Videos
Why all brands need a clear vision of the future to succeed with Charlotte Meek
Charlotte Meek, the founder of Yorkshire brand The Stitch Society, delivers a fascinating talk. She discusses branding and growing your business in the textile industry, but the lessons are relevant to all British businesses across any sector. It’s essential watching for anyone looking to build a brand in the UK today. Charlotte owns the successful…
Read MoreHow reshoring his footwear manufacturing to the UK was a success for designer Joseph Azagury
We took our Facebook Live to Wimbledon Village, to interview designer Joseph Azagury in his shop and to find out more about why he decided to reshore his footwear manufacturing Joseph Azagury has been making designer women’s shoes for over 25 years and has, in the last four years, taken the step of re-shoring his…
Read MoreBehind 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 httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPhjTWvZsWI How many kids these days can say that they have visited a factory? Do they even stop to think about who made the toys that they play with or the…
Read MoreAt last…the Meet the Manufacturer video!
Did you visit our Meet the Manufacturer event in June? httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7FD2aQ_NzQ Back in June we held a trade event for UK fashion and textile manufacturers at the Truman Brewery in London’s East End. The show had 53 exhibitors, including knitwear manufacturers, fabric mills, leathergoods makers, tanneries, fabric printers and trims suppliers, who came from across the British…
Read MoreDesigner Interview: Agi & Sam
We talk to British Fashion Award nominee Agi & Sam along with the director of their recent documentary to find out what it really means to make it in British fashion British fashion design duo Agi & Sam have been nominated for the category of ‘Emerging Talent: Menswear’ at tonight’s British Fashion Awards. Known for…
Read MoreHow a Globe-Trotter suitcase is made
Steve Lancefield’s stunning photos taken inside the Globe-Trotter factory in Hertfordshire depict the craftsmanship that goes into making each suitcase The Globe-Trotter suitcase company was established in Germany in 1897 by an Englishman named David Nelkin. He relocated the company to the UK in 1901 and his distinctive vulcanised fibreboard suitcases have been manufactured here…
Read MoreThe making of Walsh shoes
Walsh are the only 100% British-made and owned sports shoe company – and their trainers are super comfy too! I first came across Walsh shoes last year when they were a little known brand selling their wares on Brick Lane market in London’s East End, but I never got round to purchasing a pair for…
Read MoreMeet the Manufacturer: Sheepland Slippers
David Gibson of Sheepland tells us how the dawn of the internet helped keep the skill of slipper making in Somerset [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RHI9m59bWA] When David Gibson gave up his job fixing printers in the City he never envisaged that he would go into the footwear trade. “We ended up in this business by accident. My…
Read MoreWhy more British manufacturers should be taking on apprentices
As National Apprenticeship Week approaches we look at why more British manufacturers need to invest in the next generation [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFTt8PYls0I] With UK manufacturing now showing signs of growth it is very depressing to read that it is a lack of skills that is holding British industry back.
Read MoreMake it British champions British manufacturing on BBC Breakfast
I was delighted to be invited to the BBC Breakfast studios this morning to discuss British manufacturing. If you missed the show you can see it here (apologies for the poor video quality). And here is the link to the film we are discussing about the Bradshaw family who are trying to survive a whole…
Read MoreInterview: Jason Iftakhar, co-founder of Swifty Scooters
Swifty Scooters is a fine example of a company proving that British manufacturing and innovation can, and do, go hand in hand. The Swifty One Scooter, with its unique and innovative folding mechanism, is everything that ‘Made in Britain’ should stand for in the 21st Century – this is futureproof craftsmanship at its best. Who are…
Read MoreBritish-made bicycles: then and now
We love the contrast of these two films portraying British bicycle manufacturing – one from 1945, and the other made 8 decades later [vimeo http://vimeo.com/39401575] The first film, shown above and entitled ‘How a Bicycle is Made’, was produced in 1945 by the British Council. It portrays a factory in the heart of industrial Britain…
Read MoreJohn Smedley – Made in England since 1784
John Smedley release video to celebrate manufacturing knitwear in England for over 230 years There aren’t many companies in the UK that have been manufacturing here for as long as John Smedley – in fact, their business was founded just 13 years after Richard Arkwright invented the first water-powered spinning mill, at the start of the…
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