Thousands more textile workers are needed to meet the increasing demand for locally made clothing and textiles. Lobbying organisation Fashion Roundtable is working on a solution – but they need your help There has been a huge shift towards manufacturing
Whilst orders are now coming through for PPE made in the UK this only covers the next few months. What is the long term solution? If you’ve been listening to the Make it British podcast over the last few weeks
Vogue Business. 15 May 2020 Make it British founder, Kate Hills, comments on fashion’s role in manufacturing PPE Equipment in this Vogue Business article discussing Covid-19 relief efforts paving the way for more local production and collaborations. Read the full
I was interviewed on BBC Breakfast on 19th April 2020 about the nationwide shortage of PPE. In the interview I discussed why we needed to make Personal Protective Equipment in the UK and how I was in discussion with the
Marketplace.org. 13 April 2020 Kate Hills features in an article on marketplace.org regarding the impact of Covid-19 on British manufacturing. Kate Hills of Make It British, a manufacturing advocacy group, said that British clothing retailers and brands are now focused on
Make it British surveyed UK fashion and textile manufacturers to find out if they have seen any impact to their business as a result of the Coronavirus outbreak. Many factories in China, where a large proportion of the world’s fashion
More and more these days brands are setting up their own factories in order to take control of their own production. Make it British member Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing is one such brand. Founder Paul Brown tells us about his
Christopher Nieper, MD of David Nieper awarded OBE in Queen’s New Year Honours 💯 Congratulations to this man – Christopher Nieper, MD of clothing manufacturer David Nieper – who has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours
The coronavirus is affecting many different industries, maybe none more so than manufacturing supply chains. In this report I did with the BBC we looked at the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on UK textile manufacturers. Could this lead to
There are many things that can influence your manufacturing costs. Here’s what they are – and how to mitigate them. When you ask a manufacturer how much something is going to cost right at the start of a conversation with
