Smart investment by uniform company
14 March 2013
School uniform manufacturer and online retailer Perry Uniform has expanded its Leeds operation with the help of a £10,000 grant from Leeds City Council’s business growth fund. Based in West Leeds, the company has grown rapidly since it was bought out of administration by current ownerBernard Bunting, achieving 31% average growth per annum in each
£300,000 investment creates new jobs and smarter schools
21 January 2011
A £300,000 investment in traditional tailoring allied to smart internet retailing and relocation to larger premises has created over 30 new posts and saved ten existing jobs at a historic Leeds tailoring firm. Perry Uniform was rescued from administration by serial entrepreneurs Bernard and Caroline Bunting in 2007. School uniforms are the core business of
Manufacturing advice helps company measure up to major new contract
9 April 2010
A Leeds workwear company has won a major new contract worth half a million pounds to supply to a leading international utility company thanks to a package of business support from the Manufacturing Advisory Service. The contract has nearly doubled the firm’s turnover. Dencowear specialises in designing and manufacturing professional workwear for a range of
Future is Green for Dye Company
29 March 2010
Textile dye manufacturer Town End (Leeds) plc has developed a unique product to open new markets and grow its business during tough times for the textile trade. The £4m turnover company, founded in the 19th Century has developed the environmentally friendly ‘Dyofix’ range of algae inhibitors -lake and pond dyes that eliminate the build up
Relocation and 30 New Jobs as Historic Tailor Goes For Gold
1 December 2008
Perry Uniform, a historic Leeds tailoring firm rescued from administration by a serial entrepreneur and former military man, is set to relocate to new premises in Bramley, where a self-funded £300,000 investment will create over 30 new jobs. The 15,000 square feet new premises will house production, a new design studio and sales call centre,
King-Sized Blanket’s Royal Price
30 October 2007
Skilled weavers and finishers at a traditional Leeds woollen manufacturer are wondering if they’re now producing the world’s most expensive blanket. The king-sized John Atkinson brand pure cashmere bed-mate emerging from Hainsworths Farsley mill is now crossing the counter at Harrods at a hefty £2,300 retail And there’s no shortage of customers in cash-rich Britain.
Apprentices Get Weaving As Textile Sales Take Off
7 May 2007
Continued diversification and exploitation of unique niche markets has led to new sales avenues for a Leeds woollen manufacturer founded in the 18th Century. Hainsworth has also established links with local schools and recruited four teenage apprentices to learn the many facets of its truly vertically integrated manufacturing processes. In addition to the company’s many
Diversity Key to Wool Firm’s Long-running Yarn
19 April 2006
Never has wool from the sheep’s back been woven into such a long-running yarn with so many product twists and turns. Hainsworth, the Leeds firm that clothed Wellington’s troops at Waterloo, still provides the Trooping of the Colour scarlet ceremonial uniform cloth and different hues for the Danish Royal Guard and Omani Armed Forces, in