Trade is getting tactical. Is your business ready to respond?

Download our CEO guide to building resilience, agility, and strategic advantage in a volatile trade landscape.

In 2025, the rules of global trade are being rewritten, again. US tariffs are back in the headlines. New compliance barriers are taking shape. And mid-market manufacturers are in the firing line.
This isn’t a temporary disruption. It’s a new operating environment.

What’s Inside

In this practical, plain-English whitepaper, you’ll find a roadmap to help you lead through uncertainty, with confidence and clarity. You’ll learn:

/ How to scenario plan for tariff shocks (before they hit margins)
/ How to diversify your exposure—without overstretching your team
/ What real supply chain visibility looks like for a mid-sized firm
/ Why agility now beats efficiency, and how to build it fast
/ How to lead decisively when the way forward isn’t clear

Each section is built around real-world insight and hard-won lessons from manufacturing leaders like you, designed to be read, used, and shared with your exec team.

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Who It’s For

This whitepaper is built for CEOs and executive leaders of mid-sized manufacturing businesses who:

/ Export into the US or source from tariff-sensitive markets
/ Are under pressure to protect margins, delivery reliability, and customer confidence
/ Want to move faster than the competition when disruption hits

Why Now?

/ 86% of manufacturing leaders now factor trade policy into strategic decisions
/ 73% have already adapted suppliers due to tariff or political risk
/ Those that act early gain margin, market share, and leadership credibility

Written by experts at Nick Leeder & Co—trusted advisors to manufacturing boards, PE-backed industrials, and operational leaders across the UK and Europe.

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