Following successful missions to the region in the past, the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry is returning to Ghana and Nigeria, this time with a group of 23 British companies. The mission will visit Lagos from 4-7 March, and Accra from 8-13 March 2001. The mission leader is Melanie Griffiths.

Participating companies are looking forward to establishing new relations and to building on existing ones. The Mission members are representing a range of different business sectors including:

hot stamping foils and laminate, food equipment, healthcare and safety products, procurement and supply chain management, corporate gifts, water tanks, medical equipment and supplies, mobile phone distribution, printing, concrete block making machines, IT, corporate diaries, printing machinery, technical assistance consultancy, office equipment, IT training, data storage, ready made garments, pipeline valves, actuators and controls, cosmetics and hairpieces, car products, industrial chemicals and equipment, motor boats, mining, minerals, engineering and environmental consultants, and lightning, welding and electronic protection equipment.

The London Chamber of Commerce and Industry is the UK's premier Chamber of commerce, and the World Trade Division promotes the business interests of its members in the international market place. The Chamber organises over 20 trade missions all over the world each year.

The mission is sponsored by Trade Partners UK, the British Government's exporting department.