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GF Smith's 'Beauty in the Making' show (Protein)

Patrick Grant on Savile Row and Abercrombie & Fitch (GQ)

Tom Dixon design talks (Nowness)

Photos of the Doxford engine factory (Retronaut)

A video on 'How a Bicycle is Made' (British Council)

A visit to John Smedley in Derbyshire (Cherchbi)

On Trunki's move to manufacture its children's suitcases in the UK (Channel 4)

Manufacturing returning to the UK (Telegraph)

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Photo from Retronaut

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Audio slideshows of British bike builders: Tom Donhou, Sam Humpheson, Rourke Cycles and Ricky Feather (Rapha)

A film on Lincolnshire furniture maker Sebastian Cox (OEN)

Equal Rights for Design campaign (Make it British)

The British Are Coming! Featuring E Tautz, Turnbull & Asser and Alfred Dunhill (WSJ)

Some pictures (by Koto Bolofo) of the factory where Margaret Howell gets her shirts made (Margaret Howell)

Speaking of Howell, an article from 2007 which talks about her home and its aesthetic (Independent)

Luggage company Globe-Trotter featured on the radio (at 38mins) (M24)

A sadly predictable story of the British beer situation at the Olympics (SIBA)

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A fashion revival made in England, focussing on Albam (Bloomberg Businessweek)

Paola Antonelli on handmade design, including Wedgwood: an informative article, worth reading (Domus)

Details on an event celebrating the 'Best of Britannia' this autumn in London (Event)

A handful of positive stories on manufacturing in Scotland (Scotsman)

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Photo by Tina Cheng for Bloomberg Businessweek

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Mark Adams of Vitsoe on why 'Recycling is a Defeat' - a fascinating speech (Vitsoe)

'Make little and make often: ideas for the future of manufacturing in the UK' from Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino (Designswarm)

"The UK has failed to capitalise on its rich manufacturing heritage," says German manufacturer (Independent)

Hiut Denim (in Wales) has started production and they have a factory cam. There is also lots of other interesting material on the site to explore (Hiut Denim)

An interview with Ally Capellino (Norse Store)

The Lost London Flickr page highlights some buildings that have since been demolished, including the Forman salmon factory in Hackney Wick (Boat Magazine)

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A (rather clothing centric) round up of recent stories of note:

Oliver Spencer and GF Smith (OEN) - video above

Christopher Raeburn and 'Made in Britain' (Vogue)

Britain's Heritage Heroes at the Portland Works, Sheffield (BBC)

At the Corgi knitwear factory, Wales (Permanent Style)

British manufacturing under the spotlight at London Fashion Week (Make it British)

Interview with Nigel Cabourn (OEN)

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Interview with Frank Naish, an award winning cider maker from Somerset (Intelligent Life)

A short interview with Julie Deane, founder of the Cambridge Satchel Company (mydaily)

Alice Rawsthorn on the new London bus, design nostalgia and the industrial revolution (NYT)

Rolls-Royce boss believes Britain needs more manufacturing heroes (Telegraph)

Niche products and the modern face of British manufacturing (FT)

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Photo of Frank Naish by Nick Ballon, from Intelligent Life

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Food firms hope to lead Osborne's 'March of the Makers' (Guardian)

During the week that the Design Museum's plans for a new home come 2014 are released, Paul Smith shares his thoughts on the perception of design (BBC R4)

Call for manufacturing to play bigger role, says leading industrialist (FT)

Some words on 'details of quality' and the Japanese consumer (SEH Kelly)

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Further UK manufacturing related news on Make it British

Photo of Mark and Maria Whitehead of Cumbria's Hawkshead Relish, by Murdo Macleod, from The Guardian

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The EEF's Executive Survey on the outlook for 2012, according to UK manufacturers (EEF)

A brief interview with Martin Whitmarsh of McLaren (Think Quarterly)

The 'What lessons can the UK learn from Germany in manufacturing?' debate continues (Fresh Business Thinking)

On a similar note, Ian Robertson, head of sales and board member at BMW raises the issue that apprentices 'enjoy a great place in society' in Germany (Telegraph)

Not quite a story... yet. The official Olympic teapot is made by Wedgwood in the UK. Or is it? (Steven Moore)

Richard Sennett (author of 'The Craftsman', pictured) announced for this year's Heritage Crafts Conference (Robin Wood)

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Following a brief hiatus over Christmas and the new year, it's a bumper digest of UK manufacturing stories this week.

On the success of German manufacturing (Guardian)

UK manufacturing has reasons to be optimistic in 2012 (The Manufacturer)

UK manufacturing sector stagnant (Guardian)

Bentley posts 37% surge in sales (Guardian)

Meanwhile, Rolls-Royce records record sales thanks to Asian market (Guardian)

Welsh clothing label Howies is going independent once again (Howies)

Brands look to rebuild British textile industry (MEN)

Martin Parr's Black Country Stories opens on 20th January at The New Art Gallery Walsall (Multistory)

Open call for Designers in Residence 2012 (Design Museum)

A lovely profile of expert joiner Dave Thompson (Spitalfields Life)

Inside the Efgeeco factory, Balham (Andrews of Arcadia Scrapbook)

Picture from Spitalfields Life

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Articles of note on UK making that I have read this week:

Ron Dennis of McLaren on the future of manufacturing in the UK (Real Business)

On Tunnock's factory in Uddingston c2008 (Nothing To See Here)

At a cashmere mill in West Yorkshire (SEH Kelly)

Alan Sugar on UK manufacturing (Make it British)

Photo from SEH Kelly

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Items of note on manufacturing in the UK and related subjects from the last week:

The newly unveiled McLaren production centre looks pretty swish (Design Boom)

Inside Pashley: Britain's oldest bicycle maker (Humans Invent)

"The design and making of things is terribly important, especially at this moment in time." Sir Terence Conran on Front Row (BBC R4)

Why doesn't Britain make things anymore? (Guardian)

related: Aditya Chakrabortty on the 'de-industrial revolution' (BBC R3)

Fiat boss urges CBI: keep UK factories open (Guardian)

McLaren image from Design Boom

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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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A handful of news items on UK making from last week:

The government has launched the Make it in Great Britain campaign (Make it British)

On the same story, Vince Cable believes 'the UK still has outstanding manufacturing companies, large and small' (Public Service)

Lara Platman's photos of the making of Harris Tweed in the Outer Hebrides (BBC)

Photo by Lara Platman

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Brewdog unveils plans for new £7m brewery in Aberdeenshire (The Grocer)

Listed industrial buildings 'more at risk' than other types of heritage (BBC)

The government's See Inside Manufacturing program sees children in Sunderland visiting Nissan and students in Woking visiting the McLaren factory (BIS)

Picture of Crossness Pumping Station in Bexley from the BBC

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Manufacturing in the news this week:

What the economists have to say on the current state of UK manufacturing (Guardian)

The passion for UK manufacturing (BIS)

Photo by David Jones

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The MD of Morgan explains why the car maker will never manufacture abroad (Real Business)

Hiut Denim: Made in Cardigan, Wales (Stylesight)

UK manufacturing activity picks up (FT)

Among the excellent soundslides on Nick Hand's Slowcoast project is one with Paul Smith (Slowcoast)

Photo of Morgan factory from Dark Roasted Blend

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Stoke's potteries have a place in our recovery (Tristam Hunt)

An extract from 'The Busy Hives Around Us' (Esoteric London)

Thornbridge Brewery launches beer to help save Sheffield's Portland Works (SIBA)

Robin Wood's response to the recent UK culture posters: Craft is Great Britain (Robin Wood)

Design Council's 'Designing Demand' offers aid to small to medium manufacturers (Design Council)

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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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A round-up of recent UK making stories:

Video of the recent debate on UK manufacturing at the Southbank (Make it British)

The real ale renaissance (The Guardian)

Roberts Radio turns 80 (The Telegraph)

Using the Olympics to promote UK manufacturing? (The Telegraph)

UK manufacturers 'must prove they have more than just heritage' (The Telegraph)

News of a new TV series 'Handmade in Britain' (Robin Wood)

Photo of Fergus McMullen by Graham Turner for The Guardian

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A new manufacturing centre opens soon in Coventry

A short article touching on the history of G-Plan and E Gomme (Made-Good)

The story of the Burberry trench (Isabella Pepper)

Image from Isabella Pepper