Sunspel is great, but I think it would be equally great if manufactured outside the UK, perhaps in Portugal, and probably quite a bit cheaper. The UK just isn't that skilled at this anymore – those who had the skills retired out of the workforce and we don't have many with the experience to train a new crop of workers.
>Sunspel is great, but I think it would be equally great if manufactured outside the UK, perhaps in Portugal, and probably quite a bit cheaper.
Absolutely, Sunpel could be the QA, just like what Apple is doing to their Manufacturing and Supply Chain. But more often than not, when you outsource manufacturing, the insight, and detail view of the product is gone. And quality starts to decline after a few years.
In the example of Apple, manufacturing are more like partners or extended part of Apple, where Apple dictate every single details. Something that is extremely hard to replicate without the volume, price and market share to function. I.e Your manufacturing will likely decline those request of Sunspel and find another client.
