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Premier Textiles Hires New Head Of Supply Chain

• By  Textile Excellence
• April 16, 2024

Premier Textiles, one of Europe's leading importers of fabrics, yarns and finished fabrics, has recruited a new head of supply chain. Sarah Marlow joins the independent family owned group which was founded in 1981 and has more than 50,000 sq. ft. of modern warehousing space in Stockport and Bury.

Premier Textiles last year brought Premex Solutions and opened new 10,000 sq. ft. warehouse in Atlanta to service the growing demand of the digital print ready fabric in North American market. The group’s other core company Premier Digital Textiles is Europe's leading supplier for quality coated fabrics for digital textile printing.

Sarah, who joined following a 15-year spell with Arthouse, said: “I’m delighted to have become part of the team working across the Premier Textiles group. The industry is going through an exciting time and there’s a lot of competition. Premier is very well established having been in existence for more than 40 years and we want to continue to be at the forefront of innovation, product development and sustainability solutions.”

Premier Textiles employs 40 people in Greater Manchester and also owns Bancroft Soft Furnishings which was acquired it in 1994. The company keeps a stock over 5 million linear metres of fabric at any given time to cater to customers’ diverse needs.

Commenting on Sarah’s joining, Group Managing Director Ashok Kallumpram said: “It’s very pleasing that Sarah has joined. She has a great deal of experience and plenty of fresh ideas.

“Our mission is to remain at the forefront of innovation, which is driven by investment in our team, real value partnerships with customers and suppliers and responsibly taking care of our planet. We want to use our global trading experience and technical textile skills to find solutions for bespoke textile products and work in partnership with key customers.”

Our mission is to remain at the forefront of innovation, which is driven by investment in our team, real value partnerships with customers and suppliers and responsibly taking care of our planet. We want to use our global trading experience and technical textile skills to find solutions for bespoke textile products and work in partnership with key customers.