Friday, 22 March 2019

Roll Out in Swansea


The German Company Wepa is reportedly stock-piling toilet and kitchen  rolls in the UK as insurance against a no-deal Brexit (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/mar/21/uk-biggest-toilet-roll-supplier-wepa-stockpiling-no-deal-brexit-avoid-customs-delays). They are also shipping supplies in from a manufacturer in Naples via the port of Swansea (to avoid delays in the Calais-Dover link).

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