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Kate Hills on BBC Radio 4 You & Yours with Winifred Robinson and Brant Richards
According to the Office of National Statistics UK textile manufacturing has grown from £9 billion to £11 billion between 2018 to 2020. Kate…
Make it British dresses Adrian Chiles in UK-made clothing for BBC Radio 4
With just over 2 weeks until the UK leaves the EU, Adrian Chiles made a radio programme for BBC Radio 4 called Living…
Make it British Members featured in Brilliantly British Campaign
In December 2020 The Express newspaper ran a ‘Brilliantly British’ campaign shining a light on UK-made firms. Dozens of Make it British members…
‘One Woman’s Mission to Successfully Save UK Fashion Manufacturing’
Kate Hills features on Fashion Roundtable’s first ever podcast. I was delighted to be featured as the first ever guest on Fashion Roundtable’s…
‘The implications of fashion’s pivot to PPE production’
Vogue Business. 15 May 2020 Make it British founder, Kate Hills, comments on fashion’s role in manufacturing PPE Equipment in this Vogue Business…
BBC Breakfast Interview on the UK production of PPE
I was interviewed on BBC Breakfast on 19th April 2020 about the nationwide shortage of PPE. In the interview I discussed why we…
In the press: Britain’s textile industry gets an unexpected boost from COVID-19
Marketplace.org. 13 April 2020 Kate Hills features in an article on marketplace.org regarding the impact of Covid-19 on British manufacturing. Kate Hills of Make…
In the Press: Make it British on C4 SuperShoppers
How is the cost of clothing in stores calculated? Ever wondered how big retailers work out the price of clothing you see in…
Kate Hills joins the UK manufacturers call for action on migration
UK manufacturers have warned the fashion industry could face a “severe” shortage of skilled workers if a recommendation to restrict the migration of…
‘On a mission to secure future for UK manufacturing’
Knitting Industry. 5 June 2019 www.knittingindustry.com shares news from the successful Make it British Live! 2019 trade show and conference. Read the full…
‘Securing a strong future for UK manufacturing’
CWB. 5 June 2019 CWB, the UK’s leading trade magazine dedicated exclusively to the childrenswear industry takes a look at Make it British…
‘Make it British Live a success at new location’
Drapers. 29 May 2019 Drapers celebrates the success of Make it British Live! in its new home at the Business Design Centre Read…
Should the UK Government be buying British?
MP demands to know why Parliament aren’t serving on plates made in Stoke-on-Trent When Stoke-on-Trent North MP Ruth Smeeth noticed plates in the…
Radio 5 Live feature on 'Made in Britain' from the Grenson shoe factory
BBC Radio 5 Live’s Nihal Arthanayake asks “Is Made in Britain a label to be proud of?” in this interview live from the…
Cotton: The mills are alive with the sound of sewing
Make it British helped put together this piece for BBC News about the regeneration of the UK cotton supply chain The film follows…
‘Is making clothing in the UK really more expensive?’
Drapers. 15 May 2017 Kate Hills, founder of Make it British, writes for Drapers to debunk the myth that manufacturing garments in the…
'Long may the renaissance continue!'
Print and Promotion. 20 September 2017 Kate Hills, founder of Make it British and Meet the Manufacturer, takes a look at the current…
'Made in Britain: A Look at UK Manufacturing'
Virgin Start Up. Virgin Start Up in conversation with Make it British founder, Kate Hills, on why making in the UK is great,…
'Make it British goes to Manchester'
Innovation In Textiles. 20 October 2017 Innovation In Textiles announce the Manchester Make it British forum. Read the full article here.
'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.
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