At today’s Copenhagen Fashion Summit, global sustainable trims leader YKK announced the YKK Sustainability Vision 2050, which will serve as a roadmap to the company achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, among other targets. The Sustainability Vision 2050 consists of five themes with corresponding sustainability goals, as well as ten SDGs. Theme 1: Climate Change Tackle…
Klopman – a European leader in the production of fabrics for workwear – has officially joined the United Nations ‘carbon footprint’ agreement. The Global Compact agreement commits companies to work in support of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted on the 25th September 2015 by the General Assembly of UN. The goals are orientated towards…
The UK Fashion & Textile Association’s Chairman Nigel Lugg and Vice-Chairman Ian Maclean have been recognised in Her Majesty The Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2020 for services to the fashion and textile industry. Nigel has more than 45 years of experience in the industry, latterly as Group Chairman of Prominent Europe, which specialises in clothing…
From HMRC help and support: We’re writing to provide you with further information on the support schemes available to help you through the COVID-19 pandemic: Job Support Scheme Expansion of Job Support Scheme Job Retention Bonus Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme VAT Deferral New Payment Scheme. Job Support Scheme The government recently announced the Job Support…
In light of this year’s pandemic, leading corporate clothing manufacturer Clubclass has added an antiviral finish fabric (AV.Tex) to its popular collection of corporate tailoring for safety-conscious buyers. The AV.Tex finish is a chemical treatment which is applied to textiles during production – in a process similar to waterproofing. Tests on viruses similar to Covid-19…
Changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme from 1 October mean that employers will need to fund 20% of furloughed employees’ usual wages for the hours they do not work and continue to pay their National Insurance and pension contributions. The scheme closes on 31 October and you will need to make any final claims on or before 30…
Is the apparel and textile industry’s workforce gearing up fast enough for current and future challenges? Over 900 professionals from all parts of the apparel value chain took part in the second global MOTIF State of Skills in the Apparel Industry 2020 survey supported by 19 industry associations, including The PCIAW®. The survey Report provides…
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The PCIAW® continues to monitor the Covid-19 outbreak and its effect on our industry by sharing the latest policy paper by the Department of Health & Social Care. Foreword from the Secretary of State Protecting those who protect us has been one of our most important goals in our fight against COVID-19. We have strained…
A group of UK textile manufacturers, co-ordinated by the UK Fashion and Textile Association (UKFT), have developed a face mask for Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal. The face mask features cotton spun in Manchester, woven in Burnley and sewn in London. Following HMG guidelines, the UKFT President has adopted the face mask, which feature…
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