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The Irish linen industry and my tour of the textile manufacturers of Northern Ireland
The Irish linen industry once employed over 40 percent of Northern Ireland’s working population, but sadly most of the mills have since closed down. I took a tour of Northern Ireland to
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Behind the scenes at The All-in-One Company
We took a trip to Northumberland for ‘The All-in-One Experience’ to create our own onesies and watch first hand as they were being made How many kids these days can say that
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A visit to Lancashire Manufacturers – Day Three
The final day of my tour of the factories in Lancashire One of the British-made brands that I really admire is Walsh. Their trainers have been produced in Bolton since the early
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A visit to Lancashire Manufacturers – Day Two
A report from my second day visiting the mills and factories of Lancashire First stop on day two of my tour of Lancashire was Burnley, the home of cotton weaving. There was
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A visit to Lancashire Manufacturers – Day One
There are more people employed in textiles in Lancashire than any other UK region, according to a recently published report. I decided to go and visit some of them… Last week I went
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Meet the Manufacturer: Insley & Nash
Insley & Nash are a bespoke textile printing company based in Deptford. I took a trip to their studio to find out more about what they do The studios of Gavin Insley
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Meet the Manufacturer: Toby Gaddum of Tempus Clothing
On a recent trip to Staffordshire I caught up with Toby Gaddum, owner of the Gaddum Group and Tempus clothing, and self-titled ‘Gobby Git’ of UK manufacturing. Toby, whose family have been
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Old Aquascutum factory is reinvented as The Clothing Works
One of the UK’s largest clothing manufacturing units is now under new ownership and ready to take on fresh challenges Last Friday I had the pleasure of being invited to the old
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