Make it British Podcast
Kate Hills
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 and tricks to help you manufacture in the UK and buy British. Never has there been a more critical time to get behind 'made in Britain'.
Categories: Arts
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This episode celebrates 15 years since I registered the domain makeitbritish.co.uk and busts some of the myths about UK manufacturing.
You'll find out:
- Why I started Make it British and why I'm such a firm believer in UK manufacturing.
- The current UK manufacturing landscape.
- How the UK fashion and textile industry is made up of 1,000s of micro factories.
- How many garment factories there really are in the UK.
- The benefits of making in the UK.
- And why supply on demand is best done locally.
To see the video recording of this talk, go to makeitbritish.co.uk/microfactories
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Previous episodes
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438 - 291 - Micro Factories & Supply on Demand: UK Manufacturing at its Best Fri, 22 Mar 2024 - 0h
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437 - 290 – From the archive: Why UK Manufacturing is More Sustainable with Christopher Nieper OBE Fri, 15 Mar 2024 - 0h
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436 - 289 – Creating Adaptive Clothing with Caron McLuckie from Bealies Adaptive Wear Fri, 08 Mar 2024 - 0h
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435 - 288 – Why You Should Visit Your Factory Fri, 01 Mar 2024 - 0h
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434 - 287 – How To Sell Your Products Fri, 23 Feb 2024 - 0h
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433 - 286 – 21 Tips for Building a Great British Brand Fri, 16 Feb 2024 - 0h
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432 - 285 – I Never Looked at Manufacturing Anywhere Else with Catherine Bedford, Dashel Cycle Helmets Fri, 09 Feb 2024 - 0h
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431 - 284 – Repair Is The New Cool with Thami Schweichler, United Repair Centre Fri, 02 Feb 2024 - 0h
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430 - 283 – Tackling Textile Waste as a Slow Fashion Designer with Lydia Bolton Fri, 26 Jan 2024 - 0h
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429 - FAQ: Where’s The Best Place To Source Fabrics? Fri, 19 Jan 2024 - 0h
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428 - FAQ: How Many Factories Should I Sample WIth? Thu, 18 Jan 2024 - 0h
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427 - FAQ: Do I Really Need To Provide The Factory With A Tech Pack? Wed, 17 Jan 2024 - 0h
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426 - FAQ: Should I Get My Manufacturer To Sign An NDA? Tue, 16 Jan 2024 - 0h
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425 - FAQ: How Do I Approach A Manufacturer? Mon, 15 Jan 2024 - 0h
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424 - FAQ: How Much Does It Cost To Start A Brand? Fri, 12 Jan 2024 - 0h
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423 - FAQ: How Do I Find The Right Manufacturer For My Brand? Thu, 11 Jan 2024 - 0h
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422 - FAQ: Can A Manufacturer Source My Fabric For Me? Wed, 10 Jan 2024 - 0h
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421 - FAQ: How long does it take to launch a brand? Tue, 09 Jan 2024 - 0h
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420 - FAQ: How Do I Go From Idea To Prototype? Mon, 08 Jan 2024 - 0h
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419 - 272 - Happy New Year! What's coming in 2024? Fri, 05 Jan 2024 - 0h
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418 - 271 – 3 Things I Learnt This Year Fri, 22 Dec 2023 - 0h
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417 - 270 – Sustainability Insights for Small Businesses with Mark Shayler Fri, 08 Dec 2023
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416 - 269 – Stop Winging it & Have Your Best Year Ever! Fri, 01 Dec 2023 - 0h
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415 - 268 – From Start-Up to Export Champion with Laura Ward from Exeat Fri, 24 Nov 2023 - 0h
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414 - 267 – Insights from my Houses of Parliament meeting with the APPG for Ethics and Sustainability in Fashion Fri, 17 Nov 2023 - 0h
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413 - 266 – The Business-Transforming Benefits of Investing in Yourself Fri, 10 Nov 2023 - 0h
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412 - 265 - Mastering the Art of Selling at Pop-ups with Pip Chawner, Philippa London Fri, 03 Nov 2023 - 0h
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411 - 264 – 12 Manufacturer Red Flags and How to Avoid Them Fri, 27 Oct 2023 - 0h
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410 - 263 – The Joy of Partnering with UK Manufacturers with Clare Winton, Grow Wild Outdoorwear Fri, 20 Oct 2023 - 0h
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409 - 262 – Nailing Your Pricing Strategy Fri, 13 Oct 2023 - 0h
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408 - 261 - When is the Right Time to Make Big Changes in Your Business? Fri, 06 Oct 2023 - 0h
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407 - Series 6 Coming Soon! Tue, 03 Oct 2023 - 0h
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406 - 009 – How to Manufacture in the UK for Less Fri, 14 Dec 2018 - 0h
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405 - 008 – Bhavik Master, British Christmas Jumpers – How to Succeed with Seasonal Products Tue, 11 Dec 2018 - 0h
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404 - 007 – The Best Place to Find a Manufacturer Fri, 07 Dec 2018 - 0h
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403 - 006 – Keith Hanshaw, The Leather Satchel Co. – The Joy of Manufacturing Tue, 04 Dec 2018 - 0h
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402 - 005 – So you want to manufacture in the UK? Fri, 30 Nov 2018 - 0h
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401 - 004 – Jo Ashburner Farr, Red Dragon Flagmakers – Flying the Flag for Made in Britain Tue, 27 Nov 2018 - 0h
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400 - 003 – Why is UK Manufacturing Important? Fri, 23 Nov 2018 - 0h
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399 - 002 – James Eden, Private White V.C. – Why I’m boycotting Black Friday Tue, 20 Nov 2018 - 0h
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398 - 001 – The Making of Make it British Fri, 16 Nov 2018 - 0h
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397 - Trailer – Introducing the Make it British Podcast Fri, 09 Nov 2018 - 0h
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396 - 260 – 5 Hidden Manufacturing Costs and How to Avoid Them Fri, 05 May 2023 - 0h
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395 - 259 - The Impact of Brexit on Small Businesses in the UK Textile Industry - Tamara Cincik, Fashion Roundtable Fri, 28 Apr 2023 - 0h
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394 - 258 – How Do You Define an ‘Ethical Factory’? Fri, 21 Apr 2023 - 0h
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393 - 257 – From the Archives: Labour Behind the Label Call out BooHoo for Using Unethical Garment Factories Fri, 14 Apr 2023 - 0h
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392 - 256 – The No.1 Reason That Product Businesses Fail Fri, 07 Apr 2023 - 0h
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391 - 255 – What can Bentley Motors teach British-made brands about selling in a downturn? Fri, 31 Mar 2023 - 0h
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390 - 254 -From Idea to Product: Print-on-Demand with Contrado Fri, 24 Mar 2023 - 0h
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389 - 253 – 9 Job Skills that UK-Brand Owners Need to Have Fri, 17 Mar 2023 - 0h