About the Fashion and Textiles Industry
The fashion and textiles footprint covers the whole of the supply chain. This is highly complex. It encompasses raw material supply, through all processing stages, to finished goods - as well as ancillary functions such as design, trading, wholesaling, converting and support services. It does not cover retail.
In this section you can find out more about the size and shape of the industry and its workforce. You can also read the Strategic Skills Assessment for the Fashion and Textiles industry.
Defining the Fashion & Textiles Industry
The sector splits into three broad areas: design, manufacturing and servicing. The common theme running throughout these areas is an understanding of the properties of fabric.
Read MoreWhat are the main skills issues and concerns?
Traditionally, it has been the larger Fashion and Textiles employers who have invested in training and development while smaller employers relied on this investment trickling down as trained employees move on - but this is no longer feasible. Find out more about the sector's skills issues here
Read MoreFashion and Textiles facts and figures
Get an overview of our research into the fashion and textiles sector.
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