Over the last week Fashion-Enter Ltd’s Factory has featured on the BBC News and in The Daily Telegraph (pictured right) as it works on its first order of scrubs and masks for the NHS.
UK manufacturers were asked to complete a survey over two weeks ago by the Cabinet Office asking what protective equipment they would be able to make. While some manufacturers are still waiting to hear if their services are required Fashion Enter’s CEO Jenny Holloway based in North London got a confirmed order for 5,000 sets of scrubs, which began on the 1st April 2020. “ASOS have really encouraged us to stop their production in favour of the NHS,” Jenny commented. “It could have happened a couple of weeks earlier if I am honest. We are now looking at at least 20,000 a week. We have ladies in need of work so we are going to go for it.”
With the NHS order as a matter of urgency the Factory has asked Haringey Council to help recruit more local stitchers. If you have completed a Stitching course with us in the past, live locally and would like to get involved please contact us via caroline@fashion-enter.com