW YEAR’S DRINKS RECEPTION by clicking here.

Last but not least, we encourage you to browse our Upcoming Events section in order to keep up to date with future Spanish Chamber corporate events, seminars and many other activities. We look forward to seeing you at the next one!

01/02/2016

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