Sixth-generation wire-maker blames Brexit for shredding its business

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Owner of Ormiston Wire in London urges Keir Starmer not to forget small manufacturers in his dealings with EU

Mark Ormiston: ‘When politicians have a great idea, they don’t live with the consequences so they don’t care.’Mark Ormiston: ‘When politicians have a great idea, they don’t live with the consequences so they don’t care.’The head of a family-owned company that has made specialist wires and cables for six generations for clients ranging from naval vessels to film sets has blamed

The London-based company’s exports to the EU have halved since Britain left the EU, with the loss of the European market a huge blow for a small company with revenues of £1.5m and limited growth prospects at home. “Our exports have literally halved. We were making efforts to actually get more exports in Europe because British manufacturing was going down the toilet, which it has done now,” said Ormiston.vowing to reset relations with the EU, Ormiston implored the new prime minister to consider the smaller firms who do not have access to the Treasury or Labour party conference to make their voices heard.

“It’s consequences, isn’t it? When politicians have a great idea, they don’t live with the consequences so they don’t care. By the time it all kicks in they are dead or in the House of Lords.”

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