Cycloc founder Andrew Lang is identifying new markets for his award-winning cycle storage business thanks to mentoring from Dan Grimshaw from design and construction firm Beam Development

We have about half a dozen products in the pipeline that are in a very advanced stage but we've not been able to commit the capital to bring those to the market yet because of the other Brexit costs and problems we’ve been confronted with.”Last week a thinktank estimated Brexit had led to a shortfall of 330,000 in the UK labour force, mostly in the low-skilled sectors. I agree but suspect that the right have crushed more than just British business these last thirteen years. Still they can't crush hope...can they? Brexit has had a profound impact on us,” said Andrew, who founded Cycloc in 2006. “As a company our whole range has been developed with a European aesthetic in mind. Sadly, trading with Europe has now become very difficult and expensive. Yes the bus persuaded 500,000 people to change their minds... Possibly the most effective bit of political advertising ever. Lang also tells of the wider impact Brexit has had, diverting the company’s energies from growing its product range. “We have about half a dozen products in the pipeline that are in a very advanced stage but we’ve not been able to commit the capital to bring those to the market yet because of the other Brexit costs and problems we’ve been confronted with,” he said.

Wrong. I voted remain, but I am adult enough to accept the decision and hope that it is successful. The problem is the government consists of remainers and nobody is behind it fully to make it a success. Plus, most remainers act like spoilt children and resort to insults and name calling because they didn't get their own way and want Brexit to fail so they can crow about it. In the EU, where similar pressures including supply chain and Covid problems applied, the cost of materials went up 35% while labour in countries such as Denmark and the Netherlands went up by just over 14%.The Construction Products Association said Cycloc’s experience mirrored that of small businesses in the building sector. “Major companies that are exporting construction products to the EU have large teams and can deal with the admin, the bureaucracy, the additional costs. The key issue is for the smaller firms that would be exporters,” Noble Francis, the economics director of the Construction Products Association, said. Cycloc is in brand partnerships with iconic bike producer Pinarello across the UK, and internationally with fitness technology brand Wahoo, who use Cycloc products in their new HQ in Atlanta, Georgia and Sports Science Centre in Boulder, Colorado.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/aug/26/right-to-buy-margaret-thatcher-david-cameron-housing-crisis Keeping your bike steady and safe against your wall, either balanced on your floor or hung high and out of the way, the impressive Cycloc mount uses a hook and pad system to let your bike take pride of place in your garage, apartment or living room. Attaching to your wall with a four-point fixing system, this sturdy two-piece holder is built from a glass-reinforced polypropylene, equipped with rubber inserts which protect the paintwork of both your bike and your support. So BrExit proponents may think there are benefits (ironically, by being able to enter into other FTAs, even though the EU is pretty open with FTAs - and it was often the UK who objected to new FTAs, such as the India deal) and can speculate that - one day - some in the UK might benefit from some FTA that they might not otherwise have had. However, that doesn't change the _certainty_ (predictable before, and evident after BrExit) that there will be many businesses who are disrupted and lose out - sometimes badly enough that it shuts them down. One of the things that is quite disappointing about this whole process is that from the outset, we made an active decision to manufacture in the UK.Brexit has torpedoed some of that business, but if you are able to break into the market in America direct to customer as Andrew has done, then there is strong potential there for the future.” Dan had helped us reinforce our belief in our new strategy; we are now putting together a plan around actively targeting and expanding this area of our business.” A government spokesperson said: “Increases in the cost of construction products and materials, as well as in wages are challenges that are being faced by other countries around the world, as a result of the impact of the COVID-19pandemic and strong demand during the period of economic recovery. He said it was “very difficult to be positive” about the situation, citing “Kafkaesque” rules introduced for trading with EU member states.