Update 2024: Pantherella no longer manufacture their socks in England and have sadly closed their factory in Leicester. Pantherella has always been on Hallaton Street, Leicester, since 1937. Pantherella are a world renowned brand manufacturing fine English socks and […]
Is Britain really going to be spinning cotton again? Yes it is! It all started at our Meet the Manufacturer conference, apparently. Brendan McCormack, Steve Shaugnessy, and Andy Ogden, joint owners and general manager respectively, of Culimeta-Saveguard, came to the event to
Why We Should Be Searching For ‘Made In Britain’ On Our Clothes Labels The below article was featured on www.marieclaire.co.uk in August 2015: Kate Hills, founder and editor of Make it British is on a crusade. With so many of
Looking to manufacture goods in the UK? Here are our top tips for making it all run smoothly We get loads of enquiries here at Make it British from businesses looking to launch a product that is made in the UK.
Latest ONS figures show an 8% decrease in textile production over the last two years – really? This month the Office for National Statistics published a report about the current state of textile manufacturing in the UK. In the report they
Make it British was in two articles in the press this week – fighting the cause for UK manufacturing The first article was a soapbox piece for The Telegraph entitled ‘The government must clamp down on firms that claim to manufacture
Will the launch of Reshore UK help small businesses support British manufacturing? Today we welcomed the news that the UK Government has launched a new initiative named Reshore UK that aims to help companies that want to bring their production
We look at how 3D printing is changing British manufacturing The Science Museum in London is currently holding an exhibition titled ‘3D: printing the future’. As the exhibition explains, 3D printers use 3D computer data to print out real life
Government report looks at where British manufacturing might stand come the year 2050 Most people reading this website would probably agree that manufacturing here is essential if this country is to achieve long term economic growth. However, the rapid changes
Make it British visits Downing Street to speak to ministers about how they can do more to advance the ‘march of the makers’ Yesterday I had the pleasure of being invited to 10 Downing Street to talk to Government advisors
