What’s it really like being a clothing manufacturer in Leicester? In this episode we hear from Mick Cheema, who runs garment factory Basic Premier in Leicester. Mick set up Basic Premier in 2012, to manufacture up to 70,000 garments a […]
You may have heard of English shoemakers such as Church’s, Cheaneys and Tricker’s, but there are quite a few other footwear brands that manufacture in the UK too. In this episode I pick my ten favourite British-made footwear brands –
In this episode I catch up with Adam Mansell, CEO of the UK Fashion and Textile Association (UKFT) UKFT is a membership network for fashion and textile companies and Adam is a keen supporter of UK manufacturing. In this interview
Last week the UK Government released its interim report into the sustainability of the fashion industry. One of the issues that they addressed was concerns over fast fashion and how it might be leading to poor working conditions in UK garment factories
In this episode I chat to product designer Mat Booth, founder of accessory and luggage brand Both Barrels. Mat founded Both Barrels a few years ago when he realised that there was a gap in the market for a travel
Should manufacturers make samples for free? Some people think manufacturers should do any initial work for no charge in order to pitch for your business. But that’s often not the case. In this episode I explain why many UK manufacturers
Is the news that Clark’s may close its brand new footwear factory in Somerset a sign that the UK manufacturing revival is over? Up to 300,000 pairs a year of the footwear firm’s iconic desert boots were to be made
I’m delighted to welcome long-standing Make it British member Sian Reekie of The Hettie Trading Company to this podcast. Sian is a chemist by trade, but has set up a lifestyle business making accessories for both humans and dogs which
Is it really more expensive to make in the UK? Or is there a reason that some of the most profitable retailers are using more local manufacturing? In this episode I dive deeper into prices. More specifically – how you can
Meet Jenny Holloway, owner of Fashion Enter, a social enterprise garment factory based in North London. Jenny not only manufactures for small brands and start-ups, helping create samples and small production runs, but she’s also manufactured for some of the UK’s
