1. DAVID RIGBY ASSOCIATES
CONSULTING CLIENTS IN PERFORMANCE TEXTILES, INCLUDING TECHNICAL TEXTILES,
NONWOVENS, PERFORMANCE FIBRES, EFFECT TEXTILES AND NEW MATERIALS
- 169 PROJECTS FOR 111 CLIENTS IN 24 COUNTRIES
(UK unless otherwise stated)
Acordis: Tencel
Albright & Wilson: Textile Chemicals
Alhamrani Group: Glass Fibre (Saudi Arabia)
Ahlstrom: Nonwoven Auto Fabrics (USA)
Aptec: Functional Textiles
Arjo Wiggins:Technical Papers
Arthur D Little: M&A Projects
Atsugi: Nylon (Japan)
Avecia: Bio-products
Barbour Campbell: Heavy Industrial Threads
BASF: PA6 (Germany)
Bekintex: Steel Fibres (Belgium)
Bell Woven Brakel: Badges
BFF: Carded Nonwovens
Bonar: Technical Yarns and Fabrics
Boras Wafveri: Auto Fabrics (Sweden)
Bridport: Nets and Aircraft Supplies
Brilen: HT PES Yarns (Spain)
Candover Private Equity: Fiberweb
Cargill Dow: Ingeo PLA Fibre (USA,Holland)
Carrington: Coated Performance Fabrics
CBD Porton Down: Plasma
Ciba: Speciality Chemicals (Switzerland)
William Clark: Industrial Textiles
Clear Edge/Madison Filter/Scapa Filtration
Corovin: Spunbond Nonwovens (Germany)
Cosmopolitan Textiles: Carded Nonwovens
Courtaulds: Tencel Fibres
Courtaulds Fabrics: Technical Textiles
CQC: Military Products
CSIRO: Fibre Research Policy (Australia)
CTI: Textile Research Policy (Taiwan)
CVC Capital Partners: Lenzing (Germany)
Dale: Protective Fabrics (Norway)
Delius:Industrial Fabrics (Germany)
Department of Trade & Industry: Sector Policy
Don & Low: Spunbond Nonwovens
Dow Chemicals: Stretch XLA Fibre (USA)
DSM: Dyneema, PA6 (Holland)
DuPont: Kevlar (USA)
EMDA: Cluster Study
Filtisac: Jute (Ivory Coast)
Fulflex: Elastics (Ireland)
Gamma Holding: Holding Company
(Holland)
Gutermann Industrial Thread
Garware-Wall Ropes (India)
Edward Hall: Surgical Cotton
John Heathcoat: Engineered Textiles
Hemcore: Hemp Products
Hahl Group: PA/PES Filaments (Germany)
Highams: Carded Nonwovens
HTP Unitex: Plasma Treatment (Italy)
Huizen: HT Industrial Yarns (Holland)
J T Inglis: Tarpaulins
IPT Group: Holding Company
Ipetex: Carded Auto Nonwovens (Portugal)
R A Irwin: Stitchbonded Nonwovens
Kece: Filtration Fabrics (Turkey)
Kemira Oy: Chemicals (Sweden)
Klopman: Workwear Fabrics (Italy)
Kordsa: Tyre Cord, Tech. textiles (Turkey)
Kuraray: Polymers and Fibres (Japan)
Lantor: Nonwovens (UK,Holland,USA)
Lenzing: Viscose, Tencel (Austria)
Lindsay & Williams: Adhesive Tapes
Low & Bonar: Holding Company
Masureel: Dyeing and Finishing (Belgium)
Milliken: TT Holding Company (USA)
Mountain Equipment: Extreme Sports Gear
Netlon/Tensar: Nets and Geogrids
Nexia: Artificial Spidersilk(Canada)
Nichimen:Trading Company (Japan)
Nissho Iwai:Trading Company (Japan)
North West Texnet:TT&NW Cluster Study
NWDA: Textile Cluster Study
Parabeam: 3-D Fabrics (Holland)
James Pearsall: Industrial Thread
Perseverance Mill: Microfibre Fabrics
Pittards: Performance Leathers
Porvair: Membranes
Precision Fabrics Group; Medical (USA)
Procter & Gamble: Plasma Treatment
Quintas & Quintas:Ropes (Portugal)
Replin: Aircraft Seat Fabrics
Sappi Saiccor: Tencel (South Africa)
Scapa Group: TT Holding Company
Léo Schellens: Technical Fabrics (Holland)
Scottish Enterprise: Cluster Studies
Scott & Fyfe: Industrial Textiles
Seaman Corporation: Arch’l Fabrics (Canada)
Shell Chemicals: Corterra PTT
(USA,Holland)
Sidlaw: Jute Products
Sigma Technologies: Plasma Treatment (USA)
Smith & Nephew: Medical Textiles
Southern Mills: Protective Fabrics (USA)
Stora Enso: Cellulosics (Finland)
Sumitomo: Trading Company (Japan)
Synthetic Industries: Yarns and Fabrics
Tayside Enterprise: Cluster Study
TBA: Protective Fabrics
Ten Cate: Holding Company (Holland)
Tetraxial: Technical Fabrics (Italy)
Textar: Technical Fabrics
TITK: Lyocell (Germany)
Toray Industries: Carbon Fibre (Japan)
Trimproof : Coated Fabrics (Ireland)
Waxman International: Modacrylic Fibres
Whitford: Textile Effect Chemicals
Whitecroft: Holding Company
Woodrow Universal: Technical Fabrics
W&J Whitehead:Technical Yarns
J&D Wilkie: Industrial Textiles
Zimmer: Fibre Prodn. Machinery (Germany)