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‘One Woman’s Mission to Successfully Save UK Fashion Manufacturing’

By Kate Hills | November 5, 2020

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 great new podcast ‘From Front Row to Front Bench’. Fashion Roundtable is an organisation that collaborates with […]

‘The implications of fashion’s pivot to PPE production’

By Kate Hills | May 15, 2020

Vogue Business. 15 May 2020 Make it British founder, Kate Hills, comments on fashion’s role in manufacturing PPE Equipment in this Vogue Business article discussing Covid-19 relief efforts paving the way for more local production and collaborations. Read the full […]

Kate Hills feature marketplace.org

In the press: Britain’s textile industry gets an unexpected boost from COVID-19

By Kate Hills | April 13, 2020

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 It British, a manufacturing advocacy group, said that British clothing retailers and brands are now focused on […]

Kate Hills, founder of Make it British

Kate Hills joins the UK manufacturers call for action on migration

By Kate Hills | July 9, 2019

UK manufacturers have warned the fashion industry could face a “severe” shortage of skilled workers if a recommendation to restrict the migration of workers comes into force after Brexit. The below article was featured on drapersonline.com in July 2019, by […]

‘On a mission to secure future for UK manufacturing’

By Kate Hills | June 5, 2019

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 article here.

‘Securing a strong future for UK manufacturing’

By Kate Hills | June 5, 2019

CWB. 5 June 2019 CWB, the UK’s leading trade magazine dedicated exclusively to the childrenswear industry takes a look at Make it British Live! 2019 trade show and conference. Read the full article here.

‘Make it British Live a success at new location’

By Kate Hills | May 29, 2019

Drapers. 29 May 2019 Drapers celebrates the success of Make it British Live! in its new home at the Business Design Centre Read the full article here.

Radio 5 Live feature on 'Made in Britain' from the Grenson shoe factory

By Kate Hills | January 23, 2018

BBC Radio 5 Live’s Nihal Arthanayake asks “Is Made in Britain a label to be proud of?” in this interview live from the Grenson factory in Northampton. Click the link above to listen to the interview In this special edition […]

‘Is making clothing in the UK really more expensive?’

By Kate Hills | November 21, 2017

Drapers. 15 May 2017 Kate Hills, founder of Make it British, writes for Drapers to debunk the myth that manufacturing garments in the UK is more expensive than overseas. Read the full article here.

'Long may the renaissance continue!'

By Kate Hills | November 21, 2017

Print and Promotion. 20 September 2017 Kate Hills, founder of Make it British and Meet the Manufacturer, takes a look at the current state of the UK textile manufacturing scene and what the future holds for it. Read the full […]