Brand New Mini Series Coming Soon: Manufacturing SOS

After a year-long hiatus, the Make It British Podcast is coming back!

Series 7 is currently in the works, but while you wait, I’ve got something spe…

Finding a UK manufacturer doesn’t have to be a challenge!

In this bonus episode, I share the recording of my recent webinar, where I break down the 5 essential steps to finding your perfect manufactur…

Welcome to episode 300!

Celebrating the 300th episode of this podcast I look back at some of the amazing guests that I've had on this show from the world of UK fashion and textile manufacturing. Manuf…

Join me on a tour round a factory!

In this episode I'm chatting with Simon Michelson, owner of Vagabond Bags, a sewing factory in Swindon that makes cosmetic bags, shower caps and hot water bottle cov…

I'm joined today by 3 amazing people that work tirelessly in the UK fashion and textile industry.

You may have seen in the press recently that several high profile brands have been affected by the clo…

The title says it all. Listen to find out what it is!

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Join me on a visit to KC Manufacturing (previously Kalopsia Collective) in Dumferline, Scotland to meet with husband and wife team Adam Robertson and Nina Falk.

KC Manufacturing is a social enterprise…

Regular listeners to this podcast will know that I am all about encouraging brands to manufacture locally. But in some cases, it might not make good sense to do so.

In this episode I explain the 4 rea…

One of the questions that came up on one of our recent British Brand Accelerator group coaching calls was so good, I thought I'd bring it to you on the podcast this week.

The question was about whethe…

This week I’m bringing some very sad news - that the UK’s only cotton spinning mill, English Fine Cottons, which brought cotton spinning back to Greater Manchester in 2018, has very sadly gone into a…

Today's guests are Andrea and David Courtney from Courtney & Co buttonmakers

Back in 2012 I was contacted by someone who was trying to save the UK’s last remaining horn button maker - Grove & Sons. He…

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 …

Christopher Nieper OBE is the managing director of David Nieper, a womenswear business in Alfreton in Derbyshire. The firm was set up by Christopher's parents sixty years ago and is now one of the mo…

In this episode of the Make it British podcast, Karen McCluckie, the director of Bealies Adaptive Wear, shares her inspiring journey of creating adaptive clothing for wheelchair users and disabled in…

This week I’ve been in the Midlands visiting factories, which is always one of my favourite things to do.

I’d planned to take my podcast mic with me and get an episode to you today with an interview w…

Today's episode is all about selling and sales, and how it's closely linked to product development.

A lot of creative business owners say that they aren't any good at selling, so the natural tendency …

Hear from 21 business founders as they give their tips on starting and growing a British-made brand.

These snippets were taken from 21 different guest interviews on this podcast.

If you want to listen …

On today’s episode I’m chatting with Catherine Bedford, founder of Dashel Cycle Helmets

Catherine had the idea for an innovative and stylish cycle helmet whilst watching the London 2012 Olympics. She …

Welcome to Episode no.284!

Circularity is the buzzword on everyone's lips right now. It's no wonder, when you hear that 350,000 tonnes of clothing goes to landfill in the UK every year. Something need…

Today's guest is Lydia Bolton, a slow fashion designer tackling textile waste by upcycling unwanted fabrics and garments and turning them into one-off pieces.

As well as having her own label, Lydia al…