The Telegraph’s Business Club offers case studies and expert views to help entrepreneurs and owner-managers grow their business. Christopher Nieper, managing director of David Nieper, offered his take on the efficiency difficulties Brighton gift business Wu and Wu has experienced since it started moving production back to the UK.
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David Nieper in the News
David Nieper is an entrant in Financial Mail’s Made in Britain competition
David Nieper is an entrant in Financial Mail’s Made in Britain competition, celebrating the very best Made in Britain manufacturers.
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The Telegraph – David Nieper’s Commitment to Keeping Production in the UK
David Nieper’s managing director Christopher Nieper reveals to the Telegraph that the secret to the company’s success is its stubborn faith in UK manufacturing and a near-obsession with vertical integration. While much UK fashion manufacturing has moved offshore and is reliant on overseas producers, David Nieper sees the value of keeping production in Britain.
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Cleveland College of Art and Design student shortlisted for the David Nieper Fashion Academy competition
Louise Collier, a student in creative fashion practices at Cleveland College of Art and Design, has been shortlisted for the David Nieper Fashion Academy Student Design competition.
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Youngsters demonstrate real passion for fashion
Pupils from schools across Derbyshire have been demonstrating their fashion design prowess.
Their efforts in making garments using only recycled materials earned praise from the managing director of Alfreton-based fashion house David Nieper.
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Staff at David Nieper raise £4,550 for Macmillan Cancer Support
Staff at David Nieper showed-off their hand-made talents to raise £4,550 for Macmillan Cancer Support during a crafty Big Coffee Morning held at the Alfreton design house.
David Nieper is represented on the panel for a Guardian careers Q&A session
Dr Juliet Williams CBE, a director of the David Nieper Fashion Academy. and Kayleigh Archibald, runner-up in the 2010 David Nieper Fashion Academy competition to find the best student fashion designers and now in her sixth week of a three-month internship at David Nieper, were on the panel of a live Q&A session on the Guardian careers website.
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David Nieper Breathes New Life into British Knitwear with £0.5m Investment
The Princess Royal helped fly the flag for UK knitwear manufacturing during a visit to David Nieper in Alfreton on Monday 12 September 2011 as part of a tour of Derbyshire-based businesses.
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David Nieper hosts HRH the Princess Royal during her visit to Derbyshire
Four historic Derbyshire firms were honoured yesterday by a visit from Princess Anne to help celebrate their various landmark anniversaries. As long standing President of UK Fashion Exports, the Princess is known for her support of British fashion and her visit to David Nieper not only marked the company’s Golden Jubilee year but helped launch its new knitwear department after the company’s recent investment of £500,000 in machinery to keep its knitwear ‘Made in England’.
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David Nieper Features in Derbyshire Life: “A name for quality, design, fit & fabric”
Derbyshire Life’s Ashley Franklin visited David Nieper’s design studios and factory in Alfreton recently and talked to the fashion house’s founder David Nieper and managing director Christopher Nieper about the company’s 50-year history, reputation for quality workmanship and commitment to UK manufacturing.
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