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
183 – It was a stupid idea, now it’s a million pound business – Brant Richards
182 – Why Google is the last place to look for UK manufacturers
181 – Looking after Scotland’s oldest cashmere brand – Simon Cotton
180 – LIVE: How to make more money making in the UK
179 – Growing a UK-made lifestyle brand – Rebecca J Mills
178 – The real reason you aren’t making any money with your UK-made business
177 – A guide to digital textile printing – Debbie McKeegan, Texintel
176 – When should you choose making overseas versus making in the UK?
175 – The benefits of lean manufacturing – James Stewart, Lean Practitioner
174 – Why are your products not selling?
173 – Launching an Organic Skincare Brand – Hannah Lovegrove
172 – Should you sell your UK-made products on an online marketplace?
171 – How we set up a micro swimwear factory – Rich Keegan & Linda Souto Maior
170 – Are you confusing mark-up and margin?
169 – From make-up artist to product innovator – Phyllis Cohen, Face Lace
168 – How much does it cost to start a UK-made brand?
167 – Building a Business With Your Customer in Mind – Rowena Howie
166 – 12 Questions to ask a new manufacturer
165 – How the pandemic has changed our manufacturing business – Jenny Holloway
164 – 8 Things to look out for when visiting a manufacturer
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