If you love factories, then today I have a little treat for you, as we are going on a factory tour with Contrado, who are a print on demand company.
Contrado are a truly impressive UK manufacturer. They not only print fabric, leather and other surfaces like glass and pottery, in their huge facility in West London, but they also stitch bags, clothing and accessories from their printed fabrics, and even make furniture as well.
Listen in on my tour around the factory with Chris Childs, co-founder of Contrado, and then a deep-dive into the story behind the business and where he sees the future of uk manufacturing going.
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Contrado Website
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Mentioned in this episode:
British Brand Accelerator
066 Live! – IP: The Basics & the B Word, Potter Clarkson
065 – Meet the Exhibitors from Make it British Live!
064 Live! – Kate Dawson, The All in One Company
063 Live! – Fast or Slow Fashion: Which does the UK do best?
062 Live! – Tori Murphy – How to get Noticed by High End Retailers
061 – Review of Make it British Live!
060 – Diana Kakkar, MAES London – High End Product Development in the Fashion Industry
059 – How to Follow Up with a Manufacturer
058 – Peter Grey, Just Elegant – How Supermarkets Have Killed the High Street
057 – Natalie Riachi, Riachi Studio – Follow Your Passion
056 – Six Month Synopsis
055 – Lance Mitchell, Mitchell Interflex – The Future of the UK Woven Textile Industry
054 – Peter Philips, Abbey England – Growing the UK Leather and Saddlery Industry
053 – Isabelle Ugochukwu, Isabella Queen – Launching and Growing a Premium British-Made Brand
052 – Why Every Manufacturer Needs a Great Website
051 – Adam Robertson, Kalopsia Collective – Small Batch Manufacturing
050 – How to Find an Ethical Factory
049 – Bianca Elgar – How to Choose the Right Manufacturer
048 – Exciting Times Ahead!
047 – Martin Lowe, Roy Lowe & Sons – Why Innovation & Quality Matter
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