metals4U founder Paul McFadyen says business urgently needs clarity on Brexit

metals4U founder Paul McFadyen says business urgently needs clarity on Brexit

metals4U founder Paul McFadyen says business urgently needs clarity on Brexit

Paul McFadyen, founder of West Yorkshire-based online supplier of metals, plastics and engineering products metals4U, talks stockpiling, EU staffing and how he craves some certainty on how Brexit will playout

It’s vital that firms prepare for Brexit now says Forbes Burton’s Rick Smith

It’s vital that firms prepare for Brexit now says Forbes Burton’s Rick Smith

With another Brexit deadline looming, Rick Smith, managing director of business rescue and recovery consultants Forbes Burton, dives into how the break from the EU is likely to affect British businesses

New SRSF EU food, plant and timber trade rules should apply deal or no deal

New SRSF EU food, plant and timber trade rules should apply deal or no deal

New animal import rules and rules regarding the trade of plant, seed, and timber come into force next week. These new SRSF regulations should continue to apply even if the UK leaves the EU without a deal, says Defra. Anna Tobin reports

UK GDP growth dependent on EU deal hints CBI Economic Forecast

UK GDP growth dependent on EU deal hints CBI Economic Forecast

Based on the UK agreeing a satisfactory trade deal with the EU, the latest CBI economic forecast predicts that GDP growth for the next two years will remain modest at 1.3% in 2019 and 1.2% in 2020 and pick up to 1.8% in 2021. If a deal isn’t reached the picture is much less rosy. Anna Tobin reports

Why the election result will not likely clean up the Brexit mess

Why the election result will not likely clean up the Brexit mess

If Boris Johnson wins the election, the UK will officially leave the EU by the end of January.

Yet leaving the EU will simply be “the end of the beginning,” in Churchill’s famous phrase. The really hard part of Brexit will be about to begin. And there will be just eleven months left before the end of the Transition Agreement on 31 December 2020.

Steer your firm through Brexit uncertainty with these tips from Boyes Turner

Steer your firm through Brexit uncertainty with these tips from Boyes Turner

Barry Stanton, partner and Claire Taylor-Evans, senior associate, at Reading-based law firm Boyes Turner have these tips for helping businesses navigate the uncertainty surrounding Brexi

Daniel Ball of Wax Digital says supply chains must prepare for the worst

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