This ASBCI Spring conference highlighted the opportunities of a digital-first future for the UK fashion industry.
The ASBCI Digital Fashion conference will soon be with us on 3rd May - here's some insight into the speakers for the day.
Assyst Bulmer, who recently celebrated 30 years in business this month, have been awarded the Employer of the Year title in the fsb competition for Yorkshire.
The next Northern Clothing and Textile Network event being held on 20th March in Gateshead will feature speakers from leading textile and clothing specialists on some of the latest cutting-edge technologies and exciting developments shaping the future of the sector.
The ASBCI is offering an early bird rate on all Spring conference tickets bought and paid for by 6th April 2018>>>
ASBCI is delighted to announce further speakers for it Spring Conference: “DIGITAL REVOLUTION – Virtually taking over fashion”. There is also an early bird rate for booking placed and paid for by the end of March>>>
Fashion Roundtable issue Press Release on EU and UK Transition and Withdrawal Agreements.
ASBCI Members, David Nieper in Derbyshire, become first ever UK fashion manufacturer to break into the 'Best 100 Companies' List.
Yorkshire’s Legal People and ASBCI Members, Chadwick Lawrence, are this year celebrating 30 years in Halifax. The firm has had a presence in Calderdale since it opened its first office in 1988.
ASBCI's Reciprocal Members, Society of Dyers & Colourists (SDC) will be holding a Day of Celebration on 27th April 2018 at the Merchant Adventurers Hall in York.
ASBCI member GreenEarth Cleaning will be holding a briefing on the Sustainable Care of Garments and Textiles on 12th April in London and ASBCI members have exclusive access to booking their places.
Global innovations company and ASBCI Premier Members Alvanon in partnership with former Editor-In-Chief of Apparel Monthly, Jenny Liu, have opened The Shanghai Apparel Experience Center (SHAEC), a unique industry hub that will connect and bring to market pioneering technologies and sustainable innovations aimed at transforming the fashion industry in China and the rest of the world.
ASBCI Chairman, Dr Alistair Knox will be attending the Pure London Event at Olympia on 13th February 2018 and will join the panel for a discussion on the pros and cons of UK Manufacturing as a choice.
ASBCI Members, Bureau Veritas CPS UK are offering a wide range of seminars to help companies keep up-to-date with the latest regulatory, safety and compliance changes affecting the consumer product market.
With thanks to ASBCI members Johnson Cleaners, the ASBCI visits have gone from strength to strength, with more visits planned for 2018.
ASBCI Premier Members and the industry's leading fit expert, Alvanon launches new dedicated course to guide brands and retailers on their 3D journey.
Chris Thierry, who is Board Director of the ASBCI and founded the student membership programme is Master of The Workship Company of Woolmen 2017 - 2018.
Alvanon along with supporting apparel organisations is conducting the first ever state of the industry survey on skills required to propel the apparel industry forward. The survey remains open until the end of December - don't miss the chance to voice your opinion!
ASBCI is delighted to announce its 2018 Spring Conference - "DIGITAL REVOLUTION - virtually taking over fashion" will take place on Thursday 3rd May 2018 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Leeds.
A final reminder that just-style’s State of Sourcing Survey 2018 will be closing at the end of the week
ASBCI Members James Heal, the UK based global manufacturer of premium quality textile testing instruments and consumables is launching its new innovation the Titan10 Universal Strength Tester at the ShanghaiTex Exhibition.
Letter from Alvanon's President, Ed Gribbin about an industry survey they are conducting.
ASBCI Members, Chadwick Lawrence offers Free Business Services Seminars.
Lectra, the world leader in integrated technology solutions dedicated to industries using fabrics, leather, technical textiles and composite materials, for the fourth year running has sponsored the Drapers Fashion Forum. Entitled ‘Fit for the Future’, this year’s event highlighted great insights from executives from some of industry’s most significant brands such as Adidas, Levi Strauss & Co, ASICS, Clarks and Zalando
On the 26th October, many of the U.K. based retailers and manufacturers gathered to hear an update and perspective from a fantastic speaker panel. Find out the key points discussed by downloading a copy of the conference review.
A recent article in 'Retail Gazette' reports on how UK commercial property values have dropped by billions since the Brexit vote for 'Leave' in 2016.
Alvanon along with supporting apparel organizations is conducting the first ever state of the industry survey on skills required to propel the apparel industry forward.
ASBCI Members, Bradford-headquartered logistics business, Advanced Supply Chain Group (ASCG), has been shortlisted at the prestigious Global Freight Awards 2017.
This year’s half day Panama invest conference will be taking place on Thursday 12th October from 9.00-14.00 and will be located in the heart of the City of London at The Skinners Hall, 8 1/2 Dowgate Hill, London, EC4R 2SP.
ASBCI's Reciprocal Members, The Textile Institute are holding an Introduction To Textiles Short Course from 16 to 18 October in Manchester.
ASBCI Members Chadwick Lawrence provide Employment Update.
The Halifax Piece Hall opens following a £19m regeneration.
ASBCI Members Chadwick Lawrence provide medical negligence expertise.
ASBCI Members, Bureau Veritas CPS UK are offering discounts on Softline Testing for the rest of August 2017.
We are pleased to share with you that asos have a number of vacancies
Brexit is going to be a long process with much detail emerging piece by piece. Read our update and find out more about our Autumn Brexit Conference.
ASBCI's Reciprocal Partner, The Textile Institute provide details of their Introduction to Textiles Short Course running in October 2017.
Drapers magazine has partnered with ASBCI Premier Members, Lectra to bring you this insightful report..
ASBCI Premier Members Alvanon, provide an exclusive access link to the Robin Report 'The Insider: Sizing Up America.'
ASBCI's reciprocal partner, The Textile Institute, provide further update to their monthly events schedule.
The UK Chemicals Stakeholder Forum (UKCSF) has updated its SMEs and downstream user-friendly guidance on the 2018 REACH Registration deadline.
Trucost to host complimentary sustainable apparel / textiles webinar on Thursday 22nd June 2017.
ASBCI Premier Members, Coats Plc publish their latest newsletter which highlights their pioneering new products and innovations which showcase Coats' commitment to delivering added value to customers and industry partners.
SDC has announced the appointment of a new President. Professor Philip Yeung Kwok-wing. Professor Yeung took up office at SDC’s recent Day of Celebration in York.
Premier members Marks and Spencer launch a new and ambitious sustainability plan, 10 years after the launch of the original Plan A.
ASBCI Members Bureau Veritas CPS UK are hosting two of their most popular seminars this June.
ASBCI Premier Members Alvanon, are to host the 'Fashion Disrupted' event on Thursday 15th June at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) – The Mall, London
ASBCI recently held a conference in Peterborough, centering around the future of Sustainable Fashion: Doing the right thing? Best practice for sustaining our people, planet and profits. Take a look at the key points from the day's proceedings in our full review.
One to pencil in the diary for now! ASBCI will be hosting its Autumn Conference on 26th October at the Peterborough Marriott - Beyond Brexit - Helping the Fashion Industry Turn Uncertainty into Opportunity
ASBCI Members, BSI are holding an event on Wednesday 10th May to celebrate the launch of the New International Standard for Sustainable Procurement BS ISO 20400:2017
The UK textiles sector needs a more imaginative industrial policy to help it build the capabilities needed for a sustainable future, argues a major new report by researchers at the University of Manchester.
ASBCI Members Shirley BTTG are currently recruiting for the position of Certification Officer.
ASBCI Premier Members, Alvanon partner up with BodiData to help Apparel Industry with sizing.
ASBCI Members, Shirley BTTG are currently recruiting for technical positions.
ASBCI's Reciprocal Members, The Textile Institute have launched a programme of Industry Shourt Courses.
ASBCI Members Chadwick Lawrence, provide an update on Employment Law.
Events featured in this update are organised by ASBCI's reciprocal parter, The Textile Institute.
ASBCI's Reciprocal Partner,The Textile Institute have announced their Short Courses schedule for 2017.
ASBCI Premier Member, Alvanon invests in Young Technicians for the Fashion Industry by awarding bursaries to Fashion Enter Students.
ASBCI member CTI, the leading regional business travel provider, has recently unveiled its new Business Travel in a Box bundled travel product, designed to offer SMEs a cost-effective and efficient way of procuring business travel.
The ASBCI fashion industry conference ‘Fashion Fit For The Future, Better, Faster, Smarter' provided further insight and first class wisdom on fashion sizing and fit and was held on 11th October at the Queens Hotel in Leeds.
Alvanon, the global apparel business expert, has appointed May Fong to the position of senior consultant for the Asia Pacific region. In her new role, Fong will meet with fashion business clients to identify their brand-building and business-growth challenges, explain Alvanon’s technical and advisory capabilities and offer customized best practice solutions.
Six separate courses will provide a basic introduction to the subject and are intended for anyone just starting a career in the clothing industry whether this be at operative level; a new graduate from another discipline, or management level coming from another industry sector.
ASBCI's Premier Member Alvanon continue their quest to pioneer high tech fabrics, mannequins and more for producers worldwide.
“Halifax has a great textile heritage and the area continues to be a hub for clothing manufacturing, which is why we have our base here. The ASBCI is pleased to support Halifax’s bid to host the Great Exhibition of the North and we’ll help to engage our member companies in the fashion and design part of the exhibition.” Dr Alistair Knox, Chairman, Association of Suppliers to the British Clothing Industry
NWTEXNET publish their Spring News and provide detail on the forthcoming Lightweighting Event which is being held at Preston College on 17th March.
Leather Wise Ltd publish their latest 10th Anniversary Newsletter....Happy Birthday from all at ASBCI!
Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services UK are offering a wide range of seminars to help companies keep up-to-date with the latest standard, safety and compliance changes affecting the consumer products market.
The Textile Institute is delighted to launch a new series of events for 2016 which includes a selection of short courses and seminars/lectures which are all sponsored or co-sponsored by the Textile Institute.
Ed Gribbin, president of Alvanon, the global apparel business expert, is set to play a major role at the 31st IAF World Fashion Convention being held in collaboration with the Turkish Clothing Manufacturers Association, in Turkey on 13th to 15th October at the Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey.
Chadwick Lawrence are members of the ASBCI and Nicholas Worsnop is the Legal Director on the ASBCI Board.
Discover how CTI can help with your companies flights, hotels, events and rail travel.
The Textile Insitute is delighted to launch a new series of Short Courses. Under the umbrella title of 'Introduction to Clothing' these courses are intended as a complementary offering to the existing 'Introduction to Textiles' course which has been running since 2010.
On the back of the hugely successful ‘Fit Factor’ conference earlier in the year, ASBCI are delighted to announce the launch of the eagerly awaited ‘Apparel Size and Fit – A definitive guide’ technical handbook.
The Technical Visit to Johnsons organised by the ASBCI for its members has always been a popular and exciting day on the ASBCI event calendar and this year was no exception.
Significant changes to zero hours contracts came into effect on 26 May 2015 with the aim of offering a fairer deal for employees who are not guaranteed any hours of work...
Alvanon, a leading global apparel business expert, has announced that C&A Buying GmbH & Co has been awarded the highly respected AlvaInside Certification, the world’s first and only professional accreditation dedicated to apparel fit consistency. Both companies presented at the recent 'Fit Factor' conference, run by the ASBCI, which was a huge success with members and non-members alike.
BV Smart, the new mobile App from Bureau Veritas helping the consumer products industry stay tuned with regulatory changes.
Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services UK, whose testing laboratory is located in Warrington, Cheshire, is pleased to announce it has been accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) to test for the compliance and safety of candles. As candles have grown in popularity with consumers over the past decade, so has the potential safety concern with their use. It is said that consumers are purchasing candles more frequently now as focal points for their home décor, as a means of scenting the air in a room, for aromatherapy-like relaxation, stress reduction or for parties and celebrations. In this environment, and whilst candles remain one of the main sources of house fires, testing has become increasingly important to retailers, importers and manufacturers, to minimise risk and ensure that the quality and performance of their candles meet the expectations of today’s consumer.
The Textile Insitute is delighted to launch a new series of Short Courses. Under the umbrella title of 'Introduction to Clothing' these courses are intended as a complementary offering to the existing 'Introduction to Textiles' course which has been running since 2010.
The ASBCI fashion industry conference ‘The Fit Factor – World class wisdom on fashion sizing and fit’ was held on Thursday 5th March at the Peterborough Marriott Hotel.
The SDC has announced details of its 'Buy less, choose well' conference on 13 May, to be held in with the UK final of the SDC International Design Competition
Bureau Veritas has recently announced the dates of its 2015 UK seminars. Now in its 6th year, the programme will once again help retailers, brands, suppliers and importers keep up-to-date with the latest regulatory, safety and compliance changes affecting the fashion industry.
The ASBCI Size & Fit booklet is now available to pre-order when when booking for the 'The Fit Factor' conference.
In a move that helps keep more children throughout the United States warm in cold winter months, Alvanon Inc. has donated seven AlvaForm fit mannequins to philanthropic organisation Operation Warm. The AlvaForms also support Operation Warm’s recently launched Made in the USA programme. The announcement was made jointly by Operation Warm and Alvanon.
The latest ASBCI student member conference, ‘Make it Fashion’, took place at Nottingham Trent University. Over 120 students from across 15 member colleges and universities attended and heard top industry professionals speak about their inspirational careers in design, marketing, branding and manufacturing.
Leonie Barrie, managing editor at Just-Style, and media sponsor of last month's ASBCI conference 'Fashion's New Frontiers - What's Next?'reviews the day.
The ASBCI is delighted to announce that British fashion designer Maria Grachvogel will be the keynote speaker at its student conference ‘Make it Fashion’ to be held on Wednesday 5th November at Nottingham Trent University.
The ASBCI recently welcomed a world-class panel of leading industry professionals and academics from fashion consultancies, supply chain, retail, technology, law and academia to discuss ‘Fashion’s New Frontiers – What’s Next?’ at the Queens Hotel, Leeds.
SDC North of England Region will host 'Global Sustainability Initiatives: Hazardous chemicals and the impact of the Greenpeace Detox Campaign on the textile dyeing and printing supply chain' on 24 September from 6.15pm-9.00pm at the Mercure Norton Grange Hotel in Castleton. The textile industry is on the cusp of dramatic change. It is facing increasing pressure from NGOs as well as tighter regulation and rising costs. Developments arising from the ZDHC (Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals) Joint Roadmap present a challenge as well as an opportunity.
The newly revised version of 'Introduction to Colour in Clothing and Textiles' has been updated for 2014 and has been created to provide knowledge and understanding about the sensation and science of colour and how these are applied in the world of fashion.
