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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 fashion 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. It does not cover retail.
The table below shows Skillfast-UK's core footprint.
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Industry title
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Activities covered
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Estimated UK employment
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Trading & wholesale
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Activities of agents; wholesale of textiles, clothing
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80,000
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Apparel Manufacturing
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Manufacture of workwear, outerwear (including handcraft tailoring), underwear; Cut, Make and Trim
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70,000
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Dry cleaning and textile/leather servicing
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Repair of shoes and other articles of leather; repair and alteration of clothing; washing and dry cleaning of textile and fur products
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64,000
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Manufacture of made-up textiles
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Manufacture of soft furnishings, canvas goods, household textiles
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46,000
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Knitting, lace, narrow fabrics
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Manufacture of lace, narrow fabrics, knitted fabrics, hosiery, knitted garments; dyeing & finishing of knitted fabrics
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28,000
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Carpet manufacture and fitting
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Manufacture of carpets & rugs (woven & tufted); carpet fitting
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27,000
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Footwear, leather apparel and leather goods
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Manufacture of leather clothes, luggage, saddle & harness, footwear
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15,000
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Weaving
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Weaving of cotton, woollen, worsted, silk-type fabrics; dyeing & finishing of woven fabrics
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15,000
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Technical Textiles
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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
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11,000
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Process Yarns & Fibres
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Preparation and spinning of textile fibres
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11,000
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Design
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Independent design consultancies, haute couture establishments, small scale designer-makers (e.g. bridalwear makers), designer brands
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9,000
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Leather & Fellmongery
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Fellmongery, dressing and dyeing of fur; manufacture of articles of fur, tanning and dressing of leather
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5,000
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Man-made fibres
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Manufacture of artificial or synthetic filament tow, staple fibre, single yarn, monofilament or strip
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3,000
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Total
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384,000
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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.
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