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Make it British to launch forum to support Made in the UK brands

Make it British, the trade organisation behind the annual trade show Meet the Manufacturer, is set to launch a new forum in association with the UK Fashion and Textile Association as part of the Leicester Business Festival to support brands manufacturing in the UK. The one day conference, which will take place on October 26 at De Montfort...

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Brit-Stitch aims to 'pave its own way' with the milkman bag

“Did you already hear the story?” asked Eelke Hoogstins, owner of independent boutique Luxe Cadeautjes in Amsterdam the Netherlands when asked about his experience with up and coming leather handbag label Brit-Stitch, one of the brands he stocks. “The father was making belts and leather pouches for the police for a number of years when they...

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Julie King talks Manufacturing in the UK

“Inspirational”, “thought provoking” and “eye opening” were just some of the superlatives used by industry and press delegates to describe the recent ASBCI industry conference ‘Made in the UK – fashioning a future for British clothing manufacturers’ held recently at the Marriott Worsley Park Hotel near Manchester. Over 160 delegates, from afar...