Estée Lauder reopening manufacturing facility to produce hand sanitizer

    The Estée Lauder Companies Global COVID-19 Relief Support.   As the world is faced with the unprecedented impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC), the American multinational manufacturer and marketer of prestige skincare, makeup, fragrance and hair care products, stands with the global community to help limit the spread of … Read more

Burberry x UK Fashion and Textile Association to provide bespoke training

  In February 2020, Burberry opened the doors to the new Burberry Centre for Manufacturing Excellence at the Castleford site in Yorkshire. Continuing Burberry’s long-lasting investment in manufacturing, the new training facility is designed to nurture talent and protect the traditional, artisanal skills that underpin Yorkshire’s textile industry. The UK Fashion & Textile Association (UKFT) … Read more

The return of manufacturing: Let’s make it in Britain

UK manufacturing skills a lure for luxury brands The last fifteen years have seen a dramatic fall in UK manufacturing as emerging markets have become more competitive. Oxford Economics estimate that the value of UK fashion manufacturing has fallen by two-thirds since 1995. More recently, however, some companies have started to see the benefits of … Read more