Made to Grow: Season 4.
Real strategies from the manufacturers and experts reshaping UK industry.

Season 4 of the Made to Grow manufacturing podcast gets into the conversations UK SME manufacturers need to be having right now — from scaling a business through the startup-to-scaleup transition and building the right team, to navigating AI, supply chain resilience and the sustainability pressures that are fast becoming competitive necessities.

Hosted by Rich Dale of Flowlens, each episode draws out the practical lessons behind real manufacturing growth stories and translates expert insight into steps you can actually take.

If you’re looking for a UK manufacturing podcast that helps you make better decisions, build a stronger business and stay ahead of the curve — you’re in the right place.

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About the host: Rich Dale

Rich Dale is the founder of Flowlens, an MRP and CRM platform for SME manufacturers.

The podcast features Rich in conversation with leading UK experts and manufacturers who have successfully scaled, modernised their operations or delivered meaningful digital transformation.

Flowlens is mentioned where relevant, but the focus is firmly on useful, vendor-neutral insight you can act on.

Made To Grow: Season 3

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Ep.1 What SMEs need to know about CBAM

The first episode of Made to Grow for 2026 tackles a topic that’s moving fast from “worth keeping an eye on” to a real, practical issue for UK manufacturers: CBAM – the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism.

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Ep.2 Breaking the Manufacturing Marketing Growth Code

In this episode of Made to Grow, host Rich Dale is joined by Rich Webley, founder of Framework Twelve, to explore why marketing so often underperforms in SME manufacturing businesses.

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Ep.4 Seeds of Digital Transformation success

In this slightly different episode of Made to Grow, the tables are turned as regular collaborator and returning guest ⁠Angela Fumpson⁠ interviews Rich Dale about what really makes digital transformation succeed in manufacturing businesses.

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Ep. 4 From Startup to Scaleup

In this episode of Made to Grow, Rich Dale is joined by Stephen Ottaway, Managing Director of Korvus Technology, for an honest conversation about what it actually takes to grow a small manufacturer from a standing start into a scaling business.

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