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 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'.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 27 minutes
- Episodes
- 306
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
244 – Sharing Wellness Through Well-Made Bags – Oscar Boatfield, Bearmade
In this episode, I chat with Oscar Boatfield, who is one of the co-founders of bags and accessory brand BearMade who make all of their bags in the UK. If ever there was a great example of a business …
243 – Pricing Your Products
This episode answers some of your most commonly asked questions about pricing.
Discover:
- 02:12 What markup do retailers add?
- 08:19 Should you raise your prices if the cost of your fabric and manufactur…
242 – From Bespoke to Ready-to-Wear – Dawn Clarke
In this episode, I chat with childrenswear designer Dawn Clarke, who is a member of Make It British and a part of our British Brand Accelerator programme.
Dawn tells us all about her journey going fro…
241 – How to Sell UK-Made Products During a Cost of Living Crisis
How can you sell a UK-made product, or any high end product, at a time when people may be more cautious about spending their money due to rising inflation and rising bills?
Firstly, don't panic! I've …
240 – 7 Proven Ways to Promote Your UK-Made Brand
UK-made goods have huge value both at home and abroad. Are you doing enough to shout about your own British-made brand? I'll be sharing my 7 foolproof tips you can action right now to sell your UK-ma…
239 – Customer Service Secrets for British-Made Brands
Want to know how to create a loyal following and keep happy customers coming back for more?
Kate Barker (Lime Tree Design), Sue Longmore (Maude and Fox) and Linda de Ruiter (The Slow Wardrobe) share t…
238 – How to Start a Clothing Brand for Less
Is it possible to launch a brand with just a few hundred pounds?
We surveyed our Make it British members and they gave us the insights into how much it cost them to start-up a brand that is made in t…
237 – How to Launch a Printed Textile Business – Veronica Galbraith
Joining me this week is Veronica Galbraith from fun, colourful homewares brand Republic of Happy. Originally from Colombia and now living permanently in Cornwall, Veronica is a graphic designer turne…
236 – How to Find a UK Manufacturer
Do you want to manufacture in the UK but factories keep giving your efforts the silent treatment? This one's for you. In this episode, I share five actionable tips for things that you can do before y…
235 – Spinning a Good Yarn
Find out about an exciting recycled cashmere collaboration between three UK businesses.
Dr. John Parkinson from iinouiio, Graham Holbrook from Turtle Doves, and Emma Mathews from Socko, share how the …
234 – What is a Factory Fortnight, and Why Do You Need to Prepare for it?
Summer is a time for holidays - not just for you, but also for your manufacturer and suppliers.
The Factory Fortnight - a time when manufacturers traditionally shuttered their doors for a couple of we…
233 – The One Thing You’re Probably Doing Wrong With Your Email Marketing
This episode is dedicated to those of you that put sending an email to your mailing list at the bottom of your to-do list!
Discover:
- 02:25 Why email marketing is more important than social media mark…
232 – What is a Manufacturing Agreement?
When you get a product manufactured, most of the time everything will go as planned. But what about the odd occasion when it doesn't? It's always better to have thought about what could go wrong in a…
231 – 6 Lessons we Learnt From Rebuilding our Website
We're back! After a longer than planned hiatus, the Make it British Podcast has returned. And we'll be back to our regular Friday episodes. This week I'm discussing what went wrong with the recent re…
230 – Taking a Break
We're taking a break from new podcast episodes for a while. Back soon!
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229 – Why Buying British is Key to Retaining UK Craftship
In this episode, recorded as an Instagram Live on Made in UK Day, I chat to two British makers:
- Joseph Azagury, a high-end women's footwear designer with his own atelier in Wimbledon, London
- Nelson and…
228 – How to Promote Your Business on YouTube – Linda De Ruiter
Linda De Ruiter is the founder of sustainable womenswear brand, The Slow Wardrobe.
In this episode, we talk about Linda's business, The Slow Wardrobe, how she dresses women to feel more confident, an…
227 – The Cost of Choosing the Wrong Manufacturer
If you have a limited budget to spend on product development and stock, the worst thing you can do is pick the wrong manufacturing partner.
Here's how to make sure that you don't.
Discover:
- 06:00 The …
225 – Why Manufacturers Aren’t Getting Back to Your Emails
Make sure that manufacturers are getting back to your emails by avoiding these four common errors.
Discover:
- 03:08 The amount of emails that manufacturers are getting and why you need to stand out.
- 04:…
226 – Live Panel Discussion with 3 UK manufacturers
In this episode, recorded as an Instagram Live on Made in UK Day, I chat to three UK manufacturers:
- Karen and Neville Clokey from NC Lancaster, who make cushions in Lancashire
- Steff McGrath from Someth…