Made in Britain

Made in Britain is a not-for-profit organisation that supports British manufacturers with a registered collective mark system, to help identify and verify the geographic provenance of the goods they make in the UK. The mark also aims to represent a standard of unity for British manufacturing sectors and aims to promote them together, with social and other media visibility in the UK and around the world. The organisation works collaboratively with other UK trade bodies, government departments and other groups that support skilled jobs, responsible business and sustainable manufacturing growth. It campaigns strategically all year round to promote British manufacturing. History Made in Britain began as a commercial marketing campaign in 2011. This campaign was established by Stoves – a Prescot-based cooker manufacturer. Stoves launched a competition to design a logo for the newly established campaign. The winner was Cynthia Lee, a student designer from the University of Nottingham. On 11 July 2011, a design was unveiled and British businesses were invited to apply to use the logo for the first time. After receiving support from the Labour Party and with over 600 members on board, a new Made in Britain mark was commissioned in May 2013. The new design was finalised in June 2013 and Made in Britain was officially launched as an independent, non-profit organisation in December 2013. A new collective mark for all manufacturers The actual iteration of the Made in Britain mark was created and designed by Kevin Lan and Miranda Bolter at The Partners. Inspired by a corner of the Union Flag, the mark is designed to be instantly recognisable as the Made in Britain organisation. When businesses join Made in Britain as a member they get licensed access for one year to the Made in Britain suite of marks to use on their products, packaging and marketing material.