Summary:
UK (Northern Ireland) company seeks to identify manufacturing companies who can make quality garments for sportswear clubs and retail. Ideally, the manufacturers will be in Bulgaria, Czechia, Romania, Portugal and Turkey.
Description:
This UK (Northern Ireland) company seeks to identify manufacturing companies who can make quality sportswear garments, which are decorated and personalised, for sports clubs and retail.
The company was established in 1918 and expanded into textile manufacturing and the manufacturing of sporting apparel in 1955. Today the company employs more than 900 people across the world and has grown to become Ireland’s largest sports wear manufacturer with an entirely vertically integrated manufacturing operation.
The company's production experience, innovation and design has extended to include rugby league, rugby union, Gaelic games, soccer, cricket, boxing and athletics among a range of other sports. All garments are specific and exclusive.
To meet increased demand the company have to increase their capacity to meet current and future sales.
The company is seeking to form long-term manufacturing agreements with manufacturers that are able to produce garments to a very high specification and to an agreed schedule.
Ideally the manufacturers will be based in Bulgaria, Czechia, Romania, Portugal and Turkey.
It is expected that multiple manufacturing partners will be required to meet the company's needs.
Quantities required will depend on the resources available at each manufacturing facility.
Type (e.g. company, R&D institution…), field of industry and Role of Partner Sought:
This UK company will discuss and agree manufacturing partnerships with experienced clothing manufacturers for either CMT (Cut, Make, Trim) or FPP (Full Package Production) for sportswear garments.
The company is seeking to form long-term manufacturing agreements with experienced quality manufacturers that are able to produce garments to a very high specification and to an agreed timeframe. Standards to 9001 are desirable.
The company must be reliable, flexible and scalable with the ability to respond to quick lead times with flexible on producing volumes
Good communications will be required to ensure results are achieved.
The successful production partner should work with sustainable and fair trade standards. They will be required to engage with a sampling process to ensure the standards required are established.
The company will provide detailed sewing and quality specifications.
Prospective partners will host a meeting on their premise to discuss the detail of any contracts and will provide evidence of punctuality with fulfilling contracts.
Technical Specification or Expertise Sought:
Ability to manufacture to set quality standards are essential.
Standards to 9001 desirable.
Stage of Development:
Already on the market
External code:
BRUK20210903001
