
Manufacturers like US lawnmower maker The Toro Company (TTC.N) are not panicking at the prospect of US President Donald Trump’s global trade tariffs.
Despite five years of dramatic supply disruptions, from the COVID pandemic to today’s trade wars, Toro is resisting any temptation to stack its warehouses to the rafters.
“We are at probably pre-pandemic inventory levels,” says its chief supply-chain manager, Kevin Carpenter, looking relaxed in front of a