The UK has seen a season of sport this summer. Wimbledon, the Women’s EURO’s and the Commonwealth Games to name but a few. And with the Men’s World Cup starting up later in the year in Qatar, it really is shaping up to be the ‘year of sport.’ So how do you tap into this market to benefit your
Supply Chain Issues – Do you have a back-up plan if problems arise?
Global trade is an essential part of many businesses based in the UK. Key supply chain products can be sourced and transported at a fraction of the production costs that would be incurred if manufacturing was closer to home. Whilst this has many cost advantages, it also comes with a greater risk,
Net Zero Preparedness of Yorkshire Manufacturing SME – Survey
Our MD, Kiley Tan, is conducting a survey of Yorkshire based manufacturers as part of his MBA at The University of Sheffield titled titled ‘Net Zero Preparedness of Yorkshire Manufacturing SME’ Climate change is the biggest challenge of our lifetime According to scientists at the Intergovernmental
Can the UK have a trade deal with one of the largest economies in the world?
I am often asked ‘Why Southeast Asia?’ and I have written many articles and blogs about this. But, this time, I just want to illustrate the ‘why’ with some interesting charts/graphs. Statista (2020) https://www.statista.com/chart/22256/biggest-economies-in-the-world-timeline/ If the above
Life after Brexit? Yes, in the CPTPP
After the referendum vote to leave the EU in 2016 was cast, a new word was coined into our vocabulary, ‘Brexit.’ And although it wasn’t until January 2020 that the UK officially left the EU, our government is now ready to join a club that has around 500 million people in it, has a combined GDP of
How will the net zero initiative affect the global supply chain?
By the time you read this, we will have seen the headlines generated from the recent COP26 climate change summit in Glasgow. It is safe to say that climate change is going to be the challenge of the next few generations. The UK is playing its part and has done a great deal to reduce its output of
Supplier auditing in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia offers many trading advantages for UK businesses. It has an already well established trading route with the UK, as well as a strong willingness to do business. It’s also a growing market with low labour costs, highly skilled workforce, and a diverse range of suppliers. For UK
Is there life after Brexit for UK importers?
After leaving the EU, an increasing number of UK businesses are discovering that the world really is their oyster as exports to, and imports from non-EU countries continue to rise. One reason for this is the new and largely unprecedented customs red tape and mountains of paperwork that has