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 to meet the current MD, Justin Hall and to find out about how the socks
Tamara Cincik has over 20 years experience in the fashion industry and is the founder of Fashion Roundtable, the secretariat for The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Textiles and Fashion. Fashion Roundtable supports the diverse voices of the fashion
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 account when they quote you a price. And how to make sure
David Collinge runs the the Burnley-based weaving business John Spencer Textiles. He is the sixth generation owner of the mill which, was originally founded by his great great great grandfather 150 years ago. I love David’s story because it is
What will 2020 hold for UK manufacturing? In the first episode of the year, and the new series, I look at some of the trends that I think will impact manufacturing in the coming 12 months. What’s changed since this
We’re back! Series 2 of the Make it British Podcast begins on Tuesday 7th January. You can expect to hear loads more tips and tricks for making in the UK, along with interview with UK manufacturers – and a few
Have you bought your Christmas gifts yet? Well, if you haven’t, stop right there. Before you get bombarded by all the Black Friday deals, listen to this episode of the Make it British podcast and find out why buying a
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 themes running running through the last 100 episodes and that I’ve heard again and
There is a lot of confusion about the labelling of products. Can we truly call something ‘made in the UK’ if the raw materials are from overseas? As the traceability of a product’s supply chain is becoming increasingly important more
Corinne Lewis-Ward is an artist and designer who is the founder of Powder Butterfly; a design studio that creates a range of British contemporary homeware gifts. Corinne was trained as a photography and has used her love of British landmarks to
