Brexit Debate at BCF Conference Shows Unity in Supply Chain
LONDON - The British Coatings Federation (BCF) held its 2017 Annual Conference in Manchester in May, and the program included a lively Brexit panel chaired by the BCF’s CEO Tom Bowtell. The panel included Steve Elliott, Chief Executive of Chemical Industries Association (CIA), Terry Scuoler of EEF, journalist and broadcaster Isabel Oakeshott, and Jan Van der Meulen, Managing Director of the European Council of the Paint, Printing Ink and Artists' Colours Industry (CEPE).
The panel tackled various issues, including access to skilled chemists post-Brexit, the future of trade with the EU and what it means for the REACH regulations, as well as discussing the importance of trade associations and collaboration throughout the supply chain to explore what opportunities there could be for the sector once the UK has left the EU.