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According to Reuters , Philip Green, the chief of the Arcadia Group, has joined the conversation on UK manufacturing. M&I thinks it is promising that someone of his stature should be considering shifting some production back to Britain. "When the market is as it is you want to manage as near home as you can. That's why there's some debate about UK manufacturing and people actually opening some new factories," Green told the Retail Week conference. "Is suddenly all our production coming back here? No. Is there an opportunity to do some production here? Hopefully there is and we're going to try," Green added. Image from Cooper Stollbrand , Manchester (one of the factories that has recently produced items for Topshop, part of the Arcadia Group)

'The harsh and sad reality is that for the past few decades the majority of British factories, mills, weavers, finishers and textile suppliers have all ceased to exist but we are now more determined than ever to foster and revitalise the profile and general awareness of British manufacturers and remind the world that the UK has always and will continue to make the very finest garments.' James Eden, Private White V.C Tonight at 1930hrs on Channel Four there is a 30 minute documentary on life at Cooper & Stollbrand , the factory behind Private White V.C. We are looking forward to seeing it. Image from Cooper & Stollbrand