Company builds up its stock ahead of Brexit
AN ENGINEERING company is building up stocks as it prepares for Brexit to finally arrive.
Statiflo, headquartered at Wood Street, Macclesfield, provides mixers to help with processes in industries such as wastewater treatment, oil and pharmaceuticals.
Managing director Gareth Fry says the build up of products is to help mitigate uncertainty caused by the Covid pandemic and the UK’s impending departure from the EU.
Demand for the company’s S-Type mixers has increased, particularly from Europe and Asia.
Gareth said: “While we are confident that Brexit will create new international trading opportunities for Statiflo, we are also mindful that it could result in increased lead times for mixers due to be shipped to some destination countries.
“At the same time, we are aware that Covid-19 has led to a number of sectors being impacted, with staff furloughed or off work due to contracting the virus or self-isolating.
“This has meant those assuming responsibility for projects have been seeking to reduce lead times for the delivery of many types of process equipment, including static mixers, to minimise any further delays.
“We have therefore decided to introduce substantial stock levels at our UK headquarters to speed up delivery times in the event of any disruption caused by Brexit or the pandemic.” Statiflo, which has subsidiaries in the US and Germany, exports to more than 80 countries and earlier this year was named by the Department for International Trade as an export champion for the Northern Powerhouse region.