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English and Welsh regions are exporting fewer manufactured good to the EU with only London and the South East and the East of England bucking the downward trend, analysis from Make UK and BDO has found.
Sick of customs delays and extra bureaucracy since Britain left the European Union, Farrat, a small manufacturer on the edge of Manchester, is ramping up investment to compensate - in Germany. The maker of anti-vibration parts for buildings and machinery is growing fast, almost doubling its headcount in the English city over the past five years, but it says Brexit is proving to be an obstacle. "We are now channelling a lot of investment in setting up production facilities in Germany to remove the trading friction," said chief executive Oliver Farrell.
As the Manufacturing Growth Programme faces termination in June, there is a pressing void in specialised assistance for small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises.
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Britain's main manufacturing trade body Make UK revised up its outlook for this year on Monday thanks to strong demand for aircraft and electronics, but said it still expects production to fall over the year as a whole.
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