The premier responsible sourcing event in Europe, Source Fashion, which will be held at Olympia London on July 14–16, 2024, will highlight some of the top suppliers, manufacturers, and companies in the UK that help the fashion sector.
Suzanne Ellingham, Event Director of Source Fashion says, “The United Kingdom has long been acknowledged as a hub for superiority in the production of textiles and fabrics, in addition to clothing manufacturing itself. To make sure that there are people here you can partner and work with if you’re wanting to manufacture close to home, small makers and manufacturers proudly take their position alongside global manufacturing powerhouses.
Based in Leicester, FIGASTORE is a womenswear supplier with a full-service design team and pattern room that provides fast sample turnaround and comprehensive design assistance from concept to completion. The company owns factories in Pakistan, Morocco, and the United Kingdom.”We’re really excited to be part of Source Fashion after visiting the show for the first time in February,” says Rosie Clarke, Design Manager at Figastore.
TS Knitwear UK are specialists in crafted knitwear and jersey designed and manufactured in Leicester. A second-generation family run business established in 1976, TS Knitwear offer experience, a high tech fully fashion knitting plant, and the latest in seamless garment technology. An extensive supply chain in the UK and Europe and access to a vast array of yarns and fabrics, coupled with dyeing facilities in France, enables maximum flexibility and speed. Providing a spectrum of gauges from 3 through to 14, TS Knitwear can cater for all types of clients, with a variety of construction methodologies including overlocking, cup seaming and linking.
Varsity City is the UK’s leading supplier of authentic American Varsity Jackets, offering custom varsity jackets, baseball jackets, college jackets, team jackets and letterman jackets. Syed Kazmi, Founder of Varsity City says, “We’re super excited to be able to exhibit at Source Fashion. As a UK company having the ability to showcase our offerings in London to the world is a wonderful opportunity.
On a mission to solve global lost property pile ups with digital nametags is BoomerangTag. The BoomerangTag can be applied to any material with The Indestructible, or clothing with the Iron-On. Nametags are outdated and often don’t do the job they’re supposed to, i.e. return your stuff. 7.9 billion items are misplaced each year in the UK and 110 days of our life is spent looking for lost items.
With BoomerangTag, once scanned and registered, owners can leave and receive digital notes on items so finders can return lost belongings. The BoomerangTag community also aims to create a more circular economy in a future where every relevant product has a BoomerangTag and can actively play a part in reducing the giant pile of global lost property. Owners can also rehome and list items for free should they need to find a home for their tagged items. Charles Braham, Founder of BoomerangTag says, “We’re looking forward to meeting brands at Source Fashion who are looking to reduce waste in the fashion industry.
Additionally, guests will learn about Shirley®, who offers professional assurance via technical support, OEKO-TEX® certification, and an extensive array of independent testing services. As an official OEKO-TEX® institute in the UK, Kenya, South Africa, and Singapore, as well as a member of the OEKO-TEX® Association since 1994, Shirley® provides a customised and cooperative approach to assist end users, brands, and suppliers in making informed decisions.
National Weaving is a family-owned company with over 30 years of experience that specialises in producing premium woven and printed labels. With a flexible approach and only 100 labels required as a minimum number, National Weaving is prepared to work with both new and established businesses.
With more than thirty years of experience in the fashion sector, Trade Fabrics is a UK-based fabric company. In addition to a wide selection of knitted jersey textiles made in their Leicester plant, they also provide pleated and digitally printed fabrics made using cutting edge machinery.
