Like good Europeans we trade across Europe and like good Britishers we have to protect our clients from price increases due to exchange variations.
We have found a Scottish supplier who has all the strengths that we are looking for, so we will be transferring our clients from our servers in France to our new servers in Scotland and England. The costs for the same level and quality of service are very similar in Sterling terms. We will therefore save the loss on currency exchange and at a national level contribute to an improvement in the Balance of Payments.
The other benefits which will accrue to the business are that of being in the same time zone, with the same public holidays and speaking the same language.
We plan to complete the whole move by the end of February.
On a personal note, I see that French wines are now more costly than Bulgarian wines and I think we’ll be eating less out-of-season imported fruit and vegetables. Is this protectionism, not really.
