The chief executive of a Danish safety equipment manufacturer says Brexit regulations are stifling Britain’s marine industry.
In an interview with Marine Industry News, Daniamant CEO Kevin Rough bemoans the increase in paperwork and costs that have “resulted in more red tape, not less. That is not hearsay, that is a fact”.
Rough adds: “If, as a UK manufacturer, you export into the EU, you have to adhere to all applicable EU regs. So we now basically have to adhere to EU, and UK, regulations.”
Daniamant owns Portsmouth-based McMurdo Survivor Location Lights, so is well placed to identify the concerns — in particular with regard to safety certification, where Rough estimates costs have nearly doubled.
“Now the EU and UK regs are becoming out of sync in both date of issue, and content. It is more and more difficult to adhere to both,” Rough says, suggesting that innovation is being stifled due to such hurdles.
Marine Industry News has more on the story HERE.
