A group of UK factories

Clothing made in Britain. From 100 pieces.

We are a group of documented UK factories making knitwear, jersey, wovens, outerwear, denim, activewear and tailoring. Tell us what you’re making: if it fits one of our factories, we place your brief with that factory and stay involved until delivery.

  • No import duties or customs delays for UK brands
  • From 100 pieces per style
  • The factory quotes and bills you directly: no commissions, no markups
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  • Knitwear
  • Jersey
  • Wovens
  • Outerwear
  • Denim
  • Activewear
  • Tailoring
Machinist laying out blue shirting fabric on a cutting table
No. 01Cutting
Two pattern cutters laying paper pattern pieces on fabric
No. 02Patterns
Finished knitwear in several colours laid out on inspection tables
No. 03Inspection

Minimum order100pieces per style

  • UKMade in Britain
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How it works

From brief to factory in three steps.

Skip the cold emails and the weeks of silence. One brief goes to the UK factory built for your product, and that factory bills you directly.

Small-batch sewing workshop with thread cones and garments on hangers
Small-batch sewing workshop

Your brief · 3 stepsFree to start

  1. No. 01Today

    Send the brief

    Product, fabric, pieces per style, target date and a sketch or tech pack. The brief is free, and we reply within 24 hours.

  2. No. 02Within 7 days

    We place it with the right factory

    We read the brief and place it with the factory in our group built for your product, fabric and quantity. Factory assigned within 7 days of a qualified brief. If it’s not a fit, we say so by email at no cost.

  3. No. 03Direct

    The factory quotes and bills you

    We stay involved through sampling and bulk. The factory quotes and invoices you for the run: no commissions, no markups from us.

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What we produce

Six product families. One spec sheet.

Minimums and lead times per family. Tick what you make and send it as one brief.

Product families with minimum order and lead time
FamilyMinimumLead timeProduct pagesAdd to brief
Folded striped knit sweaters in bright colors (style reference)
No. 01

Knitwear & jersey

T-shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies and fine-gauge sweaters in cotton, merino and cashmere blends.

 100pieces per style 6–8weeks
Knitwear T-shirts & hoodies
A striped shirt and cream trousers styled on a sofa (style reference)
No. 02

Wovens & dresses

Linen dresses, poplin shirts, blouses and tailored separates.

 100pieces per style 7–9weeks
Dresses & wovens
Two utility jackets hung on a wooden ladder with a leather tote (style reference)
No. 03

Outerwear

Padded coats, technical shells and wool coats.

 150pieces per style 9–11weeks
Outerwear
Dark washed jeans piled in a laundry cart after washing (style reference)
No. 04

Denim

Jeans, jackets and skirts in raw, selvedge and recycled-content denim.

 200pieces per style 9–11weeks
Denim
A cream ribbed tank top laid flat on a concrete floor (style reference)
No. 05

Activewear

Leggings, sports tops and training gear with 4-way stretch.

 200pieces per style 8–10weeks
Activewear
A cream woven shirt and black wide-leg trousers on hangers (style reference)
No. 06

Tailoring

Blazers, suits and trousers: half-canvas construction, wool suiting.

 150pieces per style 9–11weeks
Tailoring

Lead time runs from the approved sample to goods ready. Sampling adds 2–4 weeks before that.

Product photos are style references from other brands, not our factories’ work: striped knit sweaters (Pinterest user Audra Stam); a summer shirt and trousers (Instagram); utility and work jackets (Pinterest user Fernanda F Styling); washed jeans after the wash (Pinterest user MD NAWAB); a ribbed tank top (Pinterest user Suyoung Jin); a woven shirt and wide trousers (Instagram).

Selected: none yet

Producing something else? Tell us in the brief.

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Where it’s made

Four towns. One brief.

Most UK clothing production sits in and around Leicester, the historic garment hub. You don’t need to pick a town: we place your brief by product, fabric and quantity.

  • Row of circular knitting machines on a knitting floor
    Circular knitting machines

    Leicester

    The historic UK garment hub. Most UK clothing production sits in and around the city, strongest in knitwear and jersey.

    • Knitwear
    • Jersey
    Explore Leicester
  • Machinist working at a computerised sewing machine
    Operator at a computerised sewing machine

    Nottingham

    Knitwear and jersey, working alongside Leicester.

    • Knitwear
    • Jersey
    Explore Nottingham
  • Close-up of a machinist sewing a camouflage-print garment
    Sewing a camo-print garment

    Manchester

    Cut and sew, and outerwear.

    • Cut and sew
    • Outerwear
    Explore Manchester
  • Product development office with desks, screens and a sample rail
    Product development office with sample rail

    London

    Sampling, pattern cutting, tech packs and fabric agents.

    • Sampling
    • Patterns
    Explore London
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Photos show production steps, not a particular town.

Prices in GBP

Three ways in. The first one is free.

No commission from factories, ever. Any fee is agreed in writing before work starts.

  • Production placement

    Send a brief

    Start here

    We read it and place production with the UK factory built for your product, fabric and quantity.

    £0to start

    • Reply within 24 hours
    • Factory assigned within 7 days of a qualified brief
    • Our fee quoted in writing before any work starts, never tied to order size
    • The factory quotes and bills you directly
    Send a free brief

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  • Do it yourself · one-time

    UK Factory Directory

    60+ documented UK factories. Do the outreach yourself.

    £49one-time

    • Contact emails, specialities, minimums where published and region
    • Online Google Sheet, lifetime access, quarterly refresh
    • Bonus: 12-question factory vetting checklist
    • Bonus: a first email that gets replies
    Get the Directory for £49

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  • Tech pack service · per style

    Factory-ready tech pack

    From your sketches, references or a sample to a pack any UK factory can quote from.

    £79per style

    • Flats, bill of materials, measurement chart
    • Construction, stitching, label and care specs
    • Delivered in 3–5 working days
    • 2–3 revision rounds, all by email
    Get your tech pack for £79

    One price per style · Secure checkout by Stripe.

Not sure which one you need? Send the brief anyway. We reply within 24 hours and tell you honestly if UK production fits your product.

On the factory floor

Made in Britain, step by step.

Sampling, sewing, finishing and embroidery: what a UK production run looks like before it reaches your warehouse.

  • Sample maker pressing fabric beside a pattern table
    No. 01SamplingSample maker pressing and preparing a pattern
  • Close-up of a hand blanket-stitched edge on a green woven shirt
    No. 02Hand finishingHand-stitched edge on a woven shirt
  • Machinist handling grey fleece at the sewing table
    No. 03SewingHandling fleece at the sewing table
  • Hands finishing the zip on a black hoodie
    No. 04FinishingFinishing a zip hoodie
  • Stacks of sand and grey hoodies beside embroidery machines
    No. 05EmbroideryHoodies stacked by the embroidery machines
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Directory: 60+ documented UK factories, one-time payment.

Costs

What UK production costs per piece.

Typical UK cut, make and trim (CMT) ranges, fabric not included. The factory quotes your exact price once it has your tech pack.

  • T-shirt£4–9per piece, CMT
  • Hoodie£10–20per piece, CMT
  • Dress£14–32per piece, CMT
  • Jacket£28–65per piece, CMT

Typical CMT ranges, fabric not included. Add fabric, trims, carriage and VAT for your landed cost.

Large sewing floor with machinists mid-run
Large sewing floor mid-run

Three things move the number

  1. No. 01Fabric and colourwaysMills sell to their own minimums, usually per colour. Three colourways at 100 pieces each is often harder to price than one colourway at 300.
  2. No. 02Complexity, not just sizeBonded seams, specialist trims or an unusual construction cost more per piece at every volume.
  3. No. 03CMT or full packageCMT means you supply the fabric and a graded pattern. Full package means the factory sources materials and makes the patterns: simpler for a first order, and more per piece.
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Step 1 of your brief

What are you making?

Two quick answers. We carry them into the full brief so you don’t type them twice.

Product Pick one or more
Pieces per style Pick one

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Questions

Straight answers on making it in Britain.

What brands ask before they send us a brief.

From 100 pieces per style. Outerwear and tailoring usually start at 150, denim and activewear at 200. We confirm the exact minimum for your product before you commit to anything.

Sampling takes 2–4 weeks. Bulk production takes 8–11 weeks from the approved sample, depending on the product. If you have a ship date, work back from it and send the brief at least 14 weeks before.

Typical UK cut, make and trim prices are £4–9 for a t-shirt, £10–20 for a hoodie, £14–32 for a dress and £28–65 for a jacket, fabric not included. Fabric, trims, complexity and quantity move the number. The factory quotes you directly once it has your tech pack.

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Sending a brief is free. If we can place it, our fee is quoted in writing after we read the brief, before any work starts, and it is never tied to order size. We take no commission from factories, and the factory bills you directly for the run.

Not to send a brief. Factories need one before they can quote accurately and cut a sample. If you do not have one, our tech pack service turns sketches, references or a sample into a factory-ready pack for £79 per style in 3–5 working days.

See the tech pack service

CMT (cut, make, trim) means you source and send the fabric, and the factory cuts and sews. Full package means the factory sources fabric, trims and labels for you. Full package is simpler and costs more; most UK factories offer both, and many new brands start full package and move to CMT later.

Most UK clothing production sits in and around Leicester, the historic garment hub. Knitwear and jersey cluster around Leicester and Nottingham, cut and sew and outerwear around Manchester, and sampling, pattern cutting and fabric agents around London.

Start with Leicester

Yes, when the brief is realistic: clear garment specs, at least 100 pieces per style and a timeline that allows proper sampling. Many of the briefs we place are a first production run. About 1 in 5 briefs is not a fit, and we say so by email at no cost.

Yes. If you need GOTS, OEKO-TEX or GRS, say so in the brief and we only place it with factories that can show a current certificate for that product.

Still have a question?

Put it in your brief or email ukclothingproduction@gmail.com. We reply within 24 hours.

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Tell us what you’re making. We’ll find the factory.

Send the brief. We read it, place it with the UK factory built for your product and reply within 24 hours. The factory quotes and bills you directly.

  • 01Product
  • 02Fabric
  • 03Pieces per style
  • 04Target date
  • 05Sketch or tech pack
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