10 great reasons to support local manufacturing
A video showing why Ally Capellino uses a Hackney factory to make 40% of her bags inspired us to come up with our top 10 reasons to support local manufacturing
The below video is one of a series by DISC (the Designer Manufacturer Innovation Support Centre), extolling the virtues of manufacturing in the UK. In it, Ally Lloyd-Platt, of the Ally Capellino bag company, justifies why she chooses to manufacture locally.
Her reasons are:
You can build good relationships with your manufacturers
It gives you more control
You can develop ideas with your factory
Customers like it
A sense of pride that the products are made in Britain
To this list we would also add:
It helps keep people in the UK in jobs
The carbon footprint of a product is reduced if it is made locally
You are never more than a few hours away if there is a problem
You don’t wait months for the finished product to get to you
Great Britain becomes a nation of makers again
So let’s keep supporting local manufacturing!
You can view more videos by DISC, including a trip to niche garment manufacturing unit Eden Studio, by visiting their page on Vimeo.
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/49022478]
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