Leicester Made & Regions Announces Source Fashion as Official Drinks Reception Partner

Leicester Made & Regions (LM&R), taking place on 24th April 2026 at The Venue, De Montfort University, is proud to announce Source Fashion as the official Drinks Reception Partner for this year’s landmark event.

Hosted in Leicester and organised by Fashion-Enter Ltd (FEL) and the Apparel and Textile Manufacturers Federation (ATMF), Leicester Made & Regions will bring together fashion and textile manufacturers, brands, designers, educators, innovators, policymakers and consumers from across the UK. The showcase aims to strengthen domestic supply chains, celebrate regional craftsmanship, and accelerate the shift towards sustainable, onshore and technology-driven fashion production.

Source Fashion, the UK’s leading bi-annual responsible sourcing trade event connecting global manufacturers and suppliers, joins LM&R in a partnership rooted in shared values of collaboration, transparency and industry progression.

Suzanne Ellingham, Director of Source Fashion, commented: “One of the things that we talk about all the time is the power of collaboration, and working with partners who share your values, and how you can both move things forward faster by working together. With that in mind it makes perfect sense that we would partner with LM&R and support the ATMF and our partners.

“It’s vital that we join forces to support and shout about this amazing heritage and skill that we have, right here in the UK. Whilst Source Fashion has built a platform on bringing the best responsible manufacturers from around the world to the UK, I feel it’s incredibly important to support our home grown manufacturers wherever we can, which is why we are lending our voice here.

By supporting LM&R we are offering an opportunity for our own community to get involved, whilst creating those regular touch points where we come together as an industry and talk about what matters most, and how we move forward together as an industry with a unified voice.”

Jenny Holloway, CEO of Fashion-Enter Ltd and Chair of ATMF, added: “Over the last three years I’ve worked closely with Suzanne Ellingham, Director, Source Fashion. She is absolutely a force of nature. She’s a doer and a committed supporter of Made in the UK. She’s worked closely with ATMF and Fashion-Enter Ltd to provide complementary stands for small manufacturers, allowing them to grow with Source Fashion, and behind the scenes she’s liaising with various government bodies to champion the factories.

“Source Fashion partnering with the LM&R event on the 24th April allows us both to amplify the voice of British manufacturing and generates and reinforces the community that this industry has.

“We are on the dawn of a new era for manufacturing in the UK. LM&R is one event the fashion industry cannot afford to miss this year.”

The Drinks Reception, sponsored by Source Fashion, will provide a dedicated opportunity for industry leaders, manufacturers, designers and policymakers to connect, collaborate and continue vital conversations about the future of British fashion manufacturing.

Leicester Made & Regions 2026 takes place on Friday 24th April at De Montfort University, Leicester.

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