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Footprint
Every Sector Skills Council has a "footprint". This
footprint defines which areas of industry the Sector
Skills Council covers.
The Skillfast-UK footprint covers the apparel,
footwear and textiles supply chain, which is highly
complex. It encompasses raw material supply, through
all processing stages, to finished goods - as well
as ancillary functions such as design, trading,
wholesaling, converting and support services.
The table below shows Skillfast-UK's core footprint.
|
Industry title |
Activities covered |
Estimated UK employment |
|
Trading & wholesale |
Activities of agents; wholesale of
textiles, clothing |
80,000 |
|
Apparel Manufacturing |
Manufacture of workwear, outerwear
(including handcraft tailoring),
underwear; Cut, Make and Trim |
70,000 |
|
Dry cleaning and textile/leather
servicing |
Repair of shoes and other articles of
leather; repair and alteration of
clothing; washing and dry cleaning of
textile and fur products |
64,000 |
|
Manufacture of made-up textiles |
Manufacture of soft furnishings, canvas
goods, household textiles |
46,000 |
|
Knitting, lace, narrow fabrics |
Manufacture of lace, narrow fabrics,
knitted fabrics, hosiery, knitted
garments; dyeing & finishing of knitted
fabrics |
28,000 |
|
Carpet manufacture and fitting |
Manufacture of carpets & rugs (woven &
tufted); carpet fitting |
27,000 |
|
Footwear, leather apparel and leather
goods |
Manufacture of leather clothes, luggage,
saddle & harness, footwear |
15,000 |
|
Weaving |
Weaving of cotton, woollen, worsted,
silk-type fabrics; dyeing & finishing of
woven fabrics |
15,000 |
|
Technical Textiles |
Technical textiles companies produce
textiles, materials, fabrics and
composites which are specified for a
broad range of technical end-uses
because of their performance
characteristics |
11,000 |
|
Process Yarns & Fibres |
Preparation and spinning of textile
fibres |
11,000 |
|
Design |
Independent design consultancies, haute
couture establishments, small scale
designer-makers (e.g. bridalwear
makers), designer brands |
9,000 |
|
Leather & Fellmongery |
Fellmongery, dressing and dyeing of fur;
manufacture of articles of fur, tanning
and dressing of leather
|
5,000 |
|
Man-made fibres |
Manufacture of artificial or synthetic
filament tow, staple fibre, single yarn,
monofilament or strip |
3,000 |
|
Total |
|
384,000 |
Skillfast-UK also covers the following associated
areas:
• Manufacture of dyes and pigments
• Retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods
• Retail sale of textiles
• Retail sale of clothing
• Retail sale of footwear and leather goods
• Technical testing and analysis. |
