N&F Trading

What N&F Trading does

N&F Trading Ltd is a UK-based, family-owned importer and exporter specialising in the grading, processing, and recycling of used clothing and shoes sourced from the United Kingdom and Europe. Founded in 2006 and operating from a single facility at 248 Church Lane, Kingsbury, London, the company runs one of the most modern, state-of-the-art sorting and processing facilities in Europe, equipped with sophisticated, computer-controlled sorting lines. Items are sorted and graded multiple times by skilled operators to ensure only high-quality, desirable used clothing is exported, and output is packaged into standardised bales of 45kg and 55kg for efficient international logistics.

The company generates revenue through one-time bulk commodity transactions, selling sorted, quality-controlled bales directly to overseas importers in West Africa, East Africa, and Eastern Europe. Its primary customer segments are foreign importers who resell the sorted clothing in local markets, and a secondary set of UK-based charitable partners and businesses that supply used clothing donations, enabling those partners to raise funds while supporting end markets abroad. The go-to-market is a B2B, sales-led model built on direct relationships with overseas partners, with no public pricing, no app, no API platform, and no digital sales channel.

N&F Trading employs between 501 and 1,000 people, holds no external investors or parent company, and has not disclosed funding rounds, acquisitions, or management team information publicly. The business is independently owned and operated, with its principal assets being the modern sorting facility, 18 years of operating history, and over 25 years of cumulative industry experience. Contact is directed through a single named representative email and UK mobile number, consistent with a tightly-held, founder-led operating model.

Name

N&F Trading

Legal name

N&F Trading Ltd

Website

https://nftrading.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

N&F Trading is a UK-based, family-owned business that grades, processes, and recycles used clothing and shoes for export. It sells sorted, quality-controlled bales (45kg/55kg) directly to overseas importers in West Africa, East Africa, and Eastern Europe, and partners with UK charities for clothing donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Textile Recycling

NAICS

Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers (42393)

SIC

Wholesale-Apparel, Piece Goods & Notions (5130)

akta.pro primary industry

Apparel Sourcing, Buying Houses & Trading Companies (CRAAAAAN)

Keywords

• Used clothing recycling
• Textile waste processing
• Second-hand clothing export
• Recycled apparel wholesale
• Used garment sorting

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Used Clothing and Shoes Export: Sale of sorted, quality-controlled bales of used clothing and shoes in 45kg and 55kg sizes to overseas importers in Africa and Eastern Europe. Revenue is generated through bulk commodity transactions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Core offering

N&F Trading grades, processes, and recycles used clothing and shoes sourced from the United Kingdom and Europe. The company operates a computerised sorting and processing facility that sorts and grades items multiple times, then packages them into quality-controlled bales of 45kg and 55kg for export to overseas importers in West Africa, East Africa, and Eastern Europe.

Product overview

N&F Trading is a family-owned import and export business specializing in the reclamation, grading, processing, and recycling of used clothing and shoes from the United Kingdom and Europe. The company operates a computerised sorting and processing facility that uses sophisticated sorting lines to grade and sort items multiple times before export. They supply sorted quality-controlled bales in 45kg and 55kg sizes, with primary markets in West Africa, East Africa, and Eastern Europe. The business model supports UK-based partners in fundraising while providing quality second-hand clothing to overseas markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sorted Used Clothing Bales Quality-controlled bales of sorted used clothing and shoes supplied in 45kg and 55kg standard pack sizes for export to importers in Africa and Eastern Europe who resell the garments in local markets.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• UK-based PartnerscoreOthersPartnership with UK-based charitable organisations and businesses that provide used clothing donations. These partners benefit from fundraising opportunities while supporting credentials and deserving causes in Africa and Eastern Europe.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Bank & Vogue Group: Amsterdam-headquartered global trader of used clothing and textiles, directly comparable as a wholesaler of sorted second-hand clothing bales to importers in Africa, Eastern Europe, and other emerging markets. Operates similar bulk-bale export model with quality grading.
• TEXAID: One of Europe's largest textile recycling companies, based in Germany, that collects, sorts, and resells used clothing globally. Highly comparable to N&F Trading as a European-based textile recycler with international wholesale distribution.
• Trans-Americas Textile Recycling: US-based used clothing exporter that sorts and grades post-consumer textiles for export to developing markets. Directly comparable as a wholesale trader of sorted used clothing bales to international importers.
• Soex Group (I:CO): German-based textile recycler and reuse specialist operating collection and sorting infrastructure across Europe, then distributing second-hand clothing to global markets. Comparable B2B used clothing export business with computerized sorting operations.

Emerging players

• Worn Again Technologies: UK-based textile recycling technology company focused on chemical recycling of cotton and polyester. Adjacent rather than directly competing, as it targets fiber-to-fiber recycling rather than reuse export, but operates in the same UK textile recycling ecosystem.
• Used Textile Recovery (UTR) / Greenfiber: European textile recyclers focused on used clothing collection, sorting, and resale to global markets, with growing capacity in computerized sorting comparable to N&F Trading's facility.

Regional players

• Recycler of Used Clothing (RUC): Dutch used clothing collector and sorter operating across continental Europe, exporting to similar markets as N&F Trading. Comparable in business model but based in the Netherlands and focused on Western/Central European sourcing.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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