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Deal or no deal? business intelligence It’s been more than two years since the UK voted to leave the EU on 23 June 2016, yet the future is still uncertain. We may now have more detail over the Brexit timeline – negotiations must be completed by 31 October 2019, before we enter a transitional Brexit period on 29 March 2019 and a new political relationship between the UK and the EU officially begins on 31 December 2020 – but just how it will affect our manufacturing, engineering and automation industries is unclear. With no certainty yet over trade tariffs, freedom of movement for workers, or safety legislation, what could be the impact for British manufacturers? “Businesses should consider other ways through which they can improve the efficiency of their supply chain, such as by embracing new technologies and automating processes. In the end, businesses that fail to plan ahead and use this opportunity to reduce costs in their supply chain may not survive post-Brexit.” John Glen, Economist, Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) Fresh pickings 99 Percentage of seasonal workers on fruit and vegetable farms that come from Eastern Europe (National Farmers’ Union) 0.6 Percentage of seasonal workers on fruit and vegetable farms that come from Britain (National Farmers’ Union) 29 Percentage of vacancies on fruit and vegetable farms left unfilled during the harvest month of September 2017 (National Farmers’ Union) Rising costs 1/3 Proportion of UK businesses with EU suppliers that have increased their prices as a result of Brexit (CIPS) 60 Percentage of UK businesses with EU suppliers whose supply chains are now more expensive due to currency fluctuations following the Brexit vote (CIPS) £4.5bn Estimated cost in tariffs of a no-deal Brexit to the motor industry (Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders) 4 www.ppma.co.uk
Get export ready Whether the UK ends up with a hard or soft Brexit, the Department for International Trade (DIT) can help your business achieve its exporting aims. Get exporting guidance, whatever your experience level, at www.great.gov.uk Employment threat European perceptions Seizing the opportunity 1/5 Proportion of manufacturing firms planning to lay off workers to cope with the costs of Brexit (CIPS) 1/4 Almost a quarter of UK business with EU suppliers are having difficulty securing contracts which run after March 2019 (CIPS) 9Percentage of UK manufacturers who have lost contracts because of the Brexit vote (CIPS) 42 Percentage of EU supply chain managers who do not think British products ‘stand out from the crowd’ (CIPS) 11 Percentage of EU companies who have moved some of their workforce out of the UK since the Brexit vote (CIPS) 42 Percentage of European respondents who favour a hard line Brexit (Dalia research for the University of Zurich) 1/3 A third of UK supply chain managers with EU suppliers are now looking for alternative suppliers inside the UK (CIPS) 46 Percentage of SMEs who want the government to focus on support for UK exporters looking to expand outside the EU (PwC My Financepartner) £90m Amount government has earmarked for a ‘Transforming Food Production’ programme, to harness AI and robotics in the agri-food industry (www.gov.uk) 5 www.ppma.co.uk
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