Manufacturing

Keeping the process in one place is the reason we can take a specification and turn it around quickly. When the coating, the cut and the closure all sit under the same roof, a change to one of them is a conversation rather than a new supply chain.

The line

• Fabric selection. Face fabrics are chosen for stretch, weight and hand feel before anything is coated. A knit that has to move with a patient behaves differently from one stretched over a stretcher.
• PU coating and lamination. The polyurethane membrane is what makes the fabric waterproof while still letting vapour through. Weight and finish are set per product rather than per order.
• Cutting. Made to the dimensions supplied. We work to your mattress, cushion or equipment measurements, not to a standard size chart.
• Sewing and welding. Seams, zips and closures are chosen for how the product will be handled — a zip that is opened daily is not the same component as one that is opened twice a year.
• Inspection and packaging. Checked, folded and packed in the format the receiving warehouse needs.

Quantities and samples

We produce sample runs before a programme starts, so the buyer evaluates the real construction rather than a swatch. Production volumes are set per programme; tell us the annual quantity and the call-off pattern and we will confirm what is workable.

Materials we work with

Polyester and polyester-blend knits, PU-coated and laminated fabrics, PVC and canvas for industrial covers, flame-retardant constructions for cable and equipment sleeves, and foam cores across a range of densities for mattress and cushion work. All of these materials can also be supplied directly — ask about current availability.

Changing an existing product

If you already have a product that nearly works, send it. Reverse-engineering a sample you are unhappy with is often faster than starting from a written specification, and it makes the failure you are trying to design out explicit.