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Employees take Ownership of Pennine Healthcare in Derby
Pennine Healthcare, the Derby based manufacturer of medical devices has been taken into Employee Ownership, in a move that safeguards UK manufacturing for the well-known business, established in the 1970’s. [...] Read More
The Great British Recovery - Budget Highlights
Rishi Sunak’s overall message is that “we will recover” and pledged he will do “whatever it takes” to help. Boris Johnson hailed it as a “Budget for recovery”. [...] Read More
Issues arising from the UK-EU Trade agreement
When the UK government announced that it had agreed a Free Trade Agreement (“FTA”) on 24 December 2020, there was a collective sigh of relief from businesses in both the UK and the EU which, until that point, had been bracing themselves for a no-deal Brexit. However, the FTA agreement has proven to be more complex than initial reports had us believe. As details of the agreement emerge it is apparent that the FTA agreement has led to significant complexities and unforeseen costs for businesses. [...] Read More
How to survive and thrive under the new Customs and EU Trade Procedures
Over the past 12 months, the VAT & Customs team in Dains have been working with clients, providing practical and commercial advice on how to deal with the BREXIT transition. [...] Read More
Working hard in the Midlands to try and get more financial support for businesses
We are concerned about the plight of the smaller businesses across the UK including the c. 3m who are not eligible for the government’s existing grants, and have therefore been excluded from the financial support measures thus far during COVID-19. [...] Read More
The Percy Pig Problem and the Warehousing Solution
You may have seen in the news that Percy Pig became an unexpected, early casualty of Brexit as import duty became chargeable on supplies made into the Republic of Ireland (“ROI”) from the UK. The reason for this is that Percy Pigs are manufactured in Germany and then imported into the UK before being moved back into the EU. [...] Read More
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