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Keeping the show on the road

“One of the big roles British Marine plays is to represent the industry; membership of British Marine represents a sort of insurance policy during a crisis,” Lesley Robinson explains. “Never is this more important than now.”

I’m chatting with the CEO of British Marine on a broad range of topics but, inevitably, things keep getting drawn back to the one fearful menace which has dominated all of our thoughts for some time now: Covid–19. Lesley Robinson is in a prime position to provide some oversight on the matter from the perspective of the marine industry. She has been at the helm of British Marine (previously known as the British Marine Federation) since mid-2018. Its role is to provide support to member marine businesses and be a voice within the higher echelons of government

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