Make it Yours.
Make it Local.
Make it British.
From your first lightbulb-moment, to scaling your British brand, we proudly support emerging clothing and accessory businesses to get their products made in the UK.
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Helping Build Your Homegrown Brand and
Boosting Local Manufacturing.
Somewhere in the UK right now, a machinist in a factory is pushing the button on the first sample run of the next great British-made brand. We want that brand to be yours. And if you're impatiently standing on the doorstep of making your British brand dream a reality, we’ll slip the door key into your pocket (so you don't have to faff about waiting for opportunity to knock).
13 Years
Founded 2011
300
Podcast Episodes
33 Years
Industry Experience
1,000s
Businesses Supported
Our Labour of Love is Local
We're lovingly building up British-made brands in every village, town and city from John O' Groats to Land's End, so we can save our stellar handcrafting skills, support our gloriously diverse communities, shine a (very bright but energy efficient) light on all-things-local, and tiptoe onto UK high streets with the daintiest carbon footprint you ever did see.
Build it
Support for British Brand Founders
There are lots of ways that Make it British can help you to start and grow a British-made brand and find UK manufacturers. Let's get started!
Start & Scale a British-made Brand
Without faffing about, wasting wads of cash, or struggling with unreliable factories.
My British Brand Accelerator programme is a step-by-step path to a profitable British brand, road-tested by 100+ thriving UK businesses.
Hello, I'm Kate Hills.
Founder of Make it British and mentor to small businesses that make in the UK
I’ve been passionate about UK manufacturing ever since I had my own recycled clothing company and micro-factory in the early '90s! After 20 years as a designer and buyer developing products all over the world, I launched Make it British to support creative business founders that want to make locally.
Over the last twelve years, I've helped 1,000s of businesses to work with UK manufacturers. Now it's your turn!
As seen in
Make it British Podcast
Shining a light on British brands and UK manufacturers and giving you hints and tips about making in the UK.
The 3-Part Framework for Growing a Profitable UK-Made Brand
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Happy clients saying lovely things
I’ve seen a lot of traffic to my website ever since becoming a (Make it British) member. You won’t regret signing up one bit.
-Geoff Stocker, Geoff Stocker
So many customers come to my website from Make it British because they are searching for a British-made brand.
-Jo Jenkins, Roundabout Childrenswear
I can very much recommend working with Kate if you’re wanting to make stuff in the UK. She is an encyclopedia of British manufacturing.
- Brant Richards, HebTroCo
Working with Kate has improved my focus, built up my confidence and helped me lay the foundations for a successful business.
- Jennifer Christie, Wandering Coast Collective
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