What’s on your list of the greatest products made in Britain? Join journalist Steve Duke as he criss-crosses the island to meet our makers in their factories and workshops.
Whilst compiling our list, we hear stories of people pursuing perfection, tales of difficult times, and reasons for optimism.
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What’s on your list of the greatest products made in Britain? Join journalist Steve Duke as he criss-crosses the island to meet our makers in their factories and workshops.
Whilst compiling our list, we hear stories of people pursuing perfection, tales of difficult times, and reasons for optimism.
Winner of the Best Business Show at the Independent Podcast Awards 2024.
Join the community on Instagram @thefactorynextdoor
And if you can, please consider buying me a coffee to keep this show on the road
https://buymeacoffee.com/thefactorynextdoor
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
When the ultra-wealthy want a new set of bespoke bedding for their mansion or superyacht, they email a mill that sits just outside Blackburn, Lancashire.
Peter Reed – whose customers include the Royal Household – has been producing handcrafted bedding for more than 160 years.
Number 40 on our list of the greatest products we make here is The Bed Linen.
Managing Director Sean Clayton explains how the company survived as the British cotton industry rapidly declined, questions why some skills are under-appreciated, and reveals why he never talks politics or religion.
We also learn how a single duvet cover can take five hours to complete with 12 embroidery machines, each with nine bobbins on, stitching simultaneously.
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