LMB

What LMB does

LMB is a UK-based textile circularity solutions provider founded in 1984 by Lawrence M Barry, operating processing facilities in East London and Suffolk. The company specialises in the collection, sorting, reuse, and recycling of post-consumer textiles, processing in excess of 1,000 tonnes of textile waste per month and achieving a reuse/recycling rate of approximately 93% across processed material. Its core technology stack combines mechanical recycling, fibre-to-fibre processing partnerships with advanced recyclers (Renewcell for cotton, Worn Again for poly/cotton blends), ozone cleansing technology for workwear, and an "Easydrop" consumer-facing textile bank network placed in council buildings and libraries.

The company serves four primary verticals: Local Authorities across London and the South East of England (e.g., Lewisham Council) for household textile collection and diversion from landfill; fashion brands and retailers via its 2020-established sister company Reskinned; charitable organisations for clothing donation and circular-economy partnerships; and corporate clients seeking circular workwear management. The go-to-market is partnership-driven rather than transactional, with multi-decade relationships with government bodies including a 20+ year partnership with the Ministry of Justice providing recycling workshops inside prisons and employment pathways for people on release.

Revenue is generated through three principal streams: recurring Local Authority contracts for textile collection services (subscription-style), managed-service fees from corporate workwear programmes (collection, grading, ozone cleansing, repair, secure destruction), and transaction-based revenue from supplying sorted, quality-controlled feedstock to fibre-to-fibre reprocessors. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, reflecting a B2B contract motion rather than consumer-facing per-unit pricing. LMB is privately held with no disclosed external institutional investment, and operates two physical sites alongside subsidiaries Reskinned and LMB Supplies (industrial rags and wipers).

Name

LMB

Legal name

LMB

Website

https://lmb.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

LMB is a UK-based textile recycling and circularity provider processing over 1,000 tonnes of textile waste monthly across London and South East England, serving Local Authorities, fashion brands, charities, and corporate clients with collection, sorting, reuse, and fibre-to-fibre recycling services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Textile Recycling Services

NAICS

Materials Recovery Facilities (56292), Waste Collection (5621), Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers (42393), Industrial Launderers (812332)

SIC

Public Warehousing & Storage (4220), Wholesale-Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods (5190)

akta.pro primary industry

Textile & Apparel Sorting/Recovery Facilities (EUAIADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Textile & Apparel Recycling and Sorting (Non-E-waste) (BPALADAL), Post-Consumer Textile Collection & Sorting (Take-Back/Charity/Reverse Logistics) (IMAOAMAA), Industrial Laundry & Textile Waste Services (Non-hazardous) (EUAIAGAI)

Keywords

• Textile recycling services
• Circular textile solutions
• Workwear lifecycle management
• Fibre-to-fibre recycling
• Textile waste collection

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Textile Collection Services: LMB provides textile collection services for Local Authorities, charging for collection and processing of textiles. They operate textile bank networks and divert substantial volumes from landfill while reducing councils' disposal expenses.
2. Workwear Solutions: Circular workwear services including collection, grading, ozone cleansing, repair, and secure destruction for businesses. Revenue generated from corporate clients seeking sustainable workwear management.
3. Reprocessing and Feedstock Supply: Supply of sorted, quality textile feedstock to fibre-to-fibre reprocessors like Renewcell and Worn Again. Generates revenue through feedstock supply agreements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

LMB collects, sorts, reuses, and recycles textile waste, operating textile bank networks across London and the South East of England. The company processes over 1,000 tonnes of textiles monthly, achieving a 93% reuse/recycle rate, and supplies quality feedstock to fibre-to-fibre recyclers Renewcell and Worn Again. It also delivers circular workwear programmes (collection, grading, ozone cleansing, repair, secure destruction) to corporate clients, and offers UK-based sorting to maximise reuse value and avoid bulk export of unsorted textiles.

Product overview

LMB is a textile circularity solutions provider offering multiple interconnected services including Textile Reuse (collection and reprocessing for Local Authorities across London and the South East), Textile Recycling (mechanical and fibre-to-fibre solutions), Textile Innovation (fibre-to-fibre partnerships with Renewcell and Worn Again), and Workwear Solutions (circular workwear model with grading, ozone cleansing, and repair). The portfolio includes Easydrop for convenient textile recycling points, alongside sister company Reskinned for brand takeback programmes and subsidiary LMB Supplies for industrial rag products. The company processes over 1000 tonnes of textile waste monthly with approximately 93% reuse/recycling rate, prioritizing UK-based sorting.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Textile Reuse

Quantifiable outcome

• 93% of textiles processed are reused or recycled
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ministry of JusticecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLMB works closely with the Ministry of Justice to create opportunities for prisons, providing pathways for individuals to build skills and experience to support their future employability. This partnership has lasted over 20 years, providing recycling workshops within prison establishments and employment for people on release.
• Uplift 360coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLMB is working with Uplift 360 on multiple projects to deliver specialist textile recycling for the public sector including defence.
• ReskinnedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReskinned is LMB's sister company established in 2020, providing a one-stop takeback solution for clothing brands. LMB oversees recycling capabilities, facilitating momentum towards circularity in the clothing sector.
• RenewcellcoreTechnology or IntegrationLMB was the first UK company to partner with Renewcell for fibre-to-fibre recycling. LMB provides Renewcell with essential quality and quantity of feedstock required for their innovative cotton recycling process.
• Worn AgaincoreTechnology or IntegrationLMB are founder members of the Textile Recycling Association and Recyclatex. Ross Barry, LMB's Director, holds a prominent position on the advisory board of Worn Again, the pioneering fibre-to-fibre textile recycling company. LMB provides feedstock supply for polymer recycling technology development for poly/cotton blend textiles.
• WRAPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLMB works with WRAP and with their support is making substantial investments into equipment and technology to ensure delivery of consistent, substantial supply of feedstock to the fibre-to-fibre sector.
• LMB SuppliesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLMB provides manufacturers with industrial rags and wipers, offering a sustainable solution for clothing that doesn't align with reuse standards. This gives recycled textiles a fresh purpose.
• Textile 2030minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLMB participates in the Textile 2030 initiative led by WRAP, contributing to industry-wide sustainability targets.
• RecyclatexminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLMB is a founder member of Recyclatex, the textile recycling industry association.
• Textile Recycling AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLMB is a founder member of the Textile Recycling Association (TRA).

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Reskinned: Sister company of LMB providing a one-stop takeback solution for clothing brands. Operates in the same UK textile circularity space and shares operational recycling infrastructure with LMB.
• Worn Again Technologies: UK-based polymer recycling company developing technology to separate and recycle polyester and cotton from textiles. LMB is a feedstock supplier and partner; both target the same advanced fibre-to-fibre recycling opportunity from a UK base.
• RetourMatras: Dutch social enterprise specialised in textile collection, sorting and reuse, working with municipalities and charities. Comparable in operating model and customer base (Local Authorities and charities) to LMB's UK collection business.
• Bank & Vogue: Canadian-based textile reuse and recycling group sourcing secondhand clothing globally for resale and recycling. Comparable as a large-volume collector/sorter with similar downstream buyer ecosystem to LMB.
• LMB Supplies: LMB's own subsidiary providing industrial rags and wipers from recycled textiles. Directly comparable as a downstream monetisation channel within the same group and indicative of how LMB captures value from low-grade textile fractions.

Broad incumbents

• I:CO: Global textile collection and recycling operator (part of the I:Collect group / Recloop) running takeback schemes for retailers and brands worldwide. Directly comparable to LMB on brand takeback, collection infrastructure and feedstock supply to recyclers.
• SOEX Group: Large German-headquartered textile recycling group operating collection, sorting and reuse/recycling operations across Europe. Comparable as a multi-country textile sorter and reseller of secondhand clothing, though at considerably greater scale than LMB.
• Sysav: Swedish municipal waste and recycling company operating textile sorting and reuse facilities in Scandinavia. Comparable as a publicly-linked regional recycler running both collection and downstream sortation at industrial scale.

Emerging players

• CIRC: US-based emerging player developing cellulose-based fibre-to-fibre recycling technology. Comparable to the downstream feedstock buyers LMB supplies (Renewcell/Worn Again) and indicative of the broader advanced recycling ecosystem LMB plugs into.
• Re&Up (Aquafil): Italian-based fibre-to-fibre nylon recycling operation by Aquafil, processing textile waste into regenerated nylon yarn. Comparable as a downstream offtake for sorted textile feedstock of the kind LMB supplies.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/LMBTextiles
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lmb-textiles-ltd

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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