Opportunity knocks for UK textiles manufacturing but is it ready to seize the moment? TM investigates.
In its heyday the UK textiles sector employed some 800,000 people making cloth and tailoring garments for customers around the world. But over the past 30 years that number has declined to around 180,000 – and before anyone optimistically speculates about the impact of technology, the slump has not been due to heavy investment in…
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