Jaguar Land Rover pledges ‘heart and soul’ to UK as new model debuts in Solihull

Range Rover Velar is third model in two years to be launched at West Midlands plant, which employs about 10,000 people

The hands behind the heritage: inside the Burberry factory in Yorkshire

At the luxury brand’s Castleford factory women make light work of stitching 5,000 trenchcoats a week, each selling for £1,100

Europe has the edge in fashion and luxury – and cars do OK, too

We have yet to produce a Facebook or a Google, but this side of the Atlantic is also no slouch in aerospace, oil and pharma

The strange science behind design: materials from unusual sources

From clothing made from crab compounds to recycled blue jeans worked into your Ford Fusion, innovation in textile manufacture and design is getting weirder – and more sustainable