Circularity is the buzzword on everyone's lips right now. It's no wonder, when you hear that 350,000 tonnes of clothing goes to landfill in the UK every year. Something needs to be done to stop the mass-consumption that the UK in particularly seems to be pretty bad at!
The United Repair Centre, a collaboration between outdoor brand Patagonia, social enterprise Makers Unite, and the Amsterdam Economic Board, is a much needed resource for the clothing industry. And they've opened one up in London!
On this episode I chat with one of the United Repair Centre co-founders, Thami Schweichler.
We chat about how the URC repair process has combined technology with sewing skills to make repair and circularity available to all, and how any brand can get involved in offering a repair service to their customers.
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British Brand Accelerator
222 – Why it’s Important to Keep UK Manufacturing Alive, Julie Deane CBE
221 – 8 Tips for Selling to Retail Buyers
220 – What Do Consumers Really Think About Buying UK-Made Goods?
219 – 8 Things to do When Sales Aren’t Going to Plan
218 – Recycling Old Clothing into Brand New Luxury Products, Graham Holbrook
217 – You’re Invited to Made in UK Day
216 – Should You Raise Your Prices?
215 – Showcasing Scotland’s Textile Industry, Kitty Bruce-Gardyne
214 – 5 Steps to Getting Your Product Made in the UK
213 – How to Launch an Athleisure Brand Made in the UK
212 – Where to Source Deadstock Fabric – Deborah Lyons & Piarvé Wetshi
211 – The Top 6 Business Trends in 2022 for Brands That Make in the UK
210 – Reflecting on 2021
209 – Running a Brand Championing Diversity, Shanna Bent
208 – How to Plan For 2022
207 – Celebrating the North of England’s Creativity, Charlotte Raffo
206 – There’s more to marketing your brand than just Instagram!
205 – A visit to Shahtex to see seamless garment production
204 – Making luxury lingerie in the UK – Lucy Jones, Lucy Jones Lingerie
203 – 30 years of knitwear manufacturing in Leicester with Mars Knitwear
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