Thursday, March 30, 2017

BFC Launches Called-For Database

The British Fashion Council has announced that it has launched a database of audited UK-based manufacturers - The British High-End Manufacturers Database - to make it easier for designers to form strong supply chains and fulfil their production units.

The free-to-use database is a result of the 2015 High-end and Designer Manufacturing Report, which the BFC commissioned in 2015 in collaboration with Marks & Spencer, UKFT, Creative Skillset, The Alliance Project and Centre for Fashion Enterprise, and will form a part of the BFC Designer Fact File, a learning platform "providing insights and training across a wide spectrum of topics".


The launch of the database coincides with the triggering of Article 50 by prime minister Theresa May today and will no doubt prove to be an invaluable tool should predicted currency fluctuations between the British pound and the euro in Europe (where many UK brands currently produce their collections) be realised. The BFC said today in a statement that through its Positive Fashion initiative it is looking "to celebrate Positive Fashion best practice in the industry by direct example and through facilitating processes for change".

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