Capabilities, processes and sectors

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

  Fibre selection, properties and performance

• Spinning

  Fibre preparation and yarn formation

• Weaving

  Woven constructions and loom capability

• Knitting

  Warp and weft knitted structures

• Nonwovens

  Carded, needle-punched and spunlaid webs

• Scrims

  Reinforcing scrims for nonwovens and coated fabrics

• Dyeing, printing and colour measurement

  Colouration, print and colour quality control

• Coated fabrics

  PU and PVC coated fabrics

• Membranes

  Membrane laminates for filtration and protective fabrics

• Functional treatments

  Anti-static, hydrophobic, oleophobic, anti-bacterial and IRR

• Finishing and repellency

  Fluorochemical and PFAS-free finishes

Sectors

• Fashion and luxury

  Fashion houses and luxury brands

• High-street retail

  UK and European retailers

• Sportswear and outdoor

  Performance and weather-protective apparel

• Household textiles and furnishings

  Home textiles, upholstery and linings

• Workwear and protective clothing

  Functional, high-visibility and protective garments

• Automotive

  Interior textiles and safety components

• Aerospace and aeronautical

  High-tenacity technical wovens

• Defence and safety

  Parachute, inflatable and protective fabrics

• Medical and healthcare

  Textile-based medical products

• Industrial filtration

  Cement, minerals, energy from waste, power, metals and chemicals