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Independent textile consultant
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facilitating fibre to fashion
 

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Alan Ross Consulting
Independent textile consultant
Experienced textile technologist
Alan Ross is an independent and experienced textile consultant and qualified textile technologist with over 20 years experience in the textile manufacturing industry and especially in quality control/quality assurance. With knowledge of knitted and woven fabric manufacturing and vast experience of textile, fabric, and garment testing and inspection, Alan Ross is able to provide you with practical advice and solutions to many common quality problems.

Alan can also conduct audits against ISO 9000:2000, ISO 17025 and various ethical (CSR) systems including ETI, SEDEX/SMETA and  SA8000 or can provide you with consultancy on how to achieve these standards.

Services available include:
  • Technical consultancy including setting up a test laboratory and/or development of performance specifications
  • Inspection services
  • Assessments of General Product Safety
  • Training courses on testing and quality issues
  • Expert witness services (Legal Hub registered and checked expert)
  • Audit consultancy and services

    All services are available on a worldwide basis.
For more information please contact:
Alan Ross, 8 Wentworth Way, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS17 7TG
Tel: 0113 2250014    Mobile: 07931 527375
Email: Alan@alanrossconsulting.co.uk
Internet: www.alanrossconsulting.co.uk

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Malcolm Ball Associates
facilitating fibre to fashion
Technical & Colour Management Consultant & Trouble-Shooter
Malcolm Ball Associates has the experience and knowledge from over 30 years in international technical, manufacturing, general and project management in fibre processing to seaming applications, to provide objective trouble-shooting services in technical, production and supply areas, to get problems resolved and things back on track in the fastest time, at minimum cost.

If you have supply issues that seem to be getting less clear and more bogged down the more you enquire, why not see if an independent mind can help ‘cut through the Gordian Knot’, contact us:


Malcolm Ball CText FTI CCol FSDC
Principal Consultant
 
 For more information please contact:
Malcolm Ball Associates
PO Box 327
Macclesfield
SK10 5XX

Tel / Fax: +44 1625 572284
Email: Tech@malbal.com
Web: www.malcolmballassociates.com

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Equipment Sourcing Training & Consultancy
Pressing and Finishing Specialist Consultancy
Robin Ree, one of the UK’s foremost specialists in pressing, fusing and finishing technologies and processes, has launched a new training and manufacturing consultancy. The consultancy, trading as Mr Robin & Company, will provide clothing manufacturers, re-finishing, processing and dry cleaning companies with services to include advice on methods and machinery optimisation, ‘best-price’ equipment sourcing and disposal services
and customised training programmes for production and machinery personnel.

Prior to his consultancy Robin Ree was the exclusive UK agent for the Macpi Group, developing a multi-million pound business for its advanced range of cutting room, fusing and pressing equipment. He also planned and implemented low-cost recycling programmes where he re-sourced and re-sited equipment to offshore manufacturing sites throughout Eastern Europe, North Africa and Vietnam.

The Mr Robin and Company consultancy team comprises several Associates who are each highly experienced equipment and manufacturing specialists, with many years of dedicated technical expertise in the cutting, fusing and finishing industry. Their ‘hands on’ approach is combined with vital interpersonal communication skills. The consultancy will operate a global service from its base in Cumbria.
 
For more information please contact:
Name: Mr. Robin & Company
Tel: 07977 985361
Fax: 015242 71365
Email: robin.ree@kencomp.net

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Lectra is the world leader in integrated technology solutions that automate, streamline, and accelerate product design, development, and manufacturing processes for industries using soft materials. Capitalising on 35 years of international experience within the fashion and Textile world, Lectra is the only market player able to propose a technology and services offer created specially for the needs of the industry. 

Lectra is able to offer a full range of training and consultancy services to companies of any size and location working in the Fashion and textile industry, including luggage and leather goods. 

Lectra has industry experienced consultants who can advise on processes,  best practice, business continuity and on all areas of concern a company may wish to address in order to improve product development, efficiency and productivity.  

Lectra can offer an independent consultancy service worldwide both company and departmental from design, product development to manufacturing.

Services include:

  • Design Room audit / consulting

  • Garment Development Process assessment

  • Cutting Room Efficiency

  • Design and Colour Management

  • Pattern Making

  • Process Mapping 

  • Manufacturing audit

For more information please contact:
Lectra UK Ltd.
Tel: 0207 0167605   
Email: rhowcroft@lectra.com
Internet: www.lectra.com
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