Save our Skills
Drapers intends to take a dossier of evidence to its meeting with Ed Vaizey about how a skills shortage is impending manufacturing growth. Comment on any of the articles on this page with your experiences or email them to ana.santi@emap.com with SOS in the subject line.
News
Best of Britannia event to celebrate UK manufacturing
Hiut Denim, Mark Powell Bespoke Tailoring and Harris Tweed are among the UK businesses taking part in a showcase of UK-produced brands later this year.
Are consumers bothered about buying fashion and footwear that’s made in the UK?
Drapers’ ask four consumers if they are bothered about buying fashion and footwear that’s made in the UK.
Daks deal kickstarts workforce expansion for manufacturer Moorbrook
Scottish textile manufacturer Moorbrook Textiles has signed a £600,000 deal with luxury heritage retailer Daks as it launches an apprentice employment programme.
Wolfson: UK should leave manufacturing to China
British clothing firms should concentrate on design and development and leave the manufacturing process to China, according to Next chief executive Lord Wolfson.
George at Asda takes on Midlands factories to up UK production
George at Asda has signed deals with seven factories in the Midlands further increasing its support for manufacturing in the UK.
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Indies given new support to offer apprenticeships
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Portas: retailers can put UK factories ‘back in the race’
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Sir Philip Green calls for backing for New Gen designers and UK production
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Relaunched UKFT aims to win government cash for industry
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Skillset to give incentive payments for creative business apprentices
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London mill creating selvage cloth for Fallow Denim
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Skillset handed £1m pot to operate apprenticeships
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Fashion industry to share £1m apprenticeship scheme investment
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Partners sign up to Olympics Fashion Hub proposal
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Scottish knitwear manufacturers set aside rivalries to launch programme addressing critical skills gap
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John Lewis in "Made in UK" product push
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Mulberry to receive government support for new factory
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Mary Portas to champion UK manufacturing
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British brand seeks UK manufacturers
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UK luxury goods site launched by Dragon
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HoF and Arcadia in talks to join apprenticeship scheme
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Mulberry seeks government help for second factory
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Denim manufacturing set for revival in Welsh town
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Opening of shirting factory is boost for UK manufacturing
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Next launches apprenticeship programme
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UK Fashion Hub hunts for sponsors for Olympic site
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River Island to promote its UK production with new branding
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M&S announces second phase of sustainable cotton project
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Duke steps down as trade ambassdor
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Alfred Brown supplies British cloth for Moss Bespoke range
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Duke backs Save Our Skills campaign
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Waxing lyrical about Barbour
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Celtic Sheepskin to ramp up production
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Fashion Tailoring Academy in plea for funding to save skills
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Student embroiderers stitch their way into history
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Dents opens UK factory to meet demand
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Fashion training pledges are victories for SOS campaign
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Shop Direct brings manufacturing home
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Hindmarch says red tape is strangling UK manufacturing
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Government mulls tax breaks for UK manufacturers
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High street must support UK factories, says Ben Lewis
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De Montfort ramps up technical content
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Alan Sugar’s plan to save manufacturing skills
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M&S increases UK manufacturing in Derbyshire
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MoD uniform move sparks concern
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Manufacturers fear stigma after Leicester factory raid
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Fashion Enter expands and launches apprenticeship
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Skills gap is holding back UK manufacturing, designers tell House of Lords
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Burberry tackles skills gap with apprenticeship scheme
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Clarks considers bringing manufacturing back to UK
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Mulberry: Give us a tax break
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Bennett: UK skills are key to growth
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UK manufacturers to debate issues
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Sector backs skills campaign
What the experts say
Save Our Skills: What the experts say
University’s axing of prestigious skills course triggers outcry against threat to UK manufacturing
Comment
Sector can find strength in numbers
One of the biggest challenges for a sector as diverse as fashion is communicating effectively both within the trade and to government and the wider population.
Features
Flying the flag
Demand for Made in Britain products means British mills are thriving. Drapers profiles three businesses that are reaping the rewards of this renewed interest in home-grown manufacturing.
Hero of the Highlands
Johnstons of Elgin has been making textiles since 1810, so it’s no wonder it counts luxury labels among its clients.
Cutting crew
As UK manufacturers struggle to find skilled pattern cutters, womenswear chain Karen Millen is going it alone by training up its own talent at its in-house atelier.
Finding the right balance
In beautiful west Cumbria, footwear brand New Balance ensures an attractive working environment and variety for its employees.
A rich seam of expertise
In the second part of our Save Our Skills series of factory visits, Drapers drops in on hosiery brand Pantherella in Leicester to hear about its hunt for skilled hand linkers.
