News / Brexit: when it happens, will it bring storms or smooth sailing for industry?

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The ramifications of the UK vote to leave the EU range from “a few years of rough seas” to “preparing the ship for storm conditions”, according to speakers at a Supply Chain Academy conference last week.

Since the referendum result on 24 June, the nation appears to be in “wait and see mode” on Brexit’s implications, according to speakers and delegates.

Indeed, the two months since the decision was likened to a “phoney war”, as nothing has changed. The UK will remain an EU member until its government invokes Article 50 ...