British Manufacturing - Digital Technologies and Reshoring to Bring Back Production

Today we talk to Jenny Holloway of Fashion Enter, to discuss fashion production and digital technologies
Jenny Holloway is a champion of British Manufacturing. With a lifetimes experience within the Fashion Industry her experience and honesty are a tonic! As the founder of Fashion Enter, Jenny and her skilled team have pivoted production to provide essential PPE during the crisis. In this episode we discuss the Fashion Industry and its future, the critical adoption of digital technologies, how we must share our knowledge and develop new skill sets, and how near-shore manufacturing will bring back sewn production to the UK.
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