Group Strategic Account Director at adi Group, James Sopwith, recently joined senior leaders at the CBI’s Cutting the Cost of Doing Business: Clearing the Way regional roundtable, alongside Liberal Democrat MP Joshua Reynolds. The discussion focused on the rising cost pressures facing UK businesses - from taxation and regulation to compliance demands - and how these factors are influencing investment decisions and productivity across the wider economy.

Representing adi Group, James shared insights from the engineering and manufacturing sector, highlighting the need for practical, long‑term policymaking that enables businesses to operate efficiently, invest confidently and support industrial growth.

By contributing to this national conversation, adi Group helped ensure that the challenges and opportunities facing engineering and manufacturing organisations were clearly reflected in discussions about improving the UK’s business environment and supporting sustainable economic progress.