‘Our town is making jeans again’: meet the firm reviving jobs and skills in Wales
In the first article in a series on high end British manufacturing, we visit the Hiut Denim factory in Cardigan Worn on the streets of London’s Soho, San…
The Guardian reports that in the first article in a series on high end British manufacturing, we visit the Hiut Denim factory in Cardigan Worn on the streets of London’s Soho, San Francisco or Sydney, every pair of high-end jeans made by Hiut Denim comes from the rather unlikely location of a small coastal town in west Wales.
This business story centres on the United Kingdom. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Wales, Hiut Denim and British.
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- United Kingdom · Europe
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- The Guardian
- First reported
- Key names
- Wales, Hiut Denim, British, Cardigan Worn
- Section
- Business
- Figure cited
- Cardigan, with a population of just 4,200, has a proud history of denim production and was once home to Britain’s largest jeans factory, even if the town’s name recalls a different garment entirely. (The Guardian)
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