West Yorkshire based textile manufacturer marks half a century of successful business

Yorkshire based manufacturer of environmental textiles, Camira is celebrating 50 years since the business was founded under the name Camborne Fabrics.

Headquartered in Mirfield and established in 1974 in Huddersfield, the northern textile heartland of the UK, Camira now operates worldwide, producing more than eight million metres of fabric per year, with an annual turnover of more than £85m.

Commenting on Camira’s 50th anniversary, Camira’s CEO Alan Williams said: “Our success has been built on producing high quality, environmentally innovative fabrics, whilst providing excellent customer service and global logistics.”

The name Camira references the original company name Camborne, founded on Camborne Drive in Huddersfield, as well as pointing to a new ‘era’ as an independent company. Camira employs 650 people and products are sold in 75 countries, with six sites in the UK and one in Lithuania, as well as offices in Europe, North America, Australia and China.

Alan continued: “During our 50th year we’ll be celebrating this special moment in history through key collaborations, events and new product launches which all tie into a celebration of sustainability, people, pattern and colour.”

Highlights for Camira in the last 50 years include winning the Queen’s Award for International Trade, Innovation and Sustainable Development, launching the world’s first contract interior fabric using nettles, introducing “revolutionary” digital printing technology, Camira Print and investing in wool recycling technology, iinouiio in 2022.