SIL Holdings Ltd
With nearly 300 employees across multiple UK sites, SIL Holdings Ltd serves suppliers and customers in more than 50 countries. Our expertise spans every stage of textile manufacturing, from sourcing and stockholding the world’s finest natural fibres to advanced yarn trading, dyeing, and weaving. Many of the skills within our group are rare, preserved by only a handful of specialist businesses worldwide.
The strength of the group lies in the diversity of its businesses, supported by shared knowledge and centralised resources. Each company operates with full autonomy, staying close to its customers and responding quickly to evolving priorities. This balance of stability, expertise, and entrepreneurial spirit allows every brand to thrive individually while contributing to the collective success of SIL Holdings.
Seal International
Seal International is a global leader in speciality fibres, sourcing the world’s most exceptional mohair, cashmere, alpaca, silk, angora, camel hair, yak and vicuña. Their team travels directly to the origins of these fibres, building enduring partnerships with trusted suppliers who share their values. Fibres are expertly sorted, blended, combed, and prepared to exacting specifications, in their mill in Bradford. This in-house processing ensures total control over quality, while supporting the highest standards of sustainability and traceability. Through technical expertise, reliable service and continuous innovation, Seal International consistently delivers the finest fibres to the world.
William Halstead
William Halstead continues to weave in its original 1875 mill buildings in the historic textile city of Bradford. Known in the industry as the masters of mohair, the company is renowned worldwide for exceptional mohair fabrics and traditional worsteds, the company has built a legacy of innovation and craftsmanship. Its in-house design team creates distinctive collections with a quintessentially British character, while the dedicated sales team works closely with leading luxury fashion houses to develop fabrics that are individual, refined, and truly distinctive.
John Foster
Founded in 1819, John Foster is one of the world’s leading weavers of superfine worsted and mohair cloths. For over 200 years, the company has supplied leading fashion houses and garment makers worldwide, valued for its consistent quality and reliability. Combining advanced weaving technology with design expertise, John Foster continues to create innovative, market-leading cloths that remain among the most in demand in the luxury tailoring sector.
Kynoch of Scotland
Kynoch of Scotland offers a vibrant and distinctive collection of luxurious woollen jacketing, coating, and twist suitings. Since 1788, the brand has combined traditional craftsmanship with modern manufacturing techniques to create cloths rich in depth, sophistication, and character. Inspired by the colours of the Scottish Borders, Kynoch’s timeless designs, including the renowned Heritage Twist collection, have earned a global reputation for exceptional quality and enduring style.
Joshua Ellis Fabric
Joshua Ellis, established in 1767 in Batley, West Yorkshire, is renowned for its luxurious cashmere, lambswool, and camelhair fabrics. Combining centuries of expertise with modern craftsmanship, the mill produces textiles celebrated for their exceptional softness, durability, and timeless elegance. Their collections blend traditional British heritage with contemporary design, making Joshua Ellis a trusted name in luxury fabrics worldwide.
Standeven Fabrics
Known as “The Tailor’s Mill” Standeven manufactures and merchants fabric around the world. All of their fabrics are created exclusively for tailors and woven at Standeven Mill in the heart of Yorkshire’s historic textile industry. Standeven Fabrics control the whole textile manufacturing process, giving cut-length buyers in more than 50 countries direct access to the finest worsted cloths. As a group member, Standeven benefits from integrated group logistics and shared expertise from fibre to fabric. Their innovative craftspeople use age-old techniques and modern approaches to weave luxury cloth for the world’s finest tailors.
Joshua Ellis Accessories
Established in 1767, Joshua Ellis Accessories is renowned for crafting the finest cashmere and wool scarves, stoles, and blankets. Woven in England, each piece embodies over 250 years of heritage and expertise. The collection features timeless designs, from classic plains to iconic checks, offering enduring luxury and warmth. Joshua Ellis Accessories seamlessly blends tradition with innovation, delivering exceptional quality and style in every piece.
MBA Yarns
MBA Yarns is one of Europe’s largest independent yarn merchants and stockholders, supplying bespoke solutions for apparel, upholstery, technical and knitting sectors. Their experienced team combines extensive technical expertise with strong links to SIL Holdings production businesses. These connections, alongside independent buying power, enable an agile approach to yarn trading. With a focus on sustainability and traceability, MBA Yarns works closely with partners to ensure responsible sourcing and the flexibility to meet the specialist demands of every client.
Abbotsford Textiles
Abbotsford Textiles is a well-established textile manufacturer renowned for producing durable, high-quality contract fabrics that meet the stringent requirements of diverse sectors including offices, education, hospitality, leisure, and military. Abbotsford holds both ISO 9001 Quality Management and ISO 14001 Environmental Management Certification and is committed to reducing waste and limiting environmental impact while also maintaining product quality by operating a scrupulous quality management system.
Stanley Mills Weavers
Fabric has been woven at Stanley Mills since 1890, earning its place as one of the UK’s finest worsted cloth weavers with a reputable position in textile manufacturing. The mill is also proud to be a specialist in fine mohair weaving—one of the few remaining mills excelling in this unique craft. Producing luxurious pure wool and cashmere worsted suitings, Stanley Mills maintains a meticulous focus on quality. Today, it stands as a modern success, renowned for creating exquisite cloth for some of the world’s most iconic international fashion brands.
FTS Dyers
FTS Dyers is one of the largest UK-based package yarn dyeing facilities, offering custom dye solutions for all fibre types across the UK and Europe. With over 75 years of experience, they combine modern technology, sustainable practices, and expert craftsmanship to produce high-quality coloured yarns. Their flexible approach—including no minimum order quantities—allows them to meet the unique needs of customers both large and small. Specialising in package dyeing of woollen yarns, wool blends, luxury protein yarns, synthetics, and cellulosics, FTS also stocks over 120 dyes to provide reliable colour-matching services across diverse textile sectors.
Roberts Dyers & Finishers
With a heritage dating back to 1900, Roberts Dyers & Finishers is recognised as a leading cloth finisher globally. Specialising in dyeing and finishing fine British fabrics for both clothing and furnishings, they combine traditional craftsmanship with modern techniques. The Roberts team delivers precise colour-matching and develops innovative finishes such as Nanosphere and CoolBlack. Their piece dyeing service is responsive, efficient, and cost-effective, capable of processing wool, cashmere, mohair, linen, viscose, cotton, and fibre blends.
Cashmere Combing
Founded in 2006, The Cashmere Combing Company traces its continuous dehairing expertise back to 1972. They process a variety of natural fibres including cashmere, camel, alpaca, and mohair. To prevent fibre contamination, separate rooms are dedicated to white and darker fibres, with strict humidity control to ensure the highest quality. Specialist processes include blending loose fibres into tops, colour blending slithers using up to seven gill boxes, converting loose fibre into film, and breaking slivers into broken tops.
George Ackroyd
George Ackroyd has mastered the art of mohair combing, with generations of specialists passing down the expertise required to work mohair and alpaca fibres. Committed to quality, the process is carefully paced and supported by bespoke machinery developed through ongoing investment. The resulting fibre, bearing the George Ackroyd hallmark, is crafted into luxurious products sold by the world’s most exclusive fashion houses.