New factory set to be built in Yorkshire to create clothes from recycled textile products

Yorkshire waste management firm MYGroup has announced that it is building a sustainable textiles factory to create clothes and accessories from waste textiles products.
Michael Crossland
By Michael Crossland
Published 14th Sep 2023, 16:45 BST

The factory will be built at the firm’s Hull site through a £500,000 investment, and will create up to 30 jobs.

Katie Robinson, textiles manager at MYGroup, said: “The landscape of the fashion and textiles industry is changing. No longer can the linear model of ‘take, make and dispose’ continue. Legislation to enforce a more circular approach is fast approaching and we are seeing the largest brands in the industry engaging with us on recycling their waste textiles.”

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

MYGroup said it will employ a multi-disciplinary team at the factory, from designers, pattern cutters and sewing machinists, to sales and administrative support staff.

Site inspections take place at the site of MyGroup's new textiles factory.Site inspections take place at the site of MyGroup's new textiles factory.
Site inspections take place at the site of MyGroup's new textiles factory.

The two-storey,1300 sq m factory space is being constructed within a derelict former laboratory and offices within MYGroup’s Morley Street recycling campus in Hull. It will house a complete, state-of-the-art recycling and remanufacturing process for waste textiles, from clothing to accessories and home furnishings.

Once cleaned and broken down to bare constituent materials, the textiles will be made into new products by MYGroup’s dedicated team, working in a state-of-the-art pattern-cutting and design studio, as well as an industrial-grade machine production floor.

By adopting an end-to-end recycling and remanufacturing process, the factory aims to divert a substantial portion of textile waste from landfill and incineration. The firm says this circular approach ensures that discarded textiles find “new life”, mitigating the environmental impact of textile production.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

Steve Carrie, director, MYGroup, said: “We are proud to launch this pioneering venture that showcases the company and the city of Hull's commitment to sustainability and innovation. We’re ahead of the curve and building a factory of the future, our end-to-end recycling process combined with remanufacturing capabilities will revolutionise the way our industry thinks about textiles waste.”

The first phase of the factory will be complete this Autumn. A further £400K investment is planned for the factory, set to be fully operational by the spring of 2024.

Related topics:YorkshireHull