Radio 4 discusses UK manufacturing on special editon of You & Yours It is great that the media is really getting behind the Made in Britain movement at the moment – the latest example being Radio 4 covering the topic […]
Latest Mintel research shows that horse meat scandal has changed consumer perceptions about buying British In an exclusive report looking at the provenance of food and drink, Mintel find that buying British is rising in importance among the nation’s shoppers
High Street retailer is caught mis-labeling product as Made in England – an attempt to confuse or a genuine mistake? Recently I put a call out to our followers on Twitter for a research project that I am doing. I was
Should a product and all of its components be made here in order for it to be labelled as ‘Made in Britain’? I recently started up an e-petition to ask the UK Government to introduce a standardised Made in Britain
As National Apprenticeship Week approaches we look at why more British manufacturers need to invest in the next generation [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFTt8PYls0I] With UK manufacturing now showing signs of growth it is very depressing to read that it is a lack
Video of the last remaining Scottish lace producer shows the skill required to produce this delicate fabric [vimeo http://vimeo.com/38014104] MYB Textiles, based in Ayrshire in Scotland, specialise in producing lace for interiors, and are one of the few remaining lace
I was delighted to be invited to the BBC Breakfast studios this morning to discuss British manufacturing. If you missed the show you can see it here (apologies for the poor video quality). And here is the link to the
Our second list of footwear companies that manufacture their shoes in Britain When we first compiled an article with a list of ten brands of English shoes that are still made in Britain we never could have believed how popular it was
We look at why UK manufacturers might be saying ‘no’ to potential orders This week I had an email from a lady who was having trouble getting her new handbag range made in the UK. She had approached a small
Retail giant promotes new Made in Britain range with product made overseas This week British department store Debenhams announced that it was developing a new range for its stores that supported British manufacturing. Entitled ‘Made by Great Britons’, the range of
