Bowmer Bond Narrow Fabric

Name

Bowmer Bond Narrow Fabric

Legal name

Bowmer Bond Narrow Fabrics Limited

Website

https://bowmerbond.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1795

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Narrow Fabric and Webbing Manufacturing

NAICS

Narrow Fabric Mills and Schiffli Machine Embroidery (313220), Narrow Fabric Mills and Schiffli Machine Embroidery (31322)

SIC

Textile Mill Products (2200)

akta.pro primary industry

Narrow Fabrics & Webbings (Tapes/Ribbons/Straps) (IMAOABAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Technical Fabric Mills (Performance/Protective/Medical Substrates) (IMAOABAH), Elastic, Tapes & Webbing Manufacturing (Elastic Bands/Binding/Strapping/Webbing) (IMAOALAD), Aerospace & Defense Technical Textiles (Ballistic/Parachute/Radar-Absorbing/Composites Reinforcement) (IMAOADAF)

Keywords

• Narrow fabric manufacturing
• Technical webbing solutions
• PVC coated weldable webbing
• Woven webbing components
• Industrial textile manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Ashbourne

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Narrow Fabric/Webbing Manufacturing and Sales: Bowmer Bond manufactures innovative, finished webbing solutions for commercial and industrial applications. They supply global manufacturers who process their webbing as a component in their finished products. Revenue is generated through the sale of webbing products, custom solutions, and webbing assemblies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Bowmer Bond Narrow Fabrics Limited is a UK-based specialist manufacturer of narrow fabric webbing solutions, supplying global manufacturers across aerospace, automotive, medical, safety, industrial, marine, retail and leisure sectors. The company produces standard webbing in Cotton, Polyester, Nylon and Polypropylene plus high-performance Technical Webbings from Technora®, Nomex®, Kevlar® and Dyneema®, and offers the proprietary Secubond® range of PVC-coated weldable webbing suitable for hot-air or high-frequency welding. In-house processes include high-speed needle loom weaving, traditional shuttle loom weaving, PVC coating, printing, cutting, sewing and webbing assembly, with both customised and bespoke development available.

Product overview

Bowmer Bond is a specialist webbing manufacturer offering a diverse portfolio of woven webbing products. The company operates two main sub-brands: Secubond® (PVC-coated weldable webbing solutions) and Heritage (artisan webbing using natural fibres and traditional shuttle loom manufacture). Their core product range includes standard fibre types (Cotton, Polyester, Nylon, Polypropylene) and high-performance technical webbings (Technora, Nomex, Kevlar, Dyneema). They also offer manufactured webbing assemblies, printed and jacquard webbing, and custom product development services. The company supplies global manufacturers across diverse industries including Aerospace, Automotive, Medical Technology, Safety Equipment, and Retail sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Secubond®: Next generation PVC-coated weldable webbing-based solutions. A Bowmer Bond innovation providing cost-effective, durable, and water-resistant solutions for demanding applications including truck side curtains, signage, banners, building wraps, and tensile structures.
• Heritage

Quantifiable outcome

• ISO 9001:2015 certified for the Manufacture of Narrow Fabric Products

Named customers4 records

Segments11 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Porcher Industries: Porcher Industries is a global technical textiles manufacturer producing woven and nonwoven reinforcement fabrics for aerospace, automotive, and industrial applications—a broader incumbent with overlapping capabilities to Bowmer Bond's technical webbing business.
• Bekaert Textiles: Bekaert is a global steel fiber and textile reinforcement manufacturer serving automotive, construction, and industrial markets—a broader incumbent with overlapping reinforcement and textile product capabilities relevant to Bowmer Bond's industrial webbing segment.

Direct peers

• Lane Narrow Fabrics: Lane Narrow Fabrics specializes in woven narrow elastic and rigid webbing for apparel, medical, and industrial applications—directly comparable to Bowmer Bond's narrow fabric weaving operations and customer segments.
• Bally Ribbon Mills: Bally Ribbon Mills is a US-based manufacturer of narrow woven fabrics and tapes, including technical and high-performance webbing for aerospace, military, medical, and industrial applications—directly comparable to Bowmer Bond's specialty narrow fabric product line and customer base.
• Gehring Textiles: Gehring Textiles is a US specialty narrow fabric weaver producing technical webbing for automotive, aerospace, military, and medical applications—a direct competitor in the high-performance narrow fabric segment serving similar OEM customer types.
• American Cord & Webbing Co. American Cord & Webbing manufactures narrow woven webbing, tapes, and custom textile components for consumer, military, safety, and industrial markets—closely matching Bowmer Bond's core competency in narrow fabric weaving with custom/bespoke capabilities.
• Hawthorn Textiles: Hawthorn Textiles is a UK narrow fabric weaver producing woven tapes, webbing, and elastic products for apparel and industrial markets—a direct UK-based peer with comparable product offering and customer segments.
• Murdock Webbing Company: Murdock Webbing is a US manufacturer of woven narrow fabrics including elastic and non-elastic webbing for military, safety, and industrial markets—comparable to Bowmer Bond's webbing assembly and standard webbing product categories.

Regional players

• Narrowtex: Narrowtex is a South African narrow fabric manufacturer producing woven tapes, webbing, and braided products for industrial and technical markets—comparable to Bowmer Bond's product line but primarily serving African and adjacent export markets rather than competing directly in Europe.

Emerging players

• Technofast Industries: Technofast Industries manufactures specialty fastening and webbing solutions for industrial and safety applications—an emerging player in a niche that intersects with Bowmer Bond's safety equipment and industrial webbing product lines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/bowmerbond

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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