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Textile Manufacturing in United Kingdom
A register of firms and the professionals working at them in the Textile Manufacturing sector based in United Kingdom. Browse the public index, then filter or export on Kipplo.
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Coats
Coats is a world-leading Tier 2 manufacturer and trusted partner for the apparel and footwear industries. We deliver essential materials, components, and software solutions that help our customers grow, compete and win. With over 250 years of industry expertise, we’re shaping the future of the apparel and footwear supply chain through insight-led innovation, impactful sustainability practices, and digital technologies that unlock better product quality, efficiency and performance. Headquartered in the UK, Coats is a FTSE 250 company and a constituent of the FTSE4Good Index. In 2025, we generated $1.5 billion in revenue and employed approximately people worldwide all united by a spirit of innovation, quality, and service.
10001+ staff
Brintons
Brintons is the world's leading manufacturer of high-quality woven carpets operating in both commercial and residential markets. Brintons’ reputation is built on design innovation, product excellence, technical expertise and customer focus. Operating in all major markets world-wide Brintons delivers unrivalled carpet solutions to its customers. Brintons’ talented team work hard to be the best in its field, delivering outstanding product quality, design, technical expertise, excellent project management and customer service support.
1001 to 5000 staff
Camira
With roots stretching back to 1783, Camira is a textile manufacturer with centuries of heritage and a forward-thinking approach. Designing and manufacturing beautifully woven, environmentally sensitive fabrics for the commercial, residential and transportation sectors, we place our vision for a sustainable future at the heart of all we do. From the creation of our first recycled polyester fabric in 1997, through to the 2021 launch of Quest - a textile woven using plastic marine waste - we are continuously exploring new ways in which to deliver fabrics that stand up to the most demanding of environments, without ever compromising on achieving our ambition of a natural textile landscape. Get in touch at: Follow Camira on: Instagram -@camirafabrics Twitter - Facebook -
501 to 1000 staff
Johnstons Of Elgin
Johnstons of Elgin has over two hundred years of tradition and experience in textile manufacturing. Since 1797 the company has produced the finest woven products from the finest of fibres. The original mill, on the banks of the river Lossie in the historic town of Elgin, remains the headquarters of our renowned brand. From luxurious cashmere scarves and throws, to historic Estate tweed, the experience and craftsmanship rooted in our history has been passed down the generations. Visitors to the mill see experienced craftsmen and women, producing luxury pieces using traditional methods. Our knitwear mill in Hawick, in the Borders, sits in the heart of the Scottish knitting industry. An important part of the local community for over thirty years, the long history of knitwear production in this part of Scotland, ensures our knitted garments are made with the utmost skill and expertise. A unique family business with tradition and heritage at its core, Johnstons of Elgin will continue to push the boundaries of textile and knitwear manufacturing, while always remaining true to its history. Over the years we have expanded our business and extended the mill, but we’ve also built a community, which, time and again, has proved to be our greatest asset. To date we employ 900 people in this country. Some of our staff have had more than 50 years’ service – specialist craftsmen and women of unerring drive and desire to develop; fine tuning their technique, mastering new machinery, prospering in our shared progress. Our commitment to our people is our pledge to the future. We offer Modern Apprenticeships to MA's to people as young as 16 to those over 60 which reflects our fundamental purpose; striving to nurture enthusiasm, redefine mastery and evolve Johnstons of Elgin for the greater good. At present, over 80 Apprentices are either qualified or in training.
501 to 1000 staff
Axminster Carpets Limited
We have been designing and weaving beautiful British wool carpets from our home in Axminster, Devon since 1755 and are proud recipients of the Royal Warrant. Synonymous with outstanding design and quality, our carpets can be found in Royal residences, boutique hotels and discerning households worldwide.
51 to 200 staff
Carrington Textiles
Global workwear textile manufacturer with 130m metres of annual capacity from our factories in the UK, Portugal and Pakistan.
201 to 500 staff
Don & Low Ltd
Member of Thrace Group and UK based, we are an internationally renowned manufacturer of innovative, high performance woven and nonwoven technical textiles. Established in 1792, our international success has been based on an outstanding reputation for quality, the development of new technology and excellent customer service. As a market leader in the manufacture of technical textiles, embracing change has become a way of life within Don & Low, which is why we don’t depend on only servicing current markets. Through analysis of market trends and the ever-changing requirements of customers, research and development programmes are driven to provide new fabrics for an extensive range of applications. Investment in people, products and processes, as well as state-of-the-art technology, provides new solutions to particular specialist demands and provides Don & Low with a competitive edge. This ensures customers have continued confidence in our products and services.
201 to 500 staff
Esstee Exports India Private Limited
With a legacy spanning over 30 years, Esstee Exports has been a trusted supplier for global fashion brands seeking ethical and sustainable knitwear solutions. Based in Tirupur, India, we combine innovation, craftsmanship, and eco-conscious practices to deliver exceptional ready-to-market fashion exports. Our vertically integrated operations guarantee efficiency, transparency, and superior quality, allowing us to drive innovation while minimizing our environmental impact. Get in touch @
1001 to 5000 staff
John Cotton Group Ltd
Here at John Cotton we have been dreaming up innovative sleep solutions since 1916 and today we are proud to be Europe’s leading manufacturer of pillows, duvets and mattress protectors. We’re a family run company and we don’t mind admitting that we’re obsessive about perfecting our products to make sure the Great British public gets the best nights sleep ever. Despite being a well established business in what is seen as a traditional industry, we’re pioneers in our field, we’re modern in our thinking, up to date in our processes and take a proactive stance on product development and bringing new ideas to life.
1001 to 5000 staff
Maharam
Founded in New York in 1902, Maharam is a leading creator of textiles for commercial and residential interiors. Recognized for its rigorous and holistic commitment to design, Maharam embraces a range of disciplines from product, graphic, and digital design to art and architecture. Responsible for stewarding the creative direction and product offerings of Edelman, Knoll Textiles, and Maharam, the design studio is dedicated to introducing a fresh perspective through a focus on aesthetic and industrial innovation augmented by long-term, interdisciplinary collaborations. Maharam is available in North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and other parts of Asia. Maharam textiles are included in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Stedelijk Museum, among others. Maharam is the recipient of the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Design Patron Award for its longstanding support of design and cultural initiatives.
201 to 500 staff
Pittards Plc
Pittards was established in Yeovil in 1826 and has a heritage in the development and manufacture of performance leathers that are used by major brands around the world. Due to the technical nature of the leathers, Pittards is usually featured as a named component where it is used in products and has therefore built a branded reputation around the quality of its leathers. Pittards now has tanneries in the UK and Ethiopia as well as finished product factories in both countries, allowing for vertical manufacturing at both premium and volume price points. It employs around 200 people in the UK and in Ethiopia. UK finished product manufacturing is based at the Yeovil HQ and manufactures for third parties as well as its owned Daines & Hathaway and Hill & Friends brands Pittards Ethiopian finished product manufacturing has an expertise in gloves, footwear and apparel. It markets under the NTOTO brand locally and manufactures for third parties through a development services team in the UK. Pittards has a long-established brand recognition in gloves and markets its own label for men and women focusing on high impact colour and reworked classics in a modern casual style.
1001 to 5000 staff
Abbey Glen Ltd
Abbey Glen is a leading independent laundry company, providing a first-class commercial laundry service in linen and workwear rental to the hospitality and manufacturing industries. Operating out of our modern site and Head Office in Sheffield, we cover an area of square miles throughout the whole of Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and beyond. As an organisation we invest in our staff, our equipment, our transport logistics to ensure a first-class service to our customers. From being established in 1900 we have grown into a successful and leading laundry company with a client base including major hotel chains such as Hilton, Travelodge, Centre Parcs and the Youth Hostel Association. Abbey Glen is a hands-on organisation, with a clear ethos throughout our factory floors to our dedicated service and office staff, and we have a rich tradition of excellent customer service which is traced back to our roots, and allows us to stand out from our competitors.
51 to 200 staff
Alternative Flooring
People, Product, Planet – the three words that make the Alternative world go round, where different feels good. Alternative Flooring is an award-winning British lifestyle brand that design and manufacture exceptional carpets, rugs and runners made from the finest wool, natural fibres (seagrass, sisal, coir, jute) and faux materials. Here carpet is considered a craft with a human touch and stories to tell. The designs speak for themselves. Texture pampers, colour sings and pattern dances. Collections surprise, excite and delight making homes feel happy and the planet healthy. Collaborations with the best designers including Ashley Hicks, Margo Selby, Ben Pentreath, Ella Doran and Divine Savages push the boundaries of flooring design, creating pattern vibrant with personality. As well as a great choice of fabulous flooring Alternative gives plenty of options. From five metre seamless carpet to pre-cut runners and personalised rugs, there is a design suitable for every room in your home. And to make choosing easier try the online floor visualiser. 25 years on, Alternative Flooring is still flying high in the face of convention and finding unexpected new ways for everyone from stylish home dwellers to visionary interior designers, to express themselves and fall in love right down to their toes.
501 to 1000 staff
Ashley Wilde Group
Ashley Wilde Group has specialised in refined furnishing fabrics and home décor products for over six decades. Since its launch in 1950, the Brodin family vision has been to create inspirational interiors with a range of soft furnishing fabrics and home decor accessories and is internationally regarded as the ‘Ultimate Home Interiors Haven’.
51 to 200 staff
Btc Activewear Ltd
For over 35 years, BTC Activewear has stood at the forefront of the wholesale apparel industry, setting the benchmark for quality products and service levels. As a wholesale partner, we are passionate about delivering the strongest and most iconic apparel brands in the market, seamlessly integrating style, comfort and responsibility. Our Distribution Centre, Offices & Showroom is located at the heart of the UK in Wednesbury, West Midlands. Situated just off Junction 9 of the M6, ensuring we have direct access to the UK’s motorway network. Quality & Responsibility We are dedicated to promoting top-quality imprint brands that withstand the test of time. Each product in our collection reflects a carefully crafted balance of fashion-forward design, promotional and workwear collections. Inventory & Service Our next-day delivery ensures that your stock challenges are met with efficiency and reliability - we're here to keep your business thriving. With our vast inventory right at your fingertips, you can expect fantastic stock availability that meets your every need. Knowledge & Experience Join us and experience the BTC Activewear difference today - your ultimate resource for the best in apparel, a dedication to continual improvement, with personality, knowledge, and a commitment towards a better tomorrow.
51 to 200 staff
Cando Laundry Services
Listed as one the Best Industrial Laundries in the World. Providing exquisite linen and laundry services throughout the UK to the industries we love, whilst supporting our amazing local communities. We keep your employees safe and well by providing workwear rental and laundry services.
51 to 200 staff
Cqc Limited
CQC have a long standing history in the design & manufacture of world leading load carriage, body armour & Integrated Soldier Systems. For over 60 years CQC has been at the heart of military personal equipment and at the forefront of new dismounted capability & technology. CQC’s development around integrated soldier worn systems, supported by a wide range of partners and technology experts are continually reducing the burden & enhancing capability. Innovative “Man Worn Power & Data” (MWPD) designs are consistently pushing the boundaries of soldier technology to enhance capability and survivability. CQC’s award winning Osprey body armour system with its uniquely designed modular capability, allows dismounted troops to modify its configuration to individual mission specific needs. Osprey is designed to ensure maximum flexibility in the distribution of weight and integration of ballistic protection, without the need to compromise on combat effectiveness. Having delivered more than Osprey systems, CQC continue to improve and evolve its products to further reduce weight and burden on the soldier while improving comfort & capability. CQC are leading the world in the design, development and innovation of new technology & capability to constantly deliver the very best enhanced integrated soldier systems for greater survivability, capability & lethality.
51 to 200 staff
English Braids
English Braids is a family run business based in Malvern, Worcestershire, manufacturing high quality ropes and braided cords. For over 50 years, our products have been used in many of the World’s leading industries. We work closely with a network of partners to deliver our product to its end application. Our product is used in a wide range of applications including sailing, window blinds, lifting, engineering, winching, entertainment and manufacturing. We are proud of our heritage for quality, reliability, performance and innovation. We use the highest quality yarns for continuous improvement which is backed up with first class service and support.
51 to 200 staff
Gp&j Baker Ltd
GP & J Baker was founded in 1884 by two young entrepreneurial brothers, George Percival and James who went on to establish an inheritance full of passion and innovation. Now encompassing several uniquely individual brands; GP & J Baker, Baker Lifestyle, Mulberry Home, Threads, Kravet, Lee Jofa and Brunschwig & Fils each with its own distinctive style, the GP & J Baker group is perfectly positioned to meet the demands of any design project. Avid and discerning collectors of rare and iconic designs gathered over the years from their own adventurous travels, the Baker brothers continuously added to what has become one of the largest and most exciting privately owned textile archives in the world. Many of GP & J Baker’s prints are sourced and adapted from this archive, a number of which have been in production for fifty to a hundred years, each re-issue adding another layer to their considerable charm. More recently, they have been re-imagined as beautiful embroideries, woven fabrics and wallpapers. GP & J Baker is proud to have held The Royal Warrant from Her Majesty The Queen since 1982 providing fabrics and wallcoverings for Royal residences throughout the United Kingdom. With showrooms in London’s Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour as well as Paris, GP & J Baker’s declared philosophy is to lead the way in design excellence, creating beautiful products to meet its worldwide customers’ desire for comfortable, luxurious living.
51 to 200 staff
J&c Joel Ltd
J&C Joel, established in 1978 and now run by the sixth generation of Wheelwrights, is one of the world’s leading manufacturers and installers of flame-retardant fabrics and flooring for the entertainment, event and education industries – providing theatre and stage drapes, cyclorama canvases, backdrops, bespoke fabric shapes, as well as stage machinery and acoustic solutions. J&C Joel exports to over 80 different countries and has offices in West Yorkshire and Dubai. Our head office in West Yorkshire is located in a historic traditional textile mill in Sowerby Bridge near Halifax. We are extremely proud to be British Manufacturers. Our fabrics and flooring, drapes and shapes and stage engineering solutions feature in projects around the world, from your local Village Hall to the Olympic Village watched by millions.
51 to 200 staff
James Dewhurst Ltd
James Dewhurst design and manufacture high performance engineered reinforcement fabrics to ensure optimum performance. From our origins in 1933 as an innovative weaving business, James Dewhurst has grown into one of the largest global manufacturers of flexible reinforcement materials. Over the last 80 years, we have built on this heritage with proprietary laid scrim processes, chemical binders, lamination and weaving technologies. Our high-performance industrial woven materials allow us to offer competitive reinforcement solutions tailored to our customers’ requirements. Our products are used in a wide range of applications, including flooring and roofing products, needle punching and filtration fabrics and wind turbine blade reinforcement. Our fabrics can be manufactured with or without a binder, which we formulate in house to meet the needs of each application. With manufacturing capabilities in laid and woven scrim, lamination to non-woven substrates, world leading output capacity and widths up to 5.2m you can be sure that James Dewhurst has the reinforcement solution you need, when you need it.
51 to 200 staff
Knoll Textiles
Knoll Textiles offers textiles for interiors built on a foundation of traditional weaving, experimental techniques, collaboration, and innovation. Founded in 1947, Knoll Textiles honors the vision of founder Florence Knoll to create design that is inclusive, functional, and in which every detail is considered.
51 to 200 staff
Luxury Fabrics
Manufacturers of wool and noble fibres suiting, Coating and jacketing fabrics. Operating the brands of John Foster, William Halstead, Joshua Ellis,Kynoch of Scotland and Standeven
51 to 200 staff
Marlow Ropes
Marlow Ropes are the foremost manufacturer of specialist yachting, defence and industrial ropes and cordage in the world. Marlow still manufacture on the same site in Hailsham, UK where ropes have been produced for over 200 years. High Performance Ropes for High Performance Environments. Marlow is steeped in history and recognised around the world for quality, performance and innovation. We utilise the very latest fibres and manufacturing techniques in the production of ropes from 1mm to 80mm in diameter and specialise in specialist ropes and rope assemblies for the yachting, defence and safety markets. With agents and distribution on 6 continents and offices in the UK and US we are able to service bespoke rope and cordage requirements across the globe.
51 to 200 staff
