Textiles

The College and Millfields Trust are launching a company to support British fashion manufacture - image courtesy of Plymouth College of Art.

Leadership & Strategy

New venture launch to revive fashion manufacture in Plymouth

Heathcoat Fabrics has completed a £3m worth of renewable energy installations across its UK-based factory - image courtesy of Depositphotos.

Innovation

UK textile manufacturer invests £3m in renewable energy

The British handbag manufacturer is committed to manufacturing in Britain even as it faces higher Brexit costs - image courtesy of Mulberry.

Leadership & Strategy

Handbag firm to continue producing in UK despite Brexit costs

Smart factories are set to improve productivity and labor cost hugely over the next 5 years - image courtesy of APS

Smart Factory

Smart factories set to contribute up to £1.13 trillion to the global economy

A Sewbot robot autonomously sews a pair of jeans. Image courtesy of SoftWear Automation.

Robotics & Automation

Sewbots to replace humans at new US garment factory

There is also a tangible joy to be had from manufacturing something so universal” - image courtesy HebTroCo

Leadership & Strategy

UK & Textiles: Right place, right time?

TORU was built as a perception-controlled robot, which enables the system to learn on the spot independently on his own - image courtesy of ITG

Robotics & Automation

Puma to create world’s first intelligent warehouse

Burberry's sales figures rose by 4% in the past three months mainly because the sales in China increased by 15% - image courtesy of Flickr

Leadership & Strategy

Burberry scraps new UK factory despite sales pick-up

Tan leather door handles by Turnstyle Designs - image courtesy of Turnstyle Designs.

Skills

25 years in the making of Turnstyle Designs

Clarks headquarters in Street, Somerset – image courtesy of Lewis Clarke (geography).

Leadership & Strategy

Reshored production sees Clarks create 80 new jobs

Interface has taken selected plant-derived carbon and converted it into a durable material that stores that carbon and make the carpet carbon negative - image courtesy of Interface

Innovation

Manufacturer unveils carbon negative carpets