Our Suppliers

As an independent business, we care about how our clothes are made, so only work with suppliers we trust.

Our suppliers are an extension of our business and our partnerships have been built on over 20 years of cooperation, transparency and friendship.

We work with a small group of suppliers across Europe, China and India – each factory is known for its unique craftsmanship. Together, they help us create beautiful quality garments as responsibly as possible, ensuring we are being kind to the environment.

It is important to us to look after the people who make our clothes at all stages of the supply chain. Our partners use industry standards like SMETA, GOTS and Oeko-Tex® to ensure they meet the highest standards when it comes to health and safety, environment, business ethics and labour standards. In addition they have collaborated with us on our ethical code of conduct which ensures all employees are treated with dignity, respect and fairness, and minimising the impact on the environment.

We have visited our factories many times and it is always a joy to spend time with our partners and meet the employees. The excitement of seeing garments on the sewing machines never wanes and without our incredible suppliers we could not have created our brand. It is a true partnership in every sense of the word.

Read Our Code of Conduct

Suppliers We Work With

Athos Pallas

Athos Pallas was founded in 1982 and is a family run business with factories based in Bulgaria and Greece and has 80 employees. They produce our Jersey including Greek Premium Cotton products, a new initiative which ensures all stages of production from “seed to shirt” are certified and traceable. As Greece is one of the top 3 European countries where cotton is grown Athos Pallas are proud to have built a fully sustainable and traceable supplier chain. Our founders have known Michael the owner for 25 years.

Their certifications include:

SMETA
GOTS
Fibermax

Chantuque

Chantuque is a leading sustainable Denim manufacturer, they have three factories based in Turkey and Egypt, and a design office in London, employing 2600 employees. They produce our denim using a process that uses 80% less water than standard industry production. This is achieved through the introduction of their very own in-house sustainable washing unit, the first fully sustainable laundry in Turkey. This washing facility replaces traditional harmful processes by using cutting-edge laser and innovative ozone to treat garments, eliminating the use of harmful chemicals, reducing water usage by up to 80% and saving energy.
Chantuque has also invested in dramatically reducing factory waste by taking all factory offcuts to recycle into their own unique cloth. This creates a circular model and saves huge amounts of waste fabric going to landfill every month. Our founders have worked with Semih the co-owner since it launched in 2004.

Their certifications include:

SMETA
GOTS
CRS
RCS
OCS

L&Y

L&Y work with 2 factories with 88 employees in Hangzhou, China. They produce our woven products including Ecovero Viscose, linen, organic cotton and recycled polyester. We have worked with Yuan the founder since she launched the business in 1996 which at the time was a significant achievement for a businesswoman in China. The all-female Head Office team have mostly been with the business since it launched. Our founders have visited the factories many times over the years.

They have a number of staff initiatives in place including travel opportunities and exercise programmes for staff and their families.

Not only are they a great business partner but also a lifelong friend of our founder and their support was instrumental in helping launch Albaray.

Their certifications include:

SMETA
GOTS
Oeko-Tex
RCS
GRS
Organic Content Standards
LENZING™ ECOVERO™ Viscose Certification
TENCEL™ Certification

HS Fashions

Hangzhou HS Fashions has 6 factories with 3000 employees in China. Each factory specialises in a different product type, ensuring the highest quality of garments. They produce our woven garments and knitwear. We’ve worked with Gabriel the Co-founder for over 25 years. The Business has an employee charity fund which helps staff who fall ill with support, also workers can own shares in the company and have bonus every year, which is a unique opportunity in China. Staff accommodation and dinning has been specifically designed and built to ensure the best quality and comfort for employees along with recreational space. Their annual celebrations include banquets, activities and presents for employees.
As one of the leading manufacturers in China Albaray are proud to be partners with HS Fashion who were instrumental in our launch and the growth of Albaray.

Their certifications include:

SMETA
Oeko-Tex
LENZING™ ECOVERO™ Viscose Certification
ISO 900
GOTS

Multitex

Multitex has 2 factories based in China with 340 employees. They produce our knitwear, all of which includes certified recycled yarns.

Their certifications include:

SMETA
GRS

Clothing Source

Clothing Source use a factory based in Bangolore India with 200 employees. The factory has adopted numerous initiatives to empower their female workforce, with over 85% of employees coming from challenged backgrounds. The factory supports their female employees in terms of maternity leave as well as covering delivery and hospitalisation costs for women from poorer homes. Our founders have worked with Alok and Bhaiya the owners of the Clothing Source for over 20 years and have visited the factory personally.

Their certifications include:

SMETA
GRS Certification
WRAP
Social Accountability Accreditation
GOTS
OCS

Shani

Shani are a leading outerwear supplier based in Camden London working with factories in Europe & China. Our recycled polyester outerwear is made in China and our formal coats are made in Romania Shani was founded in 1955 by Martin Hollis and was a major supplier to the UK High Street manufacturing all product in its own factories in Doncaster .

Fast forward to today and Shani is now owned by Mark Hollis, the youngest son of the founder. Shani prides itself on quality and ethic’s Alongside this one of the company’s key policies is to support new brands as they start and to partner with them on their journey. Our Co- founder Karen started her design career with Shani over 25 years ago.

Their certifications include: