AW Hainsworth & Sons
A specialist textile company, AW Hainsworth has been an unrivalled market leader for over 230 years. From the time Abimelech William Hainsworth started manufacturing woollen cloth in Yorkshire in 1783, investing in our people and maintaining strong partnerships with customers and suppliers have been the cornerstones of our success. Hainsworth fabric has clothed royalty and the military for full-dress ceremonial occasions and has embellished and enriched the furnishings of palaces across the world.
Hainsworth also delivered the first inherently heat and flame-retardant fabrics in the UK and now protect emergency services and military personnel around the world from the damaging effects of fire. Hainsworth even enables musicians, designers, tailors and world championship snooker players to reach the pinnacle of their professions.
Today, we integrate the traditional qualities of craftsmanship with cutting edge innovation and product development to meet the needs of a growing and diverse global customer base. Our patented products, The Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation and the granting of our Royal Warrant, to supply HM The Queen, demonstrate our ability to deliver fabric to the highest possible standards. The ever changing needs of our apparel, technical, and interior fabric customers drive our commitment to maintaining the Hainsworth name as the benchmark in all textile manufacture.
- Listing ID: 558
- Contact: Julie Greenough
- What are your aspirations and plans for the future?: The aim of AW Hainsworth is to maintain a strong and profitable business for the next 230 years by building on our experience, capabilities, and markets, staying true to our heritage while continuing to develop and innovate every aspect of our business where benefits can be delivered.
- What types of projects are you interested in working on through Future Fashion Factory?: We are interested in collaborative projects focused around commercial quality, innovation and sustainability. We also want to work with students from all areas to deliver the Future Fashion Factories aims of promoting Yorkshire as a workable and desirable skills and capability hub and to widen the knowledge and understanding and capacity of the region.
