What Schofield Dyers & Finishers does

Schofield Dyers & Finishers Ltd. is a privately held UK commission textile finishing and dyeing company operating from a single facility at Gala Mill, Huddersfield Street, Galashiels, in the Scottish Borders. Founded in 1958 to service the local tweed weaving trade, the company processes customer-supplied grey cloth for fabric weavers and mills, providing scouring, milling, drying, piece dyeing, chemical finishing, raising, fringing, dry finishing, warehousing and despatch services. The customer base spans fabric weavers and mills across the UK and continental Europe, with fabrics processed including wool, cashmere, mohair, acrylic, linen, viscose, cotton and various blends.

The technical platform combines retained traditional craft techniques — notably teazle raising, card wire raising and traditional paper pressing — with industrial equipment including aqueous, BloMill and solvent scouring systems, multi-layer tenters, gas-fired stenters for drying and curing up to 3.5 metres wide, piece-dyeing lines with an in-house laboratory and spectrophotometer colour matching, and chemical finishing applications covering Zirpro flameproofing, Teflon, fluorocarbon, resin, softeners, anti-pill and anti-microbial treatments. The facility holds Soil Association certification for organic finishing and organic dyeing. Standard piece-dyeing turnaround is offered within ten working days once colour is specified, and fringing is supported up to 2.5 metres wide.

Revenue is generated by charging customers per order against the company's quoted price list, with payment terms requiring settlement by the end of the month following invoice; interest at the higher of 4% per annum above Bank of Scotland minimum lending rate or 10% per annum is charged on overdue amounts, and additional fees apply for storage and handling of cloth held unprocessed for more than three months. Customers in the UK and continental Europe engage the company through direct contact with the General Manager, submit grey cloth for processing and receive finished goods back. The company carries no external funding, operates no subsidiaries, and maintains a basic informational website as its primary marketing channel.

Name

Schofield Dyers & Finishers

Legal name

Schofield Dyers and Finishers Ltd.

Website

https://schofield-df.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1958

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Schofield Dyers & Finishers is a privately held UK commission textile finisher and dyer established in 1958, processing customer-supplied grey cloth for fabric weavers and mills across the UK and continental Europe from a single Galashiels facility, with Soil Association certified organic processing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commission Textile Finishing and Dyeing Services

NAICS

Textile and Fabric Finishing Mills (31331), Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills (3133), Fabric Coating Mills (31332)

SIC

Textile Mill Products (2200)

akta.pro primary industry

Apparel Dyeing, Printing, Finishing & Laundries (CRAAAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Finishing & Dyeing Contract Services (Job Work/Toll Processing) (IMAOACAL), Dyeing Operations (Piece/Yarn/Fiber/Garment) (IMAOACAB), Preparation & Pretreatment (Desizing/Scouring/Bleaching/Mercerizing) (IMAOACAA), Washing, Rinsing & After-Treatments (Soaping/Neutralizing/Enzyme Wash) (IMAOACAH)

Keywords

• Textile finishing services
• Commission dyeing
• Fabric processing
• Wool finishing
• Piece dyeing

Headquarters

HQ city

Scottish Borders

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Commission finishing and dyeing services: Revenue generated by charging customers for processing customer-owned grey cloth through scouring, milling, drying, dyeing, chemical finishing, raising, fringing, dry finishing, and warehouse/inspection services. Pricing is based on the company's quoted price list in force at the time, exclusive of VAT, packaging and delivery, and is invoiced as soon as goods are ready for delivery or use. Interest at 4% above Bank of Scotland minimum lending rate (or 10% per annum, whichever is higher) is charged on overdue invoices.
2. Storage, handling and ancillary fees: Additional fees charged for storage, carriage, handling, re-wrapping, re-packaging and insurance where grey cloth or other materials remain in the company's custody for more than three months without processing instructions, or where grey cloth is removed before any processing is carried out.
3. Warehouse and despatch services: Warehousing offering includes full examination to specified standard, rolling (full width and half width), bailing, packing and despatch of customer goods.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Schofield Dyers & Finishers operates a single-site commission textile finishing and dyeing facility in Galashiels, Scottish Borders, processing customer-supplied grey cloth across wool, cashmere, mohair, cotton, linen, viscose, acrylic and blends. Its core offering is a portfolio of interlinked processing services — scouring, milling, drying, piece dyeing, chemical finishing, raising, fringing, dry finishing and warehousing — supported by Soil Association certified organic processing, traditional craft techniques (teazle raising, paper pressing) and wide-width capacity up to 3.5 metres for scouring and drying.

Product overview

Schofield Dyers & Finishers operates as a single integrated commission textile finishing facility rather than a multi-product software platform. The offering is a portfolio of nine interlinked processing services — Scouring, Milling, Drying, Chemical Finishes, Piece Dyeing, Fringing, Raising, Dry Finishing and Warehouse — that together take customer-supplied grey cloth from raw inspection through scouring, milling, dyeing, chemical treatment, raising, fringing and dry finishing to warehousing and despatch. The Piece Dyeing service acts as the central order-to-delivery workflow that the other processes feed into, while Organic Finishing and Dyeing is a Soil Association-certified overlay applied across the same physical processing lines. Fabrics handled span wool, cashmere, mohair, acrylic, linen, viscose, cotton and various blends, with capabilities up to 3.5 metres wide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Scouring Pre-treatment washing service for fabric, including aqueous scouring, BloMill scouring and solvent scouring, used to prepare customer-supplied grey cloth for downstream finishing processes.
• Milling Fabric compaction process offered in two forms — stock milling and roller milling — used to develop handle and finish on woollen fabrics.
• Drying Drying service using multi-layer tenters and gas-fired stenters for drying and curing, capable of handling fabric up to 3.5 metres wide.
• Chemical Finishes Application of chemical finishes to fabric, including Zirpro flameproofing, Teflon finish, fluorocarbon finish, resin treatments, softeners, anti-pill treatments and anti-microbial treatments.
• Piece Dyeing Responsive, cost-effective piece dyeing service for wool, cashmere, mohair, cotton and other fabrics, including bleaching, in-house laboratory dyeing, colour matching by spectrophotometer, and stock holding of customer goods prepared for dyeing — with typical turnaround of ten working days from colour specification.
• Fringing Fringing service for fabrics up to 2.5 metres wide, applied as a finishing operation to customer-supplied cloth.
• Raising Raising treatments including card wire raising, traditional teazle raising, and rippling for cashmere and mohair fabrics.
• Dry Finishing Finishing operations including knotting and darning, bagging, cropping, continuous and batch blowing, high temperature decatising, rotary pressing and traditional paper pressing.
• Warehouse and Despatch Order-fulfilment service covering full examination to specified standard, rolling (full width and half width), bailing, packing and despatch of customer goods.
• Organic Finishing and Dyeing Soil Association-certified organic finishing and organic dyeing services, offered alongside the conventional service portfolio for customers requiring organic-certified textile processing.

Quantifiable outcome

• Standard piece-dyeing turnaround within ten working days once colour is specified
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Johnstons of Elgin: Heritage Scottish cashmere and fine wool producer with in-house dyeing and finishing operations. Comparable in fibre specialism and finishing craft, though it is a vertically integrated brand rather than a pure commission finisher.
• Holland & Sherry: UK-based luxury fabric merchant with finishing and finishing-related operations for fine wool and worsted cloths. Comparable as a high-end woollen fabric processor serving similar end-customers, though it is primarily a brand rather than a commission-only facility.

Direct peers

• Haworth Scouring Company: UK textile commission scouring specialist providing pre-treatment washing services to woollen and worsted fabric manufacturers. Overlaps directly with Schofield's scouring service line.
• WT Johnson & Sons: British commission dyehouse and finisher with a heritage of processing wool, worsted and other fabrics. Operates a similar B2B commission model serving UK and European weavers and mills.
• Bulmer & Lumb Group: Bradford-based textile processing group offering commission dyeing, finishing and related services. Comparable UK commission finisher serving the wool and apparel fabric supply chain.
• Pincroft Dyeing & Finishing: UK-based commission dyer and finisher offering piece dyeing, finishing and chemical treatments to apparel and technical textile customers. Directly comparable as a multi-process textile commission finisher serving UK and European fabric mills.
• Alex Begg & Co: Scottish cashmere weaving and finishing business operating in similar geography to Schofield. Comparable as a Scotland-based textile processor handling premium natural fibres with craft-led finishing capability.

Others

• Clariant (Textile Chemicals): Global supplier of textile dyes and chemical finishes used in commission finishing lines. Comparable in the chemical finishing and dyeing value chain but operates as a chemistry supplier rather than a processor.

Emerging players

• Standeven Fabrics: British worsted and woollen fabric producer with finishing capability. Partial overlap with Schofield's customer base and finishing techniques, particularly for premium woollen cloths.
• Dyecoo: Supplier of waterless dyeing technology for industrial textile processing. Comparable as an enabler/innovator in textile dyeing operations, though it supplies equipment rather than commission processing services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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