#Other suppliers

2011-11-24

James Heal are proud winners of ‘International Business of the Year Award’ for the Halifax Courier Business Awards 2011.

The judges were looking for a business which knew its international market inside and out, who are an ambassador for Calderdale businesses and who show a strong commitment to their overseas reputation.

James Heal Directors were delighted when Jill Hague from HSBC presented them with the award. The judges said James Heal demonstrated a consistent record of enviable international success across many years and were worthy winners of the award this year. They were up against some tough competition in this category, and as one of the few remaining British manufacturers are proud to be recognised.

Michael Minich, Finance Director at James Heal commented; “This really means a lot, we’re really honoured to receive this and really proud of all our employees. We may do a lot of work internationally, but our heritage is in Calderdale.”

Elliot Rich, Sales Director comments “James Heal are elated to have won this prestigious award and believe we are truly ‘Setting the Standard’. This year we have gone through a strategic rebranding process which is helping to raise our profile in international markets. We are a service-oriented company that operates in a complex global marketplace and we maintain a strong national/international customer service with technical support, maintenance and calibration offered through our Halifax-based global Service & Calibration division.”

Asteks to meet the global market at ITMA ASIA + CITME Singapore 2025

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New impulses for the textile care industry: Texcare 2024 supporting programme

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Microfactory for filter bags developed in Sweden

After an intensive few years of development, ACG Kinna Automatic and ACG Nyström – members of TMAS, the Swedish textile machinery association –have delivered the first microfactory for the production of fully finished filter bags to a major international filtration industry customer, in cooperation with JUKI Central Europe.

DYNEEMA® and NP Aerospace advance personal protection for military servicewomen

Dyneema®, owned by Avient Corporation, an innovator of materials solutions, is supplying its high-performance unidirectional (UD) materials to world-leading armor manufacturer NP Aerospace, enabling the production of armor systems designed specifically to fit the female body. With 2,000 new armor systems, including 4,000 plates, made in the United Kingdom (UK) and delivered in June 2026, this collaboration addresses a long-standing lack of high-quality personal protection specially built for female defense and security personnel.

Textile Exchange publishes comprehensive polyester LCA study

Textile Exchange has released a new Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) study on polyester, providing detailed data on the environmental impacts of both virgin and recycled polyester production. The study aims to strengthen understanding across the fashion, textile and apparel industries and support more informed decision-making regarding polyester sourcing and production.