Hoarding for Brexit sparks race for warehouse space

Brexit is already exacting a toll on U.K. business in the form of lost orders and customers, a drop-off in investment and increased costs for stockpiling and other no-deal preparations.

LONDON: In a vast warehouse complex 64 km north of London, staff are wrestling with ways to cram in more goods after a surge in demand from companies building stockpiles ahead of Brexit.

Efforts at Miniclipper Logistics to add new racks by narrowing the aisles are being duplicated across Britain as Brexit contingency plans spark a race for storage space. The company, which after adding a mezzanine floor and a temporary warehouse has 300,000 sq ft of capacity, has already had to turn new business away.