Visiting the Factory and Fashion Studio Factory Tour

FEL'S core production centres on ladieswear in both jersey and woven fabrics, being manufactured by a team of highly experienced machinists that are from 12 different countries.

During the visit there is a live factory tour where there will be a review of cutting methodologies, all industrial machines, pressing, quality control plus there is deep dive into all production processes to understand the production methods that are used.

The factory is focused on speed of response quality production, from concept to delivery within a 2–3-week lead time. There is a unique transparent system called Galaxius that enables data to show who made what garment, when and how much they were paid, which prevents infringement of the Modern Slavery Act. This additionally provides FEL with constant improvement in efficiencies for optimum quality product.

“An understanding from a supplier’s side in many different aspects such as costings, garment considerations and lead times. Coming from a knitwear department this was a huge insight into UK manufacturing. Lots has changed since my visit years ago with the FRA and it was great to see the new developments!” Assistant Buyer River Island