London-based designer Maria Grachvogel is renowned for her clever use of cutting to flatter the female figure. In this interview Maria talks about why she has chosen to use more UK manufacturers for her collection, and how changing her business model […]
We’ve had two pieces of good news this week so I thought I’d share them with you in this episode. The first is that the government has now officially placed orders with UK manufacturers for millions of pieces of PPE.
Emma Willis founded her shirt making business in 1989. She has had a shop on London’s famous Jermyn Street for over twenty years and all of her bespoke and ready to wear shirts are made in England. The Emma Willis Factory
Buying habits are changing and there is definitely a renewed interest in buying made in the UK products. At Make it British we’ve seen a 200% increase in enquiries from people looking for things that are made in Britain. In
David Williams has been supplying the UK knitwear industry his entire career. He is the UK agent for Stoll knitting machines and the founder of the Knit Design Centre – a studio in Leicester where designers can develop their ideas
During the Covid_19 crisis many UK manufacturers have adapted their businesses to manufacture PPE. Specialised Canvas, based in Chesterfield, are one of the companies that very quickly pivoted their business to help alleviate the shortage of available protective equipment. In
In episode 114 I asked ‘PPE – can we make it in the UK?‘ and on today’s episode I thought it would be good to update you. It has been 5 weeks since the Government put a call out for
In this week’s episode I talk to Lucy Blackley who founded technology company BombyxPLM to help fashion business owners manage their product development. A Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system helps your business have total visibility over the development of your
Until a few weeks ago most people probably had no idea what PPE stood for. But during the Covid_19 outbreak PPE has regularly been in the news because Personal Protective Equipment can mean the difference between staying fit and well or
Harris Tweed cloth is renowned the world over. Woven entirely in the Outer Hebrides, using wool from the local sheep, you could say it was the ultimate sustainable fabric. In this episode Ruth Masson, Marketing Manager at Harris Tweed Hebrides,
