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Thi sdi agr am demonst r at est heconcent r at i onoft ext i l emanuf act ur i ngf i r msandhowt hesect ori nt heLLEPi sheavi l ycl ust er edar oundLei cest erCi t y ,wi t hsi gni f i cantpr esenceal soar oundt het own ofHi nckl ey . Ot herkeyar easofi ndust r ypr esencear ecent r edar oundMar ketHar bor ough,Lut t er wor t handLoughbor ough;i ndi cat i nghowt het ext i l emanuf act ur i ngi ndust r yhast r adi t i onal l ydevel opedandgr own upasani nt egr alpar tofsoci et yar oundur banconur bat i onsi ncl osepr oxi mi t yt oavai l abl el abourpool s.Manyoft heset ext i l ef i r mshavehi st or i ct i est ot hesei ndust r i alcent r es.
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Ret ai l er si nt er vi ewedwi t hi nt heconsul t at i onsci t edet hi calcompl i anceasoneoft he maj orar east heyl ookatwhenmaki ngsour ci ngdeci si onsandonei nwhi chLLEP ar eamanuf act ur er sst i l lst r uggl ewi t hi nt er msofr et ai l erper cept i on.
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Text i l emanuf act ur ei senj oyi ngar ecentl ocalr evi val .Af t erdecadesofst agnat i onandof f shor i ng t ol owcostl ocat i onsi nt hedevel opi ngwor l d,empl oymentandbusi nessact i vi t yhavebegunt o i mpr ove–asseenaboveLLEPdat ai ndi cat esar ound9, 500peopl ewor ki nt hesect oracr oss 1, 480busi nesses.Thi sr evi valhasbeenf el tacr osst heUK,asshowni nt abl eabove,wi t ht he r evi valbei ngdr i venbyt heemer genceoff astf ashi on,gr owt hi nni cheandhi ght echnol ogy ent er pr i sesandchangesi nt henat ur eoft hesect orsuppl ychai n.
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Lei cest eri soneofonl yf i veUKcent r esf ort ext i l epr oduct i onat scal ef orf astf ashi on.Fort her eshor i ngofUKbasedpr oduct i oni t i sar guabl yt hemosti mpor t ant . Ther ei ssi gni f i cantsuppor tf orLei cest erf r om manyofBr i t ai n’ s l eadi ngf ashi onr et ai l er sandet ai l er s,butt hei rsuppor thasbeen t emper edbyLei cest er ’ si mageofunet hi calt r adi ngpr act i ces.
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Thepr est i geofUKdesi gnandmanuf act ur ehasseenar evi vali ni nt er esti nt he‘ Madei nUK’ l abel ,wi t hexpor tmar ket sbuoyanti nbot ht r adi t i onalandemer gi ngmar ket s.38percentofLLEP t ext i l emanuf act ur i ngempl oyer sci t edi ncr easi ngexpor tmar ket s,wi t h41percentcapi t al i si ngont heMadei nUKl abelasgr owt hoppor t uni t yar eas.TheEastMi dl andsi st hesecondl ar gest expor t erofcl ot hi ngi nt heUKnat i onsandr egi onsandf our t hf ort ext i l epr oduct swi t hcombi nedexpor t sofover£900mi l l i oni n2014outofUKsal esofover£8bn.Thel ef tdi agr am demonst r at es t hi sgr owt hdespi t eaf al lt hi syear ,whi chourr esear chi ndi cat esi sduet oashi f t i ngofpr oduct i ont odomest i cmar ket s.