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'Make it British helping designers connect with UK manufacturers'
Smallbusiness.co.uk. 20 February 2017 Kate Hills, founder of Make it British, discusses the launch of ‘Ask Kate Live’ to help designers find the…
'Make it British to launch forum to support brands manufacturing in UK'
Knittingindustry.com. 26 August 2016 Knittingindustry.com discusses the launch of the Make it British Forum. Read the full article here.
'My Fashion Life: Make it British founder Kate Hills is a patriotic shopper'
Drapers. 15 May 2016 Kate Hills, founder of Make it British, discusses her career in fashion and British brands with Drapers. Read…
'Make it British launches homegrown manufacturing masterclass'
Boutique Magazine. 1 November 2017 Boutique Magazine talks to Kate Hills, founder of Make it British about the MIB Forum 2017 in Manchester….
'Big brands wanting to resume UK volume manufacturing should open their own factories'
Drapers. 6 July 2017 Kate Hills, founder of Make it British, talks to Drapers about re-shoring manufacturing. Read the full article here.
'Learn how to master making in the UK'
CWB. 4 October 2017 CWB announce the Make it British Forum 2017 in Manchester. Read the full article here.
'Industry demands support for ethical UK manufacturing'
Drapers. 15 August 2017 Kate Hills, founder of Make it British, contributes to Drapers article on ethical UK manufacturing. Read the full article…
'A week of buying only British goods. How hard can it be?'
The Telegraph. 12 September 2015 Kate Hills, founder of Make it British, contributes to The Telegraph’s article on buying British. Read the full…
'First Make it British Forum links brands with manufacturers'
Fashion Network. 1 November 2016 Fashion Network rounds-up the first Make in British forum in Leicester. Read the full article here.
Make it British Forum demonstrates the power of ‘brand British’
Print and Promotion. 10 November 2017 Print and Promotion discuss the success of the Make it British Forum 2017 in Manchester. Read the…
'Make It British textile conference a sell-out success!'
De Montfort University. 28 October 2016 De Montfort University, Leicester celebrates the success of the 2016 Make it British forum. Read the full…
Make it British celebrates London Design Festival
To celebrate London Design Festival we take a look at the product design talent in the Make it British directory. We are in…
'A return of manufacturing to the UK was only a matter of time'
The following article appeared in Drapers Magazine, July 2017 ‘A return of manufacturing to the UK was only a matter of time’ As…
Looking for UK manufacturers? Come to our trade show!
Clothing manufacturers, bag makers, fabric mills, knitwear factories, a wool room and an enterprise room specially for small businesses…find it all at ‘Meet the…
Why I left my corporate job to dedicate my time to supporting UK manufacturing
Listen to this episode of the Make it British Podcast 0.75x 1x 1.25x 1.5x 2x 0:00… Why I left my corporate job to…
'Is it time to find a factory closer to home?' – Sunday Times 26th March 2017
The following article appeared in The Sunday Times on 26th march 2017 Kate Hills, founder of Make it British was asked to comment…
Kate Hills, founder of Make it British, named as an industry influencer in Power List 2017
Lingerie Insight, 17th March 2017 Kate Hills, the founder of Make it British, was named as an Industry Influencer in Lingerie Insight’s first…
Kate Hills, founder of Make it British, interviewed by Fibre2Fashion
The following article appeared in Fibre2Fashion, 16th March 2017
Kate Hills from Make it British in The Independent 8th Mar 2017
Kate Hills was asked to give her thoughts on how the Spring Budget might effect UK manufacturers You can read the article on…
Make it British featured in The Independent 8th March 2017
Thanks to the Independent for their feature on the Make it British story. You can read the full article here The Independent ran…
Mums that Make it British
Press Release: Mums that Make it British Around 54,000 new mothers lose their jobs each year, according to an Equality and Human Rights…
How the Government's industrial strategy could help UK manufacturers
I was invited on BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire show today to talk about the announcement of the Government’s green paper on its industrial strategy…
Live Facebook Q&A every Thursday 1pm – ask Kate your questions
Looking for a product made in Britain? Have a UK manufacturing question? I’ll solve your UK sourcing problems every Thursday lunchtime live on…
Why authenticity is important to us
…and why Make it British is not affiliated with any other ‘made in Britain’ campaigns… I was recently contacted by a web developer,…
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