Technical Textiles Executive

Part of Allied Textile Companies Ltd since 1985. The Company dyes and finishes around 8 million metres of woven fabric each year. This fabrics goes into a wide range of end-uses including parachutes, hot air balloons and protective clothing.

Dyeing can be done on jigs, beam and jet, all with high temperature capability. Polyester and nylon are the volume products but flame retardant polyester, acrylics and various aramid fibre fabrics are also processed. A range of finishes is offered including water repellent fluorocarbon, antistatic and various Calendered effects.

Fabrics can have the selvedges trimmed and heat sealed by means of ultrasonic cutting devices on each of the two gas-fired Stenters. Century Dyeing Company continues to invest in the latest technology to be able to offer all customers a fully comprehensive and competitive service.

Working closely with all it's customers both in the UK and mainland Europe Century Dyeing continues to offer high quality service into the 21st Century.

Century Dyeing Company
Century Road
Elland
West Yorkshire
HX5 9HQ

Tel: +44 (0)1422 379 411
Fax: +44 (0)1422 376 592
Website: www.centurydyeing.co.uk

Narrow weaving company manufacturing a range of industrial, technical and decorative fabrics in various forms to a wide variety of end uses.

Charles Clay & Son
Spring Bank Mills
Every Street
Nelson
Lancashire
BB9 7DA

Tel: +44 (0) 1282 601846
Fax: +44 (0) 1282 607810
Website: www.clayson.co.uk

Coating Applications

Manufacturers of performance technical textiles, specialising in the manufacture of two main coating systems - Polyurethane (PU) and Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC). Formed in 1981. Became part of Allied Textiles Companies in 1993. The company meets Quality Standards such as ISO9002, Environment Protection Act and Oekotex. Extensive internal testing of all products is carried out in the companies state of the art laboratory. In addition all the products are independently tested to numerous International Standards.

A wide range of durable weatherproof fabrics are produced offering excellent performance, high quality and exceptional value for money. Optional performance characteristics that can be engineered into fabrics to meet customer requirements including breathability, flame retardancy and anti-static.

Coating Applications Group
Newhouse Road,
Huncoat Business Park,
Accrington,
Lancashire,
BB5 6NT, UK

Tel: +44 (0)1254 391769
Fax: +44 (0)1254 393519
Website: www.coatingapplications.co.uk

A world leader in technical coated textiles. JB Broadley offers a comprehensive, highly specialist service with the pedigree of over eighty years expertise as one of the World's leading textile coaters. The company has built an impressive track record in applying high-tech coatings to textiles for numerous customers in a broad range of industries. The special advanced processing techniques used by JB Broadley have developed from the very beginnings when applying polymers to textiles was in its infancy.

Today JB Broadley remains firmly at the forefront of technology, with the in-depth knowledge and expertise to meet their customers' ever-increasingly complex and stringent specifications.

JB Broadley
Reedsholme Works
Burnley Road
Rossendale
Lancashire
BB4 8LN

Tel: +44 (0)1706 603661
Fax: +44 (0)1706 227786
Website: www.jbbroadley.co.uk

Based in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, the company provides a number of yarn preparation services, including, warp preparation, cone splitting, yarn doubling and blending. Mayfield has a strong reputation independently and also performs an integral role in providing warps and yarns for other Allied Textile Companies, ensuring consistent quality throughout the product supply chain.

Mayfield Yarns
Mayfield
Ashbourne
DE6 2LH
Derbyshire

Tel: +44 (0)1335 343521

With over a 100 years of experience in the weaving of quality fabrics, aligned with a policy of continuous re-investment, William Reed Weaving has firmly established itself as a forerunner in the manufacture of quality continuous filament fabrics. Now an integral part of Allied Textiles Ltd. William Reed was one of the first companies in Lancashire to weave filament rayon, then known as artificial silk.

This experience paved the way for future innovation and William Reed went on to become one of the first manufacturers to produce nylon fabrics. With a combination of Japanese Air and Water Jet and Swiss Rapier Looms, William Reed Weaving is able to offer a range of continuous filament fabrics ranging from 33 Decitex up to 1100 Decitex to the high standards demanded by today's discerning market. By rigorously pursuing new technological developments, continuously updating machinery and investing in high calibre personnel, William Reed's believe they hold the key to continued success.

Wm Reed Weaving
Springbank Mill
Every Street
Nelson
Lancashire
BB9 7DA

Tel: +44(0) 1282 603666
Fax: +44(0) 1282 695207
Website: www.wreed.co.uk