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

Latest News

Wm Grants showcases manufacturing best practice: 02 September 2010
Funding available to train your employees: The Flexible Training Opportunities programme gives Scottish businesses with 1-50 employees the opportunity to apply for up to £500 towards employee training costs.; 24 August 2010
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

Latest Events

Going4Growth - Borders

Going4Growth Borders is targeted at entrepreneurs and will provide delegates with the chance to hear and learn from a panel of successful, local entrepreneurs as well as having opportunities to network.

date: 06 October 2010

Venue: Tweed Horizons, St Boswells, Newton St Boswells, Roxburghshire, TD6 0SG

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,

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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