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"This is just the first step," noted (Harold) Tillman (chairman of the British Fashion Counci l .) "I am committed to driving this forward and to ensuring that we come together as an industry to work with government to discuss forthcoming challenges and agree the support required to overcome them." Read all about it here in The Guardian Full report here Picture of Harold Tillman from the BFC

'In the last quarter of 1997, manufacturing accounted for 21% of lending from British financial institutions while the property business (building, buying, renting) took up 16%. In the first quarter of 2010, the figures were 8.5% to manufacturing and 43.4% to property.' This stark fact appeared in Mr. Ian Jack's piece in The Guardian on Saturday. It was not all doom and gloom however - Jack reported that Numatic, the Somerset based company that makes the oddly charismatic 'Henry' vacuum cleaner , has enjoyed 40 years of growth without a dip in turnover. See the article in all its glory here . (Images © Numatic International Ltd 2010)

Click on the title for a pleasing article about the working processes employed by Mr. Trevor Ablett, who makes pocket knives in Sheffield. Written by Mr. Jon Henley and published in yesterday's Guardian 'Work' section. Thanks due to Mr. Mike Knight for nudging us in the direction of this informative piece. Photo credit: Christopher Tomond