Britain’s Virus-Hit Businesses Find an Unlikely Help in Brexit
- Manufacturers using lessons learned to survive lockdown
- Race is on to save companies running out of cash, and time
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For the last month, David Merrick has been in a race to keep his manufacturing business alive during the worst economic crash in memory: He furloughed 24 of his 40 employees as revenue plunged by 50% and even joined fellow managers on the shop floor to crank out parts for customers.
As he endures the fourth week of the U.K.’s lockdown, he is finding a little help in something that has been his bane for the last three years: Brexit.