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UPHOLSTERY
Winning ways Fibreline continues to invest to meet demand During the past 15 years Fibreline has positioned itself as a one stop shop for upholstery fillings, with foam, fibre and feather cushion products all made on one site in Keighley, West Yorkshire. It has been a winning formula that has seen it create and distribute the Encore range of combined filling cushion products. With increasing demand for value added products such as the Encore cushion range, and the ever-shortening lead times, Fibreline believes in-house control of the sewn case production is essential for meeting customer demand. Over the past few years it has undertaken a major project to increase
its in-house cut and sew capacity. This included the refurbishment of an existing building into which was installed 10,000sqft of mezzanine flooring to house the existing cutting and sewing facilities. All this was done while maintaining continuous production and keeping customers supplied. An additional state of the art CNC cutting machine was installed along with laying up equipment and extra sewing machines, resulting in a doubling of capacity. To provide more machinists, a Textile Sewing Academy within Keighley College is being set up with the aid of the Textile
Growth Fund. Starting in January it will help give Fibreline the capacity to meet increasing demand for its products. Established in 1982, it was one of the first companies to manufacture carded fibre cushions for the UK upholstery market. Over the years it has grown to be a leading supplier of not only polyester fibre, but also feather and foam and now spring cushions. As a manufacturer of all three fillings it has been at the leading edge of developing a range of combination fillings for designers trying to offer something different to the norm. Visit: www.encorecushion.co.uk Left: Cut and sew capacity has been increased
Fibreline offers polyester fibre, feather, foam and spring cushions
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Interiors Monthly September 2017