The British Government has launched a Make it in Great Britain website. It is a "campaign aiming to transform outdated opinions of modern manufacturing and dispel the myth that Britain ‘doesn’t make anything anymore’."
It is a competition looking for entries in six categories. It is a requirement that the product is to be manufactured in the UK. The deadline for submitting entries is the 5 April, and shortlisted entries will be showcased in a rolling exhibition at the Science Museum during July to September.
Visitors each week will vote on their favourites, and the winners will be announced in September.
The categories are:
There is no actual prize as such other than a lot of publicity for successful entrants.
This sounds like an exciting and ambitious competition and should attract a lot of interest.
Nice blog you have here, Steve. I really do like the whole mission about this competition. However, do you have to be a UK citizen to participate? Or do you just need to manufacture the idea in the UK? [Ricardo, as far as I can gather you only need to promise to manufacture it in the UK. Ed.]
Posted by: Ricardo Nest | 24 February 2012 at 18:54