The Modern Textile Industry

This is a vibrant, modern industry, but often under valued because textile products are around us every day of our lives and largely taken for granted.

Every time you stick a plaster on a cut, enter hospital, mow your lawn, filter your coffee, sail a boat.... you use textile products

When you drive your car you are protected by a textile air bag and a textile seat belt. Textiles absorb engine noise. The road under you is often stabilised by textiles, the embankment beside you is stabilised by textile. The lorry you are passing has its load secured with textiles. In fact performance textiles feature in just about every modern industry.

The Performance Textiles Association

represents all facets of the textile industry, from textile production, through conversion, manufacture and on to use.

We have special interest groups for coating, manufacture, marquee hire, inflatable play, healthcare products, load restraint as well as specialist suppliers to the industry.

The performance Textiles Association stands for standards, technical excellence and accreditation.

We all need textiles - The textile industry needs the

Established 1919 (Formerly The Made Up Textiles Association)