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Technical Textiles Directory

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Laminated
or Bonded

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Fibres &
Yarns

Home &
Interiors

Industrial,
Construction
& Building

Medical

Packaging

Protection

Sports

Transport

Two-phase,
Testing & Textile
Machinery

Universities

Useful
Contacts

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Introduction

Technical approach:
Technical textiles are textiles which fulfill technical requirements in
order to perform better (e.g. in order to meet technical standards).
The performance attributes of a technical textile outweigh any
aesthetic requirements.
Market approach:
Technical textiles offer solutions for the multi-faceted technical
demands of our society (e.g. environmental issues, personal security,
general security, health and well being).
* source: Euratex 'Working group for technical textiles'
The success of technical textiles is in most part due to the creativity,
innovation and versatility in woven, knitted and non woven fabrics,
with applications spanning an enormous range of end uses including
protective clothing, medical and insulation materials for buildings.
The technical textiles sector is one of the most innovative branches of
industry in the world, ranking as one of the five high-tech sectors with
the greatest potential for development. The global market for
technical textiles today is worth an estimated 97 billion Euros, where
Asia leads the world in terms of textile comsumption with 8.5 million
tons followed by the USA and Europe with 5.8 and 4.8 million tons
respectively.

At present the key areas for technical textiles are automotive 28%,
industry 18%, building 10%, protection 10% with the other 34% share
divided between medical, sport, packaging, agriculture, performance
clothing and home.
Important too for the huge economic potential offered by functional
technical textiles is their ability to combine with each other to create
ever new technical innovations: it is worth mentioning also that many
of these innovations are dependant on the high quality (and often
high value) of raw materials used.
The industry places much emphasis on its diversification in research
to discover, promote and implement innovation as the driving force of
growth.
The United Kingdom is seen as a world leader in the field of technical
textiles.

Index
Abbey England Ltd

26 British Velvets Ltd

40

Aegis Engineering Ltd

64 British Vita PLC

45

Ahlstrom Chirnside Ltd

44 J B Broadley

14

Albany International (James Kenyon)

44 Brunel University

94

Alpha Solway

64 BTTG

83

Alphatek Hyperformance Coatings

82 Bulk Bag Containers Ltd

60

Ames Europe Ltd

26 C H Materials Ltd

65

AMG Group

72 Caligen Foam Ltd

45

AMR Textiles Ltd

44 Calvin Woodings Consulting

27

AmSafe Bridport

64 Camira Fabrics Ltd

40

Anglo Felt Industries Ltd

22 Candela Textiles Ltd

40

Aqua Geocomposites Ltd

78 Capatex

20

Ardmel Group Ltd

78 Carbon X Europe

65

Asahi Glass Fluoropolymers U.K. Ltd

82 Carlson Filtration Ltd

45

J H Ashworth & Son Ltd

26 Carr Reinforcements Ltd

79

Assyst Bullmer Ltd

78 Carrington Career and Workwear Ltd

65

Atex

44 Cellucomp Ltd

22

S D L Atlas Ltd

88 CHA Technologies Group PLC

28

Auxextix Ltd

82 Chemviron Carbon Cloth Division

27

S G Baker

60 Cheshire Ribbon Manufacturing

46

Baltex - W Ball & Sons Ltd

26 Clariant Production UK Ltd

28

Baxenden Chemicals

82 Cloverbrook

72

BDF Ltd

56 Coating Applications Group

14

Beldam Crossley Ltd

78 Cobble Blackburn Ltd

83

BFF Technical Fabrics

27 Cobra Braiding Machinery

83

Blackman & White

83 Colbond

46

BMP Europe Ltd

45 Comfortex

41

Bolton University

94 Composite Textiles Ltd

28

Bonar Yarns & Fabrics

40 Concrete Canvas

46

Bowmer Bond Narrow Fabrics Ltd

27 James Cropper P L C

46

British Millerain Co. Ltd

14 Culimeta Saveguard

65

British Textile Machinery Association (BTMA)

98 Culzean Textile Solutions Ltd

84

Index
D R M Industrial Fabrics Ltd

47 Formax UK Ltd

Dailys Ltd

66 Forth Marine Textiles

73

Daiwa Sports

72 Fothergill Engineered Fabrics

66

Danley Engineering Services

84 Future Materials

101

48

Dartex Coatings Ltd

14 GEOfabrics Ltd

30

H Dawson Wool

28 Giltech

22

De Monfort University

94 W L Gore

31

Dent Instrumentation Ltd

84 P.W Greenhalgh

41

James Dewhurst

47 Guildford Europe Ltd

79

Divex Ltd

72 A W Hainsworth & Sons Ltd

66

Don & Low Ltd

47 Halley Stevenson

16

Double R Controls

84 Halmatex Ltd

85

Drake Extrusion Ltd

29 Hanes International UK

31

Dreamtex

29 F Harding Macclesfield Ltd

30

Dunlop G R G Holdings Ltd

47 James H Heal & Co Ltd

85

Dunlop Greengate

15 Heathcoat Fabrics Ltd

31

East Midlands Textiles Association Ltd (EMTEX) 98 Heriott-Watt University

95

Ellis Developments Ltd

56 Holden Laminates

16

Endura

73 Hollingsworth & Vose Air Filtration Ltd

48

EntellFibres

29 Richard Hough Ltd

86

Epitropic Fibres Ltd

29 Howfleet Ltd

66

EX02

73 I P S Hospital Services

56

Farnbeck

48 I T A C Ltd

16

Ferguson Polycom Ltd

15 Industrial Latex Compounds Ltd

16

Fibermark Red Bridge International Ltd

15 J T Inglis & Sons Ltd

Fibre Fillings

30 innovationintextiles.com

Fibrevision

85 Intelligent Textiles Ltd

Fibrous Ltd

30 International Dyer

101

Flameproofings Ltd

41 International Net & Twine Ltd

20

Flexible Reinforcements Ltd

60 International Safety Products Ltd

17
101
31

67

FlexiWarm PLC

15 Invista Textiles (UK) Ltd

32

Forbo-Nairn Ltd

41 Jack Ellis Ltd

69

Index
Keela International

73 Perfora Innovations

67

Kempton Clothing

67 Perident

57

Kingston University of London

95 Phoenix Dryers & Engineering (Blackburn)

86

W & J Knox

20 PIL Membranes Ltd

33

Lancashire Sock Manufacturing Co Ltd

17 Pincroft Dyeing and Printing Co Ltd

23

Lancaster G T B Systems

48 Plastok Associates Ltd

50

Langtec Ltd

49 Polux

34

Lantor (UK) Ltd

56 Polymaster (UK) Ltd

87

Leeds University

95 Power Textiles Ltd

20

Lees Newsome Ltd

32 Proskins Ltd

74

Lion Apparel Systems Ltd UK

67 Purification Products Ltd

49

Lojigma Technologies

57 Q-Lab Europe Ltd

87

Louvre-Lite Ltd

42 P&R Ratcliffe Underlay Ltd

42

Luminous Technologies

85 Regray Textiles

34

Malcolm Ross and Sons Ltd

32 Reliant Machinery Ltd

87

Mansam Products

17 Remploy Frontline

68

Marathon Belting Ltd

49 Replin Fabrics

79

C H Materials Ltd

65 Resintex

34

Miniroller Textile Machines

86 Roaches International Ltd

87

Andrew Mitchell Ltd MITCO

60 Robinson Healthcare Ltd

57

Mitchell Interflex Ltd

32 Rossendale Combining

17

The Multiple Winding Co Ltd

33 A Rowe Ltd

64

MUTA - The Performance Textile Association

98 Rykneld Tean Ltd

74

Naish Felts Ltd

33 S G Cuttings Services

88

NDC Infrared Engineering Ltd

86 Safequip

68

Nonwovens Network

98 Saffil Ltd

50

Nottingham Trent University

96 Sallis Healthcare

57

NWtexnet

99 Saturn Sails

74

OMCC - Organic Medical Clothing Company Ltd 22 Scott & Fyfe

50

P&S Textiles Ltd

49 Scottish Textiles Industry Association

99

Palmhive Technical Textiles Ltd

33 Selectus Ltd

50

Panaz Ltd

42 Shakespeare Monofilament UK

34

Index
Shelton Machines Ltd Shelton Vision

88 Toray Textiles Europe Ltd

Shirley Technologies Ltd

88 UKFT

Sleeve It Ltd

51 United Wire

35
100
52

Smart Garment People Ltd

89 University of Abertay

Smith & Nephew

58 University of Manchester

95

Somic PLC

18 University of Salford

96

Speciality Fibres and Materials Ltd

35 University of Strathclyde

96

Stormproofings Ltd

18 Vascutek

58

Survival One

68 Victrex PLC

90

Swisstulle UK Ltd

35 Vita Liquid Polymers Ltd

90

Sympatex Technologies UK

74 Vivelle (UK) Ltd

61

T B A Textiles

51 Viz Reflectives

69

94

Talbot Weaving (Chorley) Ltd - Ventile Fabrics 35 Wardle Storeys PLC

79

Talon Textiles Ltd

68 Waxman Fibres Ltd

69

Tatham Ltd

89 Web Dynamics Ltd

52

Technical Absorbants Ltd

36 Web Processing Ltd

91

Technical Fibre Products

36 Andrew Webron Ltd

52

51 Wellman International Ltd

53

Technical Textile Services Ltd

Technical Textiles International

101 Wenaas Scotland Ltd

18

Technitex Faraday Ltd

89 West Yorkshire Materials Testing Services

91

Tenmat Ltd

51 Whitford

18

Terram Ltd

23 J & D Wilkie Ltd

36

Testometric Company Ltd

89 William Johnston

53

Texkimp Ltd

90 William Reed Weaving

36

99 S Yaffy

70

Textile Centre of Excellence

Textiles Intelligence

102 Zyex

Textile Media Services Ltd

102

The Textile Institute

99

Therma-float Ltd

75

Thor Group Ltd

90

THS Industrial Textiles

52

Tilsatec

69

10

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UK Technical
Textiles Directory
Product Listings
Coated, Laminated or Bonded

pages 13 - 18

Cultivation

pages 19 - 20

Eco

pages 21 - 24

Fabric, Fibres & Yarns

pages 25 - 38

Home & Interiors

pages 39 - 42

Industrial, Construction & Building

pages 43 - 54

Medical

pages 55 - 58

Packaging

pages 59 - 62

Protection

pages 63 - 70

Sports

pages 71 - 76

Transport

pages 77 - 80

Two-phase, Testing & Textile Machinery

pages 81 - 92

Universities

pages 93 - 96

Useful Contacts

pages 97 - 102
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12

Coated, Laminated
or Bonded Textiles

functional clothing
multi-functional textiles
smart textiles
surface treatments
eg coatings, laminates
shape memory

A key area for technical textiles that adds value in many ways, both
obvious and hidden.
Technologies include waterproof, breathable, flame retardant, antistatic, high visibility, rot-proof, anti-bacterial, antifungal, antimicrobial, noise reduction, chemical rot, low-friction,
UV protection - the list goes on. Additional comfort is also an
important element. Bonded textiles can join different textiles with
special properties and compositions together or simply attach one
product to another.
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Coated, Laminated or Bonded Textiles

British Millerain Co. Ltd

J B Broadley

Old Broadshaw Farm

Broadshaw Lane
Rochdale
OL16 4NR

Reedsholme Works
Burnley Road
Rawtenstall
Lancashire
BB4 8LN

Tel: +44 (0)1706 649242

Email: inquiries@britishmillerain.com
www.britishmillerain.com

Tel: +44 (0)1706 603661

Email: sales@jbbroadley.co.uk
www.jbbroadley.co.uk

Classic waxed fabrics on cotton base or

laminates. Fabric bases used include nylon
ripstop, cotton, canvas, cotton/Lycra, nylon,
polyester, flax etc. Suppliers of high performance
waterproof workwear, military, medical,
commercial canvasses, luggage, marine, sports.
Lamination properties include breathable,
waterproof, rot-proof, proofed and glazed.

One of the world's leading textile coating

companies. Uses specially developed high-tech
processing techniques to coat a wide range of
base fabrics with bespoke polymer-based
coating materials.

Coating Applications Group

Dartex Coatings Ltd

Reedsholme Works
Burnley Road
Rawtenstall
Lancashire
BB4 8LN

Acton Close
Long Eaton
Nottingham
NG10 1FZ
Tel: +44 (0)115 983 7676
Email: info@dartexcoatings.com
www.dartexcoatings.com

Tel: +44 (0)1706 603661

Email: sales@coatingapplications.co.uk
www.coatingapplications.co.uk

Coated and laminated textiles in high

performance PV and PVC, technologies include
waterproof, breathable, flame retardant, antistatic, high visibility. End uses include
performance, protective and workwear apparel,
weatherproof sportswear, tents and inflatable
structures. Brand names include Excat, Electron
and Vente.

Transfer coating, transfer laminating including

precast hot melt adhesive webs. Primary areas of
supply include the health care and outdoor
markets. Finishes include protective wear and
high breathability, fire retardant, coated fabrics
for hot and cold-formed injection moulded
seating.

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Coated, Laminated or Bonded Textiles

Dunlop Greengate

Ferguson Polycom Ltd

Moss Rose Mill

Springfield Road
Kearsley
Bolton
BL4 8JW

Windsor Mill
Manchester Road
Hollingwood
Oldham
Lancashire
OL8 3RA

Tel: +44 (0)1204 571 686

Email: info@john-holden.com
www.johnholden.com/division_dunlopgreengate.php

Tel: +44 (0)161 681 2206

Email: Info@fergusonpolycom.co.uk
www.fergusonpolycom.co.uk

Manufacturers of thermoplastic coated fabrics i.e. polyurethane coated textile, polypropylene

coated textile, polyethylene coated textile for the
safety, industrial, and civil engineering markets.
Range of thermoplastic coated fabrics include:
Polyether Polyurethane coatings, Polyester
Polyurethane Coatings, Polypropylene
polyethylene coatings, EVA and Hytrel
coatings.

Producers of high quality natural rubber coated

fabrics with the enviable reputation as a worldrenowned producer of custom rubber
compounds and speciality elastomer coated
fabrics.

Fibermark Red Bridge

International Ltd

FlexiWarm PLC
Summerlawn House
East Street
Mayfield
TN20 6TY

Ainsworth
Bolton
Lancashire
BL2 5PD

Tel: +44 (0)1435 873192

Email: info@flexiwarm.com
www.flexiwarm.com

Tel: +44 (0)1204 556900

Email: info@fibremark.com
www.redbridge.co.uk

Anglo/German co-operation which produces

specialized insulating coatings for the
construction industry and conductive foils.
Products are used within a vast range of
industries, including sports and performance
wear, military protective clothing and
construction.

Manufacturer of acrylic coated textiles and

papers used primarily as decorative coverings in
the bookbinding, stationery, packaging, pattern
book and security markets.

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Coated, Laminated or Bonded Textiles

Halley Stevenson

Holden Laminates

Baltic Works
28 Annfield Road
Dundee
Tayside
DD1 5JH

Moss Rose Mill

Springfield Road
Kearsley
Bolton
BL4 8JW

Tel: +44 (0)1382 645225

Email: sales@halleysdf.co.uk
www.waxedcotton.com

Tel: +44 (0)1204 571 686

Email: info@john-holden.com
www.johnholden.com/division_johnholdenandsons.php

Offers a combination of performance and handle

to traditional outerwear fabrics. Waxed and oiled
cottons, also other fabric bases.

Offers services in quilting, wadding, laminating

and embroidering fabrics for use within markets
including children's clothing, car seatbelts,
upholstery and bedding amongst others.

Industrial Latex
Compounds Ltd

I T A C Ltd
Bankfield Mills
Stoneclough
Radcliffe
Manchester
M26 1AS

Greenside Way
Chadderton Industrial Estate
Greengate, Middleton
Manchester
M24 1SW

Tel: +44 (0)1204 573736

Email: mike.kenyon@itac.co.uk
www.itacadhesives.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0)161 688 7221

Email: enquiries@indlatex.co.uk
www.industrialatex.com
Range of latex compounds has been developed
and expanded to provide a variety of gel foams,
non-gel foams, secondary backing compounds
as well as many other textile and carpet
treatments and coatings.

Manufacturers of hi-tech adhesives and coatings

for use within many industries including the
textiles and fibres industry.

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Coated, Laminated or Bonded Textiles

J T Inglis & Sons Ltd

Lancashire Sock
Manufacturing Co Ltd

Riverside Works
Dundee
DD1 3LU

Britannia Mills
Bacup
Lancashire
Ol13 9RZ

Tel: +44 (0)1382 462131

Email: enquiries@jtinglis.com
www.jtinglis.com

Tel: +44 (0)1706 873188

Email: sales@lancashiresock.com
www.lancashiresock.com
Part of the British Millerain Group. Woven fabrics
in cotton and cotton/polyester with various
finishes and coatings applied for water and rot
resist. Supply the military, agriculture, sport and
industry with a range of tents, tarpaulins and
marquees. Brand names are Regentex, Filamore,
and Weather Marque.

The UK's leading manufacturer of latex foam

coated fabrics, heat reflective ironing board
fabrics, insoles for footwear, synthetic chamois
leathers and commission laminated and thermo
adhesive coated textiles, specializing in fabric
coating and lamination. Commission perforating
services.

Mansam Products

Rossendale Combining

Mansam Buildings
49-51 Broughton Lane
Manchester
M8 9UE

Broad Oak
Accrington
Lancashire
BB5 2BS

Tel: +44 (0)161 834 1356

Email: sales@mansam.com
www.mansam.com

Tel: +44 (0)1254 355320

Email: mark.boyd@vcfuk.com
www.rossendalecombining.com

Manufacturers and suppliers of a range of

materials, including coated fabrics, vinyls,
leatherettes, plastic (PVC) sheetings, linings,
tapes and pipings.

Specialist laminators. Flame resist; adhesives for

spraying, scatter coating or continuous melt;
thermo bonding, heat bonding, pressure sensitive
adhesive coatings and tapes. Also narrow width
textile slitting and specialist cutting for parts and
shapes. End uses in building and construction,
apparel and footwear, medical, automotive,
packaging, horticulture.

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Coated, Laminated or Bonded Textiles

Somic PLC

Stormproofings Ltd

P O Box 8, Alliance Works

New Hall Lane, Preston
Lancashire
PR1 5PS

Unit 8
Vale Park Industrial Estate
Hazelbottom Road
Lower Crumpsall
Manchester
M8 OGF

Tel: +44 (0)1772 790000

Email: somic@somic.co.uk
www.somic.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0)161 2055354

Email: nick.matthew@john-holden.com
www.stormproofings.co.uk

Somic provide commission coating services

using PVC, polyurethane, polypropylene, TPO,
TPU, acrylic and many other polymers. The base
textiles can vary from open scrim to woven
carbon fibre, non woven, stitch bonded, and felt
through to traditional cotton or cotton polyester.
Flame retardant and other specifications can be
met if required and indicative test certificates
issued. Somic also produce their own range of
blind and awning fabrics, black out material and
car hooding.

Supplies technical coated and laminated fabrics

and also bespoke commissioning coating service
for your own fabrics. Typical fabric end uses are
garments, fire blankets, roller blinds, industrial,
medical, military, marine etc. Coated and
laminated finishes include gas holding, fire
resistant, waterproof, anti-microbial, anti-fungal,
UV resist, anti-static, high tear strength.

Wenaas Scotland Ltd

Whitford

Wenaas Building
Hareness Circle
Altens
Aberdeen
AB12 3LY

10 Christleton Court
Manor Park
Runcorn
WA7 1ST
Tel: +44 (0)1928 571000
Email: salesuk@whitfordww.com
www.whitfordww.com

Tel: +44 (0)1224 894000

Email: logan.gallon@wenaas.co.uk
www.wenaas.co.uk

Leaders in workwear that requires high

performance.

Coatings for numerous product areas including

textiles with superior performances. Applications
include wear resist, noise reduction, low friction,
chemical resist, UV resist. Products include
fabrics, filtration, rope, beltings. Currently use 40
trademarks or international brands.

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Cultivation

farming
forestry
horticulture

From harnessing natural solar energy to protecting and benefitting

growing systems, protection for crops and animals, harvesting nets and
composting, technical textiles have a various and robust role to play.
This product area has the potential to develop and grow in size with the
demand through Farmers Markets and supermarkets stocking
seasonal and locally grown or reared food.
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Cultivation
Capatex

International Net & Twine Ltd

127 North Gate

New Basford
Nottingham
NG7 7FZ

222 Ballynahinch Road

Hillsborough
Co.Down
Northern Ireland
BT26 6SH

Tel: +44 (0)115 9786111

Email: agro-textiles@capatex.com
www.capatex.com

Tel: +44 (0)28 9263 8541

Email: info@i-n-t.net
www.i-n-t.net

A range of horticultural and agro-textiles for

growers, nurseryman, landscapers, foresters and
farmers. Also involved in industrial technical
textiles.

Manufacturers of braid and netting products for

a variety of markets, including agriculture,
marine, industry and sporting.

W & J Knox

Power Textiles Ltd

PO Box 1
Mill Road
Kilbirnie
Ayrshire
KA25 7GY

Upland House
Ettrick Road
Selkirk
TD7 5AJ

Tel: +44 (0)1505 682511

Email: nets@wjknox.co.uk
www.wjknox.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1750 725106

Email: info@powertextiles.com
www.powertextiles.com

Raschel knitted fabric is used to manufacture

netting for a variety of end uses including fish
farming, crop protection, sport nets etc.

Integrating solar cells into textiles which convert

some of the light into electricity. Development
involves the use of Photo Voltaic cells. Can be
used for beneficial growing systems for
agriculture and horticulture. Many other
potential end uses.

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Eco

bio-fibres
environmental
protection
recycling
waste management

This sector revolves around environmental management, bio-fibres,

recycling, bio-degradable, solar energy and sustainability. The use of
regenerative energies is also expected to increase in the future.
Natural resources and climate control is of international importance
and research into this area will always be welcome.
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Eco
Anglo Felt Industries Ltd

Cellucomp Ltd

Tong Lane
Whitworth
Rochdale
Lancashire
OL12 8BG

Unit 3
West Dock
Harbour Place
Burntisland
Fife
KY11 9DW

Tel: +44 (0)1706 853513

Email: ino@anglofelt.com
www.anglofelt.com

Tel: +44 (0)1592 870335

Email: enquiries@cellucomp.com
www.cellucomp.com

Highly skilled in the handling and processing of

recycled and waste fibres, Anglo manufacture a
wide range of nonwoven textiles and felts for a
variety of end uses.

Specialities are bio-materials and sustainable

textiles. The brand Curran is a high strength biofibre that provides strength, stiffness and
toughness with a smooth finish. Supply products
for fishing and also computers. Consultancy
service is available in sustainable technology.

Giltech

OMCC - Organic Medical

Clothing Company Ltd

12 North Harbour Estate

Ayr
KA8 8BN
Tel: +44 (0)1292 264406
Email: innovation@giltech.biz
www.giltech.biz

A specialist co-development partner working with

customers to differentiate their products through
the creation of bespoke formulation of its
biodegradable and controlled release
technologies which have bio application.
Pioneering products include Sorbsan and
Arglases. Focus is on three core technology
platforms - alginates, water soluble glasses and
bio-degradable polymers and composites. The
medical industry is a major customer.

104 Station Road

Netley Abbey
Southampton
Hampshire
SO31 5AN
Tel: +44 (0)23 80766126
Email: info@omcc.org.uk
www.omcc.org.uk
Supplies to the medical supply service with
Fairtrade certified cotton either 100% or as a
50/50 blend with polyester. Product areas
include medical scrub suits, lab coats, nurses
tunics, surgical gowns, bed linen, towels, dressing
gowns etc.

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Eco
Pincroft Dyeing and
Printing Co Ltd

Terram Ltd
Fiberweb Geosynthetics Ltd
Blackwater Trading Estate
The Causeway
Maldon
Essex
CM9 4GG

Adlington Works
Market Street
Adlington
Near Chorley
Lancashire
PR7 4HE

Tel: +44 (0)1495 757722

Email: info@terram.com
www.terram.com

Tel: +44 (0)1257 480202

Email: enquiries@pincroftdyeandprint.com
www.pincroft.com

Market leader in the design and manufacturer of

innovative geosynthetics including
geocomposites, geotextiles and geocells.
Programme of continuous product development
allows Terram to provide a unique range of
value-engineered solutions that also help
minimise the environmental impact of
construction.

Dyers and finishers of textiles, specialising also in

the production of workwear fabrics. The company
installed the largest heat recovery system of its
type in the world to dramatically reduce carbon
dioxide emissions in the atmosphere.

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Fabrics, Fibres & Yarns

composites
dyes and finishes
fabrics woven, nonwoven, knitted, narrow
width and webbings
fibre development &
processing
spinning processes &
winding
yarns
The technical textiles sector has been a growth market for several
years and includes many niche segments related to individual
applications. Every day sees the constant emergence of new groups
of products thanks to tailor-made fibres, new processing
technologies and ultra-modern textile machinery. Because of the
increasing importance of technical textiles, there is now a huge need
for technology, quality and precision in the production of fibres, yarns,
knits, wovens and non wovens as a first stage in the textile
manufacturing process. The development of new high-tech fibres and
the need to process them with care require all sorts of things from
flexible restructuring of the production process to user-friendly
working procedures. This places high demands of creativity and
innovation on researchers, designers and indeed engineers.
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Abbey England Ltd

Ames Europe Ltd

Abbey House
Haig Road
Parkgate Industrial Estate
WA16 8DX

PO Box 447
Westhoughton
Wigan
Lancashire
WN6 0WT

Tel: +44 (0)1565 650343

Email: info@abbeyengland.co.uk
www.abbeysaddlery.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1257 401095

Email: alison.wright@ames-europe.com
www.ames-europe.com

Products relating to saddlery and equestrian.

Coated textiles, laid webs, braids, knitted fabrics,
dyes & adhesives.

Producers of knitted fabrics for use in various

industries, specifically tailored to suit the end use
requirement of each customer. Products are
double knitted and can be used within car
interiors, raincoats and mattresses.

J H Ashworth & Son Ltd

Baltex
W Ball & Sons Ltd

Kingston Mills
Manchester Road
Hyde
Cheshire
SK14 2BZ
Tel: +44 (0)161 368 2048
Email: yarn@ashworth.co.uk
www.ashworth.co.uk

Burr Lane
Ilkeston
Derbyshire
DE7 5JD
Tel: +44 (0)115 932 2403
Email: sales@baltex.co.uk
www.baltex.co.uk

Established specialist yarn processor offering a

diverse range of textile and industrial yarns for a
wide range of applications. Product options
include both flat and textured continuous
filament, incorporate single and multiple end
yarns in assembled, intermingled, air-tangled and
twisted forms.

Knitted fabrics using Coolmax, Cordura, Aramid,

Nomex, metals for heatable and electro
magnetic shielding. Specialist warp-knitted
aramid and synthetic materials for the
composites industry. Finishes include flame
retardant, puncture and cut resist. XD spacer
fabrics are a range of 3D knits. Supply military,
healthcare, industry, sport etc.

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BFF Technical Fabrics

Bowmer Bond Narrow

Fabrics Ltd

Bath Road
Bridgwater
Somerset
TA6 4NZ

Hanging Bridge Mills

Ashbourne
Derbyshire
DE6 2EA

Tel: +44 (0)1278 428500

Email: enquiries@bff-technicalfabrics.co.uk
www.bff-technicalfabrics.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1335 342244

Email: sales@bowmerbond.co.uk
www.bowmerbond.co.uk

Non wovens. Technically advanced fabrics for

automotive, medical, wipes, smokeless
tobacco/snuff and filtration. Only UK company
offering the technologies of chemical bonding
and thermal bonding. Wide range of finishing
process from coating and dyeing to slitting and
punching.

Woven webbings for various end uses including

automotive, commercial vehicles, workwear,
sports and luggage. Fibres used include nylon,
polypropylene, PVC-coated, polyester, cotton,
Dyneema, Kevlar, Nomex, and Technora. Special
finishes include flame retardant and antibacterial. Also supply printed webbings and made
up assemblies.

Calvin Woodings Consulting

Chemviron Carbon
Cloth Division

The Lodge
Eathorpe
Warwickshire
CV33 9DF

Rainton Bridge Industrial Estate

Houghton-le-Spring
Tyne and Wear
DH4 5PP

Tel: +44 (0)1926 898609

Email: cw@nonwoven.co.uk
www.nonwoven.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0)191 5846962

Email: info@chemvironcarbon.com
www.chemvironcarbon.com

Development services for nonwovens and the

fibre industry

World leader in the manufacture of 100%

activated carbon, used in medical, defence and
industrial applications.

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CHA Technologies Group PLC Clariant Production UK Ltd
St James Building
79 Oxford Street
Manchester
M1 6FQ

Rawdon Park
Yeadon
Leeds
LS19 7BA

Tel: +44 (0)161 242 9988

Email: info@ctgplc.com
www.ctgplc.com

Tel: +44 (0)113 239 7936

Email: info@clariant.co.uk
www.clariant.co.uk

Non woven, fibre & yarn and filtration. Fabric

applications in a variety of end uses such as
geotextiles, automotive, apparel, home
furnishings, medical, filtration and transport.
Technologies include needle punched, stitch
bonded, power bonded, thermal bonded. Use
both manmade and natural fibres.

Colour dyes, pigments, special chemicals for

dyeing, printing and finishing.
Textile effects include crease resistant, moisture
management, repellency, flame retardants,
protective coatings. Serve and supply numerous
product markets.

Composite Textiles Ltd

H Dawson Wool

3G Moss Industrial Estate

Woodbine Street East
Rochdale
OL16 5LB

Mercury House
Essex Street
Bradford
BD4 7PG

Tel: +44 (0)1706 750045

Email: compotexuk.com
www.compotexuk.com

Tel: +44 (0)1274 727464

Email: mail@hdawson.co.uk
www.hdawson.co.uk

Treatment of textile fabrics for adhesion to full

range of rubber compounds. Using solvent free
technology and water based bonding solutions.
End use fabrics include nylon, polyester, cotton,
rayon, polyethylene, aramid (both metal & paraaramid), glass, metal, carbon, ceramic,
elastomers.

Raw fibre processing available as greasy wool,

scoured wool, carbonised, wool top and noils,
cashmere, alpaca, camelhair, angora, silk. Fibre
treatments and technologies include shrink
resistant, machine washability, extra brightness,
moth proofing, bulk enhancement, anti-microbial
and bacterial.

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Drake Extrusion Ltd

Dreamtex

Drighlington
Bradford
BD11 1BY

4th Floor
Brunswick Mill
Bradford Road
Manchester
Lancashire
M40 7EZ

Tel +44 (0)113 285 2202

Email: sales@drakeuk
www.drakeextrusionuk.com

Tel: +44 (0)161 205 8721

Email: info@dreamtextiles.com
www.dreamtextiles.com
Europe's leading manufacturer of coloured
polypropylene fibres and yarns. From the
traditional core floorcovering market Drake
Extrusion has now diversified the product range
to include automotive, geotextiles, industrial &
filtration, home furnishings, concrete, paper & soil
reinforcement.

Uses unique specifications to produce and

customise fine quality fabrics to serve a range of
industries, such as major hotels, restaurants and
interior design professionals.

EntellFibres

Epitropic Fibres Ltd

UMIP
Sackville Street Building
Sackville Street
Manchester
M60 1QD

Vale Mill
Oakworth
Keighley
West Yorkshire
BD22 0EB

Tel: +44 (0)161 306 3061

Email: tilak.dias@ntu.ac.uk
www.entellfibres.com

Tel: +44 (0)1535 640130

Email: sales@epitropicfibres.com
www.epitropicfibres.com

Researchers and developers of textiles and

garments which have integrated functionality
dimensions to allow easy use and cleaning.
Intelligent fibres enable the creation of functional
textiles and garments that can be cleaned and
used without special treatments.

Manufacturers and marketers of Epitropic

antistatic fibres; conductive, antistatic, carbonimpregnated polyester fibres.

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Fibre Fillings

GEOfabrics Ltd

Albion Mill
Cawdor Street
Farnworth
Bolton
Lancashire
BL4 7JE

Skelton Grange Rd
Stourton
Leeds
LS10 1RZ
Tel: +44 (0)113 202 5678
Email: info@geofabrics.com
www.geofabrics.com

Tel: +44 (0)1204 578 141

Email: steve.boardman@john-holden.com
www.john-holden.com/division_fibrefillings.php

Manufacturers of needlepunched, non woven

geotextiles. Also produces geocomposites using
components such as geocuspates, geogrids,
geomembranes, geonets and related products
e.g. band drains and erosion mats.

Manufacturer and supplier of high quality thermal

bonded polyester waddings, non- woven
materials & cushions to the Furniture, Bedding,
apparel, filtration, nursery & insulation trades. In
conjunction with the associated company S G
Cuttings Services, a cut shape facility and a wide
range of fibres are offered.

F Harding Macclesfield Ltd

Fibrous Ltd

Scragg House
Langley Business Park
Langley Road
Macclesfield
Cheshire
SK11 0DG

Unit A, Haigh Avenue

Whitehill Industrial Estate
Stockport
SK4 1NV
Tel: +44 (0)845 450 8935
Email: info@fibrous.com
www.exhibition-display-fabrics.com

Tel: +44 (0)1625 429 625

Email: info@f-harding.com
www.f-harding.com
One of the UK's leading yarn processors
specialising in all types of twisting, winding,
doubling and heat setting of industrial, fashion
and dyed yarns and sewing threads.

Leading, specialist supplier of exhibition and

display fabrics. Stock and distribute a wide range
of flame-retardant and industry standard fabrics,
all of which are to a high grade on both colour
and performance.

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W L Gore

Hanes International UK

Simpson Parkway
Kirkton Campus
Livingston
EH54 7BH

Unit 11 Gorrels Way

Transpennine Trading Estate
Rochdale
OL11 2PX

Tel: +44 (0)1506 460123

Email: info@gore.com
www.gore.com

Tel: +44 (0)1706 514 260

Email: pete.sturgess@hanesindustries.com
www.hanesindustries.com

Technical fabrics include the well known brand

Gortex, which is a thin, lightweight, durable Gore
membrane which provides the key combined with
very uniform barriers. Coatings include
contamination resistant, windproof, resistant to
the penetration of liquids, breathability. End uses
include sports, geochemicals, medical, electronic
cables.

Leader in the supply, converting and distribution

of non woven materials, woven fabrics, knits and
dye & finish services to multiple market places
across North America.

Heathcoat Fabrics Ltd

Intelligent Textiles Ltd

Westexe
Tiverton
Devon
EX16 5LL

21 Staines Road
Staines
Middlesex
TW18 2TA

Tel: +44 (0)1884 254949

Email: info@heathcoat.co.uk
www.heathcoat.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1784 460062

Email: mail@intelligenttextiles.com
www.intelligenttextiles.com

Woven, warp knitting, laid webs, braiding, yarn

processing, dyeing and finishing enable a broad
range of specialist treatments to fabrics.
Technical finishes include fluorocarbon, flame
retardant, anti-microbial, anti-fray, adhesive
keys. Spacer fabrics. Composites. End uses
include aerospace, building, filtration and
geotextiles, medical, marine, military, protection,
sports and leisure

Designers and manufacturers of a range of

fabrics using traditional methods of weaving.

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Invista Textiles (UK) Ltd

Lees Newsome Ltd

Ermin Street
Brockworth
Gloucester
GL3 4HD

Ashley Works
Unit 2 Rule Business Park
Grimshaw lane
Middleton
Manchester
M24 2AE

Tel: +44 (0)1452 633000

Email: info@invista.com
www.invista.com

Tel: +44 (0)845 070 8005

Email: info@leesnewsome.co.uk
www.leesnewsome.co.uk

A global company with a portfolio that includes

advantages intermediate chemical technologies,
high performance polymers and differentiated
fibre and other downstream products. End uses
include apparel, automotive, industrial. Invista
Performance Technologies offer process licences
for polyester, nylon and spandex.

Manufacturers of a very diverse range of textiles

and textile based products, providing a service to
a wide variety of markets. Whilst most of the
products are cotton based, various non wovens,
polycottons, knitted fabrics and microfibres are
also available.

Malcolm Ross and Sons Ltd

Mitchell Interflex Ltd

Ross House
3A Heyes Lane
Alderley Edge
Cheshire
SK9 7PR

County Brook Mill

Foulridge
Colne
Lancashire
BB8 7LT

Tel: +44 (0)1625 583853

Email: sales@malcolmross.co.uk
www.malcolmross.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1282 813221

Email: sales@mitchell-interflex.co.uk
www.mitchell-interflex.co.uk

Textile yarn agents specializing in the field of

technical textiles providing yarn or thread for
technical end uses. Suppliers of a broad base of
technical materials such as filament yarn,
monofilaments, fibrillated yarn, teabag thread,
nylon cords, cotton and viscose string, medical
thread, ripcord yarn and identification threads.

Weavers and raisers of interlinings and special

fabrics. The weaving department is equipped with
Dornier Rapier looms on a planned replacement
cycle. Fabrics can be provided with a brushed
surface.

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The Multiple Winding Co Ltd

Naish Felts Ltd

Taylor Lane
Denton
Manchester
M34 3NR

Crow Lane
Wilton
Salisbury
SP2 0HD

Tel: +44 (0)161 336 2401

Email: enquiry@multiplewinding.co.uk
www.multiplewinding.co.uk

Telephone: +44 (0)1722 743505

Email: sales@naishfelts.co.uk
www.naishfelts.co.uk

Multiple winding manufacture, customized

processing and bespoke textile yarns which
include glass fibre, plied, cabled, multi end etc,
also woven narrow fabric tapes.

Manufacturers and suppliers of technical fabrics

for use within a variety of industries including the
automotive. homeware, handicraft and medical
markets. Materials offered include rubber, cork,
textile, felt and foam, specialising in felt.

Palmhive Technical Textiles Ltd PIL Membranes Limited

NTG House
Willow Road
Lenton
Nottingham
NG7 2TA

Estuary Road
King's Lynn
Norfolk
PE30 2HS
Tel: +44 (0)1553 622000
Email: info@pilmembranes.com
www.pilmembranes.com

Tel: +44 (0)115 9707900

Email: enquiries@palmhive.co.uk
www.palmhive.co.uk

Offers a complete solution from research and

development through to quality assessment
thereby undertaking the entire production
process. Substantial stock holding. Raschel and
tricot warp knitting machines, in-house dyeing
and finishing.

Specialists in the development of membrane

systems used by world-wide manufacturing
companies; particularly in the production of
garments, footwear and filtration products

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Fabrics, Fibres & Yarns

Polux Ltd

Regray Textiles

Elliott Street
Rochdale
Lancashire
Ol12 0LH

Unit 6
Simpson Street
Hyde
Cheshire
SK14 1BJ

Tel: +44 (0)1706 358466

Email: info@polux.co.uk
www.polux.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0)161 368 7417

Email: sales@regray.co.uk
www.regray.com

Specialists in the manufacture of high

temperature products including threads, yarns
and fabrics.

Manufacturers of elastics, braids, cords, tapes

and webbings for equestrian, upholstery and
military end uses.

Resintex

Shakespeare Monofilament UK

Kingston Mills
Manchester Road
Hyde
Manchester
Cheshire
SK14 2BZ

Enterprise Way
Fleetwood
Lancashire
FY7 8RY
Tel: +44 (0)1253 858787
Email: roger.evans@jardenuk.co.uk
www.shakespearemonofilaments.com

Tel: +44 (0)161 367 1373

Email: sales@resintex.co.uk
www.resintex.co.uk
Manufacturers and suppliers of an extensive
range of high performance fibres and fabrics for
the European composites and reinforced plastics
markets servicing industries including:
Automotive, Aerospace, Marine, Wind Energy
Generation, Sports and Recreation and many
others. Products include Woven Roving Glass
Cloth, Aramid Cloth, Basalt Cloth and Carbon
Cloth.

Wide range of monofilament products with end

uses as wide reaching as filtration, narrow fabrics
for waistband stiffening, braided monofilaments
for use in a variety of automotive, aerospace and
medical applications.

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Speciality Fibres
and Materials Ltd

Swisstulle UK Ltd
PO Box 9955
Nottingham
NG4 9DY

PO Box 111
101 Lockhurst Lane
Coventry
CV6 5RS

Tel: +44 (0)115 841 4370

Email: sales@tulle.co.uk
www.swisstulle.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0)24 7670 8200

Email: enquiries@sfm-limited.com
www.specialityfibres.com
Manufacturers and developers of a range of
fabrics for various customised applications.
Fabrics may be woven or non woven and are
specific to the requirements of each industrial
customer.

Manufacture genuine bobbinet tulle, constructed

by warp and weft yarns that interlock, the
resultant fabric has high strength, durability,
uniform construction and various levels of
transparency. Used in fashion, military, medical,
film & theatre, flexible electronics and
electromagnetic shielding.

Toray Textiles Europe Ltd

Talbot Weaving (Chorley) Ltd

Ventile Fabrics

Crown Farm Way

Forest Town
Mansfield
Nottinghamshire
NG19 0FT

PO Box 391
Chorley
PR7 6WN
Tel: +44 (0)1257 239049
Email: info@ventile.co.uk
www.ventile.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1623 415000

Email: sales@ttel.co.uk
www.ttel.co.uk

Ventile is made from 100% cotton, densely

woven in the U.K. from the finest, long staple fibre.
Ventile is not coated or laminated yet the
combination of the dense weave and the swelling
properties of the fibres when wet provide
excellent weatherproofing. It is an entirely natural
product that offers a unique level of comfort,
look and feel as well as being windproof, highly
breathable, very durable and quiet. Ventile
fabrics are used in some of the worlds finest
outerwear performance garments and have
military, medical and workwear applications.

Largest manufacturer of woven polyester and

nylon fabrics in Europe. Vast range of fabrics and
technical finishes supplying industries as diverse
as fashion, sports, industrial and medical.

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Technical Absorbants Ltd

Technical Fibre Products

PO Box 24
Great Coates
Grimsby
DN31 2SS

Burnside Mills
Kendal
Cumbria
LA9 6PZ

Tel: +44 (0)1472 244 053

Email: sales@techabsorbents.com
www.techabsorbents.com

Tel: +44 (0)1539 818200

Email: marketing@techfibres.com
www.techfibres.com

Technical Absorbents Ltd (TAL) produces a Super

Absorbent Fibre SAF, providing absorbency
solutions for applications including nonwovens,
medical, horticultural, filtration and construction.

Manufacturers of nonwoven materials for various

applications; offer a diverse range of mats and
veils based on an extensive portfolio of fibre and
binder types. Products find application in a wide
variety of fields, including fire protection, surface
engineering of re-inforced plastics and thermal
insulation.

J & D Wilkie Ltd

William Reed Weaving

Marywell Works
Marywell Brae
Kirriemuir
Angus
DD8 4BL

Spring Bank Mills

Every Street
Nelson
Lancashire
BB9 7DA

Tel: +44 (0)1575 570201

Email: sales@jdwilkie.co.uk
www.jdwilkie.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1282 603666

Email: enquiries@wreed.co.uk
www.wreed.co.uk

Products include woven, non woven, stitchboned,

coated, composites, plus comprehensive sewing
and making up. End uses include filtration,
composites, floorcoverings, military camouflage,
thermal and protective infra-red, also tents and
covers, construction and medical.

Woven fabrics of medium and high tenacity,

continuous filament fabrics in nylon 6.6,
polyester and acetate, using yarns from 22dtex
up to 1100dtex. Fabrics can be supplied
loomstate or fully finished. Flame retardant
Trevira, Cordura, performance Reetech, for
ballistic, spinnaker, parachutes etc.

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Zyex
Stonedale Road
Stonehouse
Gloucestershire
GL10 3RQ
Tel: +44 (0)1453 827979
Email: enquires@zyex.com
www.zyex.com

Part of multi-national group I.C.I. Specialists in

the extrusion of fibres and profiles from
polyketone polymers, principally Peek
(polyetheretherketone). Products that resist
abrasion or chemical attack whilst maintaining
dimensional stability at elevated temperatures
are potential uses of Zyex. Niche product
markets include aerospace braids, violin strings,
medical devices and advance thermoplastic
composites

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Home & Interiors

carpets
curtaining & blinds
floor coverings
insulating/energy
sustainable
upholstery

The sector covers upholstery, curtains, carpets and other flooring

products for contract, commercial, domestic and transportation.
Stretch FR polyesters , high tenacity warp knitted aerated mesh
fabrics and spacers; engineered, knitted three dimensional slip on
covers and self supporting suspension nets, ultra high endurance
fabrics achieving in excess of half a million Martindale abrasion cycles.
Insulating and sustainability are major factors, natural fibres such as
hemp or nettle are blended with wool to produce innovative fabrics
with natural values.
Technical fibres and yarns play a key role in this sector as do high
performance finishes, as in general the 'life expectancy' of interior
textiles is four years or longer.
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Bonar Yarns & Fabrics

British Velvets Limited

Caldrum Works
St Salvador Street
Dundee
DD3 7EU

Alma Mill
Wyre Street
Padiham
Burnley
BB12 8DQ

Tel: +44 (0)1382 346106

Email: info@bonaryarns.com
www.bonaryarns.com

Tel: +44 (0)1282 778134

Email: sales@britishvelvets.com
http://www.britishvelvets.com

Synthetic and fibrillated yarns for high

performance flooring and industrial textiles.
Artificial grass yarns, polypropylene backing
yarns for carpets which include both Axminster
and Wilton types.

The leading weavers of velvet products for the

soft furnishings, contract and upholstery
markets, supplying a wide range of velvet fabrics
using cotton, linen, Lyocel, open-end and ring
pull yarns for a variety of finishes.

Candela Textiles Ltd

Camira Fabrics Ltd

Unit 9
Marsland Street
Hazel Grove
Stockport
Cheshire
SK7 4ER

Hopton Mills
Mirfield
West Yorkshire
WF14 8HE

Tel: +44 (0)161 487 3289

Email: sales@candela-textiles.co.uk
www.candela-textiles.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1924 495605

E-mail: info@camirafabrics.com
www.camirafabrics.com

Specialists in converting and manufacturing high

quality flame retardant fabrics and products. All
fabrics and products meet with the relevant
British Standard Fire Specifications.

Uses innovative materials, finishes, treatments

and technologies to make fabrics for commercial
and contract interiors. Examples include
technical knits and nets, sustainable bast fibre
fabrics, high endurance fabrics and stretch FR
fabrics. Also develop a variety of special yarns
including hemp and nettle blends. Holdsworth
Fabrics is the brand name for automotive, bus
and train moquettes and flat weaves.

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Comfortex

Flameproofings Ltd

Anchor Works
Rochdale Road
Oldham
OL1 2HP

Units 1 & 2 Lyon Industrial Estate

Lyon Road
Kearsley
Bolton
BL4 8NB

Tel: +44 (0)161 665 2700

Email: info@comfortex.co.uk
www.comfortex.net

Tel: +44 (0)1204 700 424

Email: info@john-holden.com
www.johnholden.com/division_flameproofings.php

Manufacturers and worldwide suppliers of

memory foam mattresses, pocket sprung
mattresses, cold cure moulded foam seating and
converted slabstock foam.

Market leader in the flame retardant coating of

fabrics for the upholstery and household textile
markets, offering two alternative methods of
producing flame-retardant fabrics, i.e.
impregnation or backcoating. The choice is
determined by the base of the fabric and the
type of finish required.

Forbo-Nairn Ltd

P.W Greenhalgh

PO Box 1
Den Road
Kirkcaldy
Fife
KY1 2AB

P O Box 42
Rochdale
Lancashire
OL16 3TH
Tel: +44 (0)1706 847911
Email: info@pwgreenhalgh.com
www.pwgreenhalgh.com

Tel: +44 (0)800 0935358

Email: info@forbo-flooring.co.uk
www.forbo-flooring.co.uk
Manufacture of flooring products for commercial
and residential, includes linoleum, vinyl, carpet
tiles, Flotex flooring. Technical finishes include
slip-resist, acoustic, anti-bacterial.
The strength of the PWG business has always
been its ability to offer a wide range of
machinery/processing skills which have enabled
them to service a broad range of
customer/market requirements and substrates.

Manufacturers and finishers of high quality

textiles for use within the home and interiors
industries; the UK leader finishing specialists of
home furnishing textiles. Blackout linings for
domestic and contract end uses. Flame retardant
backcoatings to meet Crib 5. Healthcare finishes.

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Louvre-Lite Ltd

P&R Ratcliffe Underlay Ltd

Newton Mill
Ashton Road
Hyde
Cheshire
SK14 4BG

Stanley Mill
Shackleton Street
Burnley
Lancashire
BB10 3BM

Tel: +44 (0)161 882 5000

Email: export@louvolite.com
www.louvolite.com

Tel: +44 (0)1282 421026

Email: underlays@tiscali.co.uk
www.theunderlay.co.uk

Designers, manufacturers and suppliers of

window blind fabrics and components,
distributing products globally.

Manufacturers of Traditional Felt and Rubber /

Felt Combination Underlay. The only UK
distributor of Foxi, the leading brand of anti-slip
rug underlay to flooring companies.

Panaz Ltd
Spring Mill
Fence
Burnley
Lancashire
BB12 9HP
Tel: +44 (0)1282 696969
Email: admin@panaz.co.uk
www.panaz.com

Manufacturers and suppliers of a variety of

contract fabrics for furnishings and upholstery
used within various markets, including the
hospitality, healthcare and education industries.

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Industrial,
Construction & Building

filters
mechanical engineering
membranes
roads
wovens and non wovens

The efficient use of energy, materials and resources continues to be

the driver for the industrial, construction and building sectors.
Technical textiles and composites play a big role in the construction
sector, providing filters, reinforcement materials, webbings etc.
These are areas with strong growth potential particularly in certain
Asian markets where the construction industries are buoyant.
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Ahlstrom Chirnside Ltd

Albany International
(James Kenyon)

Chirnside Mills
Chirnside
Duns
Berwickshire
TD11 3JW

PO Box 35
Pilsworth Road,
Bury
Lancashire
BL9 8QE

Tel: +44 (0)1890 818303

Email: info@ahlstrom.com
www.ahlstrom.com

Tel: +44 (0)161 767 7531

Email: info@albint.com
www.albint.com

Non woven, fibre composites and speciality

papers supplied to a variety of industries
including building, food packing, medical,
transport, office cleaning, filtration and
reinforcements.

Core business is production of paper &

paperboard. Also specialists in woven and non
woven fabrics, manufacturing a full line of belting
and lagging products for the high-efficiency
machinery that makes corrugated sheets in the
packaging industry. Also designs and
manufactures a full line of custom belting
products for forming, conveying or drying non
woven webs.

AMR Textiles Ltd

Atex

Units F1 & F2 Europa Park Trading Estate

Stoneclough Road
Radcliffe
Manchester
M26 1GG

P.D. Interglas Technologies Ltd

Sherbourne
Dorset
DT9 3RB
Tel: +44 (0)1935 813722
Email: shane.cherrington@pd-group.com
www.atex-membranes.com

Tel: +44 (0)1204 799 910

Email: bill.radburn@amrtextiles.co.uk
www.john-holden.com/division_amrtextiles.php

Specialists in the production of technical

nonwovens and waddings. The current broad
range of needle felts varies from relatively simple
ones used as wadding for oven gloves and ironing
board covers, to high specification fabrics used in
the aerospace, automotive, furniture, bedding,
domestic products, construction and geotextile
industries.

Major international producer of glass, aramid and

carbon fabrics to many technical applications,
especially used to reinforce materials such as
polyester, epoxy and other resins. An ideal end
use is in fabric architecture with lightweight
membrane structures.

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Industrial, Construction & Building

BMP Europe Ltd

British Vita PLC

Shorton Brook Drive

Altham Business Park
Accrington
Lancashire
BB5 5YH

Oldham Road
Middleton
Manchester
M24 2DB
Tel: +44 (0)161 643 1133
Email: info@britishvita.com
www.britishvita.com

Tel: +44 (0)1282 772000

Email: bmp@bmpeurope.com
www.bmpworldwide.com

Manufacturers of an extensive range of

engineered textile & polyurethane elastomer
products for use in various market sectors,
including construction and materials handling.
Also supplies and converts numerous additional
non woven textile fabrics using different
manufacturing processes.

Producer of cellular and industrial polymers,

engineered thermoplastic sheet and nonwovens
supplying a vast range of materials for a wide
spectrum of industrial applications including
automotive, construction, media and packaging,
for a range of markets from transportation to
furniture and comfort.

Caligen Foam Ltd

Carlson Filtration Ltd

Broad Oak
Accrington
Lancashire
BB5 2BS

Butts Mill
Barnoldswick
Lancashire
BB18 5HP

Tel: +44 (0)1254 355000

Email: ahodson@caligen.co.uk
www.caligen.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1282 811000

Email: sales@carlson.co.uk
www.carlson.co.uk

Manufacturers of an ever-increasing range of

high specification foam products, used in a
multitude of applications in the automotive,
footwear, medical, hygiene and industrial
markets.

Manufacturers of a range of filtration products

including XE, BK, EE, PROC 3, W2N and speciality
filter sheets made from cellulose fibres.

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Industrial, Construction & Building

Cheshire Ribbon
Manufacturing
Kingston Mills
Manchester Road
Hyde, Manchester
Cheshire
SK14 2BZ
Tel: +44 (0)161 367 1370
Email: sales@cheshireribbon.co.uk
www.cheshireribbon.co.uk

Colbond
Harley Bank North
Victoria Road
Todmorden
Lancashire
OL14 5LD
Tel: +44 (0)1706 813534
Email: steve.baker@zen.co.uk
www.colbond-nonwovens.com

A division of Textile Technologies Europe Ltd

which specializes in the manufacture of industrial
technical textiles for insulation, thermal
protection and high performance applications
within the aerospace, automotive, petrochemical, refractory, boiler, furnace, glass and
metal industries.

Leading global producer of durable, highperformance nonwovens for industrial

applications, marketed under the well-known
brand name: Colback . Colback products are
polyester-based industrial non wovens.

Concrete Canvas

James Cropper P L C

Unit 3
Block A22
Severn Road
Treforest Industrial Estate
Pontypridd
CF37 5SP

Burneside Mills
Kendal
Cumbria
LA9 6PZ

Tel: +44 (0)845 680 1908

Email: info@concretecanvas.co.uk
www.concretecanvas.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1539 722002

Email: info@cropper.com
www.cropper.com

Manufacturers of 'Concrete Cloth', a flexible

cement impregnated fabric that hardens on
hydration to form a thin, durable water proof and
fire proof concrete layer. CC has a number of
applications in the civil and construction sectors.
Also produce 'Concrete Canvas Shelters'.

A niche specialist paper and material group.

Experts in developing and manufacturing high
performance, non woven mats for new materials
and technologies used in fire protection,
composite structures, aerospace, thermal
insulation, fuel cells, batteries, medical devices
and surface engineering of reinforced plastics.

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Industrial, Construction & Building

James Dewhurst

Don & Low Ltd

Altham Lane
Altham
Lancashire
BB5 5YA

Newfordpark House
Glamis Road
Forfar
Angus
DD8 1FR

Tel: +44 (0)1282 775311

Email: info@jamesdewhurst.com
www.jamesdewhurst.com

Tel: +44 (0)1307 452200

Email: wovens@donlow.co.uk
www.donlow.co.uk

Woven fabrics for a wide range of engineered

industrial reinforcements, using filaments,
textures, spun, mono or multi-filaments. Brand
names include Dewtex for bonding processes,
Omnitex for fabric impregnation and lamination,
Triatex for manufactured diagonally laid scrim
material.

Woven and non woven polypropylene industrial

textiles. Non woven end uses include
construction underlays, membranes and
cladding; furniture & bedding; medical, protective
coverings. Wovens include end uses for floor
coverings, composites for luggage and ballistics,
geotextiles, packaging, artificial grass etc.

D R M Industrial Fabrics Ltd

Dunlop G R G Holdings Ltd

Bond Street
Bury
Lancashire
BL9 7BE

Unit 62, Touchet Hall Road

Stakehill Industrial Park
Middleton
Manchester
M24 2RW

Tel: +44 (0)161 763 1776

Email: info@drm.co.uk
www.drm.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0)161 653 5964

Email: dunlopgrg@trelleborg.com
www.dunlopgrg.co.uk

Offers a range of fabrics which can be supplied as

finished products or roll goods, using woven or
non woven fabrics, specialist surface treatments
and membranes. Key end uses are for filtration
and laundry.

Producers of an extensive range of fabricated

products, with particular experience of
production in the field of heavy duty rubber
coated textile fabrications used in the military,
security and power industries.

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Industrial, Construction & Building

Farnbeck

Formax UK Ltd

32 Swanfield
Bonnington Road
Edinburgh
EH6 5RX

Cutters Close
Narborough
Leicester
LE19 2FZ

Tel: +44 (0)131 5335353

Email: farnbeck@edinburgh.almac.co.uk
www.almac.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0)116 275 2200

Email: info@formax.co.uk
www.formax.co.uk

Manufacturers of specialist printers' blankets,

rubber coated blankets, stamping cloths for the
security printing industry eg banks and
newspapers.

Produces speciality reinforcements for the

composite industry. E,Glass, Multiaxia, Aramids,
Fybribs, carbon fabrics. Stitched core fabrics. End
uses include industrial, construction, automotive
and marine.

Hollingsworth & Vose

Air Filtration Ltd

Lancaster G T B Systems

Waterford Bridge
Kentmere
Cumbria
LA8 9JJ
Tel: +44 (0)1539 825200
Email: enquiries@hvaf.co.uk
www.hvaf.co.uk

32 Europa Way
Lune Industrial Estate
Lancaster
LA1 5QP
Tel: +44 (0)1524 599600
Email: sales@mcresources.co.uk
www.lancastergtb.com

Suppliers of application-specific products

manufactured from mineral, glass and metal
fibres to key industries. The company is the sole
producer of gas turbine basalt mineral insulation
which is internationally acknowledged as the
most reliable and cost effective silencers.

Specialists in the manufacture of synthetic

electrostatic non woven media for use in air
filtration. Produces Capofilter, consisting of a
specially developed resin impregnated mat of
fine wool fibres, to which an extremely stable
electric charge is imparted during manufacture.

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Industrial, Construction & Building

Langtec Ltd

Marathon Belting Ltd

1 Calder Court
Altham
Accrington
Lancashire
BB5 5YB

Healey Mill
Whitworth Road
Rochdale
Lancashire
OL12 0TF

Tel: +44 (0)1282 722544

Email: info@langtec.co.uk
www.langtec.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1706 657 052

Email: sales@marathon.belting.co.uk
www.marathonbelting.co.uk

Specialists in the manufacture of a wide range of

LANTEX phenolic bonded kraft paper and
cotton fabric tubes which are eminently suitable
for both electrical and mechanical applications in
the electrical, construction / earth moving,
textile, printing and defence industries. Also
produce LANTEX phenolic spin bobbins for the
nylon, polyester and polypropylene fibre
industries.

Manufacture from a diverse range of looms and

able to weave from 50mm to 3000mm widths
from a single ply construction up to 40mm thick
woven as a nine ply. Specialised in heavy weaving
and conveyor belt manufacturing where durable
and precise textile construction are needed to
fulfil difficult operating requirements, often at
high temperature.

Purification Products Ltd

P&S Textiles Ltd

Reliance Works
Saltaire Road
Shipley
West Yorkshire
BD18 3HL

Hornby Street
Bury
Lancashire
BL9 5BL

Tel: +44 (0)1274 530155

Email: sales@purification.co.uk
www.purification.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0)161 764 8617

Email: info@pstextiles.co.uk
www.pstextiles.co.uk

Incorporate into textiles activated carbon and

other powders such as active alumina, silica gel
and nano particles that have a valuable role in
industry, defence, medical and domestic product
areas for odour and pollution elimination.
Manufacture high performance filtration and
purification materials with high level of activity
that are clean and easy to handle

Manufacturers of conveyor belts in both cotton

and polyester for all types of industry. Also
coated fabrics with neoprene, silicone, glass bead
and PTFE plus many other types of coating
specific to customer requirements.

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Industrial, Construction & Building

Plastok Associates Ltd

Saffil Ltd

75-79 Market Street

Birkenhead
Wirral
Cheshire
CH41 6AN

Pilkington Sullivan Site

Tanhouse Lane
Widnes
Cheshire
WA8 0RY

Tel: +44 (0)151 666 2056

Email: filters@plastok.co.uk
www.plastok.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0)151 422 6700

Email: info@saffil.com
www.saffil.com

Producers of mesh products with a full range of

material for use in the chemical, food and
process industries. These include woven precision
meshes in Nylon, polyester, polypropylene,
fluoroploymers and PTFE; Filter cloths and
needlefelts in nylon, polyester, polypropylene
and Nomex

Suppliers of engineered fibre products into the

ceramic, iron and steel, petrochemical,
automotive and aerospace industries. Saffil fibre
is used to provide furnace/kiln lining and seal
solutions, and is a major component in the
fabrication of hard ceramic boards and shapes
for lining, structures and consumables.

Scott & Fyfe

Selectus Ltd

Scotscraig Works
Newlson Street
Tayport
Fife
DD6 9DQ

Biddulph
Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire
ST8 7RH

Tel: +44 (0)1382 554000

Email: sales@scott-fyfe.com
www.scott-fyfe.com

Tel: +44 (0)1782 375283

Email: davidb@selectus.co.uk
www.selectus.co.uk

Manufacturers of narrow fabrics, ribbons and

trims, supplying to a variety of markets. Company
focus is split between traditional applications of
ribbons and narrow fabrics in packaging, fashion
and retail, but also new and innovative methods
of applying narrow fabrics to a range of technical
and industrial uses. Applications in performance
and protective clothing. Other products include
wearable electronics, interactive textile
touchpads and brand protection systems.

Woven, knitted and stitch bonded fabrics,

spacers, laminates. Supply products for
automotive, sports, agriculture, medical, and
home carpets. Use mainly polypropylene and
glass fibre.

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Industrial, Construction & Building

Sleeve It Ltd

T B A Textiles

Skyke Mill
Beltham Road
Beltham
Blackburn
BB1 2NN

PO Box 40
Rooley Moor Road
Rochdale
Lancashire
OL12 7EQ

Tel: +44 (0)1254 694733

Email: sales@sleeveit.co.uk
www.sleeveit.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1706 647422

Email: info@tbatextiles.co.uk
www.tbatextiles.co.uk

Manufacture and supply a diverse range of

insulation materials, ties and cords, protective
sleeving and identification products.

One of the world's leading developers and

manufacturers of high performance,
industrial textiles for primary industries and
arduous environments. Products include Firefly
fire barriers, woven and nonwoven textiles and
yarns for heat, fire and abrasion protection, and
heat/flame resistant insulating fabrics.

Technical Textile Services Ltd Tenmat Ltd

Units 7 & 8
Rhodes Business Park
Silburn Way
Middleton
Manchester
M24 4NE

Ashburton Road West

Trafford Park
Manchester
M17 1RU
Tel: +44 (0)161 872 2182
Email: john.porter@tenmat.com
www.tenmat.com

Tel: +44 (0)161 643 3000

Email: sales@techtex.co.uk
www.techtex.co.uk
Suppliers of technical textiles under Techtex
Industrial to a variety of industries, including
furniture and bedding, construction, landscaping,
automotive, filtration, geotextile & horticulture.
Under Techtex Wipes & Hygiene supply the
healthcare with a variety of products.

Leading manufacturer of specialized, high

performance, engineering materials and
components. The product range includes high
temperature resistant material items made from
glass bonded mica, advanced thermal millboard,
reaction bonded Silicon Nitride, glass cement
composite and non-Asbestos cement board.

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Industrial, Construction & Building

THS Industrial Textiles

United Wire

Heathfield Business Park

Heathfield Street
Elland
West Yorkshire
HX5 9AV

Granton Park Avenue

Edinburgh
EH5 1HT
Tel: +44 (0)131 5526241
Email: info@unitedwire.com
www.unitedwire.com

Tel: +44 (0)1422 311607

Email: mail@thstextiles.co.uk
www.thstextiles.co.uk

A wide range of base fibres, fabrics and finishes to

deal with temperature conditions from -60 C up
to 1200C. Offering products protection for fire,
welding and thermal; electronic, industrial
composites, petrochemical, chemical, filtration,
automotive and aerospace. Fibres include glass,
silica, ceramic and aramid.

Woven wire fabric available in a variety of weave

structures. Supplying industry including
petrochemicals, engineering and drilling, oil
filtration.

Andrew Webron Ltd

Web Dynamics Ltd

Hareholme Mill
Bacup Road
Rawtenstall
Lancashire
BB4 7JL

Moss Lane
Blackrod
Bolton
BL6 5JB
Tel: +44 (0)1204 695666
Email: info@webdynamics.co.uk
http://www.webdynamics.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1706 214001

Email: info@webron.co.uk
www.andrewwebron.com

Non woven filter media and filter bags for areas

including hot gas, dust and liquid filtration
applications. Fibres used include polyester, PPS,
Meta Aramid, P84 and PTFE for ambient
temperature applications to the most chemically
and thermally demanding environments. End
uses in industry, power generation to laundry
textiles.

Producers of TLX multi-foil and membrane

insulation for the building sector as well as
materials for disposable workwear protection.

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Industrial, Construction & Building

Wellman International Ltd

William Johnston

Newfield Road
Oldbury
West Midlands
B69 3ET

9 Spierbridge Terrace
Thornliebank Industrial Estate
Glasgow
G46 8JH

Tel: +44 (0)121 543 0000

Email: info@wellman-intl.com
www.wellman-intl.com

Tel: +44 (0)141 620 1666

Email: sales@williamjohnston.co.uk
www.williamjohnston.co.uk

European leaders in polyester fibre technology.

Leaders in the world of thermal engineering. Biodiesel production; the Star system of steam
treatment and recycling, shell and tube heat
exchanges, Textvent a unique lightweight textile
ducting system for air movement and
distribution, polyester staple fibres. Also supply
the Health chain and bedding industries with
unique functional fibre performance products.

Non wovens in naturals and synthetics. Supplies

high quality gaskets to construction and
engineering eg water and gas industries.

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Medical

hygiene
medical
well being

In the modern medical field technical textile applications are used in a

variety of products from the more obvious gauzes, plasters, bandages
and compressions, bedding and mattresses to synthetic polyurethane
used for cell-seeded, stented heart-value prosthesis. Anti-bacterial
textiles are found in hospital gowns and uniforms - new textile finishes
to fight infection are constantly being developed.
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Medical
BDF Ltd

Ellis Developments Ltd

Ladywell Avenue
Girvan
Aryshire
KA26 9PF

Far Close
Rolleston Road
Fiskerton
Southwell
Nottinghamshire
NG25 0UJ

Tel: +44 (0)1465 714848

Email: sales@bdf.ltd.uk
www.bdf.ltd.uk

Tel: +44 (0)7976 425899

Email:info@ellisdev.co.uk
www.ellisdev.co.uk

Manufacturers of dental floss, single use gowns

and other hospital wear, draping systems.

Developers of computerised embroidery

techniques applied to both engineering and to
the manufacture of textile surgical implants for
applications such as the repair of abdominal
aortic aneurysms in the arteries and for
orthopaedics, such as ligament and tendon
repair.

I P S Hospital Services

Lantor (UK) Ltd

Featherstall Road South

Oldham
Lancashire
OL9 6HS

St Helens Road
Bolton
Lancashire
BL3 3PR

Tel: +44 (0)161 626 1844

Email: ips@ipshospitalservices.co.uk
www.ipshospitalservices.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1204 855 000

Email: sales@lantor.co.uk
www.lantor.co.uk

Leading UK manufacturer of disposable hand

towels and wiping products for healthcare and
key industrial markets including aerospace,
power and utility industries. Capable of
converting cellulose tissue, airlaid, nonwovens
and DRC.

Provides hospitals and clinics with a range of high

performance healing products such as 'Formflex'
and 'Sumar' undercast padding bandages
designed to be compatible with both synthetic
and non synthetic casting materials.

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Medical
Lojigma Technologies

Perident

Unit 4, Block 19 Ridge Way

Donibristle Industrial Park
Dalgety Bay
Fife
KY11 9JN

Tweedbank Industrial Estate

Galashiels
TD1 3RS
Tel: +44 (0)1896 754400
Email: info@perident.co.uk
www.dentalfloss.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1383 822003

Email: admin@lojigma.com
www.lojigma.com

Manufacturer of performance fabrics for

healthcare, using Rotecno fabric for protective
garments for hospitals, pharmacies and
laundries.

One of the largest manufactures of dental floss in

Europe, also manufactures other interdental
products

Robinson Healthcare Ltd

Sallis Healthcare

Lawn Road Industrial Estate

Carlton-in-Lindrick
Worksop
Nottinghamshire
S81 9LB

E Sallis Ltd
Vernon Works
Basford
Nottingham
NG6 0DH

Tel: +44 (0)1909 735000

Email: enquiry@robinsonhealthcare.com
www.robinsonhealthcare.com

Tel: +44 (0)115 978 7841

Email: sales@sallishealthcare.co.uk
www.sallishealthcare.co.uk

For professional, home and animal healthcare

sectors. Woven Gamgee, cotton wool, non
wovens.

Supplying to the National Health service in its

many guises since 1945, founder member of the
Surgical Appliance Manufacturers Association in
the 1950's. Manufacturers of health and sports
care products, also products widely used in
medical fields from hospitals to pharmacy.

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Smith & Nephew

Vascutek

Extruded Films (SNEF)

Broad Lane
Gilberdyke
Yorkshire
HU15 2TD

Newmains Avenue
Inshinnan
Renfrew
PA4 9RR
Tel: +44 (0)141 812 5555
Email: general@vascutek.com
www.vascutek.com

Tel: +44 (0)1430 440757

Email: info@smith-nephew.com
www.smith-nephew.com

Narrow woven and knitted fabrics. Uses

innovative vascular technology to develop
products that address the needs of
cardiovascular and vascular surgeons. The
company markets a wide range of sealed and
unsealed polyester and ePTFE vascular
prosthetic grafts for the treatment of diseased
and damaged arteries.

SNEF is a specialist supplier of films, foam,

polymeric nets and tapes for the medical and
industrial sectors. Adhesive coating facilities and
additional downstream processing are available
and all films can be corona treated on-line.
Direct lamination and slitting services are offered.
Other areas include lamination for garments and
shirt collars, fabric interlinings and netting for
horticulture.

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Packaging

bags & sacks

coverings
transport

Usually minimal, discreet and re-useable packaging is required for

storage or transportation of products, all with due care and
consideration
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Packaging
Andrew Mitchell Ltd
MITCO
15 Dunivaig Road
Easter Queenslie
Industrial Estate
Glasgow
G33 4TT
Tel: +44 (0)141 773 5469
Email: info@mitco.co.uk
www.mitco.co.uk

Bulk Bag Containers Ltd

Old Glams Factory
Old Glams Road
Dundee
DD3 8JB
Tel: +44 (0)1382 823824
Email: sales@bulkbag.co.uk
www.bulkbag.co.uk

Industrial protection covers, tarpaulins, sails,

tents and vehicle tension curtains for transport,
military and medical.

Manufactured and sourced woven bulk bags for

the building trade etc. Made from polypropylene,
polythene or hessian.

Flexible Reinforcements Ltd

S G Baker

Queensway House
Queensway
Clitheroe
Lancashire
BB7 1AU

Union Street
Friockheim
Angus
DD11 4TD

Tel: +44 (0)1200 442266

Email: sales@flexiblereinforcements.co.uk
www.flexiblereinforcements.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1242 828681

Email: sales@sgbaker.co.uk
www.sgbaker.co.uk

Offers an extensive range of PVC and mapal

polypropylene, supply the stationary and
packaging markets primarily.

Bags and sack in woven or warp knitted

polypropylene or hessian. Mail bags, food bags,
cash handling bags, also bags for agriculture,
industry and building.

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Packaging
Vivelle (UK) Ltd
Victoria House
Croft Street
Widnes
Cheshire
WA8 0NQ
Tel: +44 (0)151 423 6273
Email: vivelle@globalnet.co.uk
www.vivelle.co.uk

Producers of Vivelle Papier and Vivelle Suede,

used for non-slip underside and lining
applications. VIVELLE Papier has been used in the
wrapping of expensive fragile items such as
furniture, glass and vulnerable corrugated plastic
sheeting. VIVELLE Papier and Suede are used to
line the inside of books and diaries.

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Protection

luminous textiles
police, ambulance,
fireman, emergency
services uniforms
thermal insulation

This area of technical textiles covers fabric end uses for the police
and fire brigade, armed forces, construction workers, air and sea
rescue teams. Fabric finishes are key in this sector as are particular
fibre properties, both combining to offer a huge range of protection
properties such as flame retardant, cut-proof, dangerous chemical
proof, protection against UV rays, and thermal
New on the market is a type of modified acrylic fibre that is not only
flame, heat, UV and solvent resistant but also impervious to acid and
bases. Such fibres and fabrics are not only suitable for protective
garments but also areas such as plasterboard for buildings or textile
linings for transport.
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Protection
Aegis Engineering Ltd

Alpha Solway

Unit 5
Chesford Grange
Warrington
Cheshire
WA1 4SZ

Queensberry Street
Annan
Dumfrieshire
DG12 5BL

Tel: +44 (0)1925 840048

Email: info@aegis-eng.com
www.aegis-eng.com

Tel: +44 (0)1461 202452

Email: sales@alphasolway.co.uk
www.alphasolway.co.uk

Manufacturers of protective clothing designed

for protective use in military and tactical
situations. Body armour products are developed
to ensure comfort, protection and durability
using three layer breathable/heavyweight
corduroy materials, and also flame retardant and
fully flame proof Nomex materials.

Chemically resistant clothing, gloves, respiratory

masks. Can also supply 'off the shelf' products or
bespoke items

AmSafe Bridport

A Rowe Ltd

The Court
Bridport
Dorset
DT6 3QU

Newhaven Business Park,

Barton Lane
Eccles
Manchester
M30 OHH

Tel: +44 (0)1308 456666

Email: sales-asa@amsafe.com
www.amsafe.com

Tel: +44 (0)161 787 8150

Email: info@arowe.co.uk
www.arowe.co.uk

World leader in the design, manufacture and

support of engineered aerospace textile
solutions for the commercial aviation, defence
and ground transportation industries.

Manufacturers and suppliers of knitted fabrics.

Technical developments include anti-bacterial
fabrics for healthcare, flame retardant barrier
fabrics for protective wear, and various fabrics for
military and police end use, including heavy loadbearing meshes. Also supply sportswear textiles.

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Carbon X Europe
Sitex Protective Fabrics
Signal Centre of Business Excellence
2 Innotec Drive, Balloo Road
Bangor
Northern Ireland
BT19 7PD
Tel: +44 (0)28 91450690
Email: simon@carbon.eu.com
www.carbonx.eu.com

Carrington Career
and Workwear Ltd
Market Street
Adlington
Nr. Chorley
Lancashire
PR7 4HJ
Tel: +44 (0)1257 476 850
Email: info@carrrington-cww.co.uk
www.carrington-cww.co.uk

Utilises oxidised polyacrylontrile fibre (OPF), OPF

is thermally stable, does not burn, melt or ignite,
is impervious to molten-metal splash and has
exceptional electrical resistance. Wovens, laid
web, braiding, knits. Used in protective clothing
and defence, motor sports, and automotive
industry.

The largest supplier of workwear and technical

fabrics in the U.K. and one of the market leaders
in Europe. Fabrics include polycottons, polyester,
nylons and cottons, and additional features are
anti-static and fire retardants.

C H Materials Ltd

Culimeta Saveguard

29 Claremont Road
Morecambe
Lancashire
LA4 4ER

Tame Valley Mill

Park Road
Dukinifeld
Cheshire
SK165NB

Tel: +44 (0)1524 406088

Email: info@chmaterials.com
www.chmaterials.com

Tel: +44 (0)161 344 2484

Email: sales@culimeta-saveguard.com
www.culimeta-saveguard.com

Specialists in passive fire protection; suppliers of

a wide range of technical materials and products
including various grades of intumescent
materials for manufacture of fire stopping
devices.

Manufacturers of a range of specialised products

from advanced high performance technical
fibres. High level of vertical integration enables
the production of spun and twisted composite
yarns, knitted and woven fabrics which are
incorporated into jacketing, fire barriers, seals,
heat shields, curtains and acoustic products by
the fabrication department.

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Dailys Ltd

Fothergill Engineered Fabrics

Dailys House
Poole Hall Industrial Estate
Ellesmere Port
Cheshire
CH66 1ST

Summit
Littleborough
Lancashire
OL15 0LU

Tel: +44 (0)151 350 0888

www.dailys.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1706 372414

Email: sales@fothergill.co.uk
www.fothergill.co.uk

Manufacturers and suppliers of converted non

woven materials for industries which require
protective, and often disposable, garments
including the industrial, medical, personal care
and consumer markets.

Leading European supplier of woven and knitted

high performance textiles. The current extensive
range of fabrics is used by a wide variety of
industries, including aerospace and defence
(reinforcements and ballistic protection), thermal
protection/ insulation, hot gas/molten metal
filtration, automotive and construction..

A W Hainsworth & Sons Ltd

Howfleet Ltd

Spring Valley Mills,

Stanningley
Pudsey
West Yorkshire
LS28 6DW

Unit 38
The Point Business Park
Rockingham Road
Market Harborough
Leicestershire
LE16 7QU

Tel: +44 (0)113 257 0391

Email: technical@hainsworth.co.uk
www.hainsworth.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1858 46607

Email: info@howfleet.com
www.howfleet.com

Outershell fabrics incorporating Ti-Technology a

patented weaving system using high
performance Nomex and Kevlar fibres. Brands
include Atlas, Titan, Metis and Repel for
firefighters, police riot suits, demining suits and
protection against hazardous chemicals. Also
specialist woollen and felted manufactures and
finishes.

Set up early 1990's to source clothing from

China. Supplies sportswear, police, fire service,
military, clean room anti-contamination etc.
Fabric technology includes silver, carbon, nano
finishes, anti-microbial, anti-odour, anti-static,
fire resistant, moisture management, thermal,
weather resistant.

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International Safety
Products Ltd

Kempton Clothing
Byford Road
Leicester
LE4 0DG

Orrell Mount
159 Hawthorne Road
Liverpool
L20 6JU

Tel: +44 (0)116 261 0001

Email: enquiry@twkempton.co.uk
www.twkempton.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0)151 922 2202

Email: sales@ispl.co.uk
www.ispl.co.uk
Specialists in the design and manufacture of
safety products including Lifejackets, Landing
craft, Engineers and Special Forces jackets,
Hazardous Duty and General Services equipment

Major supplier and manufacturer of technically

advance, high performance clothing and ballistic
armour protection equipment under the trade
name of Fortis.

Lion Apparel Systems Ltd UK Perfora Innovations

29 Riverside Way
Uxbridge
Middlesex
UB8 2YF

Tel: +44 (0)1895 237 359

Email: salesuk@lionapparel.com
www.lionapparel.co.uk

29 Sutton Oak Drive

St. Helens
Merseyside
WA9 3PH
Tel: +44 (0)1744 819514
Email: workshop@perfora.co.uk
www.perfora.co.uk

One of the UK's leading suppliers of specialist

safety clothing. Specialise in the design and
manufacture of high-spec clothing for specialist
industries, creating garments for the aviation
industry, the telecommunication market place
and general garments for commercial and
industrial applications.

Developers and manufacturers of functional, high

quality protective, working, service and special
clothing. Leading manufacturers of protective
clothing and equipment for firefighting.

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Remploy Frontline

Safequip

Unit A
24 Kelvin Road
Wallasey
Merseyside
CH44 7JW

Unit 4, Block B
Dumyat Business Park
Bond Street
Tulibody
FK10 2PB

Tel: +44 (0)845 241 2990

Email: frontline@remploy.co.uk
www.remployfrontline.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1259 727835

Email: info@safequip.co.uk
www.safequip.co.uk

Developers and manufacturers of a full range of

world-class products for the defence and
emergency services, using the latest
manufacturing techniques and the highest
quality technical fabrics to develop products and
solutions that are truly fit for purpose.

Supply protective garments and equipment to

water rescue, fire and emergency services.

Survival One

Talon Textiles Ltd

Howe Moss Drive

Dyce
Aberdeenshire
AB21 OGL

Tilex House
Unit 8, Common Bank Industrial Estate
Ackhurst Road, Chorley, Lancashire
PR7 1NH

Tel: +44 (0)1224 214444

Email: sales@survival-one.com
www.survival-one.com

Tel: +44 (0)1257 268336

Email: info@talontextiles.co.uk
www.talontextiles.co.uk
Producers and distributors of a versatile range of
P.V.C. coated fabrics suitable for many
applications offering durability and performance
combined with features such as flame
retardancy, anti-static properties, chemical
resistance and high visibility finishes. Suppliers of
protective and performance fabrics to a wide
range of industries such as those requiring
chemical splash suits, waterproof protective
wear, flame retardant garments and high visibility
items.

Providers of survival garments and equipment,

Contractor Logistic Support (CLS). Focused on
serving the oil and gas industry, military, marine,
aerospace and homeland security markets.

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Tilsatec

Jack Ellis Ltd

Flanshaw Lane
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF2 9ND

Gairie Works
Bellies Brae
Kirriemuir
Angus
DD8 4BL

Tel: +44 (0)1924 375742

Email: info@tilsatec.com
www.tilsatec.com

Tel: +44 (0)1575 570201

Email: sales@jackellis.co.uk
www.jackellis.co.uk

Tilsatec is established as a leading supplier of

advanced textile products, specializing in
providing extreme levels of performance in PPE
and hand and arm protection.

Jack Ellis, established in 1994, specialize in the

design and manufacture of ballistic body armour
protection based on the latest technology
materials.

Viz Reflectives

Waxman Fibres Ltd

Unit 4
Tricketts Lane
Nantwich
Cheshire
CW5 6PZ

Grove Mills
Elland,
West Yorkshire
HX5 9DZ

Tel: +44 (0)1270 650826

Email: info@vizreflectives.com
www.vizreflectives.com

Tel: +44 (0)1422 310600

Email: info@waxmanfibres.co.uk
www.waxmanfibres.co.uk

Developers of an extensive range of reflective

products for the global market over the last eight
years. Produce reflective tapes, branding,
sheeting, signage, inks and microglass beads.

Flame retardant FR fibres with the brand Protex, a

modacrylic for workwear and industrial
applications. Another brand name Kanecaron is
used in bedding, curtains, mattress ticking and
upholstery. Additional performance finishes
include anti-bacterial and anti-fungal.

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S Yaffy
7 Cambuslang Road
Cambuslang Investment Park
Glasgow
G32 8NB
Tel: +44 (0)141 641 7369
Email: admin@yaffy.co.uk
www.yaffy.co.uk

Protective outerwear finished garments.

Waterproofs. Tailored raincoats and workwear.
Police, air line cabin crew and mountain rescue
teams are some of the customers.

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leisure wear
outdoor equipment
performance/functional
sports & active wear

Both performance and function driven. Covering sports, active wear

and outdoor equipment.
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AMG Group

Cloverbrook

2 Kelburn Business Park

Port Glasgow
PA14 6TD

Sandringham Court
Bentley Wood way
Network 65 Business Park
Burnley
BB11 5PY

Tel: +44 (0)1475 746000

email info@amg-outdoor.co.uk
www.amg-group.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1282 712000

Email: info@cloverbrook.co.uk
www.cloverbrook.com

Outdoor sports garments, footwear, camping

products. Own 4 brands Force, Ten Vango,
Lichfield and Blacks of Greenock, as well as
distributing other well known sports brands.

Manufacturers and exporters of durable,

weather-ready knitted and woven fabrics for
sports and performance wear, designed with the
comfort of the wearer in mind.

Daiwa Sports

Divex Ltd

Netherton Industrial Estate

Wishaw
Lanarkshire
ML2 OEY

Enterprise Drive
Westhill Industrial Estate
Aberdeen
AB32 6TQ

Tel: +44 (0)1698 355723

email info@daiwasports.co.uk
www.daiwasports.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1224 740145

Email: info@divexglobal.co.uk
www.divex.co.uk

Design and manufacture of angling equipment

for coarse, sea, carp and game fishing

World leaders in the manufacture, supply and

research of diving equipment for commercial,
professional and defence divers.

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Endura

EX02

16 Grange Road
Houston Industrial Estate
Livingston
EH54 5DE

Phoenix Crescent
Strathclyde Business Park
Lanarkshire
ML4 3NJ

Tel: +44 (0)1506 497749

Email: enquiry@endura.co.uk
www.endura.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1698 746347

Email: info@exo2.co.uk
www.exo2.co.uk

Outerwear cycling garments and finished

products. Specialist technical textiles include Meryl, Tactel, Spandural, Scotchlite, Thermastat,
Fieldsensor, Dermimax, Cordura, Entrant Gll,
Coolmax, PTFT.

Heated and thermal garments for motorsport,

skiing and medical use.

Forth Marine Textiles

Keela International

Unit 7
9 Miller Road
Dunfermline
Fife
KY12 9DL

Nasmyth Road
Southfield Industrial Estate
Glenrothes
Fife
KY6 2SD

Tel: +44 (0)1383 622444

Email:forth.marine@btinternet.com
www.forthmarinetextiles.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1592 777000

Email: info@keela.co.uk
www.keela.co.uk

Industrial textiles for sails, boat covers, awnings,

canopies, tarpaulins, covers.

Woven performance fabrics and garments with

many recognizable brands for outdoor pursuits.
Keela's System Dual Protection (SDP) offers
unrivalled protection to waterproofing and
breathability. Special features include seam
sealers and ultrasonic cutting.

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Proskins Ltd

Rykneld Tean Ltd

Unit 4/5 Bromley Croft

Mansfiel Woodhouse
Nottinghamshire
NG19 8EF

Hansard Gate
Derby
DE21 6RR
Tel: +44 (0)1332 542711
Email: sales@rykneldtean.co.uk
www.rykneld.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1623 654242

Email: sales@proskins.co.uk
www.proskins.co.uk

Knitted leggings and socks for compression

sportswear, also anti cellulite slimming reduction

Manufacturer of tapes and braids for marine

safety industry and used in life jackets and life
rafts. Also straps, harnesses and load restraints
for a wide variety of industries including retail,
security, agriculture, medical, veterinary and
automotive

Saturn Sails

Sympatex Technologies UK

Largs Yacht Haven

Largs
Aryshire
KA30 8EZ

The White House

Suite 11 Wilderspool Park
Greenalls Avenue
Warrington
Cheshire
WA4 6HL

Tel: +44 (0)1476 689933

Email: enquires@saturnsails.co.uk
www.saturnsails.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1925 438050

Email: info@sympatex.co.uk
www.sympatex.co.uk

Bespoke sails for cruising yachts, racing yachts,

also tarpaulins and boat covers.

Produces a waterproof, windproof and breathable

membrane for the outer layer of performance,
sports and outdoor clothing.

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Therma-float Ltd
Beech Lane House
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5ER
Tel: +44 (0)1625 251000
Email: therma-float.ltd@dial.pipex.com
www.therma-float.co.uk

Producers of ultra-thin buoyancy material with

exceptional thermal properties.

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accessories
aircraft
automotive interiors
laminates
railways
special effects

The main qualities of technical textiles used in the transportation

sector (which includes cars, trains, lorries, ships, aircraft, motorcycles, bicycles) are lightness, good sound insulation, UV resistance,
formability and wear resistance. At present composite materials are
considered to have excellent prospects for growth in the international
automobile manufacturing sector.
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Ardmel Group Ltd

Aqua Geocomposites Ltd

Nasmyth Road
Southfield Industrial Estate
Glenrothes
Fife
KY6 2SD

Belmont House
Garnett Place
East Gillibrands
Skelmersdale
Lancashire
WN8 9UB

Tel: +44 (0)1592 771241

Email: sales@ardmel-group.co.uk
www.ardmel-group.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1695 519333

Email: sales@aquafab.co.uk
www.aquafab.co.uk

World leaders in manufacturing for the apparel,

textile and automotive industry. Specialising in
advanced construction technology, seam sealing
machinery, tapes and adhesives, covering 60%
of the world market and exporting to over 80
countries around the globe.

Since 1989 Aqua Geocomposites have been

supplying geomembrane separators and
geotextiles to the railway, for installation in
problem formations.

Assyst Bullmer Ltd

Beldam Crossley Limited

Unit 3B, South Park Way

Wakefield 41 Business Park
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF2 0XJ

P O Box 2141
Lostock Lane Industrial Estate
Lostock Lane
Bolton
Lancashire
BL6 4SB

Tel: +44 (0)1924 373900

Email: info@assystbullmer.co.uk
www.assystbullmer.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1204 675700

Email: info@beldham-crossley.co.uk
www.beldam-crossley.co.uk

Manufacturers of a range of systems and fabric

cutters used throughout the textile industry to
create high quality textile products, including
clothing, automotive seating and boat sails.

Beldam Crossley cord seals (sometimes known as

rope seals) can offer designers and engineers the
ability to increase operating efficiencies when
installed to reduce hot gas leakage between
components in aircraft engines and hot aero
structures.

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Carr Reinforcements Ltd

Guildford Europe Ltd

Gordon Street Mill

Worsthorne
Burnley
BB10 3NA

Cotes Park
Somercotes
Derbyshire
DE55 4NJ

Tel: +44 (0)1282 420924

Email: webenquiries@carrreinforcements.com
www.carrreinforcements.com

Tel: +44 (0)1773 547200

Email: info@guilfordeurope.com
www.guilfordeurope.com

Independent weavers of high performance fabrics

for use in the aerospace, automotive, equestrian,
motorcycle, defence, marine and industrial
markets and many more composite applications.
New developments have included coloured
carbon fibre fabrics for strength and style, plus
the VITECH range of PVC coated Carbon and
Kevlar/Carbon fabrics used in the manufacture
of protective clothing and cosmetic panels.

Key product area for automotive body cloth,

headliners and interior fabric with design surface
interest that includes suedeing, brushing, etching,
printing and embossing. Also supplies many other
product areas including sportswear, interior,
medical, filtration etc.

Replin Fabrics

Wardle Storeys PLC

March Street Mills

Pebbles
EH45 8ER

Grove Mill
Earby
Near Colne
Lancashire
BB8 6UT

Tel: +44 (0)1721 721 724511

Email: enquires@replin-fabrics.co.uk
www.replin-fabrics.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1282 842511

Email: sales@wardlestoreys.com
www.wardlestoreys.com

Manufacturer of upholstery and curtaining for

the transport, rail and aviation industry. Technical
fabric finishes include smoke-reducing, flame
proof, low abrasion finishes. Emphasis also on
yarns and fabric structure.

Wardle Storeys is a long-established supplier

into the global automotive industry.
High performance materials are also produced
for the demanding sector of 'yellow products'
which includes seating and cab interiors in
construction, agricultural and materials handling
machinery.

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Testing Machinery

special & unique

products
textile machinery
textile testing

Textile machinery and textile testing are major services working to

develop the technical textile industry in all its areas of production and
research.
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Alphatek Hyperformance
Coatings

Asahi Glass Fluoropolymers

U.K. Ltd

A5 Cuba Industrial Estate

Bolton Road North
Ramsbottom
Lancashire
BL0 0NE

Hillhouse International Site

York House, Thornton Cleveleys
Blackpool
Lancashire
FY5 4QD

Tel: +44 (0)1706 821021

Email: sales@alphatek.co.uk
www.alphatek.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1253 861800

Email: info@fluon.co.uk
www.fluon.com

Suppliers of a range of thermally sprayed and

fluoropolymer surface engineered coatings to
various industries including the textile and paper
industries, intended to provide wear resistance,
corrosion protection and low friction release.

Produces special fluororesin coating agent,

ASAHI GUARD which has very low surface
tension, protecting material from oils and fluids. It
can be applied to all kinds of fabrics and protects
upholstery, carpets, seats and linen, as well as
umbrellas, leather, sportswear, uniforms and
surgical gowns.

Auxetix Ltd

Baxenden Chemicals

The Innovation Centre

Rennes Drive
Exeter
Devon
EX4 4RN

Paragon Works
Baxenden
Accrington
Lancashire
BB5 2SL

Tel: +44 (0)1625 267262

Email: info@auxetix.com
www.auxetix.com

Tel: +44 (0)1254 872278

Email:mail@baxchem.co.uk
www.baxchem.co.uk

Bespoke R&D company that invents and refines

novel auxetic technologies which are then
available for use on commercial terms. Research
is into different materials and their properties, as
well as those desired by consumers.

Acknowledged as a global leader in polyurethane

technology, manufacturing speciality
polyurethane prepolymers, blocked isocyanates,
polyurethane dispersions, hydrophilic
polyurethanes, polyesters and polyvinylacetate
copolymers. Uses WITCOFLEX Hydrophilic
coatings for breathable (water vapour
permeable) textile coating.

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Blackman & White

BTTG

Unit 8
The Street Industrial Estate
Heybridge
Maldon
Essex
CM9 4XB

Unit 14
Wheel Forge Way
Trafford Park
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M17 1EH

Tel: +44 (0)1621 843 404

Email: info@bwcutters.com
www.bwcutters.com

Tel: +44 (0)161 873 6543

Email: info@bttg-ams.co.uk
www.bttg.co.uk

Industrial flatbed platform cutters, also laser

cutters. Ranges include Mastercut, Genesis and
Orion. Materials cut include PV, carpets, Kevlar,
plastics, composites, fabrics etc. Supply to
aerospace, automotive, clothing, upholstery,
marine, composites, building industry etc. Cutters
support and complement a wide range of
software packages.

Specialists in the testing and certification of

Personal Protective Equipment, Geosynthetics,
Floorcoverings and other construction products.
Other departments specialize in Chemical testing
and the commission manufacture, dying and
finishing of small scale spun and nonwoven
fabrics.

Cobble Blackburn Ltd

Cobra Braiding Machinery

Gate Street
Furthergate Industrial Park
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB1 3AH

Eaton Bank Industrial Estate

Riverdane Road
Congleton
Cheshire
CW12 1PL

Tel: +44 (0)1254 55121

Email: info@cobble.co.uk
www.cobble.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1260 279326

Email: office@cobrabraids.co.uk
www.cobrabraids.co.uk

Manufacturers of an extensive range of tufting

machines and ancillaries, completed to the same
high standards of precision engineering. Range
includes, but is not limited to, high speed carpet
tufting, tufting gauge parts, tufting design
systems and level loop cut systems.

Manufacturers and suppliers of braiding

machines and braiding equipment that are used
in a variety of worldwide markets. These include
automotive, aerospace, medical, engineering and
narrow fabrics companies.

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Culzean Textile Solutions Ltd Danley Engineering Services
54A High Street
Stewarton
Ayrshire
KA3 5DB
Tel: +44 (0)1560 480040
Email: enquiries@culzeanfabrics.com
www.culzeanfabrics.com

Heys Lane Industrial Estate

Great Harwood
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB6 7UA
Tel: +44 (0)1254 888401
Email: info@danleyeng.co.uk
www.danleyeng.co.uk

Offers a research, development and sampling

service of new products and machinery
adaptation to the technical textiles industry.
Equipped with a wide range of textile machinery,
yarns, polymers, ceramics, glass, carbon, Kevlar
and metal wires. Always willing to experiment with
new technologies for clients.

Manufacturers of carpet tufting machinery and

other ancillary equipment, including textile waste
strippers.

Dent Instrumentation Ltd

Double R Controls

Enterprise Way
Whitewalls Industrial Estate
Colne
Lancashire
BB8 8LY

Pennine Business Park

Pilsworth Road
Heywood
Bury
Lancashire
OL10 2TL

Tel: +44 (0)1282 862703

Email: sales@dentsensors.com
www.dentsensors.com

Tel: +44 (0)1706 623625

Email: sales@drc.co.uk
www.drc.co.uk

Specialists in the design and manufacture of

optical yarn break sensors for the textile industry.

Combined manufacturers of textile machinery

including infrared heating control, computertape certifications, spool/traverse winding
equipment and slitting machines.

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Fibrevision

Halmatex Ltd

Heather Close
Lyme Green
Macclesfield
Cheshire
SK11 0LR

Queens Avenue
Hurdsfield Industrial Estate
Macclesfield
Cheshire
SK10 2BN

Tel: +44 (0)1625 425 355

Email: sales@fibrevision.co.uk
www.fibrevision.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1625 429315

Email: sales@halmatex.com
www.halmatex.com

UK based technology company that specializes

in dynamic measurement of textile yarns, with
market leading products in on-Line monitoring,
sensors as well as instruments for both At Line
and laboratory testing.

Experienced precision slitting and rewinding of an

extensive range of flexible roll goods. Dealing with
wovens and non wovens, films, foils, papers, and
advanced flexible materials.

James H Heal & Co Ltd

Luminous Technologies

Richmond Works
Lake View
Halifax
West Yorkshire
HX3 6EP

PO Box 26647
Helensburgh
Scotland
G84 4BP
Tel: +44 (0)7939 154023
Email: bill@luminoustech.com
www.luminoustech.com

Tel: +44 (0)1422 366355

Email: info@james-heal.co.uk
www.james-heal.co.uk

Manufacture and supply of fabric and colour

fastness testing instruments, complemented by
comprehensive range of quality assured
consumables. Customers are fully supported by
after sales service covering installation, training,
application and engineering support,
maintenance and calibration.

Award winning optically active additives which are

available as a mouldable resin product Liquid
Light, glow in the dark paint GLF2000, glow in the
dark high visibility fabric and also an innovative
fabric coating system.
system End uses include active
paint protection against industrial corrosion, high
visibility clothing for the emergency services,
sports and construction workers, nightclub wear.

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Richard Hough Ltd

Miniroller Textile Machines

Mill Hill Street

Mill Hill
Bolton,
Lancashire
BL2 2AB

Unit 7 Park House Bridge Estate

Langley Road
Salford
M6 6JQ

Phone: +44 (0)1204 526562

Email: sales@richardhough.co.uk
www.richardhough.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0)161 745 7456

Email: miniroller@miniroller.co.uk
www.miniroller.co.uk

Manufacturers of a specialist range of rollers for

the finishing and processing of paper, textiles and
metals. Applications include paper
supercalendering, textile calendering and
squeezing, embossing and sheet metals.

Producers of compact roll to roll textile

measuring machines amongst other machinery;
specialists in fabric cutting, spreading, measuring
and inspection equipment.

NDC Infrared Engineering Ltd Phoenix Dryers &

Engineering (Blackburn)
Bates Road
Maldon
Essex
CM9 5FA
Tel: +44 (0)1621 852244
Email: sales@ndcinfrared.com
www.ndcinfrared.com

Carlinghurst Road
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB2 1PN
Tel: +44 (0)1254 679944
Email: info@phoenix-dryers.co.uk
www.phoenix-dryers.co.uk

Manufacturers of measurement and control

systems for industrial processes including non
wovens, converting paper, extrusion, calendering,
food, pharmaceuticals, tobacco, chemicals,
minerals etc.

Produce and supply machinery for use within the

textile industry, such as dryers, bonding
equipment and laminating machines.

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Polymaster (UK) Ltd

Q-Lab Europe Ltd

Upper Mills
Unit 19
Slaithwaite
Huddersfield
HD7 5HA

Express Trading Estate

Stone Hill Road
Farnworth
Bolton
BL4 9TP

Tel: +44 (0)1484 847464

Email: info@polymaster.co.uk
www.polymaster.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1204 861616

Email: info.eu@q-lab.com
www.q-lab.com

Design and manufacture of machines and

equipment for textile and cloth industries - fabric
rolling, cloth cutting, measuring, textile folding,
inspection.

Global provider of material durability testing

products for weathering, light stability and
corrosion. Utilized in product areas of textiles,
automotive, medical, roofing, packaging etc
which otherwise can be affected by colour
change, cracking, peeling, oxidation or loss of
strength while exposed to the weather elements.

Reliant Machinery Ltd

Roaches International Ltd

Unit L
Cradock Road
Luton
LU4 OJF

Unit T5 Bretton Street

Ent. Centre
Bretfield Court
Dewsbury
WF12 9DB

Tel: +44 (0)1582 584999

Email: sales@reliant-machinery.co.uk
www.reliant-machinery.com

Tel: +44 (0)1924 455455

Email: info@roaches.co.uk
www.roaches.co.uk/index.html

Manufacturer of flatbed laminating, fusing and

heat transfer equipment. Able to laminate multilayers, process a continuous feed as well as cut
pieces and sheeted products.

Leading manufacturer of laboratory and sample

dyeing equipment as well as quality control
testing equipment.

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S D L Atlas Ltd

S G Cuttings Services

PO Box 162
Crown Royal
Shawcross Street
Stockport
Cheshire
SK1 3JW

Unit E4 Europa Park Trading Estate

Stoneclough Road
Radcliffe
Manchester
M26 1GG

Tel: +44 (0)161 480 8485

Email: test@sdlatlas.com
www.sdlatlas.com

Tel: +44 (0)1204 574 030

Email: simon.leigh@john-holden.com
www.john-holden.com/division_sgcutting.php

Leading supplier of textile testing equipment,

laboratory products, consumables, and service
for the fabric, apparel, yarn, and fibre industries.

Providers of a textile cutting service which

includes: Fabric Cutting, Felt and Wadding
Cutting, Slitting Services, Pattern Cutting,
Garment Cutting and Swing Beam Press Die
Cutting for use in the Automotive, Safety,
Bedding, Industrial, Wadding and Needle punch
felts industries.

Shelton Machines Ltd

Shelton Vision

Shirley Technologies Ltd

1 Priory Business Park

Wistow Road
Kibworth
Leicestershire
LE8 ORX
Tel: +44 (0)116 2790920
Email:sales@sheltonmachines.co.uk
www.sheltonmachines.co.uk

Unit 12 Westpoint Enterprise Park

Clarence Avenue
Trafford Park
Manchester
M17 1QS
Tel: +44 (0)161 869 1610
Email: info@shirleytech.co.uk
www.bttg.co.uk

Shelton Vision are specialists in the design,

manufacture and application of digital camera
systems for surface and product inspection, used
to identify defects in almost any type of woven,
non woven and knitted fabrics and laminates.

A UKAS accredited laboratory providing

competitive, independent expert textile testing,
certification, advisory and investigation services
across the traditional and specialist textile
industries.

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Smart Garment People Ltd

Tatham Limited

PO Box 154
Liverpool
L17 8WL

Farnham Road
Bradford
BD7 3JG

Tel: +44 (0)845 643 2250

Email: info@smartgarmentpeople.com
www.smartgarmentpeople.com

Tel: +44 (0)1274 525931

Email:enquiries@tatham-uk.com
www.tatham-uk.com

Textile and garment consultancy network and

business development agency, which specialises
in cutting-edge "smart" textile technologies.

Manufacturers of textile machinery for the

processing of woven and non woven fabrics. Also
supply carding machine spares and repairs.

Technitex Faraday Ltd

Testometric Company Ltd

Arch 30
North Campus Incubator
Altrincham Street
off Sackville Street
Manchester
M1 3NJ

Unit 1
Lincoln Business Park
Lincoln Close
Rochdale
Lancashire
OL11 1NR

Tel: +44 (0)161 306 8500

Email: info@technitex.org
www.technitex.org

Tel: +44 (0)1706 654039

Email: sales@testometric.co.uk

Premier research and knowledge transfer

organisation for the UK's technical textiles and
advanced materials sector. Focuses on research,
design and development of new technologies
and applications for the technical textile industry
and offers consultancy services for a wide range
of technical textile requirements.

Designers and manufacturers of a

comprehensive range of materials testing
machines and software for evaluating the
mechanical properties and performance of
materials.

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Two-phase, Textile & Testing Machinery

Texkimp Ltd

Thor Group Limited

Swan House
New Cheshire Business Park
Wincham
Northwich
Cheshire
CW9 6GG

Bramling House
Bramling
Canterbury
Kent
CT3 1NB

Tel: +44 (0)1606 338748

Email: chris.furphy@texkimp.co.uk
www.texkimp.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1227 721699

Email: webmaster@thor.com
www.thor.com

Designing and manufacturing equipment,

primarily creels for unwinding, guiding and
tensioning of every kind of yarn, fibre, tow, tape
monofilament and multi-filament.

Producers and suppliers of a wide range of

biocides, flame retardants and personal care
ingredients.

Victrex PLC

Vita Liquid Polymers Ltd

Victrex Technology Centre

Hillhouse International
Thornton
Cleveleys
Lancashire
FY5 4DQ

Harling Road
Wythenshawe
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M22 4SZ

Tel: +44 (0)1253 897700

Email: reception@victrex.com
www.victrex.com

Tel: +44 (0)161 998 3226

Email: info@vita-liquid.co.uk
www.vita-liquid.com

The leading global manufacturer of high

performance polyaryletherketones, including the
versatile VICTREX PEEK polymer.

Produces polymers for various applications,

including textile print finishing, gel foam
technologies, water-resistant latex and adhesive
products.

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Two-phase, Textile & Testing Machinery

Web Processing Ltd

West Yorkshire Materials

Testing Services

New Horwich Road

Whaley Bridge
High Peak
Cheshire
SK23 7LG

Nepshaw Lane South

Morley
Leeds
LS27 7JQ

Tel: +44 (0)1663 733511

Email: information@webprocessing.co.uk
www.webprocessing.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0)113 289 8234

Email:gbriggs@wyjs.org.uk
www.mat.wyjs.org.uk

Designers and suppliers who install and

commission coating, flocking and lamination
machinery.

Textile testing laboratory, services include

flammability, light, abrasion, seam slippage. The
laboratory is accredited by several High Street
retailers.

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Universities

These universities offer a wide variety of courses and subject areas for
study, research, resources and expertise in related technical textiles
areas.
All welcome undergraduate and post graduate students as well as
international students.
What better way to get involved in textiles or extend one's knowledge
of Technical Textiles than to enrol at one of the excellent Universities
in the U.K. that are recognised worldwide for their superb educational
levels.
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Universities
University of Abertay

Bolton University

Bell Street
Dundee
DD1 1HG

Centre for Materials Research and Innovation

Deane Road
Bolton
BL3 5AB

Tel: +44 (0)1382 308000

Email:enquiry@abertay.ac.uk
www.abertay.ac.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1204 370916

Email: A.Alderson@bolton.ac.uk
K.Alderson@bolton.ac.uk
www.bolton.ac.uk/CMRI/

Brunel University

De Monfort University

Room TAO35
Tower A
School of Engineering & Design
Uxbridge
UB8 3PH

The Gateway
Leicester
LE1 9BH

Tel: +44 (0)1926 633571

Email: sharon.baurley@brunel.ac.uk
www.brunel.ac.uk

Tel: +44 (0)116 255 1551

Email:enquiry@dmu.ac.uk
www.dmu.ac.uk

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Universities
Heriott-Watt University

Kingston University of London

Scottish Borders Campus

The High Mills
Netherdale
Galashiels
TD1 3HF

Knights Park Campus

Kingston upon Thames
Surrey
KT1 2QJ

Tel: +44 (0)1896 892516

Email: enquires@hw.ac.uk
www.hw.ac.uk

Tel: +44 (0)7968 815353

Email: n.tilbury@kingston.ac.uk
www.kingston.ac.uk

Leeds University

University of Manchester

Woodhouse Lane
Leeds
LS2 9JT

William Lee Innovation Centre,

Textile and Paper School of Materials,
University of Manchester
Sackville Street
Manchester
M60 1QD

Tel: +44 (0)113 243 1751

Email: enquires@leeds.ac.uk
www.leeds.ac.uk

Tel: +44 (0)161 306 5734

Email: enquiries@manchester.ac.uk
www.manchester.ac.uk

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Universities
Nottingham Trent University

The University of Salford

School of Art and Design

Burton Street
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG1 4BU

School of Art & Design

Centenary Building
Peru Street
Salford
M3 6EQ

Tel: +44 (0)1204 374811

Email: tilak.dias@ntu.ac.uk
www.ntu.ac.uk

Tel: +44 (0)161 295 2599

www.artdes.salford.ac.uk/index.html

University of Strathclyde
16 Richmond Street
Glasgow
G1 1XQ
Tel: +44 (0)141 552 4400
Email: enquires@teledir.strath.ac.uk
www.teledir.strath.ac.uk

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Useful Contacts
- Associations & Press

publications
trade associations
useful contacts

Numerous trade associations exist in the U.K. to promote and unite

their Technical Textile member companies,
Publications offer a wealth of up-to-date and in-depth articles on all
the major and new developments happening in the Technical Textile
world.
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Useful Contacts - Associations

British Textile Machinery
Association (BTMA)

East Midlands Textiles

Association Ltd (EMTEX)

Mount Pleasant
Glazebrook Lane
Glazebrook
Warrington
WA3 5BN

69 - 73 Lower Parliament Street

Nottingham
NG1 3BB

Tel: +44 (0)161 775 5740

Email: btma@btma.org.uk
www.btma.org.uk

Tel: +44 (0)115 911 5339

Email: enquiries@emtex.org.uk
www.emtex.org.uk

Trade Association for British textile machinery

and related products.

Organisation to support the East Midlands'

textiles sector with a range of projects, services
and solutions for common problems that assist
with business growth, enhance performance and
profitability.

MUTA - The Performance

Textile Association

Nonwovens Network

c/o Luther Pendragon

Priory Court, Pilgrim Street
London
EC4V 6DR
Telephone: +44 (0)207 618 9196
Email: info@muta.org.uk
www.performancetextiles.org.uk

Centre for Technical Textiles

University of Leeds
Leeds
LS2 9JT
Tel: +44 (0)113 343 3758
Email: d.j.wharton@leeds.ac.uk
www.nonwovensnetwork.com/index.html

MUTA is the trade association for the UK

temporary structures and technical textiles
industries, representing suppliers and
manufacturers of textile products used in sectors
as diverse as marquees, healthcare, aerospace
and bouncy castles.

Association for people with a shared interest in

nonwovens.

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Useful Contacts - Associations

NWtexnet
120 Bark Street
Bolton
BL1 2AX
Tel: +44 (0)1204 860185
Email: info@nwtexnet.co.uk
www.nwtexnet.co.uk

Scottish Textiles
Industry Association
5 Lethame Gardens
Strathaven
ML10 6DF
Tel: +44(0)131 313 6243
Email: info@textilescotland.com
www.textilescotland.com

North West technical textile organization,

offering support services to North West based
technical textiles companies.

Scottish technical textile companies are at the

forefront of global development in many areas of
innovation including outdoor clothing and
performance wear, SMART materials, medical
applications and transport fabrics.

Textile Centre of Excellence

The Textile Institute

Textile House
Red Doles Lane
Huddersfield
HD2 1YF

1st Floor
St. James' Buildings
Oxford Street
Manchester
M1 6FQ

Tel: +44(0)1484 3346500

Email: enquiries@textilehouse.co.uk
www.textilehouse.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0)161 237 1188

Email: tiihq@textileinst.org.uk
www.texi.org

The Textile Centre of Excellence works with

industry on a range of applications to improve
materials performance in dyeing, flame
retardancy, hydrohobicity, antimicrobial, fibre
identification application areas

An international association which unites those

with an interest in textiles. The individual
professional expertise of members is diverse: it
includes management, art, design, fashion,
economics, science, engineering, research,
production, marketing, selling, retailing,
education and training.

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Useful Contacts - Associations

UKFT
3 Queen Square
Bloomsbury
London
WC1N 3AR
Tel +44 (0)20 7843 9460
Email: info@ukft.org
www.ukft.org

UK trade association for fashion and textiles.

Accredited Trade Organisation for overseas
textile trade exhibitions, including Techtextil in
Frankfurt. UKFT is the coordinating body for UKTI
grants for Techtextil.

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Useful Contacts - Press

Future Materials

International Dyer

World Textile Information Network

Perkin House, 1 Longlands Street,
Bradford
BD1 2TP

World Textile Information Network

Perkin House, 1 Longlands Street,
Bradford
BD1 2TP

t: +44 (0)1274 378800

Email: thounslea@wtin.com
www.wtin.com

t: +44 (0)1274 378800

Email: jscrimshaw@wtin.com
www.wtin.com

Editor: Tara Hounslea

Editor: John Scrimshaw

The world's only technical textiles magazine with

coverage of all the end-use sectors, it offers the
latest materials news, R&D and product launches
in an easy-to-digest format, and provides a
media bridge between materials experts, product
developers, technologists and designers. Future
Materials is the publisher of Techtextil News and
Texprocess News. Also publish a Nonwoven
Report

Unrivalled coverage of the textile dyeing, printing

and finishing industry world-wide. For 120 years,
International Dyer has been keeping executives,
managers and technologists fully informed on
commercial and technical developments.

innovationintextiles.com

Technical Textiles International

Orange Zero Ltd

PO Box 271
Nantwich
CW5 9BT

International Newsletters Ltd,

44 Friar St,
Droitwich, Worcs
WR9 8ED

Tel: +44 (0)7979 746 779

Email: Editor@innovationintextiles.com
www.innovationintextiles.com

Tel: +44 (0)870 1657210

Email: editorial@intnews.com
www.technical-textiles.net

Editor: Billy Hunter

Editor: Nick Butler

On-line news service for all areas of technical

textiles

Technical Textiles International is the only

international magazine exclusively devoted to
technical textiles. Coverage includes: new
products and processes, market, applications
and industry news, health and safety, testing,
standards and quality certification together with
in-depth feature articles written by leading
industry figures and full coverage of major
international fibre and textile exhibitions.

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Textiles Intelligence

Textile Media Services Ltd

Alderley House
Alderley Road
Wilmslow
SK9 1AT

2A Bridge Street, Silsden

Keighley
BD20 9NB

Tel: +44(0)1625 536136

Email: editoral@textilesintelligence.com
www.textilesintelligence.com

Tel: +44 (0)1535 656489

Fax: +44 (0)8700 940868
E-mail: info@textilemedia.com
www.textilemedia.com
Editor: Geoff Fisher

Titles include 'Technical Textile Markets' and

'Performance Textile Markets'. Textiles
Intelligence also publishes a series of one-off, indeth research reports covering various technical
textile topics.

Textile Media Services publishes subscriptiononly monthly newsletters and special reports.
Publisher of Mobile Tex, providing news on the
global transport textile industry.

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