The Register of Consultants has been established by The Textile Institute to enable its qualified and/or longstanding members to register as consultants and to facilitate contact between these members and organisations requiring consultants.
For further information about inclusion on the Register please contact the Business Information Service at The Textile Institute International Headquarters.
Inclusion on the register in no way implies that the consultant is in any way authorised, sponsored or appointed by The Textile Institute to undertake any consultancy work.
Peter W Alderslade CText FTI FCFI
Business values my 30-year ‘hands-on’ record of improving strategy, product, productivity, quality and service in clothing and textiles. This is achieved by improving processes, systems and methods and the individuals involved. Coaching and mentoring are important elements of my work in start ups, re-engineering, restructuring and mergers.
Roles include Industrial Engineer, Operations and Managing Director, Turnaround CEO, Principal Consultant with KSA and Interim Manager.
Locations include Europe, Nigeria, India and USA.
Products range from shirts to carpets including leisure and outerwear.
A member of the Society of Turnaround Professionals with the IoD Diploma in Company Direction, I am keen to help companies improve performance as an advisor, interim executive or non executive.
Contact:
Peter Alderslade
Overwood Farm, Parkgate Road, Mollington, Chester, Ch1 6NE, United Kingdom
An association of clothing and apparel specialists with over
30 years experience each at senior level in the clothing and
textile industry. Collectively, we are able to advise on all
aspects of manufacturing, from start-ups to target market penetration.
We offer a pick and mix service to call on expertise as required
during the project journey.
Strengths are fibre to garment knowledge, with experience of
improving performance through people, technology and commercial
expertise.
Services offered include:
Production
Clothing – mens and ladies tailoring – light
sewing.
Turnaround and strategic change management.
Product and Quality improvement.
Evaluation, including social and ethical.
Production Engineering. Factory layouts, work-study. Piece
rate systems.
Technical and aesthetic design. Tailoring and apparel.
Quality control.
Sales and Marketing
Sales and distribution logistics.
Recruitment of sales personnel and agents.
Design. – Garments and Cloth - worsted and cottons.
Market Research.
Corporate Wear / Uniforms
Balanced sourcing.
Design.
Logistics.
Rescue missions.
Build up to tender and tender evaluations .
Sourcing
Clothing. Apparel and cloth.
Eastern Europe, Far East, U.K.
Retail
Control systems: from cloth to retail outlets to facilitate
rapid response and protect margin.
Stephen Levick B.A., C. Text., A.T.I.
Experience:
Spinning woollen, worsted and fancy yarns.
Knitwear production,
sales and marketing.
Yarn sourcing.
Ladies and Men’s tailoring and casual wear,
sales and marketing, to Retail and Corporate wear.
Sourcing garment
manufacturing, Eastern Europe and Far East.
Martin Deeks B.A.
Experience:
International sourcing clothing apparel and cloth – Eastern
Europe and Far East.
Clothing and casual wear manufacturing to
premium brands.
Project Management.
Retail buying and merchandise systems. Works
in English and Italian.
Geoff Bent
Experience:
Men’s and ladies’ tailoring sales and
marketing, U.K., U.S.A., Middle East and Far East.
Corporate
wear sales, marketing and development.
Sourcing clothing apparel
and cloth, U.K., Eastern Europe, and Far East.
Brian Watts
Experience:
Multi-site manufacturing. Ladies Tailoring. Light
Sewing. Printing. Knitwear.
Quality control and logistics.
Sourcing Eastern Europe.
Personnel Development .
Tony Chatterton
Experience:
Production Engineering and Work study for multi
site, multi product manufacturing.
Alan Cannon Jones M.S.C.
Experience:
Factory and Technical Manager – Men’s
Tailoring (including pattern development).
Principal Lecturer
- London College of Fashion in Fashion Design Technology.
External
Examiner
Consultant in Fashion Design Technology.
APPAREL ASSOCIATES
Contact :Stephen C. Levick B.A., C. Text. A.T.I., 11, Browns
Lane,
East Bridgford, Nottingham, NG13 8PL, Tel: +44 (0) 1949
20326
M: +44 (0) 7725 564089 E-mail: steve_levick@hotmail.co.uk
Amit Kumar Basu CText ATI
Experienced manager, with expertise in quality assurance, mechanical processing of wool and carpet manufacturing and process control.
Undertook the consultancy for worsted spinning, quality improvement and waste reduction, with P.T. Novawool – Indonesia (Panesia Group), from the 14 th to 18 th August 2006. The work was very successful and the party was happy looking at improvements.
Early stage processing of wool: wool scouring to top making.
Worsted spinning for wool and wool blends, till twp folding stage.
Quality improvement of worsted yarn.
Fabrics.
Increasing efficiency in weaving stage.
ISO 9000/1
Amit Kumar Basu, 22a Saint Luke’s Road, Mount Albert, Auckland, New Zealand
Email: amit.basu@godfreyhirst.co.nz Phone: 00 64 98495902 Fax 00 64 92683317
Geert De Clercq
Geert De Clercq ( MSc Textiles, Ghent University)
Textile Technologist and problem solver. Independent Textile Consultant and Visiting Professor at University College Ghent teaching Spinning, Weaving, Non-wovens and Carpet Technology.
Twenty years of international experience (Europe, South America, Africa and Asia) in Production Management, Project Engineering and Consulting. Assignments covered fields from F ibre Processing over Yarn Manufacturing and Fabric Formation also including Quality Control and Assurance and Cost Calculation .
Various assignments in Mosquito Net Manufacturing over the recent years.
Aside from Technical Consulting we can assist you as well with Management Consulting, Greenfield Consulting and Textile Technology Seminars.
Availability is world-wide. Languages: Dutch, English, French, Spanish and German
Ten years of experience in translations of Manuals for Textile Machinery.
Acrylic, Air conditioning, Audits, Carding, Control, Costing, Cotton, Health & Safety, Home Textiles, Fabrics, Fibres, Industrial Engineering, Investment, Translation, Management, Mosquito Nets, Project Management, Quality, Spinning, Synthetics, Weaving, Wool, Yarns
Languages: Dutch, English, French, Spanish and German.
An independent specialist consultancy providing Government and EU funded business support & development, vocational learning, training and outsourced services to all sectors of the textile industry.
Law Society registered Expert Witness and a Member of the Academy of Experts. Has acted as expert for 25 years and typically reviews evidence in a range of textile related cases, including murder, rape, arson, fraud and counterfeiting cases as well as preparation of reports and statements in a wide range of civil litigation and patent disputes. Has appeared in many different types of courts of law.
Research and development consultant: specialist in technical textiles, particularly engineering and medical textiles. Help with research project applications and grants.
Textile technologist and consultant to the knitwear, fabric and clothing industries. Detailed technical investigations, technical overviews and reporting for companies undertaken (often prior to purchase of a company); technical troubleshooting.
Classification Subjects: Clothing, fabrics, intellectual property, knitwear, knitting, weaving, braiding, medical textiles, composite materials, litigation, research and development.
Languages: English
Availability: International. UK based.
Contact:
The Stables, Hall Farm, Kirklington, Newark, NG22 8NN
I have extensive experience in denim and twill high volume manufacturing and finishing including dyeing of garments. I am considered a specialist in this sector. I am familiar with all the departments and processes involved from fabric choice and receiving, cutting, sewing, wet and dry garment finishing.
I started a factory from a green field build site, commissioned and trained all of management to bring the project to the production level required. I have extensive experience working in many countries and cultures and appreciate challenges.
I will consider working as a consultant in this or other parallel sector and will consider working in any area of the world on any specific project.
Contact
Mr T Hawthorne CText ATI Email:tomh52@btinternet.comTelephone: +44 (0)1292 479298 Address: 42 St Cuthberts Road , Prestwick, Ayrshire, KA9 2EA, Scotland, UK
Mr J R Haycock ACFI
International Garment Manufacturing Specialist
Director on International Clothing Training & Consultancy
Ltd. Which provides Practical training solutions for both individuals
and organisations and assist them to maintain their competitive
advantage through the implementation of a range of focused consultancy
projects.Including:
Sector/Country surveys
Development of company/sector/country strategies
Productivity audits/implementation of productivity improvement
programmes
Training programmes for management/supervisors/operators
Training for Industrial Engineers
Project management/Technical consultancy/Cluster Facilitator
Quality systems
Supply Chain Management
Some Relevant Projects:
Survey and Strategy Development for the
Clothing/Textile Industry in Botswana
Delivery of Productivity Improvement Interventions to SMEs
in Bulgaria
Productivity/Quality Audit of the largest garment manufacturing
company in Vietnam
Delivery of a series of training programmes in Jordan
Development/implementation of Management Information System
for a company in Jordan
Restructuring of an International sourcing company in Ireland
Publications:
Co-author “Lesotho Garment Industry Sub Sector
Study 2002”
Author “Productivity Audit & Training
Needs Analysis of Garment Industry in Lesotho 2003”
Co-author “Botswana Textile & Apparel
Industry Sub Sector Study 2005”
Contact: Mr John Haycock, 20 School Road, Newtonbreda, Belfast,
BT8 6BT, UK
Tel: +44 (0)28 90945437, Fax: +44 (0)28 9029 0171
Mobile: 07968802433
E-mail: johnhaycock@hotmail.com
Eric Hill BSc (Economics) CText ATI Lic IPD
International Ready Made Garment Consultant
Key Qualifications:
Formally Managing Director of a large clothing company, then in 1990 formed Hillsborough Consultancy Ltd specialising in providing business support and training to the ready made Garment Industry including.
Developing business and marketing plans
Production management
Clothing production engineering
Total Quality Management (Assessor for the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) Model for Business Excellence).
Human Resource Development
Management of change
Management training
Diagnostic Studies and Action Plans
Experience worldwide including Europe, Asia, Far East, Middle East, Africa, Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan.
Recent relevant projects:
Developing a business strategy, marketing and sales strategy for a ladies clothing company in Jordan.
Diagnosis/action planning studies and recommendations for implementation for SME’s in Lebanon.
World bank project in Bangladesh assessing and advising clothing companies on production and marketing strategies.
Production planning for Egyptian clothing company.
Development of SME’s clothing companies in Azerbaijan.
Strategic marketing and sales plan for large Ukrainian ladies wear manufacturer.
Giving support and advice to a Russian Clothing Company in the preparation of a Business Plan.
General and Technical Manager with 40 years experience of managing
textile operations from department through to Senior and Board
level. Strengths are fibre to fabric knowledge and experience
of improving company performance through people, technology and
commercial expertise.
• Textile Sectors covered include Apparel, Workwear,
Household Furnishings, Carpet Industry, Automotive, Industrial
and Technical textiles.
• Technical expertise covering all processes in
the textile business chain with emphasis on adding value through
technical innovation and improving efficiency in processing.
Particular experience in continuous processing, including
bleaching, dyeing, printing and finishing.
• Management of enterprises covers Strategic Management,
Marketing, Process and Business improvement, Change management,
design and implementation of quality management systems,
production re-organisation and management development.
Successful projects carried out in Europe, Mid and North Africa,
Egypt and the Middle East.
30-year practical working experience in textiles and garment; full knowledge in Asian production and operation; good consultant experience in trading and manufacturing business; able to help refinancing and restructuring business.
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