Britain’s first Academy to be sponsored by a Private, Family, Fashion Business Opens in Derbyshire

Alfreton’s secondary school has started a new chapter in its long history with a new name, a new sponsor, a new Headteacher, a new uniform and a brand new school building under construction for 850 children.

The ‘David Nieper Educational Trust’ is one of Derbyshire’s most ambitious and innovative educational ventures and one of Britain’s few privately sponsored Academy Trusts.

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Following a recent visit to the David Nieper fashion house in Derbyshire, Drapers Kirsty McGregor writes about David Nieper – the company’s history and heritage, making a success of British manufacturing, the fashion industry skills gap and plans for the future.

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David Nieper, Derbyshire fashion house has announced post Brexit expansion with increased production, 15 new staff with a view to taking on more, television advertising campaigns in Europe and new capital investment.

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This month’s expansion plans, strong exports, new capital investment, European television advertising  and a recruitment drive at the David Nieper fashion house are included in The Express news round up of Brexit reasons to be positive.

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Tommy Stubbington, The Sunday Times Economic’s editor talks to Managing Director, Christopher Nieper about the positives of Brexit and what’s next for UK businesses.

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Some of Derbyshire’s best young design talent was recognised, when over 80 children from 5 local Derbyshire Primary schools visited the David Nieper fashion house in Alfreton, for the final judging of the 2016 Fashion for Free!, school’s design competition.

The Fashion for Free competition has been established to help encourage children to use their imaginations and learn how to create and make things. The competition is open to 5-11 year olds, who were challenged to design and make a textiles creation.

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Yahoo Finance publishes Managing Director, Christopher Nieper’s letter to staff urging them to vote in the EU referendum and looking at how David Nieper,a UK fashion manufacturer has been a key battleground for politicians in the EU debate.

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The Wall Street Journal has featured an interview with Christopher Nieper regarding his position on Brexit…and looking for the positives and opportunities in an ‘out’ vote.

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Christopher Nieper says the company is deeply saddened by the closure of Courtaulds in Belper, who have been neighbours for many years and one of the few remaining textiles manufacturers in the UK.

Christopher urged staff to get in touch with the David Nieper HR team – a consequence of designers taking their manufacturing overseas for cheap labour has been the shortage of skilled machinists and seamstresses in the UK.

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