Expertise
Capabilities, processes and sectors
Senior technical leadership across strategy, innovation and operations, grounded in the processes that make the product and the sectors that use it.
Capabilities
Innovation strategy
Where to compete and what to build
Technology roadmapping
Market needs linked to technical programmes
Product portfolio management
What to fund, accelerate or stop
R&D governance and stage-gate
Decisions, gates and accountability
New product development and scale-up
From laboratory to production
Technical due diligence
Investments, acquisitions and suppliers
Open innovation and partnerships
Universities, suppliers and customers
Funded R&D
Innovate UK, KTP and Horizon Europe
Intellectual property strategy
Protecting and using what you develop
Regulatory and chemical transition
PFAS and restricted substances
Sustainability strategy
Lower-impact materials and processes
Building technical teams
Capability, structure and leadership
Multi-site technical operations
Standards and transfer across sites
Board and investor advice
Technical judgement for decision-makers
Processes
Fibre technology
Selection, properties and performance
Spinning
Fibre preparation and yarn formation
Weaving
Constructions and loom capability
Knitting
Warp and weft structures
Nonwovens
Carded, needle-punched and spunlaid webs
Scrims
Reinforcement for nonwovens and coated fabrics
Dyeing, printing and colour measurement
Colour development and quality control
Coated fabrics
PU and PVC coatings
Membranes
Laminates for filtration and protective fabrics
Functional treatments
Anti-static, anti-bacterial and infrared-reflective
Finishing and repellency
Water and oil repellency, fluorochemical and PFAS-free
Sectors
Fashion and luxury
Designer and luxury brands
High-street retail
UK and European chains
Sportswear and outdoor
Performance and weather-protective apparel
Household textiles
Furnishings, upholstery and linings
Workwear and protective clothing
Functional and high-visibility garments
Automotive
Interior textiles and safety components
Aerospace
High-tenacity technical wovens
Defence and safety
Parachute, inflatable and protective fabrics
Medical and healthcare
Textile-based products for clinical use
Industrial filtration
Cement, minerals, energy from waste, power, metals and chemicals