Discover UKFT Membership
Join UKFT to grow your business and help to build a stronger UK fashion and textile industry.
We provide businesses from across the industry with knowledge and support that covers business essentials, sustainability, international business, skills, compliance, manufacturing and more.
As part of UKFT’s broad and valuable network, members can make new connections, stay up-to-date with the latest industry insights, join exclusive events and access benefits and services from our partners.
UKFT Membership offers opportunities to showcase your business, get involved in UKFT campaigns and activity, shape debates and influence key issues for the industry.
Expand your Knowledge, Network and Profile with UKFT.
Membership Rates
Most fashion and textile businesses join UKFT as a core member. Our rates for core UKFT Membership are based on your turnover.
You can also join UKFT as an Education Partner, Retail Partner or Associate Partner. Please keep scrolling to find out more.
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All prices exclude VAT.
*Membership Plus includes UKFT’s Care Labelling License and Support Package, find out more.
Get Help to Apply
If you need help with applying, have any questions or would like to gain a better understanding how your business can benefit from membership please get in touch and we will be happy to help.
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Who We Work With
UKFT members include some of the UK’s most well-known fashion and textile brands, heritage success stories and emerging designer labels, alongside the manufacturers and suppliers that turn those designs into a reality. Our community spans some of the most innovative spinners and weavers the world has to offer, as well as traditional businesses preserving skills that have been handed down through the generations.
We are proud to work with everyone from established family businesses through to pioneering catwalk designers, leading education institutions and progressive production units that partner with some of the world’s biggest names. Our members range in size from small and local producers up to global super brands, but what they have in common is a commitment to supporting the sustainable growth of the UK fashion and textile industry.
Most fashion and textile businesses join with Core UKFT Membership but we also welcome Education Partners, Retail Partners, Associate Members and Federated Members. Find out more below.
“As a small brand there’s many components a founder is trying to navigate. Becoming a member gives you access to an invaluable support network, and resources curated by the knowledgeable team at UKFT.”
“Being part of the UKFT community offers invaluable opportunities in the fashion and textile industry for professional growth and industry collaborations”
“Sudbury Silk Mills joined the UKFT because it’s great for connecting with others in the textile industry and getting their interests represented. UKFT works closely with government departments and puts together reports that back up industry data. They make it easy for members to collaborate and stay in touch, helping with networking and making introductions. Plus, they really highlight UK manufacturing at trade shows, giving members a chance to shine.”
“As a new brand it’s very important that we keep up with the ever-changing fashion market. UKFT offers us access to a very wide range of resources and knowledge in a friendly and easy to use way.”
“Being part of the UK fashion and textiles industry is really important to us and UKFT’s leadership of the industry is crucial. The expertise, support and…boring, but vital legal stuff is hugely helpful. We couldn’t do what we do without it!”
“It is an honour to be a member of such an incredible cohort of industry professionals, and we are excited to learn, grow and support our industry and community.”
“UKFT have such a massive reach within the textile industry and moving into a sector which I don’t have much knowledge about or connection with, it seemed like an obvious move. They have also come highly recommended.”
“From a very initial phone call, it felt a perfect match to join the UKFT. Our visions, aims and how we saw Atelier House UK aligned so perfectly. It was a breath of fresh air to talk with someone who straight away understood our passion and dedication to how I wanted our company to be seen. It was like talking to a business partner who had been with us since 2016.”
“We joined UKFT to discover like-minded businesses and to utilise UKFT’s expertise in order to grow and scale Kei Collections. I also want to eventually move all production to the UK and I believe being a member of UKFT will facilitate this and connect me with the right people.”
“We joined UKFT to tap into the incredible industry expertise and experience of the team at an exciting time in the growth of our brand. The advice we have received to date has been first class.”
“Textiles is having a lot of issues at the moment, and we’d like to work really closely with the UKFT team on that. We’d like to understand the issues that their members are having, and we’d like to know where we sit in that conversation. So, without UKFT, we wouldn’t be able to be as present as we are in the textile’s conversation. This is something that’s gaining a lot of momentum at the moment. We traditionally started in packaging, so it’s nice to kind of build those relationships at events like this. Just to be part of something greater I suppose and deliver as best as possible.”
“I think it’s important for us to be part of a network to demonstrate the wide reach and capability of UK textiles, specifically within the technical textile area. UK provides the support and the reach to help us develop particular areas of the industry.”
“UKFT are my ‘go-to’ for considered, dynamic and insightful knowledge on fashion and textiles. Their network knows no bounds, with a wealth of highly informative seminars, meetings and networking opportunities, not only in the UK but also overseas at the vast number of fashion shows and exhibitions.”
“Our membership has allowed us to be involved in government consultations, have a voice and view of up and coming legislation’s. UKFT have also supported us with one-to-one consultations providing expert guidance and best advice to create and deliver the very best products that we can.”