It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

Manchester Metropolitan University

Manufacturing / Robotics Living Lab

17 February 2025

2 minutes

The cobots at the RoLL will support the fashion industry to produce high value, low volume garments.

Fashion Manufacturing Lab Opens in UK to Create Sustainable High Value, Low Volume Garments

The Robotics Living Lab (RoLL) has launched at the Manchester Fashion Institute to to create and produce more sustainably, modernising fashion manufacturing and helping to address the industry’s skills shortage.

Staff Writer

Manufacturing 4.0 / UK Paper

28 January 2025

3 minutes

UK fashion and textiles companies could increase efficiency, reduce production costs, improve production quality and consistency using robotics with the right financial support e.g. inward investment.

UK Report Outlines Strategic Pathways for Integration of Automation and Robotics in Manufacturing

A new report examines the challenges and opportunities of integrating robotics and automation into UK manufacturing, offering targeted recommendations for the government and industry to modernise the sector and enhance workforce skills.

Staff Writer

Country Overview / United Kingdom

13 July 2023

5 minutes

According to the report—Impact of Brexit and COVID-19 on the UK Fashion and Textiles Technology Ecosystem—the COVID-19 pandemic has had lasting financial impacts owing to the closures of businesses on the high street and the initial closure of factories during the first lock downs.

Fallout of Brexit and COVID: UK Businesses Have Suffered Immensely; Innovation and Sustainability Now Key Drivers

A new report that examines the impact of Brexit and COVID-19 on the fashion, textile and technology ecosystem in the UK, offers five key recommendations to support future growth.

Special Correspondent

Textile Recycling / Homework

9 June 2023

2 minutes

Bacterial cellulose and animal leather were comparable in performance during the Taber Abraser test.

Green Fashion Alternatives Could Be Grown from Black Tea, Suggests UK Research

Researchers at the Manchester Metropolitan University are working to find a way to make sustainable, water-absorbent fabrics at home by using bacterial cellulose (BC) — a biodegradable, biomaterial.

Staff Writer

City Ecosystems / Greater Manchester

21 February 2023

3 minutes

An aerial view of Greater Manchester. The Greater Manchester Sustainable Textiles and Fashion Group hopes to make Greater Manchester a leading, regional example of how to develop a sustainable textiles economy, that can be rolled out to other cities and regions nationally and internationally.

City Limits: Manchester Forms Taskforce to Reduce Environmental Impacts of Fashion and Textile Waste

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) and the Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) have set up a taskforce which will explore a range of methods, including evaluating recycling and sorting practices, in a bid to reduce the environmental impacts of fashion and textile waste.