October 22, 2015
A Stitch in Time… Makes Nine New Jobs
The David Nieper fashion house in Alfreton, Derbyshire which employs 230 staff is expanding its new sewing school. 9 recruits… Read More
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September 24, 2015
In advance of London Fashion Week, Christopher Nieper interviewed by The Manufacturer
In advance of London Fashion Week, Christopher Nieper is interviewed by The Manufacturer about the merits of ‘Made… Read More
September 24, 2015
David Nieper invests in ‘cutting-edge’ new factory
David Nieper invests in ‘cutting-edge’ new factory in Alfreton Read full story here … Read More
September 17, 2015
When will ‘Made in Britain’ be back in fashion?
On the eve of this year’s London Fashion Week (18-22 September) British Fashion House, David Nieper, asks the fashion industry ‘When will ‘Made in Britain’ be back in fashion? Decades of offshore fashion manufacturing has shrunk the UK fashion industry beyond recognition since its heyday in the sixties and seventies, although today there are signs of revival in fashion and textile manufacturing. Derbyshire based, fashion house David Nieper calls for more designers to support the industry and bring more manufacturing back to the UK. According to the Alliance report* the gradual repatriation of fashion companies moving their manufacturing back to the UK is resulting in welcome industry growth, however the majority of UK fashion labels still manufacture overseas. David Nieper is a family run business set up in 1961 to create luxury ‘Made in Britain’ clothes, all collections are designed, and manufactured in Derbyshire. Each and every garment made is cut, stitched, packaged and personally hand signed by the person that has made it. Read More
September 3, 2015
David Nieper opens new ‘cutting-edge’ factory in Alfreton
The David Nieper fashion house held the official opening of its new cutting factory in Alfreton, Derbyshire. The family run business established in 1961, employs over 230 people locally including designers, dressmakers and garment cutters and has now invested in state-of-the-art new facilities for their fabric cutting team, to help meet the ever increasing demand for ‘Made in Britain’ fashion. With an investment of £750,000 the company has bought, adapted and equipped this additional factory. Over 100 staff and guests attended the opening to wish the 15 strong ‘cutting’ team well in their new workplace. This purpose designed fabric cutting facility includes fabric warehouse, state of the art fabric examination, fabric relaxation and fabric cutting alongside lace cutting and other preparations to prepare all the components for making a garment. Read More
August 3, 2015
‘Made in Britain’ Fashion House David Nieper has Skills Sewn Up
The David Nieper fashion house in Derbyshire is addressing the textile industry’s skills deficit by supporting and nurturing local talent, and has set up a sewing school to help pass specialist tailoring and dressmaking skills to a younger generation. According to the British Fashion Council, 60% of workers in fashion and textile manufacturing are over the age of 40. If we are to reverse the offshore production trend that is prevalent in the industry, we need to recruit and train before the skills are lost forever. David Nieper has been loyal to British skills and British manufacture for over 50 years and is one of the very few UK fashion houses that has never gone offshore to source labour from the Far East. The new sewing school will be run by two of David Nieper’s most accomplished dressmakers; Carol Shaw with 14 years’ experience at David Nieper and Sue Cook with 27 years’ experience; responsible for design room sampling and advanced sewing techniques. Starting this month, the school opens with its first four trainees aged from 18, including two school leavers and two more experienced ladies changing career. Sewing for a career is new to all trainees who will learn a multitude of practical skills over the 12 weeks course. Carole Shaw, Senior Supervisor, David Nieper Sewing Room commented: “Our trainees will start by getting to know their machines and develop thread control. They will learn dressmaking essentials including cross-stitch, overlock, lockstich and bar tacking. We start with paper patterns to learn the basic principles then progress to a range of different fabrics including; cottons, silks, elastics and wools and learn how to work with each. Many seamstresses in clothes manufacturing only make one part of a garment e.g. a leg, arm or collar on a production line but our trainees will benefit from learning how to make the whole garment. At the end of the course we are hoping to offer jobs to trainees who have demonstrated a good eye, good coordination and a good aptitude for creating fashion in luxury fabrics.” Read More
June 16, 2015
Better Buy British…Because it’s the Best
“Don’t buy British, just because it’s British…buy British because it’s the best” was the message delivered by Christopher Nieper, Managing Director of Derbyshire based fashion house David Nieper at a fashion industry event attended by over 3,000 people last week in Tobacco Dock, East London. Christopher was one of an illustrious collection of fashion designers and industry personalities including; Nigel Cabourn, Dr Martens, Emma Willis, Patrick Grant (BBC 2 Great British Sewing Bee) and Caroline Rush, CEO, The British Fashion Council who spoke at the ‘Make it British – Meet the Manufacturer’ event. Christopher used his speech to explain how his company benefits from ‘Made in Britain’ he commented: “Customers like to know where their clothes are made and there is a tremendous appetite for well made good quality British fashion.” The speakers agreed that the ‘offshore’ trend might be reversed to ‘re-shore’ with a modern efficient manufacturing sector producing high quality British fashion. Read More
May 27, 2015
Christopher Nieper: What Businesses Want in Queen’s Speech
Christopher Nieper gave his comments to Radio 5 Live’s ‘Wake up to Money’ programme on 27th May on what businesses… Read More
May 12, 2015
David Nieper Offers New Apprenticeship
International fashion business teams up with Vision West Nottinghamshire College to train fashion manufacturing stars of the future David Nieper, the British fashion house, that designs and manufactures all its luxury womenswear in Alfreton, Derbyshire, has launched a new apprenticeship. Working in partnership with Vision West Nottinghamshire College in Mansfield, David Nieper is to offer an apprenticeship opportunity for a technical operative working in its cutting department. This is a full-time apprentice position with potential for a permanent role and career progression within the rapidly expanding company. The apprentice will learn fabric handling, material cutting and garment make up, as well as training to use cutting equipment and machinery. The company is also offering apprenticeship roles in print, knitwear and design technology. Read More
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