Suppliers said to be unwilling to stock up because of confusion over safety labelling and extra paperwork.

The future of the UK drone industry, one of Britain’s prime opportunities for growth, and many other UK-based manufacturing exporters, will be severely threatened once the UK’s eligibility for the EU’s CE accreditation regime expires at the end of December 2022.

The end of the transition period was merely a staging post within a process that will be long with us, says Chris Grey.

Jacob Rees-Mogg raises business hopes by saying there is ‘no point’ to tests – but is slapped down by No 10

Construction Products Association moots extension to transition period on CE markings.

Former NBS boss says ‘not achievable’ to swap CE markings for UK version by end of year.

Government told that lack of capacity to test products will hit supplies and disrupt building projects.

For new medical devices entering the UK market, they will only need to comply with the old, and for some, less stringent, device standard (MDR, 2002). / ... Coupled with the additional authorisation process required to reach the UK market, this may lead to delays or deter companies from selling their products in the UK altogether.

To mark the first anniversary of the trade deal between the UK and the EU, Downing Street issued a press release about how prime minister Boris Johnson plans to "maximise the benefits of Brexit".

Minister is warned Britain does not have enough testing capacity for the scale of the problem.

Government to allow businesses to continue using European CE certification for another year.

Brexit has "permanently damaged" the UK economy, former Bank of England policymaker Michael Saunders warned as London was deposed as Europe's biggest stock market.

January deadline is scuppering UK supply chains as they reel from the pandemic.

Ministers have met this week with the construction industry to hold talks over controversial post-Brexit safety testing rules that the sector argues could delay the construction of 150,000 new homes next year, E&T can reveal.

Former NBS boss says time involved to swap CE marking for UK version has not been thought through.

Current CE mark system due to be replaced at beginning of next year.

Shortages of cardboard and timber have created extra pressures on the sector.

The timetable for the major new controls that have already been imposed and those that have been delayed

Trade has plummeted and red tape has blocked our borders. Is that what ‘protecting our sovereignty’ meant?

UKCA mark deadline pushed back to 1 January 2023.

All products with a CE mark – including structural steel, insulation, glass and cladding – need retesting to meet new UK standard.

Continuing the letter to Jacob Rees-Mogg, reminding him – he seems to need reminding – of the many new opportunities created by Brexit.

Speaking to a variety of sources, including the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), Fire Industry Association (FIA), British Security Industry Association (BSIA) and the European Fire and Security Group (EFSG), Hunter Seymour assesses the impact of the new UKCA marking scheme – replacing CE marking in the UK following Brexit – on the fire and security sectors.

PSA Part’s Sales Director, Nick Walsh looks at how Brexit is impacting cross European border trade for the tech channel and how companies can look to address these challenges.

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