Headen and Quarmby, the 79-year-old British underwear manufacturer backed by retail expert Mary Portas, has gone into administration with the loss of 33 jobs.
The company, which won Portas’ backing after featuring in the 2012 TV series Mary’s Bottom Line, was behind the launch of the Scot’s Kinky Knickers lingerie range. Portas had reopened the sewing room at the company’s Middleton, Greater Manchester factory for the programme aimed at demonstrating the potential to revive British manufacturing. The brand, which…
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