This month solar panels will have been in place on the roof of our West Yorkshire warehouse for a whole year. Sharing the initiative. We share the Victoria Works site with our sister company Interweave Textiles, a major supplier to the UK healthcare sector. Warehouse operations, logistics and the small sewing facility are managed and […]
This year marks 160 years since John Horsfall’s was founded back in 1863 by John Horsfall himself. The business is still managed by the Horsfall family, now in its 6th generation. We’re so proud of our long and illustrious textile heritage and our role in the British textile manufacturing industry, so have continued our […]
As we approach the new year it’s good to look back and remember what you’ve achieved and how you’ve progressed over the last 12 months. We decided what better way to close the year than to look back and celebrate some of our team’s successes. Our (quarter) Centurions! Firstly, we wouldn’t be John Horsfall without […]
Over the last couple of months we have seen a lot on the launch of the Finnair new Business Class & Premium Economy cabins across their long-haul fleet. Many articles in the press, a lot of positive comments from industry colleagues and even an award! This detailed redesign process began over four years ago. Ensuring […]
John Horsfall Welcomes Orvec into the Group We believe that ‘In life, it’s not where you go, it’s who you travel with’, and we are very proud to be bringing the Orvec brand into the John Horsfall group. Orvec has been well known in the travel catering industry as a highly respected provider of […]
It’s that time of year again and since Plastic Free July 2020 John Horsfall have made positive steps in their own sustainability journey. A global movement to help millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution, #PlasticFreeJuly provides resources and ideas to help reduce single-use plastic waste every day. It is part of […]
To celebrate National Creativity Day the John Horsfall design team are sharing the key emerging design trends. As textile experts we take inspiration from a wide variety of sources, and translate them into fabrics and products perfectly tailored to the international airline industry. This can be design influence from local & global aviation trends, the […]
At John Horsfall we say that we want our customers’ customers to feel at home every time they travel with one of our products, but designing blankets for airlines is quite different to designing for home interiors. As airline textile experts we have to consider not just the colour, pattern & feel of the fabric, […]
The Horsfall team have been daydreaming of San Diego recently; for what should have been another one of our exciting industry expo’s. But this year has obviously been very different for us all. However, we continue to stay positive and look to better times ahead. Nothing can stop us from showcasing our beautiful products, so […]
In a normal year airline suppliers from around the world would be converging on a convention centre for the IFSA Expo this month. As we all know, those plans have changed and we will have to visit San Diego another time. For this month’s blog, (in lieu of exotic, work related travel – and if […]