{"id":1261,"date":"2016-08-26T10:13:58","date_gmt":"2016-08-26T10:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silgroup.co.uk\/?page_id=1261"},"modified":"2024-02-27T14:17:33","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T14:17:33","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.silgroup.co.uk\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1678794235540{background: rgba(238,238,238,0.5) url(https:\/\/www.silgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/aboutbigimage1.jpg?id=4113) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;*background-color: rgb(238,238,238) !important;}” offset=”vc_col-md-6″][\/vc_column][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1582892602252{padding-top: 10% !important;padding-right: 5% !important;padding-bottom: 10% !important;padding-left: 5% !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}” offset=”vc_col-md-6″][g5plus_heading title=”About Us”][vc_column_text]Since our formation in 1970, The SIL Group has grown into a world-class vertically integrated group of specialist textile businesses. Individually and collectively, our brands are recognised on the world stage for their heritage, unrivalled quality, sophisticated designs and technical expertise.<\/p>\n

We are proud to be a family-owned group where family members remain involved in the day to day running of the business<\/p>\n

We specialise in sourcing natural fibres from worldwide origin markets and selling them to a full spectrum of clients who are involved in processing, manufacturing and tailoring the finest fabrics or finished garments.<\/p>\n

Our group strength comes from the diversity of our businesses, the stability offered by centralised group support functions and the strategic overview we gain from integrating our market knowledge.<\/p>\n

The SIL Group is creating a bright future for textiles by investing in new technology, refining contemporary and bespoke designs and responding to the needs of our customers and our supply chain.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” el_id=”vision” css=”.vc_custom_1585066938456{margin-top: 10px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1582899090418{padding-top: 10% !important;padding-right: 5% !important;padding-bottom: 10% !important;padding-left: 5% !important;background-color: rgba(238,238,238,0.5) !important;*background-color: rgb(238,238,238) !important;}” offset=”vc_col-md-6″][g5plus_heading title=”Our Vision”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1585150254604{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

To be the world’s leading textile group recognised and respected for our technical expertise, quality of service and business integrity. From the world’s finest fibres to the world’s finest fabrics.<\/p>\n

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The family\u2019s uncompromising standards and decades of experience bring stability and confidence to a Group whose businesses can trace their heritage back over 250 years. In some cases, these businesses are still located on their original site.<\/p>\n

We know that a magnificent heritage is no guarantee of future success, so every business within our Group is working independently to remain relevant to today\u2019s markets. We do this by introducing product and process innovations, identifying global trends, investing in advanced technology and responding quickly to client needs.<\/p>\n

Although we work on a global scale, we never lose sight of our family values and we aim to be the very best at what we do. We are committed to delivering the finest products and striving to create a sustainable future for the textile industry.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1585066947689{margin-top: 10px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1582892602252{padding-top: 10% !important;padding-right: 5% !important;padding-bottom: 10% !important;padding-left: 5% !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}” offset=”vc_col-md-6″][g5plus_heading title=”Promoting the UK Fashion and Textile Industry”][vc_column_text]We are proud to promote the UK fashion and textile industry through our trade bodies and partners. Our short film in collaboration with UKFT features a number of our group business, in particular Seal International, our fibres division specialising in cashmere and mohair and Stanley Mills Weavers recognised as one of the finest weavers of luxury cloths producing worsted suiting cloth and woollen jacketing and coating. They have an enviable reputation as only a handful of specialist weavers of fine mohair fabrics recognised around the world.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column awb_type=”yt_vm_video” awb_video=”https:\/\/youtu.be\/OmFGkrUNKqo” css=”.vc_custom_1708605596527{background-color: rgba(238,238,238,0.5) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;*background-color: rgb(238,238,238) !important;}” offset=”vc_col-md-6″][vc_empty_space height=”600px”][g5plus_banner][\/g5plus_banner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” overlay_mode=”color” el_class=”text-center pd-top-100 sm-pd-top-80 pd-bottom-90 sm-pd-bottom-70″ css=”.vc_custom_1585066956455{margin-top: 10px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/www.silgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/corpresponsibility.jpg?id=4119) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”mg-bottom-25″]<\/p>\n

We are SIL Group and we believe in Corporate Responsibility<\/strong><\/p>\n

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