Dispatches from the Unseen War – Episode 1 - Stopping Margin Erosion

In this first mini-cast, Frank Warren of the Seabrook Wessex Group examines one of the most dangerous effects of the trade war: quiet margin erosion.

Most companies don't lose profitability because something breaks. They lose it slowly, as tariffs raise landed costs, suppliers pass through increases, and contracts lag behind reality. Nothing snaps—but margins thin.

Frank outlines three forces driving this erosion—tariff compression, supplier inertia, and contract lag—and offers a simple diagnostic exercise to help manufacturers restore visibility, regain leverage, and buy time for better decisions.

This episode isn't about politics or winning the trade war. It's about protecting your company, your people, and positioning your business to operate profitably in a permanently changed trade environment.

The trade war was not your idea. Surviving it is.