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Make it British Podcast

Kate Hills is on a one-woman mission to save UK manufacturing.In this podcast she shines the light on British brands and manufacturers, and goes behind the scenes of their businesses.With tips, hints ... Read more

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069 Live! – Small Batch Manufacturing

069 Live! – Small Batch Manufacturing

What's the best way of successfully manufacturing small quantities in the UK?In this episode, recorded at Make it Britis... Read more

5 Jul 2019

54mins

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094 – How to crowdfund your brand – Sophie Slater, Birdsong

094 – How to crowdfund your brand – Sophie Slater, Birdsong

How can you grow a clothing brand sustainably and ethically?In this interview I speak to the inspiring Sophie Slater fro... Read more

15 Oct 2019

37mins

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067 Live! – Craftsmanship versus Technology

067 Live! – Craftsmanship versus Technology

How can technology help UK textile manufacturing become more viable?Our panellists discuss what innovations and technolo... Read more

28 Jun 2019

57mins

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066 Live! – IP: The Basics & the B Word, Potter Clarkson

066 Live! – IP: The Basics & the B Word, Potter Clarkson

Want to understand more about protecting your designs?Potter Clarkson are Intellectual Property (IP) specialists, and in... Read more

25 Jun 2019

45mins

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071 – The One Thing Holding UK Manufacturing Back

071 – The One Thing Holding UK Manufacturing Back

This week I was at the Houses of Parliament for a meeting with the All Party Parliamentary Group for textiles and fashio... Read more

12 Jul 2019

13mins

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070 Live! – Barbara Burton, Behind Bras

070 Live! – Barbara Burton, Behind Bras

There are around 3,800 women in UK prisons at any one time and only one in ten are able to get a job when they leave.It ... Read more

9 Jul 2019

31mins

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118 – Supplying the UK Knitwear Industry – David Williams, Knit Design Centre

118 – Supplying the UK Knitwear Industry – David Williams, Knit Design Centre

David Williams has been supplying the UK knitwear industry his entire career.He is the UK agent for Stoll knitting machi... Read more

12 May 2020

35mins

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113 – The History of Harris Tweed – Ruth Masson, Harris Tweed Hebrides

113 – The History of Harris Tweed – Ruth Masson, Harris Tweed Hebrides

Harris Tweed cloth is renowned the world over. Woven entirely in the Outer Hebrides, using wool from the local sheep, yo... Read more

31 Mar 2020

27mins

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103 – What does a manufacturer include in a cost price?

103 – What does a manufacturer include in a cost price?

What does a manufacturer include - and NOT include - in a cost price?In this episode I breakdown what you can expect a m... Read more

21 Jan 2020

18mins

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101 – Nine Manufacturing Trends for 2020 and Beyond

101 – Nine Manufacturing Trends for 2020 and Beyond

What will 2020 hold for UK manufacturing?In the first episode of the year, and the new series, I look at some of the tre... Read more

7 Jan 2020

31mins

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BONUS: 6 Reasons why UK-made gifts are more sustainable

BONUS: 6 Reasons why UK-made gifts are more sustainable

Have you bought your Christmas gifts yet?Well, if you haven't, stop right there.Before you get bombarded by all the Blac... Read more

26 Nov 2019

9mins

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100 – 10 Things that make British-made businesses great

100 – 10 Things that make British-made businesses great

In this episode I look back over the first 100 episodes of this show to find out what makes British-made businesses grea... Read more

5 Nov 2019

29mins

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099 – Should raw materials come from the UK to call a product British?

099 – Should raw materials come from the UK to call a product British?

There is a lot of confusion about the labelling of products.Can we truly call something 'made in the UK' if the raw mate... Read more

1 Nov 2019

9mins

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096 – A visit to an umbrella factory – Richard Ince, James Ince & Sons

096 – A visit to an umbrella factory – Richard Ince, James Ince & Sons

Take a tour round a traditional East End umbrella factory with me as we visit James Ince & Sons. Richard Ince is the... Read more

22 Oct 2019

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095 – How to validate your UK-made product idea

095 – How to validate your UK-made product idea

Lots of people try to launch a business or collection with a huge range of products. They then find they don't have enou... Read more

18 Oct 2019

24mins

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092 – Elaine Stewart, Longthorne Guns – The Ultimate English Shotgun

092 – Elaine Stewart, Longthorne Guns – The Ultimate English Shotgun

England used to be one of the biggest manufacturers of shotguns in the world, but sadly, like many manufacturing industr... Read more

8 Oct 2019

29mins

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089 – Why aren’t manufacturers getting back to your emails?

089 – Why aren’t manufacturers getting back to your emails?

Reaching out to manufacturers and struggling to get a response?Don't be like Mr Vague, Mr Long, Mr Price and Mr Clueless... Read more

27 Sep 2019

9mins

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088 – A Visit to a Footwear Factory – Crown Northampton

088 – A Visit to a Footwear Factory – Crown Northampton

Join me on a tour round Crown Northampton's footwear factoryIn this episode I chat to Chris Woodford, owner of Chancery ... Read more

24 Sep 2019

39mins

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085 – The Mistake to Avoid when Developing a Made in UK Range

085 – The Mistake to Avoid when Developing a Made in UK Range

Are you making this one big mistake when developing a made in the UK product?On today's episode I tell you how to make s... Read more

13 Sep 2019

15mins

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084 – A Visit to Duchess China and Heraldic Pottery

084 – A Visit to Duchess China and Heraldic Pottery

A trip to Stoke-on-Trent this week to visit one of the last remaining potteries.I meet Andy Tooth and Jason Sims, owners... Read more

10 Sep 2019

38mins

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