Hainsworth Gems

Hainsworth cloth is used in major BBC TV productions, like Casualty, where authenticity, technical performance and accuracy to the finest detail are a prerequisite.

Steinway & Sons make the world’s finest pianos, helped by the quality and consistency of Hainsworth piano cloth.

Hainsworth pool cloth adorns many famous tables, including one that is seen regularly by over 6 million people on British TV at the Queen Vic in EastEnders.

As a fully vertically integrated textile manufacturer, Hainsworth carries out every stage of the manufacturing process in-house, from the selection of raw wool to finished cloth, and supply material cut to size.

When Prince Charles married Diana Spencer in 1981 a global TV audience of 750 million celebrated this prestigious national event. Charles’ full dress uniform of a naval commander was tailored from Hainsworth cloth.

McVities biscuits are amongst the most popular snacks in the UK and Hainsworth supplies the woollen cloth used on the company’s production line conveyors as any small synthetic fibres ingested with the biscuit could make the eater unwell.

The Danish monarchy is one of the oldest in the world and the current head of state, Queen Margaret, chooses to have Hainsworth’s John Atkinson blankets on her beds.

Our inherent understanding of wool and its properties allowed us to develop our Hainsworth Titan® fabric which increases thermal protection and breathability, whilst reducing overall garment weight and bulk.

The sumptuous Tudor tailoring that epitomised the court of Elizabeth has been restored in all its finery by Hainsworth cloth, chosen for Elizabeth I’s costume that is proudly displayed at The Tower of London.

Film producers rely on Hainsworth for a variety of textile needs, including recently in a major Bollywood production where our para-aramid wick was wound around a banister and set on fire to create the effect of a burning staircase.

Through the Victoria England label, Hainsworth supplies the most prestigious tribal blankets in the world. Selected for its warmth, timeless durability and rich traditional design, the Victoria blanket originated in 1897.

Hainsworth developed Repel+, a durable finish providing addition protective properties to fabrics. Repel+ protects against hazardous chemicals and was the first to meet the requirements of BS7979-10:2004 for public order coveralls.

When attention to detail and historical knowledge are paramount, major theatre productions including Zorro, The Sound of Music, Oliver and Mary Poppins, rely on Hainsworth cloth to bring the house down.

Our traditional and contemporary hand finished John Atkinson blankets are world renowned and have adorned many prestigious beds including those of royal families across Europe and the Middle East.

Our manufacturing skills ensure our consistent adherence to the strictest specifications, including manufacturing textiles to within 0.05mm tolerance, the thickness of a piece of paper.

Hainsworth has extensive skill and experience in meeting the needs of major film companies, having supplied cloth for numerous blockbusters including Titanic, Harry Potter, Mission Impossible 3, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The Last Sumurai.

Our protective cloth provides the right level of comfort and security for fire services across the world from London to Madrid, from Boston to Copenhagen and Qatar.

The woolsack, the seat of the Lord Speaker in the House of Lords, the Upper House of Parliament in the United Kingdom, is covered in Hainsworth cloth.

The development and launch of our Hainsworth Titan® fabric helped Hainsworth win the Du Pont European Innovation Award in 2002.

All the pageantry and spectacle of H M The Queen’s Official Birthday celebrations is enhanced through Hainsworth fabrics which include the scarlet and dark blue cloths worn by the Household Division for Trooping the Colour.

Riot police have to be ready to face anything. That’s why the majority of police services in the UK protect their riot officers with Hainsworth ATLAS® and Hainsworth METIS®.

Hainsworth’s Elite Pro worsted cloth provides the ultimate smooth and fast playing surface for pool and we once supplied 6km of it in a single order.

The Hainsworth brand has been synonymous with high quality wool and textile manufacturer for over 225 years, ever since Abimelech Hainsworth started work in 1753.

Hainsworth provides textiles for Prince Charles’ ceremonial dress which is worn at the highest profile events, including his investiture and national celebrations.

Hainsworth leads the laundry and garment manufacturing industries worldwide, supplying into luxury hotels, hospitals, commercial laundries, dry cleaners, prisons and nursing homes.

A full size snooker table, given as a gift from Queen Victoria to Prince Albert, was bought by Rod Stewart who insists it is always covered in Hainsworth Smart cloth.

The design and development of our protective Hainsworth Titan® fabric won Hainsworth the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Innovation, which was presented to the company by HRH The Duke of York in July 2003.

Since 1815 and the Battle of Waterloo, the British Army have relied on Hainsworth fabric to clothe soldiers and officers.

Our manufactured press and ironer products, together with Hainsworth’s high quality range of pressing fabrics, are relied upon by every dry cleaner in the UK and beyond.

Robbie Williams entertains friends and family at home on his American pool table which is covered in Hainsworth Elite Pro Powder Blue cloth.

Our industry expertise, combined with our UKAS accredited research and testing laboratory, allows Hainsworth to self-certify to global standards and gives us a unique competitive edge.

The 50,000+ members of the Danish Home Guard know that their countrymen can rely on them for protection in the knowledge that their needs in the field are protected by Hainsworth cloth.

It’s surprising where some of our laundry textile products end up. Hainsworth has supplied textiles which have been used as sealer for aquarium glass tanks.

Hainsworth is the fabric of choice of many leading professional snooker players who insist on playing and training on Hainsworth cloth.

Strict control processes that have been recognised with the receipt of the BSI ISO9001 Quality Standards Mark for design development and manufacturing, ensure consistency against exacting specifications.

Hainsworth cloth was worn by soldiers from the reign of George III to Waterloo, the Crimean campaign, the Boer War and the two world wars.

Olhausen are the largest pool and billiard table manufacturer in the US and Hainsworth are their chosen sole supplier of table cloth.

In 1783 Abimelech Hainsworth began his working life as a cloth merchant by collecting fabric from local cottages and selling it at Leeds market. Such was the demand that he opened his first factory in 1800.

The golden age of the British empire demanded pomp and pageantry, both at home and abroad. Red, blue and gold Hainsworth cloth delivered the tradition and prestige required by the grandest of state and court occasions.

We were the first company to produce personalised and branded snooker and pool cloth with crisp, clear images and complex patterns with no loss in table performance using our specialist printing techniques.

Hainsworth fabrics is specially selected to provide head linings in some of the finest, most iconic cars in the world, including the unmistakable Rolls Royce marque.

In 1975 Hainsworth was the first company to introduce Nomex® fabrics into the UK, the heat and flame resistant textile made by DuPont.

Uniform cloths from Hainsworth were included in The Great Exhibition of 1851, the first international exhibition of manufactured goods, at the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London.

Our printed snooker and pool cloth has been used to help celebrate many famous landmarks, including the 75th birthday celebrations for Harley Davidson, and is a highly effective promotional marketing tool for international brands the world over.

As a DuPont Nomex Quality Partner, and the first in Europe, Hainsworth is committed to the high quality standards expected in the protective apparel market.

Hainsworth provided woven cloth for the Government of India and have supplied cloth to the Egyptian Brigade of Guards, the Chilean Navy, the Royal Ulster Constabulary and the Royal Air Force.

The Vatican, the smallest independent state in the world, is the spiritual centre for the Roman Catholic church and also a convert to Hainsworth quality, as one of our blanket customers.

When the Breitling Orbiter 3 became the first hot air balloon to successfully circumnavigate the globe in 1999, it did so in no small part to Hainsworth fabrics which were pivotal to the balloon’s construction.

Designed to tournament specification, Hainsworth Match is the ultimate pool and snooker cloth and is the fastest cloth in the world delivering amazing speed and cue ball control.

In partnership with DuPont, Hainsworth developed Nomex® Delta T (Nomex® Tough) which was the best selling outshell fabric for fire fighters in the early 1990s, and is still sold today.

Hainsworth supplies interiors fabric cloth which is used for the curtains at Windsor Castle and for the interiors of Buckingham Palace.

Hainsworth has pioneered the development of aramid fabrics to protect fighter pilots in the UK, as well as developing fabrics for use in the latest anti-gravity garments.

Our traditional and contemporary hand finished blankets have adorned many prestigious beds including those of royal families across Europe and the Middle East.

The Mirage Casino in Las Vegas only wanted the best for their casino tables. Hainsworth was able to supply cloth dye-matched to the exact pantone colour specified.

Hainsworth interior fabrics adorn many of the UK’s most historic and treasured buildings, such as Buckingham Palace, adding to the luxury and splendour experienced by visitors and residents.

Hainsworth cloth proudly carries the Royal Warrant, supplying furnishing fabrics to Her Majesty The Queen.

Hainsworth manufactures the historic Hudson’s Bay Point Blankets, still regarded as one of the most luxurious gifts for weddings in North America.