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Textile Weaving & Finishing in the UK Industry Data and Analysis

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Martha Sofia Garcia Guerrero
Analyst London, United Kingdom August 2025

The Textile Weaving and Finishing industry has been in long-term decline in the UK. Still, this trend may reverse as the industry focuses more and more on high-quality niche textile markets, including high-end wool and cotton clothing, household textiles and technical fabrics for workwear manufacturing. Demand from key manufacturing markets, like clothing and soft furnishings, is the main driver of textile mills’ performance. The price of inputs like wool and cotton is also highly influential, dictating movement in textile weavers' profitability.

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What's included in this industry analysis

IBISWorld's research coverage on the Textile Weaving & Finishing industry in the United Kingdom includes market sizing, forecasting, data and analysis from 2015-2030. The most recent publication was released August 2025.

About this industry

What's this industry report about?

The Textile Weaving & Finishing industry in the United Kingdom operates under the SIC industry code C13.200. Companies in the industry weave textiles from raw materials like silk, wool and other natural or man-made fibres. They also manufacture fabrics from artificial yarns, glass fibres, carbon and aramid threads and produce imitation fur by weaving. The industry includes preparatory operations on textile fibres (like reeling and washing silk, degreasing and carbonising wool, and spinning yarn) and the finishing of textiles, which involves bleaching, dyeing, dressing, drying, steaming and shrinking of textile products. Related terms covered in the Textile Weaving & Finishing industry in the United Kingdom include textile weaving, iso standards and man-made filaments.

What's included in this industry?

Products and services covered in Textile Weaving & Finishing industry in the United Kingdom include Textile fibre preparation and spinning , Natural fibre weaving and Synthetic yarn and artificial filament weaving.

What companies are included in this industry?

Companies covered in the Textile Weaving & Finishing industry in the United Kingdom include John Heathcoat & Company (Holdings) Ltd, Camira Group Holdings Ltd and Pin Croft Dyeing & Printing Co Ltd.

Performance

What's included in the Performance chapter?

The Performance chapter covers detailed analysis, datasets, detailed current performance, sources of volatility and an outlook with forecasts for the Textile Weaving & Finishing industry in the United Kingdom.

Questions answered in this chapter include what's driving current industry performance, what influences industry volatility, how do successful businesses overcome volatility, what's driving the industry outlook. This analysis is supported with data and statistics on industry revenues, costs, profits, businesses and employees.

Products & Markets

What's included in the Products and Markets chapter?

The Products and Markets chapter covers detailed product and service segmentation, analysis of major markets and international trade data for the for the Textile Weaving & Finishing industry in the United Kingdom.

Questions answered in this chapter include how are the industry's products and services performing, what are innovations in industry products and services, what products or services do successful businesses offer and what's influencing demand from the industry's markets. This includes data and statistics on industry revenues by product and service segmentation and major markets.

Geographic Breakdown

What's included in the Geographic Breakdown chapter?

The Geographic Breakdown chapter covers detailed analysis and datasets on regional performance of the Textile Weaving & Finishing industry in the United Kingdom.

Questions answered in this chapter include where are industry businesses located and how do businesses use location to their advantage. This includes data and statistics on industry revenues by location.

Competitive Forces

What's included in the Competitive Forces chapter?

The Competitive Forces chapter covers the concentration, barriers to entry and supplier and buyer profiles in the Textile Weaving & Finishing industry in the United Kingdom. This includes data and statistics on industry market share concentration, barriers to entry, substitute products and buyer & supplier power.

Questions answered in this chapter include what impacts the industry's market share concentration, how do successful businesses handle concentration, what challenges do potential industry entrants face, how can potential entrants overcome barriers to entry, what are substitutes for industry services, how do successful businesses compete with substitutes and what power do buyers and suppliers have over the industry and how do successful businesses manage buyer & supplier power.

Companies

What's included in the Companies chapter?

The Companies chapter covers Key Takeaways, Market Share and Companies in the Textile Weaving & Finishing industry in the United Kingdom. This includes data and analysis on companies operating in the industry that hold a market share greater than 5%.

Questions answered in this chapter include what companies have a meaningful market share and how each company is performing.

External Environment

What's included in the External Environment chapter?

The External Environment chapter covers Key Takeaways, External Drivers, Regulation & Policy and Assistance in the Textile Weaving & Finishing industry in the United Kingdom. This includes data and statistics on factors impacting industry revenue such as economic indicators, regulation, policy and assistance programs.

Questions answered in this chapter include what demographic and macroeconomic factors impact the industry, what regulations impact the industry, what assistance is available to this industry.

Financial Benchmarks

What's included in the Financial Benchmarks chapter?

The Financial Benchmarks chapter covers Key Takeaways, Cost Structure, Financial Ratios, Valuation Multiples and Key Ratios in the Textile Weaving & Finishing industry in the United Kingdom. This includes financial data and statistics on industry performance including key cost inputs, profitability, key financial ratios and enterprise value multiples.

Questions answered in this chapter include what trends impact industry costs and how financial ratios have changed overtime.

Industry Data

What's included in the Industry Data chapter?

The Industry Data chapter includes 10 years of historical data with 5 years of forecast data covering statistics like revenue, industry value add, establishments, enterprises, employment and wages in the Textile Weaving & Finishing industry in the United Kingdom.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the market size of the Textile Weaving & Finishing industry in the United Kingdom in 2026?

The market size of the Textile Weaving & Finishing industry in the United Kingdom is £1.7bn in 2026.

How many businesses are there in the Textile Weaving & Finishing industry in the United Kingdom in 2025?

There are 1,368 businesses in the Textile Weaving & Finishing industry in the United Kingdom, which has declined at a CAGR of 0.4 % between 2020 and 2025.

How may import tariffs affect the Textile Weaving & Finishing industry in the United Kingdom?

The Textile Weaving & Finishing industry in the United Kingdom is likely to be significantly impacted by import tariffs with imports accounting for a high share of industry revenue.

How may export tariffs affect the Textile Weaving & Finishing industry in the United Kingdom?

The Textile Weaving & Finishing industry in the United Kingdom is likely to be significantly impacted by export tariffs with exports accounting for a high share of industry revenue.

Has the Textile Weaving & Finishing industry in the United Kingdom grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Textile Weaving & Finishing industry in the United Kingdom has been growing at a CAGR of 0.2 % between 2020 and 2025.

What is the forecast growth of the Textile Weaving & Finishing industry in the United Kingdom over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Textile Weaving & Finishing industry in the United Kingdom is expected to grow.

What are the biggest companies in the Textile Weaving & Finishing industry in the United Kingdom?

The biggest companies operating in the Textile Weaving & Finishing industry in the United Kingdom are John Heathcoat & Company (Holdings) Ltd, Camira Group Holdings Ltd and Pin Croft Dyeing & Printing Co Ltd

What does the Textile Weaving & Finishing industry in the United Kingdom include?

Textile fibre preparation and spinning and Wool weaving are part of the Textile Weaving & Finishing industry in the United Kingdom.

Which companies have the highest market share in the Textile Weaving & Finishing industry in the United Kingdom?

The company holding the most market share in the Textile Weaving & Finishing industry in the United Kingdom is John Heathcoat & Company (Holdings) Ltd.

How competitive is the Textile Weaving & Finishing industry in the United Kingdom?

The level of competition is moderate and steady in the Textile Weaving & Finishing industry in the United Kingdom.

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