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Going Virtual
Season 2 Episode 111
This episode was published on the day our Make it British Live! trade show was due to fling its doors open to 1,000s of visitors.
Unfortunately, due t…
6 years, 3 months ago
How the coronavirus impacts supply chains - and what we can learn from it
Season 2 Episode 110
The coronavirus (Covid-19) is having a devastating impact on businesses all over the world. One of the industries likely to be hardest hit is manufac…
6 years, 3 months ago
Protecting your design rights - Dids MacDonald OBE, ACID
Season 2 Episode 109
On today's episode we're covering a topic that I know bothers a lot of you - how can you protect your designs from being copied. Dids MacDonald OBE h…
6 years, 3 months ago
Lingerie Manufacturing in the UK - Steff McGrath, Something Wicked
Season 2 Episode 108
In this episode I interview Steff McGrath, managing partner at lingerie brand Something Wicked.
The collection is entirely made in the UK by Steff's t…
6 years, 3 months ago
Silk Weaving in Suffolk - Laura Gore, Vanners
Season 2 Episode 107
Vanners is one of the oldest textile businesses in the UK.
They've been weaving silk since 1740, and moved their weaving business from London to Suffo…
6 years, 4 months ago
How to print sustainably on wool - Nick Morley, Faering
Season 2 Episode 106
Nick Morley is the MD of Faering, an innovative, UK manufacturer that prints digitally onto wool and other natural fibres.
Using the latest technology…
6 years, 4 months ago
The Making of Pantherella Socks - Justin Hall, Pantherella
Season 2 Episode 105
Pantherella was founded in 1937 and has been making high quality, lightweight socks in Leicester ever since.
I took a trip to the Pantherella factory …
6 years, 4 months ago
How we can solve the skills issue post-Brexit - Tamara Cincik, Fashion Roundtable
Season 2 Episode 104
Tamara Cincik has over 20 years experience in the fashion industry and is the founder of Fashion Roundtable, the secretariat for The All Party Parlia…
6 years, 4 months ago
What does a manufacturer include in a cost price?
Season 2 Episode 103
What does a manufacturer include - and NOT include - in a cost price?
In this episode I breakdown what you can expect a manufacturer to take into acco…
6 years, 4 months ago
How does a textile mill thrive in 2020? David Collinge, John Spencer Textiles
Season 2 Episode 102
David Collinge runs the the Burnley-based weaving business John Spencer Textiles.
He is the sixth generation owner of the mill which, was originally f…
6 years, 5 months ago