are these the youngsters that are running around staring at their phones chasing imaginary Pokemon and crying because they might not be able to travel across Europe for a fiver?
On a more serious note, my business has seen a significant uplift in exports since Brexit, the weakening pound has made us more competitive. I'm not sure how long it will last, as most of what we sell is mass-produced overseas. I expect we will see price increases if the rate doesn't head back to 1.3 before long though.
Oh, but I'm off on holiday soon, so I'll loose some of it in exchange rates however, we did book and pay for all inclusive so it will have less of an effect on us.
The Brexit decision has been made and we have to live with it, I must say I am rather disappointed with the politicians and the chaos they have caused since. Their actions are partly to blame for the pounds fall, it isn't just Brexit. the UK needed a strong and authoritive governement in place the moment the outcome was announced. We didn't have that and that has caused damage.
@miller1098 On the subject of the turbine, if you have not paid a deposit or down payment, i would go back to the Germans and ask to renegotiate the rate, and then tell them you want it pegged in Sterling.
However, in reality, a £1,000 variation on a £30,000 project is only a 3.3% shift. That is no doubt well within your contingency budget and it could have just as easily have been caused by some other global event, possibly caused by terrorism. What would have happened to the GBP if a member of our Royal family had been assinated for example.
With the benefit of hindsight, maybe it would have been worth buying the £30k of euro's before Brexit, that way your cost would have been fixed. If the project then didn't happen you could have sold the euro's and made a few quid.
Personally, I would have been looking closer at UK manufacturers on a bespoke project such as this though, not so much from a financial aspect but from a communication, support and if necessary, recourse angle. If it doesn't work properly, pursuing them through EuroCourts will be a lot of hassle, even compared to the UK system.
Good luck with the project though, renewables is a subject I've long been interested in, I used it as a study subject when I was studying electronic engineering in the late 80's, long before feed-in tarrifs made it fashionable. I had a then girlfiend type it up on a manual typewriteras I had no access to a PC in those days!
I also sell small scale off grid systems now, although wind and solar based. I hope you run a thread on the installation as I for one will love to see it progress.
