Welcome to this edition of Contact. These are testing times, but as we’ve shown repeatedly, ours is a region that always rises to the task.
The Beast from the East was certainly a chilly challenge for business continuity plans, but thanks to those familiar North East traits of resilience, endeavour and ingenuity, many of our members carried on delivering goods and services to grateful customers.
The on-going exigency of Brexit continues to test the patience and fortitude of our members. Advice on how to prepare for leaving the EU, and how to manage a supply chain outside it, was set out at our Brexit Summit at the end of March and we'll continue to work with members on this throughout the coming months.
One of the benefits of all the media attention on the UK’s post-Brexit trading arrangements is that it has highlighted exporting. We have an outstanding reputation going back centuries for selling our products and expertise....
