MADE IN LONDON: FROM WORSHOPS TO FACTORIES (HB)

Walking through London’s busy streets, you would not imagine that the city boasts one of the world’s most diverse manufacturing scenes. But throughout its 32 boroughs, people are making propellers, bicycles, ballet shoes, military uniforms, cardboard packaging, neon signs, umbrellas, chocolate truffles, craft beer and much more. Today there are around 4000 manufacturers based in Greater London. Each producing world-class goods while jostling for space and dealing with familiar challenges, such as rising rents and trying to keep developers at bay.