Articles

A person making a presentation the BCICWM annual conference

1st December 2025

Preparing for Transition Talks

Transition Talks are a free forum for BCICWM members and invited guests to share valuable and innovative ideas, concepts and opportunities.

13th November 2025

Industrial Energy Dialogue in the West Midlands: Cutting electricity costs and supporting infrastructure innovation

BCIC West Midlands leads on facilitating solutions for companies when it comes to challenges with energy companies and infrastructure monopolies.

BCICWM board members Parveen Mehta, Nersi Salehi and Tom Westley address the audience at the BCICWM Annual Conference 2025

11th November 2025

2025 Annual Conference Proceedings

The 2025 BCIC West Midlands Annual Conference brought together 50+ manufacturers to tackle high UK industrial energy costs, explore global decarbonisation, and share practical competitiveness strategies.

Ideas to reduce UK industrial electricity costs now

11th November 2025

Briefing on industrial energy cost exemptions

Briefing on existing industrial electricity cost exemptions, ahead of any details following government announcements of planned further exemptions in 2025.

15th October 2025

Ideas to reduce UK industrial electricity costs now

This article argues that is time to move on from increasingly complex and divisive attempts to compensate industry for exorbitant industrial electricity prices in the UK by offering exemptions.