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The systems we rely on for imports every day really are. and those supply chains are still under strain, thanks to other factors, such as covid outbreaks in key chinese ports and severe weather. it means freight rates are continuing to soar. and this has won awards for us all over the world. gavin ucko runs the happy puzzle company, which imports toys and games from china to be sold in britain. he�*s ordering supplies for the busy christmas period, but he says the costs are becoming insurmount...

Her last port of call. this giant of the seas became stranded after negotiating one of the narrowest parts of the canal. she was stuck fast and the waterway was blocked for six days. hundreds of ships were unable to pass through, causing havoc in a global container industry already under pressure because of the covid outbreak. the saga of the ever given itself may be over but what it has shown is how much impact a single event involving one giant vessel can have on the entire global supply chain...

The saga of the ever given itself may be over but what it has shown is how much impact a single event involving one giant vessel can have on the entire global supply chain and just how vulnerable the systems we rely on for imports every day really are. and those supply chains are still under strain, thanks to other factors, such as covid outbreaks in key chinese ports and severe weather. it means freight rates are continuing to soar. this has won awards for us all over the world.... gavin ucko r...

And this has won awards for us all over the world. gavin ucko runs the happy puzzle company, which imports toys and games from china to be sold in britain. hes ordering supplies for the busy christmas period, but he says the costs are becoming insurmountable. prior to this year, we had never paid more than £2,700 for a 40 foot container coming to us from china. the morning i was quoted over £15,000 for a similar container. prices have gone through the roof and it is becoming unworkable. and it...

Chairs that are too small to sit on their garden, so a lot of people are stuck and it is punishing and it is going to send some smaller businesses out of business. gavin ucko, thank _ businesses out of business. gavin ucko, thank you _ businesses out of business. gavin ucko, thank you wendy _ businesses out of business. gavin ucko, thank you wendy for - businesses out of business. gavin ucko, thank you wendy for that. l businesses out of business. gavin ucko, thank you wendy for that. we wish yo...

To congestion at uk ports. and when ships dock, there arent enough drivers to pick up the containers that do arrive. were going to spend the next half an hourfocusing on two different legs of that global supply chain, to show you what its like for importers, exporters and port operators. one of those routes is from a chinese factory to a uk warehouse. the second is from a californian port to a factory in the midwest. gavin ucko is the ceo of the happy puzzle company here in the uk. they supply a...

An inventor has said how humbling his award-winning board game’s sales have been, despite lockdown rules keeping shops closed. Ian Jenkins and his wife, Penny, had initially kept Colour Block in their loft for 15 years following a series of rejections from board game companies. The Brantham-based inventor - who works as a physiotherapist - revealed how the idea for the mind-boggling game surfaced years ago, but, at the time, various producers turned down his proposal amid concerns it di...

An inventor has said how humbling his award-winning board game’s sales have been, despite lockdown rules keeping shops closed. Ian Jenkins and his wife, Penny, had initially kept Colour Block in their loft for 15 years following a series of rejections from board game companies. The Brantham-based inventor - who works as a physiotherapist - revealed how the idea for the mind-boggling game surfaced years ago, but, at the time, various producers turned down his proposal amid concerns it di...

Originally the game only had 10 challenges, but the couple worked alongside Mr Ucko to create another 35 challenges with four different difficulties during the coronavirus lockdown.  Gavin Ucko, managing director of The Happy Puzzle Company, said: “When Ian first brought his game to show us, it was a jaw-dropping moment.” “As an inventor, and somebody who works with inventors from all over the world, sometimes you have moments like this when you look at something and just go ‘Wow!’...