Brexit issues are causing small to medium-sized (SME) manufacturers in the West Midlands significant disruption as they look to recover from the economic effects of Covid-19.
Brexit issues are causing England’s small to medium-sized (SME) manufacturers significant disruption as they look to recover from the economic effects of COVID-19.
Make UK says two-thirds of companies fear customs delays and red tape from new rules will further hamper supply chains.
Lincoln-based insulation manufacturer and supplier, SuperFOIL Insulation, says it has lost a quarter of a million pounds revenue as a result of Brexit.
Frog Bikes reported losses of over £500,000 in 2022. / British children’s bike manufacturer Frog Bikes has said mounting Brexit costs drove it into the red last year.
Supply-chain pain caused by the UK’s split from the European Union still lingers for British manufacturers and retailers trying trade with the rest of Europe and beyond.
With 70 per cent of vans being exported into mainland Europe, tariffs could make the future of the plant unworkable.
More than three quarters of British companies have reported that the trade agreement between the European Union and Britain has made it difficult for them to increase sales and grow their business, a British Chambers of Commerce survey showed. / "Brexit has been the biggest ever imposition of bureaucracy on business."
British car factories could be forced to close if the UK does not renegotiate the current Brexit deal, according to one of the largest automakers in the country.
The UK's manufacturing sector has been battered by Brexit and coronavirus.
40% of UK manufacturers have looked to domesticate supply lines, while many EU firms are complacent about trading with British companies, Make UK says.
Survey finds majority of factory owners have cut investment, as insolvencies hit six-year high.
"It’s very difficult to date for manufacturers to see any benefit from leaving," an organisation representing thousands of businesses has said.
Brexit has reduced the competitiveness of the British economy, with alarming implications for productivity and wages, according to the Resolution Foundation.
The OBR forecast that Brexit would cost the UK economy 4% of GDP now looks ridiculously optimistic as the damage mounts.
Brexit has increased costs for 51% of UK manufacturers, with 35% saying they have lost revenue and one in five that they have lost potential business due to Brexit, according to a new survey by the manufacturers’ organisation, Make UK.
Brexit hits 'almost every Scottish manufacturing and engineering exporter' | Hauliers criticise Westminster denial
18/02/2021
Brexit has hit "almost every exporter in manufacturing and engineering" in Scotland, it has been claimed.
UK companies have seen their new orders decline at the fastest pace for nearly two years this month, with manufacturing recording the steepest fall in export sales since May 2020 as firms experienced Brexit-related constraints, a survey shows.
Brexit-related issues are causing disruption for SME manufacturers in Yorkshire and the Humber, according to a new report.
UK carmakers ‘unable to meet the requirements’ of the Metropolitan Police protection service.
Growth slows as overseas companies buy elsewhere amid uncertainty, survey suggests. / Britain's manufacturing sector suffered a slowdown in growth in April as Brexit resulted in an acceleration of foreign firms shunning the UK and sourcing goods from elsewhere.
Brexit red tape hitting UK innovation
01/11/2022
An interesting story in the weekend press, one that highlights the negative impact of Brexit on innovation and product development here in the UK.
Car production fell 45% in April. / A move to temporarily halt car production in the runup to the original March 29 Brexit deadline slashed UK car production in April by almost half – the largest amount since Britain was in the midst of a recession.
Ford has admitted the UK’s departure from the EU has not helped the production of its electric E-Transit Custom. / Hans Schep, general manager Ford Pro Europe, said: “Brexit is not making our life easier.”