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From the archive: The Importance of Quality - Maria Grachvogel, Maria Grachvogel London
Season 3 Episode 197
London-based designer Maria Grachvogel is renowned for her clever use of cutting to flatter the female figure. In this interview, Maria talks about w…
5 years, 2 months ago
From the archive: How to follow up with a manufacturer
Season 3 Episode 196
How do you follow up with a manufacturer (and have a better chance of a response)? In this episode I give you some great tips on how to make sure tha…
5 years, 2 months ago
From the archive: Made in Britain Starts Here - Andy Ogden, English Fine Cottons
Season 3 Episode 195
One of our epidode's from the very first series that is well worth a revisit is this one with Andy Ogden at English Fine Cottons. Greater Manchester …
5 years, 2 months ago
From the archive: What To Do When Manufacturing Goes Wrong
Season 3 Episode 194
Unfortunately, mistakes can and do, happen in manufacturing, but there are ways to avoid them. In this episode, we look at the main reasons that manu…
5 years, 2 months ago
From the archive: Running the Oldest Factory in the UK - Ian Maclean MBE, John Smedley
Season 3 Episode 193
In this episode, I chat to Ian Maclean, managing director of John Smedley – the oldest operating factory in the world. John Smedley is one of the fin…
5 years, 2 months ago
From the archive: Why you should visit a factory
Season 3 Episode 192
I think visiting a factory is essential for anyone that is developing a new product. One of the benefits of making in the UK is that factory visiting…
5 years, 2 months ago
From the archive: Building a great British brand - Julie Deane CBE, Cambridge Satchel Company
Season 3 Episode 191
Julie Deane CBE, set up the Cambridge Satchel Company in 2008 with £600 and went on to make it a global, multi-million-pound business.
But behind the …
5 years, 2 months ago
From the archive: Why UK manufacturers don't sample for free
Season 3 Episode 190
Some people think manufacturers should do any initial work for no charge in order to pitch for your business. But that’s often not the case.
In this e…
5 years, 3 months ago
From the archive: Calling out Boohoo for using unethical garment factories - Dominique Muller, Labour Behind the Label
Season 3 Episode 189
Labour Behind the Label is a workers rights organisation that fights for living wages for garment workers. They have produced a report about the unet…
5 years, 3 months ago
From the archive: 10 things that make British-made businesses great
Season 3 Episode 188
In this episode, I look back over the first 100 episodes of this show to find out what makes British-made businesses great. There are many common the…
5 years, 3 months ago