What Inside Textiles does

Inside Textiles Ltd. is a privately held UK digital publishing company that operates a portfolio of four specialized free-access news websites and three directory websites serving the global textiles, knitting, and composites industries. Founded in 2008 by chartered textile technologist Billy Hunter and knitwear designer Jane Smith, the company began with Knitting Industry in 2008, followed by Innovation in Textiles in 2009 and Inside Composites in 2016, with Knitting Industry Creative rounding out the editorial portfolio. The company was originally incorporated as Orange Zero Ltd. and rebranded to Inside Textiles Ltd. in late 2016 to reflect its expanding brand portfolio, and is registered in England (company number 04687617) with its headquarters in Nantwich, Cheshire. The publishing platforms are formatted for desktop, tablet, and smartphone access, with content distributed via social media channels (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter), weekly e-newsletters, and customized daily news alerts for free members.

The company's core technology is a state-of-the-art multi-brand digital publishing platform that delivers daily news, features, interviews, event coverage, and analysis across four verticals. The product surface also includes three directory websites (Technical Textiles Finder, Knitting Industry Finder, Composites Finder) that complement the editorial properties. Inside Textiles generates revenue exclusively through advertising, including banner ads and enhanced editorial sponsorships, with advertisers being industry suppliers of raw materials, machinery, equipment, fabrics, and finished goods. The company cites a global audience of more than 700,000 industry professionals annually, with named enterprise advertisers including Cifra, Asiatic Fiber Corporation, Technical Absorbents, Stoll, Mayer & Cie., Shima Seiki, and Lectra. All content is free to readers without subscription, registration, or login, replaced by a free membership tier that unlocks e-newsletters and customized daily news alerts.

Name

Inside Textiles

Legal name

Inside Textiles Ltd.

Website

https://insidetextiles.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Inside Textiles is a UK-based digital publisher operating four specialized free-access news websites and three directory sites serving the global textiles, knitting, and composites industries, reaching 700,000+ industry professionals annually through advertising-supported content.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Media Publishing

NAICS

Knit Fabric Mills (313240)

SIC

Knitting Mills (2250)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Fabric Mills (Performance/Protective/Medical Substrates) (IMAOABAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Knitted Fabric Mills (IMAOABAB)

Keywords

• Trade media publishing
• Industry news media
• Technical textiles news
• B2b digital advertising
• Textile trade publications

Headquarters

HQ city

Nantwich

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Advertising: Revenue generated through banner advertising and enhanced editorial content on the company's news websites. Advertisers are industry suppliers of raw materials, machinery, equipment, fabrics, and finished goods who seek to reach the company's discerning readership with real buying power.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Inside Textiles operates a suite of free-access digital news and information websites serving the global textiles, knitting, hosiery, and composites industries. Its portfolio comprises four news titles—Innovation in Textiles, Knitting Industry, Knitting Industry Creative, and Inside Composites—plus three online directories. Revenue is generated by selling banner advertising and sponsored/enhanced editorial placements to industry suppliers and manufacturers seeking to reach a global readership of more than 700,000 textiles industry professionals per year.

Product overview

Inside Textiles Ltd is a UK-headquartered digital publisher operating a suite of three news publications and three directory websites for the global textiles and apparel industries. The core products are Innovation in Textiles (technical textiles news, launched 2009), Knitting Industry (knitting and hosiery news, launched 2008), and Knitting Industry Creative (creative/design focus, launched later). An additional publication, Inside Composites, launched in 2016 for the composites sector. The three directory websites—Technical Textiles Finder, Knitting Industry Finder, and Composites Finder—complement the news platforms. All news websites offer free access to readers with content supported by advertising, and readers can opt to receive e-newsletters and customized daily news alerts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Innovation in Textiles Digital news and information platform covering new and revolutionary technologies in the global textiles and apparel industries. Delivers daily content updates for technical-textiles industry professionals seeking authoritative technical information on emerging technologies, materials, and applications.
• Knitting Industry Digital news platform covering the knitting and hosiery industries, delivering daily news, unique content, comment and features on new products, processes, and technologies for knitting and hosiery professionals worldwide.
• Knitting Industry Creative Digital platform for design professionals, students and others interested in creative knitted textiles. Features news, inspiration, trend information, show reports, fashion forecasting, viewing of latest yarns and fabrics, and showcases emerging talent across knitted products including knitwear, lingerie, sportswear and interiors.
• Inside Composites Digital news and information platform for the composites sector, providing daily news, views, comment, analysis, features, interviews, events coverage and reports with customizable daily news alerts and a weekly e-newsletter.
• Technical Textiles Finder Online directory website for the technical textiles sector, part of the Inside Textiles suite of directory sites that complement the company's news publications.
• Knitting Industry Finder Online directory website for the knitting industry, part of the Inside Textiles suite of directory sites that complement the company's news publications.
• Composites Finder Online directory website for the composites sector, part of the Inside Textiles suite of directory sites that complement the company's news publications.

Quantifiable outcome

• 700,000+ industry professionals reached per year globally
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• TechtextilminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTechtextil is listed as a media partner for Innovation in Textiles. Inside Textiles provides coverage of Techtextil events and maintains an events calendar listing industry events.
• ISPOminorGTM or Marketing PartnerISPO is listed as a media partner for Innovation in Textiles. Inside Textiles provides coverage of ISPO events.
• SPINEXPOminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSPINEXPO is listed as a media partner for Knitting Industry and Innovation in Textiles. Inside Textiles provides coverage and maintains events listings.
• FILOminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFILO is listed as a media partner for Knitting Industry.
• JEC WorldminorGTM or Marketing PartnerJEC World is listed as a media partner for Inside Composites. Inside Textiles covers the world's leading composites show.
• Composites GermanyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerComposites Germany is listed as a media partner for Inside Composites.
• Composites UKminorGTM or Marketing PartnerComposites UK is listed as a media partner for Inside Composites.
• Composites EuropeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerComposites Europe is listed as a media partner for Inside Composites.
• EuCIAminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEuCIA (European Composites Industry Association) is listed as a media partner for Inside Composites.
• LectraminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLectra is listed as a new advertiser joining the Inside Textiles family of news websites for 2017.
• SteigerminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSteiger is listed as a new advertiser joining the Inside Textiles family of news websites for 2017.
• Techtextil RussiaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTechtextil Russia is listed as a media partner for Innovation in Textiles.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves14 records

Expansion highlights10 records

Direct peers

• Apparel News: Apparel News is a long-running California-based B2B trade publication serving the US apparel industry. It is comparable to Inside Textiles as a vertical trade publication targeting apparel and textile professionals with editorial content supported by industry advertising.
• Sourcing Journal: Sourcing Journal is a US-based B2B digital news publication covering apparel and textile sourcing, manufacturing, and supply chain. It shares Inside Textiles' business model of vertical-specific free digital content monetized through advertising to industry suppliers and manufacturers.
• Fibre2Fashion: Fibre2Fashion is a global B2B textile and apparel media platform offering news, marketplace features, and industry resources. It shares Inside Textiles' vertical focus on textiles and free digital content model, though it operates a broader marketplace offering beyond pure editorial.
• Textile World: Textile World is a long-running textile industry trade publication covering manufacturing, technical textiles, and fiber processing. It is directly comparable to Inside Textiles as a vertical B2B textile trade media outlet targeting textile professionals with editorial content supported by industry advertising.
• Just Style: Just Style is a B2B news site covering the global apparel industry, owned by the same group as Ecotextile News. It shares Inside Textiles' free-access digital publishing model targeting industry professionals with advertising-supported editorial, focused on the apparel vertical adjacent to textiles.
• Ecotextile News: Ecotextile News is a UK-based B2B textile industry publication focused on sustainability and environmental issues in textiles. It is highly comparable to Inside Textiles as a similarly-sized, English-language, vertical-specific trade publication serving textile professionals with advertising-supported editorial.
• Advanced Textiles Association: Advanced Textiles Association (formerly Industrial Fabrics Association International) is a US-based industry association for specialty and technical fabrics that publishes trade content serving the technical textiles sector. It is directly comparable to Inside Textiles' Innovation in Textiles brand as a technical textiles trade media and community organization.
• Composites World: Composites World is a leading B2B trade publication covering the composites industry. It is directly comparable to Inside Textiles' Inside Composites brand as a vertical digital publication serving materials industry professionals with advertising-supported editorial content.

Others

• Industry Dive: Industry Dive is a US-based B2B digital media company operating more than 30 vertical trade publications across industries. It is thematically comparable to Inside Textiles in business model (vertical digital trade publications monetized through advertising) but does not serve the textile vertical specifically, making it an adjacent business model peer rather than direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• WWD: WWD (Women's Wear Daily) is a major fashion and apparel industry media brand covering retail, design, and broader fashion business. It is broadly comparable as apparel industry trade media but operates at much larger scale with multi-platform presence across digital, print, and events, making it a broader incumbent rather than a direct niche peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/insidetextiles
• Facebookfacebook.com/insidetextiles
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/inside-textiles-ltd

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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