Turnberry Rug Works Case Study

Lynn Wilson – Key Accounts Manager (Textiles)

Scottish Textile Industry - Profile

• 570 textile companies in Scotland

• Employing over 10,000 people

• Textile exports valued at over £375m

• Scottish textile sector worth £956m to the Scottish economy

Case Study

Location – Ayrshire, Scotland

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The Company

• 7 Staff

• Employee Owned

• Ayrshire based

• Turn over £450K

• Clients include Vatican, Big Brother House and British Embassies all over the world

Waste Supplier – Johnston’s of Elgin • 200 year old company

• 400 employees

• Luxury cashmere and wool apparel

• Customers include Burberry, Hermes and Vivienne Westwood

Time - Line

• 2011 – ZWS Textile Meeting

• 2012/13 – Product Development

• 2013 – Finished product Scottish

Enterprise Stand – Decorex

• 2014 – Identifying the market and future developments

Closed Loop Process

Tufting Process

Finished Product

Examples of Textile Products – ‘closing the loop ’

Eco Collection

• Step 1 –1000s of plastic bottles are reclaimed on the behalf of Manx Carpets.

• Step 2 – The plastic bottles are recycled into plastic P.E.T chips.

• Step 3 – The P.E.T chips are extruded into ECOSMART fibre.

• Step 4 – ECOSMART fibre is made into Carpet

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Spot the difference

Global Brand Examples – P.E.T Closed Loop

ZWS activities

• Raising commercial and consumer awareness of closed loop products – case study

• Exploring new markets

• Collaborating with designers and exploration of new product ideas and business models

Thank you for listening.

Lynn.wilson@zerowastescotland.org.uk

Web: www.zerowastescotland.org.uk Helpline: 0808 100 2040