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Success for next generation of Mulberry artisans

01/10/2015
Success for next generation of Mulberry artisans
Thirteen apprentices have graduated from Mulberry’s apprentice training programme with a certificate in leathergoods manufacturing.

Run in conjunction with a local college, the scheme was started in 2006 to protect leathermaking skills since then, 90 have graduated.

The brand makes bags in two UK factories, The Rookery in Chilcompton and The Willows in Bridgwater.

Graduates receiving certificates from Mulberry’s CEO Thierry Andretta and production and sourcing director Rob Billington are: Luke Humphries, Bradley Moxham, Lily Barrow, Mace Graham, Jodie Pratten, Chelsea Tucker, Stacey Cogswell, Molly Bowerman, Dione Gravenor, Vicky Bone, Christie Purcell, Moyna Lettley and Tyler Holdom.

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