SMMT calls for tariff free trade deal as it reveals hefty drop in UK car production
Chemical Industries Association calls for frictionless free trade agreement
The representative of the UK’s largest manufacturing exporter, the Chemical Industries Association (CIA) is calling for a frictionless free trade agreement to protect the industry through Brexit and beyond. Anna Tobin reports
Business leaders want Brexit training
A quarter of business leaders want training in how to deal with Brexit, according to new research from Hitachi Capital Business Finance. Anna Tobin reports
Brexit hasn’t ruined Xmas decs’ firm Fizzco’s festive cheer says MD Clarkson
Wendy Clarkson, managing director of West Midlands-based Christmas decoration supplier and installer Fizzco, says Brexit is just another obstacle that her small business has had to work around
ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook finds hiring confidence at seven-year low
Hiring confidence amongst UK employers is at its lowest for seven years, finds a new report by recruitment business ManpowerGroup. Anna Tobin reports
Manufacturing output, new orders and employment all in decline
The latest IHS MARKIT / CIPS UK Manufacturing PMI finds output, new orders and employment in manufacturing are all falling, and that stocks are depleted and purchasing has reduced following the Brexit delay. Anna Tobin reports
CIA manifesto aims to protect chemical industry from Brexit woes
The Chemical Industries Association’s (CIA) Britain at work manifesto calls on the next Government to adopt its proposals to help shield the UK’s biggest manufacturing export industry from Brexit turbulence. Anna Tobin reports
Daniel Ball of Wax Digital says supply chains must prepare for the worst
Supply chains must prepare for the worst as we still remain in the dark over the future of Brexit, says Daniel Ball, business development director at international e-Procurement and spend management solutions provider Wax Digital
Quarterly International Trade Outlook gloomy for manufacturing exports
The Quarterly International Trade Outlook for quarter three 2019, published by the British Chambers of Commerce and DHL shows a slide in manufacturing exports. Anna Tobin reports