'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 the full article here.
In The Press
'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. Read the full article here.
'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 here.
'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 article here.
'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 full article here.
'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 article here.
'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 interest in reshoring grows, Make it British founder Kate Hills says retailers that really want to make
Why I left my corporate job to dedicate my time to supporting UK manufacturing
In this interview for the Manufacturing at Heart Podcast I talk about my previous career, and the tipping point that made me decide to give up my jet-setting job as a buyer and dedicate myself to supporting UK manufacturers. Manufacturing
'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 about the increased demand for UK production. You can read the full article below.
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 annual Power List – an indispensable guide to the top 50 most important and influential professionals in
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 The Independent website here
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 a feature for International Womens Day about the Make it British team, and how we are all
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 Commission (EHRC) report. It was statistics like this that prompted Kate Hills, a mother of two young
'Homespun UK clothing is back in vogue as big brands go for a personal touch'
The Observer. Sunday 30th October 2016 Kate Hills from Make it British contributed to a piece about the rise of British womenswear brands that are working with UK manufacturers. The full article can be read here
Interview with The Manufacturer – 'Make it British: now on the High Street'
The Manufacturer. Friday 27th October 2016 Read the article here An interview with Kate Hills, founder of Make it British, by Victoria Fitzgerald in The Manufacturer magazine. Kate gives her thoughts on the rise of UK textile manufacturing and what
Kate Hills on BBC Inside Out East Midlands with Lukwesa Burak
BBC Radio Leicester. Tuesday 25th October 2016 Kate Hills, founder of Make it British was interviewed by Lukwesa Burak – listen to the interview to find out why she was in Leicester, what buying British means, and why she launched
Make it British on BBC Radio Leicester
Textile manufacturing in Leicester is booming – hear all about it in this interview with Kate Hills, founder of Make it British, on BBC Radio Leicester I was interviewed this morning by BBC Radio Leicester about buying British. It was fantastic to be
Kate Hills, Founder of Make it British, featured in Marie Claire
Why We Should Be Searching For ‘Made In Britain’ On Our Clothes Labels The below article was featured on www.marieclaire.co.uk in August 2015: Kate Hills, founder and editor of Make it British is on a crusade. With so many of
In the Press: Getting on my Soapbox
Make it British was in two articles in the press this week – fighting the cause for UK manufacturing The first article was a soapbox piece for The Telegraph entitled ‘The government must clamp down on firms that claim to manufacture