Are you an engineer of the future?
We have companies who take raw wool and dye it, spinners who turn it into thread, weavers who produce the materials and ‘finishers’ who treat the cloth to the finest standards to be made into garments for ‘A’ list celebrities and US presidents! Yorkshire fabric is known as the best in the whole world.
Whether it is fabric to cover seats on a bus, in an airport departure lounge, a cinema or in a school it may have been designed and manufactured right here in Huddersfield, sold worldwide in over 80 countries, providing exciting career opportunities at home and abroad.
There are people who set fabrics on fire to test for flammability; designers who transform ingenious environmental materials (like plastic pop bottles or stinging nettles) into yarn and fabric; experts in colour who create dye recipes (not cakes!) to match limitless shades; skilled manufacturers working with the latest high speed air-jet weaving machines; maths whizzes who work in finance to make sure our numbers add up; foreign language speakers who can chat away in Spanish, French, German and Mandarin; ICT specialists working on websites and business systems; social media professionals; globetrotters who find, buy and sell raw materials and fabrics; and of course there are lots more other exciting jobs in textiles.
Design and manufacture commercial, contract textiles for education, healthcare, transport, office, hospitals.
Camira Fabrics, based in Mirfield and Meltham, design and manufacture commercial, contract textiles for education, healthcare, transport, office, hospitals so you are bound to have sat on their products! They are at the forefront of research and development into fabric treatments that are anti-bacterial, fire retardant and much more.
Our area is known globally for expertise in manufacturing textiles and being at the forefront of new technologies to improve wear and tear, colouring and dyes and weaving methods. Taking raw wool through to the finished product there is a focus on using technology to reduce environmental impact and using natural products to enhance the properties of materials.
Camira manufacture fabrics for...
Train
Seating
Bus
Seating
Coach
Seating
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John Horsfall & Sons Ltd, in Huddersfield, are specialist designers and manufacturers of textiles for the airline industry
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John L Brierley Limited is a family owned textile manufacturer and merchant based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. We pride ourselves in supplying quality yarns to mainly the UK weaving & knitting industries sourced from our trusted suppliers across the world.
Services
- Manufacturing
- Merchanting
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A family company established in 1916 – we’ve been refiberising and re-lifing fabrics and fibres for a century. From our Head Office in Mirfield, we’ve been dreaming up innovative fibre solutions, establishing ourselves as pioneers in technology. As a leading manufacturer of pillows, duvets and mattress protectors, we’re obsessive about perfecting our products to make sure our public gets the best nights sleep.
Services
- Manufacturing
- Merchanting
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Brisbane Moss today - almost 140 years later - continue to offer unparalleled excellence in the manufacture of corduroy and moleskin. The quality of our weaving, dyeing and finishing creates fabrics so fine that they are selected by the world's leading garment makers. Using the latest technological advances and the best quality yarns, Brisbane Moss produces over one million metres of cloth per year .... cloth which can be as soft as cashmere or tough enough to protect steelworkers. Because we use our own dyers, any colour the customer desires can be gently and vividly reated. With a skilled and loyal workforce, a strong commitment to the environment and fabrics which are among the best in the world, Brisbane Moss is privileged to be part of the fabric of the nation.
