Fashion Enter The Factory Tour London
Jenni@fashion-enter.com
Areas served:
LondonUnit 13/14 Crusader Industrial Estate, 167 Hermitage Road, Harringay, London, , N4 1LZ
MONTHS OPEN
DAYS OPEN
AGE GROUPS SERVED
Listed under: Curriculum Subject / Activity Type | Art and Design | Business Studies | Design and Technology | Textiles | Day Trip Destinations | Educational Tours | Factory Visits | Factory Tours | School Virtual Tours | OnLine Interactive Workshops
What we offer on a school trip
Fashion-Enter Ltd (FEL) is an award-winning social enterprise which is a centre of ethical garment manufacturing with a leading status in the Fast Forward audit and is also SMETA audited. FEL has a minimum order quantity of 1 for their Fashion Studio service and currently produces up to 12,000-15,000 garments a week for speed of response fashion from their three units in Haringey, North London. Clients include ASOS, Tesco F&F, Brora and brands such as Louisa Parris and Matthew Williamson.
FEL launched the UK's first SFA approved Fashion Technology Academy in 2015 operating alongside the Factory and includes a range of qualifications at Levels 1 to 5 covering the 'Garment life cycle' including Stitching, Production, Pattern Cutting and Tailoring. FEL is also the largest training providers of Apprenticeships at levels 3 and 4 within Apparel Manufacturing (fashion) working with employers such as ASOS.com, Marks & Spencer, River Island and Amazon
In November 2019 FEL launched the Tailoring Academy following funding from the Mayor of London's Good Growth Fund and Haringey Council. The Tailoring Academy is a state-of-the-art clothing manufacturing and training facility based which provides specialis
In August 2020 FEL has opened the FC Designer Collective retail shop with Islington Council, LEAP and the GLA to provide business support to local brands and working alongside the garment makers and wholesalers of the famous Fonthill Road. This program will be expanded to include Affordable Workspaces in 2021.
In November 2020 FEL opened a second factory in Wales which is producing up to 20,000 garments a year employing the highly skilled staff that were made redundant from Laura Ashley in Newtown Powis
'We believe the integration of industry into education is fundamental in the learning process. The educational site visit takes students on a tour of the garment production process so they can understand how an ethical factory operates and the skills involved in producing a garment.'
What makes us a great choice for education?
We are the UK’s first Fashion Technology Academy aligned with a live factory environment. Students can see firsthand that bulk production is possible in the UK in an ethical environment. It is a real eye opener and enables students to understand all the career opportunities available in the fashion industry.
What is typically included on our school trips?
The visit includes an overview of the company, a tour of the Factory, an observation task on the factory floor, a review of the Fashion Studio to understand the sampling process and a tour of the Fashion Technology Academy to review all of the courses and training available. We can cater for any age group as we tailor make each visit to suit the age of the students as well as the course they are currently studying.
Materials, Resources & Information Provided
No but everything we do can be find on our website – www.fashioncapital.co.uk and for training – www.fcfta.com
Available Facilities
Local café, common room area. However the visit is only two hours long so rarely do students need lunch.
Accessibility & Disabled Facilities
We are an ex Remploy factory and 10% of our workforce are less abled so we have everything in place for less abled individuals.
Testimonials
“Fantastic – I think you’ve taught my students more than I have in the entire course!”
“This has been an incredible tour, learnt so much about making and the value of a garment, the dark side of the industry and what makes a factory ethical – such as this one. Thank-you.”
“I would recommend this tour to all fashion students as I think it is all something we should learn. ”
‘The factory visit was really beneficial for future job applications and connects to what has been spoken about in class.”
“I’ve thoroughly enjoyed seeing a factory, it has clarified my perception of what a factory is actually like. The speakers have taught me things that I will take forward into working life.”
“I have learnt how clothes are actually produced and I know understand checks that should be carried out as a buyer to ensure staff safety and good quality items.”
Other Information
Virtual Tours at Enter Fashion
We provide a virtual tour for up to 50 students. This is a two-hour session that takes place via zoom. We provide an overview of who we are, what make us an ethical factory and the complete garment life cycle via a power point presentation. Following the talk, we then take the students on a virtual tour through the factory so they can see each operation in action in both the Factory for large scale production and the Fashion Studio for sampling and short production runs. We do encourage students to engage and ask questions throughout to really get the most out of this session.
Please e-mail Jenni in relation to the Virtual School Trip Tours:
Jennifer Sutton