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Clothing manufacturers in Leicester

Leicester is the historic centre of British garment making, and the bulk of UK clothing production still sits in and around it, above all knitwear and jersey. Send one brief and we place it with the documented factory in our group built for your product, fabric and quantity.

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pieces minimum per style
100
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7 days
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What gets made here

What Leicester makes best

Knitwear and jersey are what the town is known for. The minimums and lead times below are the ones we quote for these families across our group.

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Hoodies stacked by the embroidery machines
Products we place with factories in Leicester, with minimums and lead times
No.ProductWhat it coversMinimumLead timePage
No. 01 Knitwear Fine-gauge sweaters in cotton, merino and cashmere blends. From 100pieces per style 6–8 wksbulk
No. 02 T-shirts & hoodies T-shirts, sweatshirts and hoodies in cotton jersey and fleece. From 100pieces per style 6–8 wksbulk
No. 03 Something else? Tell us what you are making. If the right factory for it is in another town, we place the brief there.

Minimums are per style. Bulk lead times run from the approved sample; sampling adds 2–4 weeks. Send the brief at least 14 weeks before your ship date.

How a brief runs

From brief to Leicester factory

Three steps, all by email. One point of contact from sample to delivery.

  1. Step 1: Send the brief

    Free

    Tell us the product, pieces per style, fabric and your target date. We reply within 24 hours.

  2. Step 2: We place it

    7 days

    We read it and assign the factory in our group built for it, in Leicester or wherever fits better, within 7 days of a qualified brief. About 1 in 5 briefs is not a fit, and we say so by email at no cost.

  3. Step 3: The factory quotes you

    Direct

    The factory quotes and bills you directly. No commission, no markup. If we charge a fee, it is quoted in writing before any work starts and never tied to order size.

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Folding and boxing on the packing line

Visiting the factory

UK factories can be visited. Once we have placed your brief, you can arrange a visit directly with the factory.

Not sure it’s the right town?

Most UK garment production sits in and around Leicester, so it is usually where we look first for knitwear and jersey. If a factory in another town fits your product better, we tell you and place the brief there instead.

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Four towns, one brief

The other three towns

Our group covers the four towns where most British clothing gets made. You don’t have to pick one: send the brief and we place it.

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Leicester questions

Before you send a Leicester brief

What brands ask about producing in Leicester.

Leicester is the historic UK garment hub, and the bulk of UK clothing production sits in and around it. It is best known for knitwear and jersey: t-shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies and fine-gauge knits in cotton, merino and cashmere blends. We confirm the right factory for your product after we read your brief.

Knitwear made in the UK

From 100 pieces per style for knitwear and jersey. Other products start higher: 150 for outerwear and tailoring, 200 for denim and activewear. We confirm the exact minimum for your product before you commit to anything.

Sampling takes 2–4 weeks. Knitwear and jersey bulk takes 6–8 weeks from the approved sample. Send the brief at least 14 weeks before your ship date.

Send a free brief. We reply within 24 hours, and a factory is assigned within 7 days of a qualified brief. The factory quotes and bills you directly; if we charge a fee, it is quoted in writing before any work starts.

How we work

Still have a question?

Put it in your brief or email ukclothingproduction@gmail.com. We reply within 24 hours.

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Prices in GBP

Three ways in. The first one is free.

No commission from factories, ever. Any fee is agreed in writing before work starts.

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  • Tech pack service · per style

    Factory-ready tech pack

    From your sketches, references or a sample to a pack any UK factory can quote from.

    £79per style

    • Flats, bill of materials, measurement chart
    • Construction, stitching, label and care specs
    • Delivered in 3–5 working days
    • 2–3 revision rounds, all by email
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Not sure which one you need? Send the brief anyway. We reply within 24 hours and tell you honestly if UK production fits your product.

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Tell us what you’re making. We’ll find the factory.

Send the brief. We read it, place it with the UK factory built for your product and reply within 24 hours. The factory quotes and bills you directly.

  • 01Product
  • 02Fabric
  • 03Pieces per style
  • 04Target date
  • 05Sketch or tech pack
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