A jobs boost is heading for Alfreton after a £245,000 grant was secured by clothing design and manufacturing company David Nieper.
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Alfreton Chad – Jobs boost for David Nieper
David Nieper in the News
Derby Telegraph – David Nieper’s print works investment to create extra jobs
Alfreton fashion business David Nieper is planning a £1.75 million investment in a new print works that will help drive exports and reduce costs, and create up to 35 jobs.
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Real Business – David Nieper is investing in developing a workforce for the future
Not content with a shrinking manufacturing skills base, fashion firm David Nieper is investing in developing a workforce for the future.
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Derby Telegraph – Employers want skills and work ethic
Christopher Nieper, managing director of Alfreton fashion house David Nieper, gives his views in the Derby Telegraph on what employers are looking for from new recruits and how skills are the key to employability.
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Derby Telegraph – David Nieper’s very own “iron” lady retires
After pressing a staggering 1.5 million garments during more than half a century in the textile industry, Derbyshire’s own “iron” lady has retired.
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Make it British – David Nieper featured on Make it British
Make it British is the top go-to source of information on British-made brands and UK manufacturing, both for people interested in buying goods ‘Made in Britain’ and for the companies that make and sell them. The site includes a directory as well as news, reports and interviews about British-made products.
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Financial Times – ‘Made in Britain’ Reputation Turnaround
An article in the Financial Times July 7th 2013 notes that as recent data show signs of recovery in the manufacturing sector, there has been a turnaround in the reputation of British goods abroad. One of the ‘Made in Britain’ success stories included in the report is David Nieper, who has designed, made and hand-finished a range of lingerie, nightwear and womenswear at its headquarters in the town of Alfreton for over half a century.
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Derby Telegraph – Fashion firm sews the seeds for industry’s future
More than 70 Derbyshire schoolchildren used recycled materials as they took part in the David Nieper Fashion For Free competition.
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Ripley & Heanor News – David Nieper’s take on The Great British Sewing Bee
Local newspaper Ripley & Heanor News reported on David Nieper’s take on The Great British Sewing Bee.
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Fashion United – David Nieper offers university scholarship
Fashion United, a resource for fashion professionals, reported on the launch of David Nieper’s £3,000 scholarship, offering one Nottingham Trent University fashion design student the opportunity to focus on fashion that’s ‘Made in Britain’.
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