WEEKLY DIGEST

Plenty of news this week concerning making in the UK:

Talent 2030: a campaign to encourage more young people, particularly girls, in to manufacturing and engineering (The Guardian)

Mary Portas to champion UK clothing manufacturing in new series (Make it British)

An interview with Deborah Meaden of Fox Brothers (Make it British)

Bentley receives government grant to increase research and development (egmCartech)

An interview with Mark Adams, owner of Vitsoe (The Telegraph)

Is the UK's nostalgia for manufacturing misguided? (Mindful Money)

Harveys wins best stout and porter in the world award (SIBA)

Photo of Bentley factory from Influx

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Some great photos of Bentley's factory in Crewe (Selectism)

Margaret Howell's top 10 product designs (Guardian)

Apprenticeships in the spotlight on Radio 4 programme In Business (BBC R4)

Jaguar Land Rover to open new plant in Wolverhampton (Telegraph)

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The week's manufacturing, designing and making stories of note:

MPs of Britain this week revealed their favourite products made in the UK. Sadly the interactive map got some locations wrong

A short preview of Kenneth Grange's forthcoming retrospective at the Design Museum (opens 20th July)

Speaking of Grange, he tells RIBA Journal that he's working on a chair for use in residential homes and that he would love to work on bus design

Luxury car maker Bentley talks up apprenticeships

An interview with lingerie maker Ayten Gasson touches on her commitment to manufacture in Britain

And finally, there's a nice interview on Style Salvage with Becky French, the lady behind UK tie maker Marwood

Image of Grange on his Edith chair for Hitch Mylius from the company website