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Brexit will have significant adverse effects on a UK manufacturing sector highly integrated with the EU single market, and that disruption will have a sizeable negative impact on the wider UK economy, a new report by UK in a Changing Europe finds. The report Manufacturing and Brexit, which reviews evidence on …

MPs and policymakers will be urged at a dinner at the Houses of Parliament to re-focus efforts to boost the UK’s manufacturing and technology sectors after a lengthy period of uncertainty caused by the prolonged discussions over Brexit. The jointly organised Bessemer Society and Foundation for Science & Technology dinner …

An increasing number of manufacturers are looking to mitigate their risk by choosing to use strategic outsourcing according to one industry boss. Tony Hague, CEO of PP Control & Automation, believes recent uncertainty, Brexit and global trade wars are making firms reassess how they balance short-term term pain with the …

A new state-of-the-nation study into how businesses in the engineering industry are prepared for Brexit, has revealed a staggering 34 per cent of businesses believe the process of exiting the EU is currently having a positive impact on their business, while 21 per cent feel it hasn’t had any impact …

In this opinion piece, Amy Leary, marketing manager at eBOM.com, considers the impact that Brexit is having on the electronics industry. For those who may not be aware, The United Kingdom held a referendum vote on its relationship to the EU back in 2016. With virtual guarantees that The United …

The UK’s impending exit from the EU is likely to be an epochal moment. Depending on the form of the exit, there could only be minor impacts, or there could be very severe economic consequences. Chief Economist at AMA Research and Barbour ABI, Tom Hall, assesses the impact of Brexit …

Studio Graphene’s Q3 2019 Tech Tracker has revealed that confidence levels among UK tech startups is lower than three months ago, though business leaders remain bullish on hiring top talent and raising investment. The survey of more than 100 business leaders within early stage, UK-based technology companies found: 73 per cent of tech startups are ‘confident’ or ‘very confident’ they …

The importance of the UK agreeing a deal with the EU which avoids barriers to trade is laid bare by new analysis which shows the value of trade with the bloc is worth more than twice that of the United States, with seven of the UK’s top export destinations being …

Sage has released the UK findings from a survey of 3,000 businesses in 12 countries, highlighting the impact of political uncertainty on trade and exports.  Entitled We Power the Nation, Sage uncovers how technology and digitisation impacts three success factors at the core of business today; Trade, People and Productivity.  The first instalment is focused …

Hanwell Solutions has warned food manufacturers and retailers that contingency planning in advance of Brexit could be counter-productive and lead to significant food waste. Fears of disruption to the food supply chain through and after the Brexit process has led to a rush for warehouse space from companies keen to …