Half of small manufacturers report problems with Brexit Almost two thirds of companies have seen negative price changes within their supply chain Sign me up now When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice Brexit issues are causing England’s smaller manufacturers significant disruption as they look to recover from the economic effects of the coronavirus crisis, research suggests. A survey of almost 300 small to medium-sized firms (SMEs) which manufacture goods found that half reported problems with exports and imports since the start of the year.