Wsp Textiles Ltd

Based in Stroud, Gloucestershire, WSP Textiles Ltd is a modern, speciality textile business producing technically superior performance products for the coverings for tennis balls and snooker & pool tables. WSP Textiles Ltd is the home of Playne's, the tennis ball cloth brand used by the majority of the leading manufacturers and brands in the tennis industry. WSP Textiles Ltd is also the manufacturer of Strachan® Cloth, the World's leading brand of Snooker, English and Chinese pool cloth used in various high profile tournaments around the world. WSP Textiles Ltd partners with some of the biggest names in the tennis industry: Dunlop, Slazenger, Wilson, Babolat, and Playne’s woven felt is selected for Wimbledon, the French Open and the Australian Open. Regarding billiards, Strachan® Cloth has been the official and exclusive cloth of the World Snooker Tour since 1980 and many others national, regional and international billiard federations. We also work with some of the biggest companies in the industry: Beijing XingPai (Star brand) and Joy in China. Thurston/Peradon and Suzo Happ in the UK. With a 250 year-old heritage and global reach, we sell to over 40 countries worldwide and have associates based in Singapore and Beijing. In 2016, WSP Textiles Ltd merged with Iwan Simonis SA, the World's leading manufacturer of American pool, Carom and Pyramid cloth, and with Saluc SA, the World's leading manufacturer of billiard balls. Dedicated to the world of billiard and sharing centuries of fine craftsmanship combined with high-tech processes, our brands have become over the years the reference in terms of performance and quality, and our Group the natural partner for any cue sport players, federations and sports organisations worldwide.