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Organic textile sector has a significant progress in testing for GMO cotton
Fashion industry

Organic textile sector has a significant progress in testing for GMO cotton

A significant milestone is reached in testing for genetically modified (GMO) cotton - fourteen laboratories from China, Germany, India, the Netherlands, and Portugal have successfully passed the proficiency test. An overview of the laboratories that can currently conduct GMO testing as per the ISO IWA 32:2019 method has now been jointly published by GOTS, OCA and Textile Exchange, which constitutes an important milestone on the journey towards the widespread use of this standardized protocol.

FibreScan - Experts in Narrow Fabrics Inspection
Equipment

FibreScan - Experts in Narrow Fabrics Inspection

Charles Schofield - Founder, Chief Designer Fibrescan has been designing and manufacturing automated inspection equipment for the narrow fabric industry. Getting automated textile inspection right is difficult let no one tell you otherwise, getting it right and on budget is even tougher. That's why at Fibrescan they do inspection machines and only inspection machines, this is not an add-on product to our portfolio this is our core activity.

Arville - customer-focused textile solutions
Equipment

Arville - customer-focused textile solutions

With over 60 years of manufacturing experience, Arville built a business with a solid foundation that meets the needs of their customers. They remain customer-focused, and will continue to invest in order to offer the best level of service and technical expertise possible for their customers.

Premiere Vision Paris presented the British colours and textiles for Autumn Winter 2018-2019
Menswear fabrics

Premiere Vision Paris presented the British colours and textiles for Autumn Winter 2018-2019

Full colour statements, innovative finishes, an abundance of ideas and beautiful manufactured details bring an overload of exciting textile messages from the British mills this season.

The British Exhibitors at Premiere Vision Paris September 2017
Fashion fairs

The British Exhibitors at Premiere Vision Paris September 2017

British Exhibitors at Premiere Vision Paris (Designs) presented their design concepts for 2018/2019. Below you can find a brief presentation of each of them:

Menswear exports outside the EU-28 accounted for 23% of total clothing exports last two years
Fashion industry

Menswear exports outside the EU-28 accounted for 23% of total clothing exports last two years

The report provides an in-depth analysis of the EU Textile & Clothing external trade for 2015-2016. It includes trade trends by sector (i.e. fibres, yarns, fabrics, carpets, technical textiles, home textiles, home textiles, workwear, men & womenswear), by products and by EU main trading partners.