In this week’s episode I talk to Lucy Blackley who founded technology company BombyxPLM to help fashion business owners manage their product development. A Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system helps your business have total visibility over the development of your
Until a few weeks ago most people probably had no idea what PPE stood for. But during the Covid_19 outbreak PPE has regularly been in the news because Personal Protective Equipment can mean the difference between staying fit and well or
Harris Tweed cloth is renowned the world over. Woven entirely in the Outer Hebrides, using wool from the local sheep, you could say it was the ultimate sustainable fabric. In this episode Ruth Masson, Marketing Manager at Harris Tweed Hebrides,
The number one concern for all manufacturers right now is how they are going to pay their staff. They need help to support the jobs of their workers and retain their skills otherwise they may be gone for ever. We
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 to the Covid-19 outbreak we have had to postpone the live show until
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 manufacturing, because so many raw materials cross borders. In this episode I look at we can
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 has dedicated the last 20 years of her career in helping designers
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 team in Leeds, giving the brand the flexibility to make everything to order. She is now
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 Suffolk in the late 18th Century. In this interview I speak to Laura Gore, Vanners
Nick Morley is the MD of Faering, an innovative, UK manufacturer that prints digitally onto wool and other natural fibres. Using the latest technology and renewable energy they can print direct to garments on-demand and with low minimum order quantities.
