A pin factory thought to be one of the first in the world has been successfully renovated thanks to £150,000 of funding. The ...

Adam Smith famously used a pin factory to illustrate the advantages of specialization, choosing this "very trifling manufacture" because the different tasks were performed under one roof: "One man ...

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A historic former pin factory in Gloucester city centre has undergone an "impressive" restoration and saved for future generations. The Pin Factory Annexe, located in the courtyard of The Folk of ...