Makers HQ
In 2018 Arts University Plymouth and Millfields Trust jointly launched Makers HQ, a unique and visionary community interest company created to provide cut, make and trim services to the fashion industry with a strong focus on achieving ethical, British manufacture.
In 2018 Arts University Plymouth and Millfields Trust jointly launched Makers HQ, a unique and visionary community interest company created to provide cut, make and trim services to the fashion industry with a strong focus on achieving ethical, British manufacture.
The city of Plymouth has a rich heritage in fashion and textile manufacture, with the Millfields Trust HQ building on Union Street formerly acting as home to the Jaeger clothing factory, until its closure in 1997. Arts University Plymouth and Millfields Trust worked together to reignite the fashion manufacturing sector within the South West and reimagine how a fashion factory can drive economic and community regeneration.
Makers HQ is an independent CIC and brings together academic institutions, businesses, designers, makers and members of the local community to create a sustainable and innovative new business model for the fashion and textiles sector in Plymouth. The company drives community regeneration, initially within the Stonehouse area, through job creation, increased retention of highly-skilled graduates and training opportunities.
During the Covid-19 pandemic, Makers HQ produced PPE for a local medical practice, putting their sewing skills to use, producing protective gowns out of hospital curtains.
For more information please email hello@makershq.co.uk