Are you looking for UK production for your brand? UKFT’s members include a wide range of garment manufacturers, accessory specialists and sampling studios. Depending on timeframes, price range and quantities, many of these do work with small brands and start-ups.

In this piece, we have rounded up a selection of businesses you could consider for your next collection.

Garments (Production, CMT, Sampling, Design and Development)

ApparelTasker – offering Made in London garment manufacturing, with a unique approach to add value and transparency to clothing and product. Specialising in sampling , 3D development  and bulk production. (Visit the ApparelTasker website)

Atelier House UK – Located just outside London, Atelier House UK houses the complete CMT development and production of tomorrow’s fashion luxuries, building on a rich heritage in bridal production. (Visit the Atelier House website)

B Fashion Studio – an ethical fashion manufacturer based in Stratford, London, providing patterns, fit, finishes, alterations and alternative solutions (Visit the BFashion Studio website)

Fabrika – a high-end fashion sampling and pattern-making studio based in London, specialising in bespoke, luxury and contemporary garments (Visit the Fabrika website)

Fashion Enter (FEL) – an award-winning UK-based social enterprise based in London and Leicester that offers a wide range of ethical garment manufacturing services, with a commitment to sustainability, innovation, education and social impact. (Visit the Fashion Enter website)

Kalopsia Collective – a Scottish Textiles batch product manufacturer, focused on offering sustainable and ethical alternatives for apparel and accessories.(Visit the Kalopsia Collective website)

LLUK – A private label manufacturing partner based in Maidenhead specialising in apparel and soft goods, offering product development, CMT, embroidery and finishing services with scalable production solutions for fashion and lifestyle brands. (Visit the LLUK website)

Olenka Atelier – based in Haringey, London, specialising in bespoke sampling and small production runs. (Visit the Olenka Atelier website)

Phosphenes of London – a UK clothing manufacturer with over 25 years of experience, producing luxury womenswear, bridal, soft menswear and childrenswear for established designers and emerging brands, including fashion week collections, with specialist expertise in handling fine fabrics, prints and embroidery (Visit the Phosphenes of London website).

Tower Garments – an independent garment manufacturer in London, serving more than 50 UK and international brands, offering flexible CMT and fully factored production across a wide range of garments from outerwear and tailoring to technical pieces such as swimwear and lingerie (Find out more here).

Leather Goods and Leather Accessories

Beorma Leather Company – Handcrafted British leather goods. At Beorma, all products are imagined and designed in the company’s own factory in the heart of England. (Visit the Beorma website).

CreateLab by Nosakhari – helps bring your ideas into reality, refining leather accessories to the highest quality for your brand/business. From making a sample product to sourcing leather or helping you with small and regular production runs. (Visit the Nosakhari website)

Deni-Deni  – manufacturing luxury accessories and furnishings for the fashion and interior market, specialising in bespoke and development commissions at the highest level working with private clientele and industry. (Visit the Deni-Deni website)

Knitwear and Knitted Products

John Smedley – Coinciding with the knitwear company’s 240th birthday in 2024, John Smedley reopened its production lines to selected brands for seasonal orders. (Find out more here).

Noost Knit – a knitwear manufacturer based in the Scottish Highlands offering a full design-to-manufacture service, including prototyping, programming, knitting and finishing, supporting businesses and designers with flexible production volumes and expertise across a wide range of yarns and technical knitting methods. (Visit the Noost Knit website)

Robert Mackie of Scotland – a globally recognised Scottish knitwear manufacturer who prides itself on producing luxury hats, scarves and gloves. (Visit the Robert Mackie of Scotland website)

Denim and denim finishing

Blackhorse Lane Atelier – Its Walthamstow atelier is home to a thriving ecosystem of makers. The company employs and trains local machinists, offers shared ownership to every team member, and experiments with new finishes and techniques its in-house R&D Wash Lab. (Visit the Blackhorse Lane Ateliers website)

LaundRe – a new east London-based denim finisher which is redefining jeans with sustainable laser, ozone and nebulising technology. LaundRe aims to reduce overproduction, cut carbon emissions, and shape the sustainable future of fashion through circular denim processing. (Visit the LaundRe website)

Tailoring

English Tailoring Company – A Huddersfield-based tailoring manufacturer producing made-to-measure suits in England, working with tailors to deliver high-quality, fully customised garments with quick lead times and a range of traditional tailoring construction options. (Visit the English Tailoring Company website)

White Feather Mills – a 100% UK based gentlemen’s and ladies’ wear manufacturer specialising in shirting, suiting and coating based in Ossett, West Yorkshire. The company is dedicated to supporting the tailoring trade in the United Kingdom. (Visit the White Feather Mills website).

Headwear and hats

Try & Lilly – A Liverpool‑based specialist headwear manufacturer, Try & Lilly has been producing high‑quality bespoke caps and hats since 1864 for police, military, service personnel and corporate clients worldwide, combining traditional craftsmanship with design and production expertise. (Visit the Try & Lilly website)

Specialist

Aura Bespoke  – A UK‑based bespoke garment atelier in Exeter specialising in handcrafted ecclesiastical wear, academic regalia and small batch luxury garment manufacturing with a focus on traditional craftsmanship and personalised production services. (Visit the Aura website)

Ancillary service providers

Fazane Fox Production Agency – a UK-based fashion and product development agency specialising in fabric-led innovation, technical apparel and purpose-driven products. The company supports founders and brands from concept to manufacture through integrated design, development, sourcing and production, combining technical expertise, commercial strategy and real manufacturing insight. (Visit the Fazane Fox website)

The Cotton Textile Company (TCTC) – a UK-based textile development, sourcing and production specialist based in Essex offering an end-to-end production service. (Read more here).

Buttons

Courtney & Co – Reviving the craft of button-making in the UK from its premises in Bourton-on-the-Water, in the Cotswolds. (Visit the Courtney & Co website here).

Please note: This list is by no means exhaustive and listings are organised in alphabetical order, rather than by order of preference. If you need more in-depth guidance in finding and working with a UK manufacturer, UKFT can provide this as part of membership, alongside other services including labelling and export support. We can also support established brands looking to reshore production. Find full details at ukft.org/membership or email info@ukft.org for details.

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