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Find textiles companies in Scotland

The Scottish textiles supplier lists over 450 companies across Scotland's textiles industry to help you find potential suppliers, partners and clients.

Latest News

Castle Precision Engineering awarded SC21 Bronze Award: Castle Precision Engineering is proud to be the first sub-contractor in Scotland to be awarded the SC21 Bronze award, and is only the second company from Scotland to receive this accolade.; 23 July 2010
Babcock Marine Division share their manufacturing best practice: The award of the multi-million pound contract from the Ministry of Defence was a major achievement for Babcock Marine, at Rosyth. Winning these significant new orders also led to a realisation that, to successfully handle the increased workload, they would need to improve their working practices.; 09 June 2010
CBI Scotland Business Summit 2010: The inaugural CBI Scotland Business Summit will take place on 2 June 2010 at the Hilton Hotel, Glasgow. The Summit is the first stand-alone event of its kind in Scotland and will be an unprecedented occasion for Scotland’s business community to meet, network and discover the new opportunities within today’s marketplace.; 05 May 2010

Latest Events

Manufacturing best practice - Key principles of Lean

The Scottish Manufacturing Advisory Service is pleased to invite you to an exciting manufacturing best practice visit to CGL Systems and Boxshop manufacturing facilities in East Kilbride on Thursday 16 September at 9.30 am.

Both CGL Systems and Boxshop have taken key elements of Lean manufacturing and used them to drive a continuous improvement culture within very different working environments.

date: 16 September 2010

Venue: CGL Systems, 2 Young Place, East Kilbride, G75 0TD,

Lean supply chain - Improve your planning and scheduling

Hydrasun and the Scottish Manufacturing Advisory Service are pleased to invite you to an exciting manufacturing best practice seminar at Hydrasun’s Links Place facility, Aberdeen, on Wednesday 8 September.

See and hear how SMAS worked with a multi-disciplined team from customer service, purchasing and warehousing to improve the purchasing operation within Hydrasun.

date: 08 September 2010

Venue: Hydrasun, 3 Links Place, Aberdeen, AB11 5DY,

Engaging your workforce

Johnson & Johnson Medical (Ethicon) and the Scottish Manufacturing Advisory Service are pleased to invite you to an exciting manufacturing best practice seminar at Johnson & Johnson’s manufacturing facility, Livingston on Thursday 2 September at 9 am.

See and hear first hand how Johnson & Johnson have engaged their workforce from all levels in the business.

date: 02 September 2010

Venue: Johnson & Johnson Medical (Ethicon), Simpson Parkway, Kirkton Campus , Livingston , EH54 7AT

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Textiles

The textiles industry in Scotland

In 2006, there were 450 companies in Scotland's textiles sector, employing 17,000 people.

Most businesses in the sector employ fewer than ten people, and the Scottish Borders remain the single most important area for textiles in Scotland.

Find out more about Scotland's textiles industry