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Textiles Companies in Manchester: 400+ Active Firms (2026)
Textile and apparel manufacturers make fabric, clothing and finished textile goods, with this cohort based in and around Manchester.
Buying centres tend to sit in sourcing, operations and compliance rather than discretionary marketing spend. Retailers and brand owners look for garment production, trims, finishing and fulfilment; industrial and public-sector buyers lean towards technical textiles, uniforms and other repeat-use soft goods. Engagements usually look like audited supplier relationships, batch production and managed replenishment, with design, cutting, sewing, quality control and sourcing kept in-house or supervised through close production partners. The most relevant buyer fit is mid-market or enterprise procurement: organisations that need regional manufacturing capacity, traceability and turnover and headcount signals before adding a supplier.
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Manchester has 428 actively trading textile and apparel manufacturers in this list, a compact regional cohort rather than a broad national proxy. The revenue profile has a visible upper tier: 28 firms report turnover above £5M, while 70 have been incorporated since 2022, so the page mixes established operators with newer workshops and supplier businesses. Reported employment across the Manchester cohort totals 1,794 people. Headcount coverage is also unusually complete, with 122 of 122 reporting firms showing at least one employee, which makes the employment footprint easier to interpret than in many small-company sectors.
Textile manufacturing is regulated through product labelling, product descriptions and consumer protection rather than a sector licence. Fibre-composition rules put responsibility on the manufacturer or UK importer to ensure textile products carry a label that is present, in English, durable, legible, visible and accessible. Only prescribed fibre names should be used, and products with fur, leather, bone or other non-textile animal-origin components need the required animal-origin wording. Misleading descriptions and omissions fall under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act. UKFT provides sector representation for fashion and textile businesses, but compliance remains product-led and supply-chain-specific.
The Manchester cohort appears likely to split between established contract manufacturers and smaller specialists serving local or UK-based buyers. Scale-up scarcity may keep larger procurement mandates concentrated among firms with audited operations, repeatable fulfilment and documented quality controls. Newer entrants tend to compete through niche materials, short-run production, repair, alteration or local sourcing stories, but buyer tolerance for weak labelling and product-description controls is limited. Consolidation is plausible where succession, machinery costs or retailer margin pressure make independent operation less attractive. The more durable operators are likely to be those that can evidence traceability without losing the speed and flexibility that regional buyers value.
428
Active firms
2026
28
Over £5M turnover
Manchester cohort
70
Incorporated since 2022
Recent formations
Key facts
About 6% of the trading cohort reports turnover above £5M (28 of 428 firms) — the rest sits below that revenue band.
16% of the cohort was incorporated since 2022 (70 firms), so a sizeable share is in its first few filing cycles.
The Textile Products (Labelling and Fibre Composition) Regulations 2012 require textile products to carry fibre-content labels, with the manufacturer or UK importer responsible for labels that are in English, durable, legible, visible and accessible.
Part 4, Chapter 1 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 covers misleading product descriptions and omissions in textile and apparel sales.
WRAP recorded 1.42 million tonnes of new textile products consumed in the UK in 2022, alongside 1.45 million tonnes of used textiles generated.
Of the UK’s used textiles generated in 2022, 650,000 tonnes were diverted to reuse and recycling and 421,600 tonnes were exported.
Textile Exchange reports global fibre production of 124 million tonnes in 2023, up from 116 million tonnes in 2022, with polyester accounting for 57% of total fibre production.
Top Manchester textiles companies
Dean Clothing Ltd
Trajectory
5y · 2019–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsWholesale supplier of school uniforms and related garments, including trousers, skirts, shirts, knitwear and sportswear. Also supplies dancewear, bags and accessories, and provides bespoke garments…
Serves UK retailers, online retailers and schools seeking wholesale schoolwear, sportswear and dancewear, including bespoke uniform supply.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 25% CAGR over 5y
Location
Ismail Foam & Textiles Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsManufactures and supplies bedding and household goods, including foam products, fibre fillings and polystyrene beads. Provides foam converting services and distributes materials through a…
Serves trade buyers, retailers and cash-and-carry customers in bedding, textiles and household goods markets.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Hiring · 13% CAGR over 4y
Location
SMART KNITWEAR LTD
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsManufactures and exports custom knitted and woven garments for brands and businesses, including sportswear, sleepwear, fashion apparel, infant wear, innerwear and corporate clothing. Provides design…
Serves B2B apparel buyers, including fashion and sportswear brands, licensed merchandise brands, infantwear and innerwear retailers, and corporate clients needing customised clothing across export…
Financial Health
DistressedDistressed · -8% CAGR over 4y
Location
Paul Bristow Associates Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsManufactures and prints custom textile products including tote bags, tea towels, aprons, table linens and apparel. Provides screen, digital, DTG and dye‑sublimation printing, design support, sewing…
Serves museums, galleries, retailers and ecommerce brands seeking bespoke or wholesale textile product ranges, including print-on-demand and drop-shipping support for selling to their own customers.
Financial Health
DistressedDistressed · -65% CAGR over 4y
Location
Interweave Ltd
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsDesigns and manufactures woven wool textiles including interior furnishing fabrics, throws and safety-related textile products. Provides textile design, weaving and fabric manufacturing services, and…
Serves commercial interiors and furnishing businesses, textile designers and brands, transport and safety-gear sectors, and domestic consumers seeking wool furnishing fabrics and throws.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · 0% CAGR over 2y
Location
STYLEWISE (UK) LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsDesigns, manufactures and wholesales fashion clothing for men and women. Supplies apparel to independent retailers, brick‑and‑mortar stores and ecommerce brands, and sells products online. Product…
Serves independent fashion retailers, bricks-and-mortar stores, ecommerce apparel brands and larger online retail groups, alongside direct consumers in the clothing market.
Financial Health
StableStable · -15% CAGR over 4y
Location
ZAM ZAM KNITWEAR LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsManufactures knitwear garments using flat knitting technology. Produces knitted clothing for customers and develops varied patterns and styles, investing in advanced knitting machinery to support…
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -11% CAGR over 4y
Location
PRIMARE LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsManufactures medical supplies including elastic tubular bandages, paste bandages, support belts and binders, and disposable products used in wound care, compression therapy, ENT procedures, and…
Serves medical supplies producers, suppliers, distributors and wholesalers seeking bandages, disposable medical items, private label or contract manufacturing for healthcare applications.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
MAZ TEXTILES LTD
Trajectory
1y · 2024–NowManufactures and supplies knitted fabrics for export, including polyester, polyester‑spandex and polyester‑viscose blends. Operates textile production processes such as knitting and dyeing, producing…
Serves B2B apparel and fashion buyers, garment manufacturers and sourcing teams needing export-oriented knit, dyed and ready-made fabrics, including polyester, spandex-polyester and polyester-viscose…
Financial Health
Insufficient historyInsufficient history
Location
T & A TEXTILES AND HOSIERY LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2019–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsDesigns, manufactures and wholesales home textile products including bedding, blankets, towels and kitchen linen. Operates an in-house design studio and sells fabric and branded bedding collections…
Serves UK consumers furnishing or refreshing homes, plus trade buyers such as homeware and bedding retailers seeking wholesale textile ranges across bedding, towels, kitchen linen and baby products.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · -3% CAGR over 5y
Location
SABERA LTD
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsManufactures and exports apparel for fashion brands and retailers, including T‑shirts, hoodies, joggers, polos, and casual wear. Provides product development, sampling, private label production,…
Serves B2B apparel startups, fashion labels, retailers and global clothing brands seeking low-MOQ private label or bulk garment manufacturing and export support.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Hiring · 25% CAGR over 4y
Location
WJSB CLOTHING LTD
Trajectory
5y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides clothing design and garment manufacturing services for fashion brands, producing items such as dresses, knitwear, tops, denim, outerwear, rompers, and matching sets, and supporting product…
Serves fashion retailers and apparel brands sourcing womenswear across categories including dresses, tops, knitwear, denim, outerwear and occasionwear.
Financial Health
DistressedDistressed
Location
MARATHON BELTING LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
StableStable · -71% CAGR over 4y
Location
MASCOT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsDevelops, manufactures and supplies workwear, safety clothing and safety footwear for trades, construction and industrial sectors. Product range includes jackets, trousers, hi‑vis garments,…
Sells to B2B buyers including retailers and procurement teams at large companies needing workwear and safety footwear. Serves professional craftsmen, construction, light industry, logistics,…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Hiring · 7% CAGR over 4y
Location
DIRECT LINEN TEXTILES INTERNATIONAL LTD
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
WeakWeak · -3% CAGR over 4y
Location
SONA Shades Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsManufactures bespoke motorised smart blinds for residential and commercial windows, including shaped, apex, skylight and cellular designs. Supplies automated blind systems with fabrics, hardware and…
Serves blind and shading trade partners, architects, interior designers and AV installers specifying automated window treatments for residential projects, with worldwide shipping and UK fitting…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing, Hiring · 20% CAGR over 2y
Location
DANIELLE GROUP LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsDesigns, contract manufactures and supplies clothing and fashion accessories for retailers and brands, including footwear, corporate wear, handbags and related items, managing product development and…
Serves business buyers needing imported apparel and accessories, including retailers and organisations purchasing clothing, footwear, corporatewear, handbags and related products.
Financial Health
StableStable · -71% CAGR over 4y
Location
Trajectory
4y · 2023–NowManufactures and exports equestrian equipment, leather goods, safety footwear, garments and finished leather, and produces pet food items such as rawhide bones and buffalo meat products for…
Serves business buyers, importers and online retail customers for equestrian goods, safety footwear, workwear, leather accessories and pet food, with exports aimed at markets in the USA, Europe and…
Financial Health
Insufficient historyInsufficient history
Location
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowDevelops and manages consumer brands focused on children’s clothing and related products. Activities include designing, manufacturing and distributing school uniforms, Scout and Guide uniforms, and…
Serves parents and families buying children’s schoolwear, outerwear and activewear, alongside schools, uniform retailers and youth organisations such as Scouts, Brownies and Guides.
Financial Health
Insufficient historyInsufficient history
Location
Louver-Lite
Manufactures and supplies window blind systems and fabrics to trade suppliers and installers. Product range includes roller, vertical, cellular, panel and motorised blinds, along with blind…
Sells wholesale to accredited blind suppliers, stockists and commercial trade buyers rather than the public. Serves businesses sourcing window blinds and related products, with separate routes for…
Location
SARTEX QUILTS & TEXTILES LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsManufactures and supplies bedding and textile products including duvets, pillows, bed sheets, throws and cushions. Provides product design, research and development, and customised bedding solutions…
Sells to both businesses and consumers, particularly hotels, retailers, and individual household buyers seeking bedding and textile products. Also serves customers needing customised bedding…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · -12% CAGR over 4y
Location
FIREFLY TRAINING LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsManufactures technical textiles including woven and knitted glass fibre, aramid and carbon fibre fabrics, rubber compounds, rubber‑coated fabrics, and PTFE‑coated fabrics, tapes and conveyor belts…
Serves B2B processors, converters and industrial end users needing technical textiles and rubber materials, including defence, aerospace, composites, high-temperature applications, coatings, fashion,…
Financial Health
StrongStrong
Location
One+All
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsDesigns, manufactures and supplies school uniform garments including blazers, knitwear, polos, hoodies, T‑shirts, ties, coats and bags. Provides stock and made‑to‑order items for schools with options…
Serves B2B schoolwear retailers and uniform suppliers that provide garments to schools, with ranges for children and adults and made-to-order uniform programmes.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 5% CAGR over 4y
Location
Biscor Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsManufactures PTFE‑coated fabrics, adhesive tapes, thermal spray masking tapes, and silicone/PTFE conveyor belting. Supplies materials used in packaging, aerospace, energy, and industrial processes…
Serves B2B manufacturers, coating facilities and OEM suppliers in aerospace, energy, packaging, food processing and security screening, especially teams managing thermal spray, masking, conveying,…
Financial Health
WeakWeak · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
ARTS AND CRAFTS TEXTILES LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsDesigns, manufactures and supplies home textile products for retailers, including bedding, duvet covers, sheets, cushions, kitchen textiles and other soft furnishings, distributed under in‑house and…
Serves major retailers and home textile market channels in the UK and internationally, targeting buyers sourcing branded and private-label home textile ranges for consumer retail.
Financial Health
StableStable
Location
AVOCA SERVICES LIMITED.
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsManufactures sewn gauntlet technical textiles used in traction and energy storage batteries. Supplies, converts and slits industrial textile materials including filtration media, spunbond, upholstery…
Serves B2B customers in battery manufacturing, filtration, furniture and bedding, including motive and stored power battery producers and manufacturers needing technical textile materials.
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -69% CAGR over 4y
Location
MAXWELL STYLE LTD
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsDesigns, manufactures and wholesales clothing and related products for business customers. Supplies menswear, womenswear and unisex fashion through in‑house brands, and sells homeware, beauty items…
Serves B2B wholesale buyers, fashion retailers, online stores and trade businesses seeking menswear, womenswear, unisex clothing, beauty and homeware lines, including white-label supply.
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -18% CAGR over 4y
Location
FOTHERGILL POLYCOM LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsManufactures rubber compounds and rubber‑coated technical fabrics for industrial applications. Produces black-filled and coloured masterbatches and coats textile substrates using in‑house…
Serves B2B industrial manufacturers and technical fabric users needing custom or standard rubber compounds and rubber-coated substrates for end products, including buyers with bespoke application…
Financial Health
StableStable · Profitable · -90% CAGR over 2y
Location
Beechfield Brands
Designs and supplies decoration‑ready accessories including headwear, bags and textile accessories through brands such as Beechfield, BagBase, Quadra and Westford Mill for distributors, retailers and…
Serves B2B apparel decorators, garment printers, embroiderers and promotional merchandise distributors seeking decoration-ready headwear and bags for resale or branding projects.
Financial Health
Insufficient historyInsufficient history
Location
Mactapes Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsManufactures curtain heading tapes used in window furnishings. Produces a range of woven curtain tapes for different pleating and heading styles and supplies these products to trade customers in the…
Serves trade customers in the curtain and soft furnishings sector, including curtain makers, workrooms, retailers and wholesalers.
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -6% CAGR over 4y
Location
BARKAT KNITWEAR MFG. CO. LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsManufactures knitwear garments for men, women, children and homeware ranges. Provides design and sampling, yarn sourcing, knitting production, garment assembly, branding, finishing, and delivery…
Serves high street and online fashion retailers, independent designers and wholesalers seeking bespoke womenswear, menswear, childrenswear and home knitwear ranges.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · -9% CAGR over 4y
Location
SW Living Ltd
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsManufactures household textile furnishings including duvets, pillows, cushions, seat pads, curtains and mattress protectors. Supplies synthetic, natural and memory foam filled bedding and soft…
Sells B2B to home furnishings retailers, from independent shops to nationwide chains and major retailers across the UK and Ireland.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · 193% CAGR over 4y
Location
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsManufactures custom apparel and knitted garments for brands and clients, including polo shirts, T‑shirts, hoodies, shorts and women’s trousers. Operates garment production lines with industrial…
Serves apparel brands, fashion retailers and wholesalers seeking custom garment manufacturing for knitwear, T-shirts, polos, hoodies, trousers and underwear on a B2B basis.
Financial Health
WeakWeak · Hiring · 26% CAGR over 4y
Location
HALTEX (UK) LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsDesigns and manufactures sportswear and fan apparel for sports teams and brands. Provides custom, in-line and replica garments with services including pattern making, sampling, sublimation printing,…
Serves B2B buyers at sports brands, professional teams and clubs requiring bespoke, in-line or replica sportswear ranges, including performance kit for athletes and high-volume fanwear for supporters.
Financial Health
StrongStrong
Location
WIS AGENTS LIMITED
Supplies and develops textiles and fabrics for apparel sectors including healthcare uniforms, military and combat wear, workwear and catering clothing. Also manufactures and distributes durable…
Targets B2B buyers in textile apparel and uniform supply chains, including healthcare uniform providers, combat wear producers, workwear/corporate wear suppliers, catering apparel providers,…
Financial Health
Insufficient historyInsufficient history
Location
SHIRLEY SPINNING & NON WOVENS LIMITED
Trajectory
4y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsProduces spun fibres, yarns and nonwoven materials for textile and industrial uses. Services include fibre blending, lap forming, carding, drawframe sliver preparation, roving and yarn spinning, and…
Serves B2B customers in the textile, clothing, filtration and spinning industries, including manufacturers needing fibre materials for further production, development or trials.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · 0% CAGR over 3y
Location
BALLYCLARE LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsDesigns, manufactures and distributes industrial workwear, protective clothing and personal protective equipment (PPE). Products include high‑visibility and waterproof garments, healthcare and food…
Serves B2B and public-sector buyers, including fire and rescue, ambulance, police, military, healthcare, food-sector and industrial employers purchasing workwear and PPE for operational staff.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · 1% CAGR over 2y
Location
FOTHERGILL COATED FABRICS LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsManufactures PTFE‑coated glass and aramid fabrics, mesh fabrics, tapes, belts, and belting products. Supplies materials in roll, adhesive tape, sheet, and fabricated belt forms for applications in…
Serves B2B manufacturers and industrial processors worldwide, including food processing, packaging, textiles, uPVC windows, composites, insulation, renewable energy, brake pad and flooring sectors.
Financial Health
StableStable · -90% CAGR over 2y
Location
FOTHERGILL ENGINEERED FABRICS LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsManufactures woven and knitted high‑performance technical fabrics from glass fibre, aramid, carbon fibre and other materials. Supplies specialist fabrics for defence armour, aerospace and composite…
Serves B2B manufacturers in defence, aerospace, composites, thermal protection, high-temperature filtration, and PTFE/rubber coating sectors, including European non-metallic armour producers and…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Profitable · -89% CAGR over 2y
Location
B. LUFT LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsManufactures traditional headwear including caps and hats using fabrics such as tweed and wool. Produces a range of styles in varying quantities for different markets, using materials including…
Sells to business buyers in headwear and apparel markets, supplying traditional headwear in flexible order quantities. Targets trade customers needing tweed, wool and other fabric-based headwear for…
Financial Health
StableStable · -4% CAGR over 4y
Location
ATLANTIS CORPORATION (IMPORTS) LTD
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsSupplies and manufactures wholesale home textiles including bed linen, duvets, pillows, towels, mattress protectors and related bedding products. Provides bulk supply to retailers, discounters, and…
Serves B2B wholesale buyers including major high street retailers, discounters, care homes, restaurants, hospitality operators and catering businesses in the UK.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing, Hiring · 9% CAGR over 4y
Location
B & A Quilting (UK) Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsManufactures mattresses and bed‑in‑a‑box sleep products and produces specialist foam components. Provides contract textile services including multi‑needle quilting, sewing, mattress and pillow…
Serves B2B customers including mattress and bedding brands, retailers, homewares chains and fashion/lifestyle brands seeking private-label sleep products, specialist foam, quilting and bespoke sewn…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing, Hiring · 24% CAGR over 4y
Location
Defence Composites Limited
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsDesigns, develops and manufactures body armour, personal protective equipment and protective clothing, including covert and overt vests, slash‑resistant garments, tactical gloves and canine…
Serves public-sector and commercial security buyers needing protective equipment, including frontline personnel, security teams, and canine units operating in high-risk environments.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing · 0% CAGR over 3y
Location
Wisla Narrow Fabrics Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsManufactures industrial narrow fabrics including webbings, straps and related textile products. Designs and produces standard and bespoke webbing solutions using different materials, coatings and…
Serves B2B customers across varied industrial sectors needing webbings, straps and bespoke textile components, including organisations in the UK and internationally.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 7% CAGR over 4y
Location
LEES-NEWSOME LTD
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsManufactures, imports and converts textiles, supplying upholstery fabrics and sundries, event and display fabrics, bedding ticking and print fabrics. Also provides dairy industry filters, aprons and…
Serves B2B customers in upholstery, dairy and farming, print, exhibition and stage production, bedding and mattress manufacturing, funeral services, and wedding and events sectors across the UK.
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -68% CAGR over 4y
Location
Cobra Textiles Ltd
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsManufactures knitwear garments for men, women and children. Provides design development, sampling, and bulk production services for fashion brands and retailers, handling custom designs and…
Serves B2B fashion brands, retailers and boutique buyers seeking custom or large-scale knitwear production for men’s, women’s and children’s ranges.
Financial Health
StableStable · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
DRM INDUSTRIAL FABRICS LIMITED
Trajectory
2y · 2024–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsManufactures textile products for commercial and healthcare laundry operations, including laundry bags, hampers, net bags, ironer clothing, tapes and waxes, trolleys, cage liners, and manual handling…
Serves NHS trusts, commercial laundries, private hospitals and care home groups requiring laundry textile products and related handling equipment.
Financial Health
DistressedDistressed · 0% CAGR over 1y
Location
Empress Quilts & Textiles Ltd
Trajectory
3y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsManufactures and distributes bedding and soft furnishing products, including duvets, pillows, cushions and bed linen. Operates production facilities and a design studio, supplying bedding products to…
Serves trade buyers in the bedding and home furnishings sector, including retailers, distributors and organisations sourcing duvets, pillows, cushions, bed linen and soft furnishings in UK and…
Financial Health
StableStable · -89% CAGR over 2y
Location
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How Manchester textiles companies work and how to sell to them
What they do
Textile manufacturers in Manchester usually make money through production and supply agreements rather than one-off retail sales. Revenue tends to come from cut-make-trim work, finished garment supply, technical textile production, alterations, finishing, packing and replenishment. Pricing is commonly built around unit cost, batch size, material specification, labour time, sampling work and delivery terms, with repeat customers negotiating agreed rates or framework-style terms. Margins depend on fabric sourcing, waste control, machine utilisation and rework levels, so many operators keep quality control and supplier oversight close even when parts of production sit with partner workshops.
Who they sell to
Most sell into retailers, fashion brands, corporate workwear buyers, industrial users, public-sector supply chains and other manufacturers needing regional production capacity. The buying group typically includes sourcing managers, operations directors, garment technologists, quality teams, compliance leads and finance, with procurement becoming more formal as order value and reputational risk rise. Sales cycles often run through sampling, factory assessment, labelling checks, credit review and price negotiation before the first production order. Smaller buyers may buy directly from owners or production managers; larger buyers tend to use approved-supplier lists, tender processes or repeat framework purchasing.
What they buy
Most textile firms tend to spend on systems and services that reduce production errors, prove compliance and keep orders moving. Relevant categories include inventory and materials planning, production scheduling, product lifecycle management, labelling control, quality management, traceability, warehouse management, CRM, accounting, payroll and HR software. They also buy audit support, testing, certification advice, employment law, health and safety services, recruitment, machinery maintenance, energy procurement, packaging, logistics and trade-credit insurance. Digital sellers usually need to show fit with workshop realities: short runs, changing specifications, margin pressure and staff who may not sit at desks all day.
Why and how to sell to them
Textile buyers tend to evaluate suppliers when order volumes become harder to manage manually, retailer audits tighten, labelling rules create exposure, or a new operations lead wants clearer production visibility. Other useful triggers include machinery investment, a move into technical textiles, public-sector bidding, new warehouse space, export activity or a shift from ad hoc work to repeat contracts. Outbound messaging is usually more credible when it links to waste reduction, fewer returns, audit readiness, cash collection or on-time delivery. Generic digital-efficiency language is less persuasive than evidence that a product can cope with samples, variants, batch records and supplier paperwork.
How this list is built
Data sources
This list is built from UK Companies House filings, XBRL accounts data, and semantic analysis of each company's public website. Revenue and headcount figures come from the most recent filed accounts; where the company has not filed, values are estimated using a model trained on filed history and peer benchmarks and are labelled as estimates.
Classification
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Freshness
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