What Pincroft does

Pincroft is a UK-based commission textile dyer, printer, and finisher operating from one of Europe's largest fully integrated textile processing facilities — a 376,000 sq ft dyehouse in Adlington, Lancashire — with annual production capacity exceeding 50 million metres. Founded in 1891 and operating as a subsidiary of RTS Textiles alongside sister company Carrington Textiles, Pincroft processes customer-supplied woven fabrics through four integrated stages: pre-treatment (brushing, singeing, desizing, scouring, bleaching, mercerising), commission dyeing (acid dyes for nylon, atmospheric processes for cotton), rotary screen printing (including camouflage, Multi-Cam® under license from 1947 LLP for the European market, and IRR fabric technology for night-vision concealment), and chemical/mechanical finishing (Proban® flame retardant, ACTIGARD® permethrin vector protection, fluorocarbon, antimicrobial, and mechanical texture finishes).

The company's customer base is anchored in defence and workwear, with named programmes including the UK Armed Forces and the Dutch Ministry of Defence; additional segments include home furnishings and automotive interiors. Pincroft holds NATO military programme supplier status and carries ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 50001, OEKO-TEX Standard 100, and bluesign certifications, exporting to more than 80 countries.

Pincroft operates a pure commission service model: customers supply fabric, Pincroft processes it to specification under quote-based pricing with minimum order quantities of 1,000-3,000 metres and multi-year contracts. Marketing and demand generation are driven by participation in major textile and defence trade shows (Techtextil, Enforce Tac, DSEI, A+A), often co-exhibiting with Carrington Textiles, supplemented by a content-rich multilingual website and LinkedIn presence. Recent strategic activity has been weighted toward defence capacity expansion: £1m+ in camouflage printing (August 2024), £1.5m including a new Zimmer rotary print machine (February 2025), and a May 2026 UK Defence Textile Collaboration with Toray Textiles Europe, alongside sustainability investments such as cogeneration covering nearly 70% of on-site electricity demand and one of the world's largest heat recovery systems of its type.

Name

Pincroft

Legal name

Pincroft Dyeing and Printing

Website

https://pincroft.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1891

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Pincroft is a UK commission textile dyer, printer, and finisher operating one of Europe's largest integrated processing facilities in Lancashire, serving defence, workwear, and technical textile customers across 80+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Technical Textile Processing Services

NAICS

Textile and Fabric Finishing Mills (313310), Textile Mills (313)

SIC

Textile Mill Products (2200)

akta.pro primary industry

Finishing & Dyeing Contract Services (Job Work/Toll Processing) (IMAOACAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Technical Fabric Mills (Performance/Protective/Medical Substrates) (IMAOABAH), Coated & Laminated Base Fabric Mills (Pre-finish Substrates) (IMAOABAI)

Keywords

• Commission textile dyeing
• Fabric printing services
• Technical textile finishing
• Military fabric processing
• Industrial textile services

Headquarters

HQ city

Adlington

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Commission Dyeing Services: Full-service commission dyeing for woven fabrics, processing customer-owned fabric at Pincroft's UK dyehouse. Customers supply fabric; Pincroft applies dyeing, printing, and finishing. Pricing is quote-based, dependent on fabric type, colour, and volume.
2. Commission Printing Services: Bespoke rotary screen printing services for camouflage patterns, workwear designs, and home furnishings. Operates as a commission model where customers provide fabric and Pincroft delivers printed material to specification.
3. Chemical and Mechanical Finishing Services: Specialist finishing treatments including flame retardant (Proban®), permethrin vector protection (ACTIGARD®), IRR coatings, and mechanical finishes applied to customer-supplied fabrics on a commission basis.
4. Multi-Cam® Licensed Printing: Pincroft is the official printer of Multi-Cam® camouflage fabrics in the European market, licensed by 1947 LLP, providing a differentiated printing service for nylon military fabrics.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Pincroft is a commission textile processor providing pre-treatment, dyeing, rotary screen printing, and chemical/mechanical finishing services for customer-supplied woven fabrics. Operating from one of Europe's largest integrated textile processing facilities (376,000 sq ft) in Adlington, Lancashire, the company serves primarily the defence, workwear, home furnishings, and automotive sectors with annual production capacity exceeding 50 million metres across more than 80 countries.

Product overview

Pincroft is a commission dyers, printers, and textile finishers operating from one of Europe's largest fully integrated textile processing facilities (376,000 sq ft) in Adlington, Lancashire, UK. The company offers a comprehensive suite of textile processing services organized around four core service areas: Pre-treatment (brushing, singeing, desizing, scouring, bleaching, mercerising), Dyeing (commission textile dyeing using acid dyes for nylon and atmospheric processes for cotton), Printing (rotary screen printing including camouflage, Multi-Cam®, and IRR fabrics), and Finishing (mechanical, chemical, flame retardant using Proban®, and permethrin treatments). The product portfolio includes specialized offerings like IRR (Infrared Reflective) fabric technology for military night vision applications, Permethrin finish using ACTIGARD® technology for vector protection, and FR finishing for flame retardant fabrics. The company also operates Alltex as a batch-sized commission finishing sub-brand for smaller fabric quantities. With over 130 years of experience and annual production capacity exceeding 50 million metres, Pincroft exports to more than 80 countries serving defence, workwear, and technical textile sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pre-treatment Services Commission fabric preparation processes including brushing, singeing, desizing, scouring, bleaching, and mercerising to remove impurities and prepare customer-supplied woven fabrics for dyeing and printing.
• Dyeing Services Commission textile dyeing for customer-supplied woven fabrics using acid dyes for nylon and atmospheric dyeing processes for cotton, with state-of-the-art computerised colour matching and LaB colour testing for consistent dye shade quality and excellent colour and wash fastness.
• Printing Services Large-scale textile printing including bespoke camouflage printing for global military forces, Multi-Cam® printing, intricate designs for home and workwear applications, and up to 20-colour designs using rotary screen printing techniques.
• Finishing Services Both mechanical and chemical textile finishing services including brushing, calendering, coating, laminating, and specialty chemical treatments to enhance fabric properties for defence, workwear, automotive, and home furnishings applications.
• Rotary Screen Engraving Services Global rotary screen engraving services for creating printing screens used in the textile printing process, offered to external customers as well as for in-house printing needs.
• Permethrin Vector Protection Finish (ACTIGARD®) Commission permethrin treatment providing 99-100% bite protection against mosquitoes, ticks, and other vectors for up to 50 industrial launderings, using ACTIGARD® technology from Sanitized AG, applied via Pincroft's proprietary precision spray process.
• FR (Flame Retardant) Finishing Europe's leading flame retardant fabric treatments using Proban® technology, delivering protection with comfort, appearance, and durability for military and workwear applications, in collaboration with Lenzing FR and XLANCE® for next-generation inherent FR fabrics.
• Quality Assurance & Laboratory Testing Services State-of-the-art laboratory testing services including abrasion, pilling, air permeability, colour fastness, infrared wavelength interpretation, tear strength, and LaB colour testing to certify that fabric performance meets customer specifications.
• Alltex Batch-Sized Commission Finishing Batch-sized commission fabric dyeing and finishing operated as a sister brand to Pincroft, processing fabric batches from 50 to 2,500 metres in widths from 90cm to 220cm, including digital printing preparation, nylon dyeing, and cotton dyeing.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduces energy, water and wet pick-up by up to 50% while 100% of chemistry is recycled with precision spray technology
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Toray Textiles Europe LtdcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 May 2026Pincroft and Toray Textiles Europe Ltd formed a new collaboration to provide printed woven technical textiles for the UK defence sector. Both companies are established NATO military programme suppliers. The collaboration responds to the UK Government's push for a resilient domestic supply chain, aiming to strengthen national security, support UK armed forces procurement, and build domestic manufacturing capacity in the defence textile supply chain.
• Carrington TextilescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026Carrington Textiles and Pincroft co-exhibit at major trade shows including Techtextil and Enforce Tac. Together, as part of RTS Textiles, they provide garment manufacturers with access to new inherent FR blends and integrated finishing expertise from a single combined offering. Both are sister companies under RTS Textiles group.
• RTS TextilescoreOthersRTS Textiles is the parent company of Pincroft and Carrington Textiles. It presented the Pincroft Sustainability Report 2024 and coordinates group-level strategic initiatives including the UK Defence Textile Collaboration. RTS Textiles provides the organisational structure and group-level visibility for the collaboration with Toray Textiles Europe.
• AlltexminorOthersAlltex is a sister company of Pincroft, also based at the Adlington production site. While Pincroft handles continuous dyeing and large batches, Alltex processes smaller batch sizes from 50 to 2,500 metres, and in widths from 90cm to 220cm. Alltex offers batch dyeing, fabric finishing, digital printing preparation, nylon dyeing, and cotton dyeing services.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Tintoria di Quaregna: Italian commission dyer and finisher serving European fashion and technical textile customers. Comparable as a European commission textile finishing specialist with similar dyeing and finishing capabilities competing for the same European workwear and technical textile customers.
• Toray Textiles Europe: UK-based woven technical textile manufacturer for defence and industrial markets, and Pincroft's 2026 UK Defence Textile Collaboration partner. Comparably positioned in NATO supply chains and increasingly bundled with Pincroft's printing and finishing capacity for UK defence bids.
• Sattler Group: Austrian manufacturer of technical textiles including flame retardant fabrics and coated textiles for defence and architectural applications. Comparable as a mid-sized European technical textile producer competing in similar flame retardant and protective fabric segments.
• Klopman International: European leader in workwear and protective fabric manufacturing, headquartered in Italy. Comparable as a technical textile supplier targeting the same workwear OEM customers that Pincroft finishes for, including flame retardant and high-visibility segments.
• Alltex: Sister company based at Pincroft's Adlington site, processing batch-sized commission fabric dyeing and finishing (50–2,500 metres). Directly comparable as a commission textile processor with overlapping dyeing and finishing services, but targeting smaller batch customers than Pincroft.
• Don & Low: Scotland-based nonwoven and woven technical textile manufacturer serving construction, industrial, and protective apparel markets. Comparable as a UK technical textile producer with similar regulatory and sustainability compliance requirements in adjacent technical fabric end uses.
• Carrington Textiles: Sister company under RTS Textiles group and co-exhibitor at Techtextil and Enforce Tac; produces workwear and defence woven fabrics. Directly comparable as Pincroft's natural upstream partner for finished fabric solutions and frequently bundles its offering with Pincroft's finishing services.
• Heathcoat Fabrics: UK-based technical textile manufacturer producing woven and knitted technical fabrics for defence, aerospace, and industrial customers. Comparable as a UK-rooted technical textile producer serving defence and protective apparel end markets with similar certifications and customer base.
• Schoeller Textil: Swiss textile manufacturer of performance and protective fabrics including flame retardant and military textiles. Comparable as a European technical textile specialist competing for similar defence and workwear OEM contracts with comparable finishing and certification standards.

Broad incumbents

• Milliken & Company: US-headquartered diversified textile manufacturer with a large performance and protective fabrics division including defence textiles. Comparable as a much larger incumbent in technical textiles with overlapping capabilities in flame retardant and military fabrics, though operating at broader scale and product breadth.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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