We run the back-office of luxury brands. We can support you with anything from logistics to warehousing and fulfilment, finances and bookkeeping to funding and currency management– essentially, we take care of the nitty gritty side of things so designers can focus on creating. We have a lot of experience in supporting brands to scale and streamline, by ‘filling in’ the gaps that exist within every business.
We train people to use creative technologies, from no experience to expert users. We help our users start companies, through our accelerator programmes and we train and consult different groups and organisations to help them engage their users in digital creative technologies.
The Mills Fabrica is an innovation platform dedicated to supporting apparel/textiles and food/agritech industries transition to a more sustainable future through innovations and collaborations. With our business incubator, investment fund, spaces in Hong Kong and London and different initiatives, we aim to create success stories and build a wider community of innovators, corporates and organizations that together drive positive change for the next generations.
The Odd Bobbin is an embroidery company which specialises in designing and manufacturing a range of bespoke cushions. The range includes The Chapters Collection focussing on special memories, Our Family Living Collection creating family heirlooms and our Heritage Collection celebrating local heritage and using fabrics from Yorkshire mills.
Design & Manufacturing (Homeware, Interiors & Outdoor Products) / West Yorkshire
My company has a number of branches to the tree, one of which is fashion. The online clothing brand looks to bring UK design, manufacture and supply to the forefront of fashion’s next adventure. The strengths I bring is having worked in diverse range of sectors as well as fashion (Lacoste, Ted Baker etc through Pentland Brands). I bring the best of sectors such as FMCG, Automotive, Kitchens and Furniture and even the NHS! As an accredited Exec Coach and Mentor, and former agent, I have a great understanding of business challenges but more importantly how senior Execs and business...
Digital textile printers on silk, cotton, viscose, polyester and linen. Traditional and ecological fabrics printed from our stock ranges. We print from 1 metre upwards with a fast turnaround.
The Stitch Society design and manufacture simple, stylish and durable premium artisan workwear from their studio based in Salts Mill, Yorkshire. Launched in 2015, The Stitch Society’s ethos ensures that all their garments are designed and made in the UK from the highest quality and hardwearing UK sourced fabrics. Combining comfort and practicality with style and elegance, their workwear is becoming well known for endurance in the face of long-term creativity.
The Sustainable Sequin Company (TSSC) provides sequins with a recycled PET content to the fashion industry, supplying large fashion brands, independent designers and home sewers and crafters. The sequins are produced to order (preventing over production) in the UK. TSSC produces a range of sequin shapes for hand stitching, on the spool for digital application and provides a bespoke cutting service so any shape can be cut as a sequin as the client requires.
Group Training Association with 100+ textile manufacturing members. Leading apprenticeship provider for the sector. Provider of funded and commercial training. Experience with skills and R&D projects (UK and EU). Leading on the identification of company digital skill needs and provision. Member of Steering Group and Investment panel.
This Day Studio is a bridal atelier which is split into two, one being the functional studio offering bridal alterations, bespoke bridal design, pattern cutting and more. It’s about thinking beyond the day to in inviting them back to rework pieces rather than sit in your wardrobe, which leads on to the other side of the business, which is my debut bridal brand, redefining bridal in thinking beyond your day. Creating pieces for the modern bride which can be worn after your big day and forever evokes the feeling of that special day each time you wear your new piece...