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The vast majority of textile manufacturing has moved to the far east now. I believe when Rapha started they tried to use UK factories but they were either too busy or couldn't deliver the consistent level of quality required.
Hopefully one day outsourcing will be recognised as the ethically suspect business method it actually is. The savings made in labour costs are dwarfed by the totally unnecessary transport costs that are having a major impact on global warming, nevermind the social costs on those who lose their jobs and they have to retrain in something else (if they are lucky).